July 19, 1961 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 6
KCA 5 CLE 4
BOS 1 CLE 9
BOS 8 BAL 4
@DET 2 MIN 6
@LAA 0 LAA 2
MIN 1 WSA 8
NYY 4 WSA 12
NYY 2 LAD 8
@CIN 3 MLN 8
@PHI 5 PHI 2
MLN 1 STL 3
SFG 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 8,335

Wednesday, July 19, 1961
Time of Game: 3:05

Red Sox

44-50

Lost 2

6th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  1   0  0  4   0  1  0    8 10  2
Indians         1  0  0   2  0  2   1  3  X    9 15  3

W: F Funk (10-8), L: A Earley (1-3), S: B Locke (2)

Indians

51-43

Won 2

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                5   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .647    0    3   0   
G Geiger CF                   4   1   1   3    1   0  .247  .812    0    2   0   HR,CS
C Yastrzemski LF              4   2   0   0    1   0  .255  .682    0    2   0   SB
V Wertz 1B                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .264  .807    0    2   1   HR
  F Malzone PR-3B             1   0   1   1    0   0  .232  .598    0    0   0   2B
J Jensen RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .705    0    4   1   
P Runnels 3B-1B               4   1   1   1    1   0  .298  .791    0    2   2   
J Pagliaroni C                2   0   1   0    1   1  .234  .757    0    4   0   
  B Harrell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .423         0   0   
  R Nixon C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .594    0    4   0   
D Buddin SS                   3   1   1   2    2   1  .263  .782    0    1   1   IW
W Wood P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Hillman P                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   
  M Fornieles P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .272    0    0   0   
  A Earley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Green PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .673    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   8  10   8    6   7                    24   5

BATTING

2B: F Malzone (5, off F Funk).

HR: G Geiger (14, off J Perry; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); V Wertz (9, off J Perry; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: D Buddin (6, by B Allen).

TB: V Wertz 6; G Geiger 4; F Malzone 2; J Pagliaroni; R Nixon; J Jensen; D Buddin; P Runnels.

RBI: G Geiger 3 (39); D Buddin 2 (25); V Wertz (41); P Runnels (25); F Malzone (41).

2-out RBI: G Geiger 3; F Malzone.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

PB: R Nixon (5).

E: R Nixon 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Yastrzemski (5, 2nd base off J Perry/J Romano).

CS: G Geiger (2, 2nd base by F Funk/J Romano).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .704    0    2   4   2B,SB
B Nieman LF                   3   0   1   1    2   1  .432 1.014    0    3   0   2B,SB
  J Piersall CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .836         0   0   
T Francona 1B                 5   2   3   1    0   1  .289  .772    0    6   0   2B
B Phillips 3B                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .284  .770    0    1   0   
W Kirkland RF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .803    0    4   0   
C Essegian CF-LF              5   2   3   1    0   2  .309  .992    0    1   0   
J Romano C                    4   3   3   3    1   0  .312  .913    0    8   2   HR,2B
W Held SS                     2   1   1   1    3   1  .274  .797    0    2   3   IW
J Perry P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .235    0    0   0   SH
  B Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .376    0    0   0   
  B Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625         0   1   
  D Dillard PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .743    0    0   0   
  F Funk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192         0   0   
  M de la Hoz PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .687    0    0   0   
  B Locke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
Totals                       38   9  15   8    6   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Temple (13, off W Wood); J Romano (21, off A Earley); B Nieman (3, off M Fornieles); T Francona (18, off W Wood).

HR: J Romano (14, off W Wood; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Perry (3, off D Hillman).

IBB: W Held (4, by A Earley).

TB: J Romano 7; T Francona 4; C Essegian 3; B Nieman 2; B Phillips 2; J Temple 2; W Held; D Dillard.

RBI: J Romano 3 (52); B Nieman (6); T Francona (42); W Held (41); C Essegian (27); B Phillips (54).

