June 8, 1961 Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

MIN 3
@BAL 1 BOS 6
LAA 5 LAA 4
@BOS 4
(11) CLE 1
@DET 0 DET 2
CLE 1 NYY 6
KCA 1 KCA 9
@NYY 6 CIN 10
MLN 8 PIT 4
@LAD 2 PHI 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 11,042

Thursday, June 8, 1961, 9:06PM
Time of Game: 3:21

Angels

19-32

Lost 1

10th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1    4 11  1
Red Sox         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0   0  1    4  9  1

W: (0-0), L: (0-0)

Red Sox

24-25

Won 3

5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bridges SS                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .224  .572    0    2   5   
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .846    0    0   0   
  R Heman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Yost PH-3B                1   0   1   1    1   0  .162  .502    0    0   1   
L Thomas RF                   6   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .858    0    1   0   2B,CS
L Wagner LF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .287  .912    0    5   1   
K Hunt CF                     5   0   1   2    0   0  .305  .954    0    1   0   3B
E Averill C                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .287  .952    0    5   0   SB
K Aspromonte 2B               5   0   1   0    0   1  .223  .593    0    4   3   
S Bilko 1B                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .268  .857    0   13   0   GDP
G Leek 3B-SS                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .662    0    2   4   HR
J James P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  E Sadowski PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .864    0    0   0   
  K Hamlin SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .508         0   1   
  A Pearson PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .836    0    0   0   
  T Morgan P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Donohue P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       42   4  11   4    5   7                    33  17

BATTING

2B: L Thomas (5, off G Conley).

3B: K Hunt (2, off G Conley).

HR: G Leek (5, off C Nichols; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Leek 4; L Thomas 3; K Hunt 3; R Bridges; L Wagner; A Pearson; S Bilko; E Averill; E Yost; K Aspromonte.

GIDP: S Bilko (3).

RBI: K Hunt 2 (29); G Leek (18); E Yost (1).

2-out RBI: K Hunt 2; E Yost.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: K Hunt (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Averill (1, 3rd base off G Conley/J Pagliaroni).

CS: L Thomas (1, 2nd base by G Conley/J Pagliaroni).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                5   1   1   0    1   0  .241  .633    0    3   1   2·SB
G Geiger CF                   3   1   2   2    2   0  .223  .704    0    4   1   2·3B,SF
C Yastrzemski LF              6   0   2   2    0   0  .222  .617    0    1   0   2B
J Jensen RF                   5   0   1   0    1   0  .242  .688    0    3   0   SB
F Malzone 3B                  6   0   1   0    0   1  .199  .515    0    0   2   
P Runnels 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .747    0    8   0   
J Pagliaroni C                3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .626    0    6   1   
  B Harrell PR-SS             1   1   0   0    0   0  .188  .462    0    3   0   
D Buddin SS                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .198  .646    0    3   3   
  V Wertz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .872    0    0   0   
  J Ginsberg C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .580    0    2   0   
G Conley P                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .619    0    0   1   HBP
  C Nichols P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       41   4   9   4    7   3                    33  10

BATTING

2B: C Yastrzemski (6, off J James).

3B: G Geiger 2 (3, off T Morgan, off J James).

SF: G Geiger (3, off R Heman).

HBP: G Conley (1, by R Heman).

TB: G Geiger 6; C Yastrzemski 3; G Conley 2; J Jensen; F Malzone; C Schilling.

RBI: C Yastrzemski 2 (21); G Geiger 2 (12).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Buddin-C Schilling-P Runnels.

E: C Schilling (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Jensen (4, 2nd base off J Donohue/E Averill); C Schilling 2 (3, 3rd base off J James/E Averill, 2nd base off J James/E Averill).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J James                        6     8   2   2    4   1   0   5.18   30     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 8     45    -     1.26   0.12
R Heman                        2     0   1   0    1   0   0   2.77    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    2.15  -0.14
T Morgan                       2.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   4.18   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    2.37  -0.08
J Donohue                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.48    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.13   0.07
Totals                        11     9   4   3    7   3   0          50     -       ·  ·     14·15· 1· 9          1-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Conley                       8.2  10   3   3    3   6   0   3.94   37     -       ·  ·      4·13· 1·10     55    -     1.59   0.01
C Nichols                      2.1   1   1   1    2   1   1   3.12   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          2-0    1.86  -0.04
Totals                        11    11   4   4    5   7   1          47     -       ·  ·      6·16· 2·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Heman (2; G Conley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Bill McKinley.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 11,042.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Rain.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Angels            Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Bridges            SS    1. C Schilling          2B 
2. L Thomas             RF    2. G Geiger             CF 
3. L Wagner             LF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. K Hunt               CF    4. J Jensen             RF 
5. E Averill            C     5. F Malzone            3B 
6. K Aspromonte         2B    6. P Runnels            1B 
7. S Bilko              1B    7. J Pagliaroni         C  
8. G Leek               3B    8. D Buddin             SS 
9. J James              P     9. G Conley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   1  3-3  ---      38%  82% G Leek          C Nichols       Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 9   2  3-2  1-3      31%  48% E Yost          G Conley        Single to LF; Bilko Scores; Pearson to 2B
   b11   0  4-3  1--     -24%  42% G Geiger        T Morgan        Triple to CF (Deep CF); Schilling Scores; Geiger out at 3B/LF-2B-3B-C
   t 3   2  1-0  -23      20%  60% K Hunt          G Conley        Triple to CF; Bridges Scores; Thomas Scores
   b 4   2  2-1  12-     -14%  44% C Yastrzemski   J James         Single to CF; Conley Scores; Geiger to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Bridges       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  L Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  L Wagner        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny James facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Schilling     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      41%  G Geiger        Triple to CF
   R      --3      34%  C Yastrzemski   Double to CF; Geiger Scores
   O      -2-      37%  J Jensen        Groundout: P-1B; Yastrzemski stays at 2B
   O      -2-      40%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B; Yastrzemski stays at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Conley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  K Hunt          Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  E Averill       Single to CF; Averill to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
          -2-      44%  K Aspromonte    Averill Steals 3B
   O      --3      38%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          --3      40%  S Bilko         Walk
   O      1-3      34%  G Leek          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johnny James facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  P Runnels       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  J Pagliaroni    Flyball: LF
          ---      37%  D Buddin        Walk
          1--      34%  G Conley        Single to LF; Buddin to 3B
   O      1-3      39%  C Schilling     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  J James         Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      39%  R Bridges       Single to RF
          1--      49%  L Thomas        Double to CF; Bridges to 3B
   O      -23      40%  L Wagner        Foul Flyball: C
   RR     -23      60%  K Hunt          Triple to CF; Bridges Scores; Thomas Scores
   O      --3      56%  E Averill       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Johnny James facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  G Geiger        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  J Jensen        Single to CF
          1--      57%  F Malzone       Single to LF; Jensen to 2B
          12-      53%  P Runnels       Walk; Jensen to 3B; Malzone to 2B
   O      123      62%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  K Aspromonte    Single to RF
   OO     1--      58%  S Bilko         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  G Leek          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Johnny James facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  D Buddin        Strikeout Looking
          ---      57%  G Conley        Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  C Schilling     Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      58%  G Geiger        Walk; Conley to 2B
   R      12-      44%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF; Conley Scores; Geiger to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Jensen        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J James         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Bridges       Flyball: CF
          ---      46%  L Thomas        Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  L Wagner        Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Johnny James facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  F Malzone       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      48%  P Runnels       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Gene Conley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  L Wagner        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  K Hunt          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      42%  E Averill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Johnny James facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  D Buddin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  G Conley        Flyball: SS
          ---      46%  C Schilling     Single to RF
          1--      45%  G Geiger        Schilling Steals 2B
          -2-      44%  " "             Walk
          12-      42%  C Yastrzemski   Schilling Steals 3B
   O      1-3      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  K Aspromonte    Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  S Bilko         Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  G Leek          Flyball: 2B
                  Ed Sadowski pinch hits for Johnny James batting 9th
          1--      49%  E Sadowski      Walk; Bilko to 2B
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Rocky Bridges batting 1st
   O      12-      41%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Russ Heman facing 4-5-6
                  Russ Heman replaces Ted Kluszewski pitching and batting 1st; Ken Hamlin replaces Ed Sadowski playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      48%  F Malzone       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      50%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Gene Conley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  L Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  L Wagner        Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  K Hunt          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      39%  E Averill       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Russ Heman facing 7-8-9
          ---      33%  J Pagliaroni    Walk
                  Vic Wertz pinch hits for Don Buddin batting 8th; Billy Harrell pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni batting 7th
   O      1--      39%  V Wertz         Flyball: 3B
          1--      33%  G Conley        Hit By Pitch; Harrell to 2B
          12-      23%  C Schilling     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Harrell to 3B; Conley to 2B
   RO     123      14%  G Geiger        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harrell Scores/unER
   O      12-      17%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Ginsberg replaces Vic Wertz playing C batting 8th; Billy Harrell moves to SS
   O      ---       9%  K Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
          ---      17%  S Bilko         Walk
   O      1--       8%  G Leek          Strikeout
                  Albie Pearson pinch hits for Ken Hamlin batting 9th
          1--      17%  A Pearson       Single to CF; Bilko to 3B
                  Eddie Yost pinch hits for Russ Heman batting 1st
   R      1-3      48%  E Yost          Single to LF; Bilko Scores; Pearson to 2B
                  Chet Nichols replaces Gene Conley pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      36%  L Thomas        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Morgan facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Morgan replaces Albie Pearson pitching and batting 9th; Eddie Yost moves to 3B; Gene Leek moves to SS
   O      ---      42%  J Jensen        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Runnels       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 10th, Angels Batting, Tied 3-3, Chet Nichols facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  L Wagner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  K Hunt          Flyball: SS
          ---      43%  E Averill       Walk
   O      1--      36%  K Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Morgan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      42%  B Harrell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  J Ginsberg      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  C Nichols       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 11th, Angels Batting, Tied 3-3, Chet Nichols facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      44%  S Bilko         Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      82%  G Leek          Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      80%  T Morgan        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      81%  E Yost          Walk
   O      1--      79%  L Thomas        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Morgan facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  C Schilling     Walk
   RO     1--      42%  G Geiger        Triple to CF (Deep CF); Schilling Scores; Geiger out at 3B/LF-2B-3B-C
   O      ---      46%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      43%  J Jensen        Walk
                  Jim Donohue replaces Tom Morgan pitching and batting 9th
          1--      39%  F Malzone       Jensen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS196106082

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1961 > BOS \| LAA > Jun 8, 1961, Angels at Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation