June 30, 1961 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 26,143

Friday, June 30, 1961
Time of Game: 2:35

Indians

43-33

Won 1

3rd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   5  2  0   2  0  0   10 13  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  0

W: G Bell (5-8), L: B Muffett (2-8)

Red Sox

38-36

Lost 1

5th, 10 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M de la Hoz 2B                5   1   2   3    0   0  .268  .673    0    0   2   HR,2B
J Piersall CF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .340  .863    0    3   0   
  D Dillard CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .726         2   0   
T Francona LF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .763    0    3   0   
J Romano C                    4   1   0   0    1   3  .326  .947    0    8   0   
W Kirkland RF                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .237  .703    0    2   0   
B Phillips 3B                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .271  .741    0    1   1   
V Power 1B                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .272  .690    0    4   2   2B
W Held SS                     4   1   4   3    0   0  .269  .779    0    2   2   
G Bell P                      4   2   1   1    0   1  .162  .368    0    2   1   
Totals                       40  10  13   9    3   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: M de la Hoz (2, off B Muffett); V Power (21, off W Wood).

HR: M de la Hoz (2, off B Muffett; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M de la Hoz 6; V Power 4; W Held 4; B Phillips 2; W Kirkland; G Bell.

RBI: M de la Hoz 3 (10); W Held 3 (39); V Power 2 (43); G Bell (5).

2-out RBI: M de la Hoz 3; W Held 2; V Power; G Bell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Bell-W Held-V Power.

E: M de la Hoz 2 (4).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                3   0   2   0    2   0  .248  .656    0    1   4   
G Geiger CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .702    0    4   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   0   0    1   1  .231  .644    0    0   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .251  .714    0    5   0   
F Malzone 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .241  .647    0    0   3   
J Pagliaroni C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .711    0    5   1   GDP
P Runnels 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .254  .718    0    9   0   
D Buddin SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .833    0    3   1   HBP
B Muffett P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .504    0    0   1   
  D Hillman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .154         0   0   
  R Nixon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .601    0    0   0   
  W Wood P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Green PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .217  .692    0    0   0   SF
Totals                       32   2   6   1    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

SF: P Green (1, off G Bell).

HBP: D Buddin (2, by G Bell).

TB: C Schilling 2; F Malzone 2; D Buddin; P Runnels.

GIDP: J Pagliaroni (6).

RBI: P Green (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Bell, W (5-8)                9     6   2   0    4   8   0   4.13   38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 5     75    -     0.38   0.19
Totals                         9     6   2   0    4   8   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 5           -

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
B Muffett, L (2-8)             4.2   9   8   8    2   2   1   6.11   25     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 8     14    -     0.88  -0.30
D Hillman                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.14  -0.01
W Wood                         4     3   2   2    1   3   0   4.50   16     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    13  10  10    3   5   1          43     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0·11          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Muffett (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: G Bell (3; D Buddin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Harry Schwarts, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 26,143.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. M de la Hoz          2B    1. C Schilling          2B 
2. J Piersall           CF    2. G Geiger             CF 
3. T Francona           LF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. J Romano             C     4. J Jensen             RF 
5. W Kirkland           RF    5. F Malzone            3B 
6. B Phillips           3B    6. J Pagliaroni         C  
7. V Power              1B    7. P Runnels            1B 
8. W Held               SS    8. D Buddin             SS 
9. G Bell               P     9. B Muffett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-3  1-3      13%  94% M de la Hoz     B Muffett       Home Run (Deep LF); Held Scores; Bell Scores
   t 4   2  0-1  12-      11%  72% W Held          B Muffett       Single to CF; Phillips Scores; Power to 2B
   t 3   2  0-0  123       9%  62% T Francona      B Muffett       Wild Pitch; Bell Scores/No RBI; de la Hoz to 3B; Piersall to 2B
   t 4   2  0-2  12-       9%  81% G Bell          B Muffett       Single to CF (Short CF); Power Scores; Held to 3B
   t 3   2  0-1  -23      -6%  56% T Francona      B Muffett       Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Muffett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M de la Hoz     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Piersall      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Schilling     Walk
   O      1--      45%  G Geiger        Flyball: LF
          1--      42%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Schilling to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Jensen        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  F Malzone       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Muffett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Romano        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  W Kirkland      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Bell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  P Runnels       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  D Buddin        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      50%  B Muffett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Muffett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  V Power         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  W Held          Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  G Bell          Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bell to 1B
          1--      51%  M de la Hoz     Double to CF (Pop Fly); Bell to 3B
          -23      53%  J Piersall      Walk
   R      123      62%  T Francona      Wild Pitch; Bell Scores/No RBI; de la Hoz to 3B; Piersall to 2B
   O      -23      56%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  C Schilling     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      61%  G Geiger        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Billy Muffett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  J Romano        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  W Kirkland      Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  B Phillips      Single to LF (Deep LF)
          1--      62%  V Power         Single to CF; Phillips to 2B
   R      12-      72%  W Held          Single to CF; Phillips Scores; Power to 2B
   R      12-      81%  G Bell          Single to CF (Short CF); Power Scores; Held to 3B
   RRR    1-3      94%  M de la Hoz     Home Run (Deep LF); Held Scores; Bell Scores
   O      ---      94%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  J Jensen        Strikeout
          ---      94%  F Malzone       Single to CF
   OO     1--      96%  J Pagliaroni    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Billy Muffett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  J Romano        Strikeout
          ---      96%  W Kirkland      Walk
          1--      96%  B Phillips      Single to LF; Kirkland to 2B
   R      12-      98%  V Power         Single to CF; Kirkland Scores; Phillips to 3B
                  Dave Hillman replaces Billy Muffett pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      99%  W Held          Single to CF; Phillips Scores; Power to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  P Runnels       Strikeout
          ---      98%  D Buddin        Single to LF
                  Russ Nixon pinch hits for Dave Hillman batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  R Nixon         Flyball: RF
          1--      99%  C Schilling     Single to CF; Buddin to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  G Geiger        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Russ Nixon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M de la Hoz     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Piersall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Francona      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Gary Bell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Jensen        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Malzone       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-0, Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  J Romano        Walk
          1--     100%  W Kirkland      Single to RF; Romano to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Phillips      Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      12-     100%  V Power         Double to LF; Romano Scores; Kirkland to 3B
   R      -23     100%  W Held          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Kirkland Scores; Power to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  G Bell          Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  M de la Hoz     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-10, Gary Bell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Pagliaroni    Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  P Runnels       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Buddin        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  W Wood          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-0, Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Francona      Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  J Romano        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-10, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  C Schilling     Walk
                  Don Dillard replaces Jim Piersall playing CF batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  G Geiger        Groundout: 1B-P; Schilling to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  J Jensen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-0, Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  W Kirkland      Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  B Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  V Power         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-10, Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  F Malzone       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Pagliaroni    Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  P Runnels       Walk; Malzone to 2B
   R      12-     100%  D Buddin        Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Malzone Scores/No RBI/unER; Runnels to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw); Buddin to 2B
                  Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Wilbur Wood batting 9th
   RO     -23     100%  P Green         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Runnels Scores/unER
          -2-     100%  C Schilling     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Buddin to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  G Geiger        Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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