2-out RBI: W Held; T Francona; B Nieman; J Romano; B Phillips; C Essegian.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

E: J Temple (10); C Essegian (2); T Francona (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Temple (7, 3rd base off W Wood/J Pagliaroni); B Nieman (1, 2nd base off W Wood/J Pagliaroni).

PITCHING

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
W Wood                         3     6   3   3    1   2   1   5.73   16     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 6     36    -     1.35  -0.20
D Hillman                      2     0   2   2    4   1   0   3.05   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.28   0.04
M Fornieles, H (1)             2.1   7   3   3    0   4   0   5.35   14     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 7          2-2    1.93  -0.16
A Earley, BS (1), L (1-3)      0.2   2   1   0    1   0   0   4.57    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          2-2    3.19  -0.56
Totals                         8    15   9   8    6   7   1          45     -       ·  ·      4·12· 1·15          4-4

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Perry                        6     7   7   5    2   5   2   4.37   30     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     37    -     1.33  -0.49
B Allen                        1     1   0   0    2   0   0   1.78    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.22   0.03
F Funk, W (10-8)               1     1   1   1    2   1   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.88  -0.09
B Locke, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.99   0.16
Totals                         9    10   8   6    6   7   2          45     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0·10           -

W Wood faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
D Hillman faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Allen (3; D Buddin); A Earley (1; W Held).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Joe Linsalata, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 8,335.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Schilling          2B    1. J Temple             2B 
2. G Geiger             CF    2. B Nieman             LF 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. T Francona           1B 
4. V Wertz              1B    4. B Phillips           3B 
5. J Jensen             RF    5. W Kirkland           RF 
6. P Runnels            3B    6. C Essegian           CF 
7. J Pagliaroni         C     7. J Romano             C  
8. D Buddin             SS    8. W Held               SS 
9. W Wood               P     9. J Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  8-7  1-3      56%  87% J Romano        A Earley        Double to RF; Phillips Scores; Essegian Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Romano to 3B
   t 6   2  3-4  12-     -25%   9% G Geiger        J Perry         Home Run (Deep RF); Buddin Scores; Hillman Scores
   b 4   0  3-1  1--      21%  56% J Romano        W Wood          Home Run (Deep LF); Essegian Scores
   b 8   1  8-6  -23     -14%  20% W Kirkland      A Earley        Popfly: 2B
   t 8   2  6-7  1--     -14%  14% F Malzone       F Funk          Double to LF; Yastrzemski Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Schilling     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Geiger        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Temple        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  B Nieman        Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  T Francona      Double to RF
   R      -2-      63%  B Phillips      Single to LF; Francona Scores; Phillips to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      61%  W Kirkland      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  V Wertz         Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      46%  J Jensen        Single to CF
          1--      37%  P Runnels       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Jensen to 3B; Runnels to 1B
          1-3      33%  J Pagliaroni    Walk; Runnels to 2B
   R      123      25%  D Buddin        Walk; Jensen Scores/unER; Runnels to 3B; Pagliaroni to 2B
   O      123      30%  W Wood          Strikeout
   O      123      37%  C Schilling     Strikeout Looking
   O      123      44%  G Geiger        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
          ---      48%  C Essegian      Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  J Romano        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      41%  W Held          Strikeout
   O      1--      38%  J Perry         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
          ---      35%  C Yastrzemski   Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Yastrzemski to 1B
          1--      26%  V Wertz         Single to CF; Yastrzemski to 3B
   O      1-3      32%  J Jensen        Flyball: RF
   RO     1-3      30%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Yastrzemski Scores/unER
   O      1--      32%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  J Temple        Double to LF
          -2-      43%  B Nieman        Walk
   O      12-      37%  T Francona      Strikeout
          12-      43%  B Phillips      Temple Steals 3B; Nieman Steals 2B
   O      -23      34%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      27%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      28%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  W Wood          Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  C Schilling     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  C Essegian      Single to LF
   RR     1--      56%  J Romano        Home Run (Deep LF); Essegian Scores
                  Dave Hillman replaces Wilbur Wood pitching and batting 9th
          ---      60%  W Held          Walk
   O      1--      58%  J Perry         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Held to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B; Held to 3B
          --3      56%  B Nieman        Walk
   O      1-3      50%  T Francona      Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  G Geiger        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  C Yastrzemski   Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  V Wertz         Flyball: LF
          1--      52%  J Jensen        Yastrzemski Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Hillman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  B Phillips      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  W Kirkland      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      50%  C Essegian      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  P Runnels       Single to CF
          1--      37%  J Pagliaroni    Single to LF; Runnels to 2B
   R      12-      24%  D Buddin        Single to RF; Runnels Scores; Pagliaroni to 2B
                  Billy Harrell pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni batting 7th
   O      12-      30%  D Hillman       Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Buddin to 2B; Hillman to 1B
   O      12-      34%  C Schilling     Strikeout
   RRR    12-       9%  G Geiger        Home Run (Deep RF); Buddin Scores; Hillman Scores
   O      ---       9%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Dave Hillman facing 7-8-9
                  Russ Nixon replaces Billy Harrell playing C batting 7th
          ---      12%  J Romano        Walk
          1--      18%  W Held          Walk; Romano to 2B
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Dave Hillman pitching and batting 9th; Bob Hale pinch hits for Jim Perry batting 9th
   O      12-      13%  B Hale          Flyball: LF
   O      12-       9%  J Temple        Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      17%  B Nieman        Double to RF; Romano Scores; Held to 3B
   R      -23      25%  T Francona      Single to SS; Held Scores; Nieman to 3B
   O      1-3      18%  B Phillips      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bob Allen facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Allen replaces Bob Hale pitching and batting 9th
          ---      16%  V Wertz         Single to CF
                  Frank Malzone pinch runs for Vic Wertz batting 4th
   O      1--      18%  J Jensen        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      16%  P Runnels       Walk; Malzone to 2B
   O      12-      17%  R Nixon         Groundout: P-1B; Malzone to 3B; Runnels to 2B
          -23      17%  D Buddin        Intentional Walk
   O      123      21%  M Fornieles     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Fornieles facing 5-6-7
                  Pete Runnels moves to 1B; Frank Malzone moves to 3B
   O      ---      17%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      15%  C Essegian      Strikeout
          ---      19%  J Romano        Single to C; Romano to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3      30%  W Held          Single to CF; Romano Scores
                  Don Dillard pinch hits for Bob Allen batting 9th
          1--      36%  D Dillard       Single to CF; Held to 3B
   O      1-3      25%  J Temple        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-6, Frank Funk facing 1-2-3
                  Frank Funk replaces Don Dillard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  C Schilling     Flyball: LF
          ---      25%  G Geiger        Walk
   O      1--      29%  C Yastrzemski   Geiger Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      28%  " "             Walk
   R      1--      14%  F Malzone       Double to LF; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      -2-      16%  J Jensen        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-8, Mike Fornieles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      12%  B Nieman        Strikeout Looking
          ---      17%  T Francona      Single to CF
          1--      28%  B Phillips      Single to LF; Francona to 3B
                  Arnold Earley replaces Mike Fornieles pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      34%  W Kirkland      Passed Ball; Phillips to 2B
   O      -23      20%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   R      -23      30%  C Essegian      Single to P; Francona Scores; Phillips to 3B
   RR     1-3      87%  J Romano        Double to RF; Phillips Scores; Essegian Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Romano to 3B
          --3      87%  W Held          Intentional Walk
                  Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Frank Funk batting 9th
   O      1-3      84%  M de la Hoz     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 8-9, Bobby Locke facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Locke replaces Mike de la Hoz pitching and batting 9th; Chuck Essegian moves to LF; Jim Piersall replaces Bob Nieman playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---      91%  P Runnels       Flyball: RF
          ---      83%  R Nixon         Single to 2B
   O      1--      92%  D Buddin        Strikeout
                  Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Arnold Earley batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  P Green         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196107192

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation