August 27, 1961 Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 10
CLE 6 CHW 9
CLE 3 NYY 8
@KCA 7 LAA 8
BOS 3 BAL 3
@MIN 0 DET 7
@WSA 4 DET 10
@WSA 1 CIN 6
LAD 5 CIN 8
LAD 3 MLN 11
@PHI 10
(12) PHI 3
MLN 0 PIT 7
CHC 3 CHC 6
@PIT 5 STL 6
SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 5,797

Sunday, August 27, 1961
Time of Game: 2:46

Red Sox

61-72

Lost 2

6th, 27 GB

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

W: E Grba (7-11), L: D Schwall (13-3)

Angels

56-72

Won 2

7th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .251  .662    0    4   2   2B
G Geiger CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .777    0    2   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   1   0    0   2  .252  .677    0    0   0   2B
F Malzone 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .267  .700    0    0   1   
R Nixon C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .686    0    7   1   
P Runnels 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .782    0    8   1   GDP
P Green SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .874    0    2   4   HR
C Hardy RF                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .279  .745    0    0   1   HR
D Schwall P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .360    0    0   1   
  C Nichols P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         0   0   
  J Pagliaroni PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .733    0    0   0   GDP
  G Cisco P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .384         1   0   
  J Ginsberg PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .509    0    0   0   
  A Earley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Buddin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .793    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    3   3                    24  12

BATTING

2B: C Schilling (21, off E Grba); C Yastrzemski (22, off E Grba).

HR: P Green (5, off E Grba; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); C Hardy (3, off E Grba; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: C Hardy 5; P Green 5; C Schilling 2; C Yastrzemski 2; R Nixon; F Malzone; G Geiger.

GIDP: P Runnels (8); J Pagliaroni (8).

RBI: P Green (15); C Hardy (33); C Schilling (53).

2-out RBI: C Hardy; P Green.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Malzone-C Schilling-P Runnels.

PB: R Nixon (9).

E: C Yastrzemski (8).

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Pearson RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .291  .824    0    1   1   
J Koppe SS                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .262  .716    0    3   4   
L Thomas 1B                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .274  .826    0   11   1   2B
L Wagner LF                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .265  .806    0    1   0   
G Thomas 3B                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .293  .816    0    2   1   
K Hunt CF                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .259  .808    0    2   0   2B
E Sadowski C                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .245  .699    0    3   0   SF,GDP
R Bridges 2B                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .213  .574    0    2   9   3B
E Grba P                      2   0   2   1    1   0  .196  .588    0    2   0   SH
Totals                       32   8  13   7    7   6                    27  16

BATTING

2B: L Thomas (7, off G Cisco); K Hunt (24, off G Cisco).

3B: R Bridges (1, off D Schwall).

SF: E Sadowski (1, off G Cisco).

SH: E Grba (8, off D Schwall).

TB: R Bridges 5; K Hunt 3; L Wagner 2; E Grba 2; G Thomas 2; L Thomas 2; J Koppe.

GIDP: E Sadowski (3).

RBI: K Hunt 2 (72); G Thomas 2 (39); E Sadowski (11); E Grba (9); L Wagner (55).

2-out RBI: G Thomas.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Thomas-R Bridges-L Thomas; R Bridges-J Koppe-L Thomas.

E: J Koppe (15); L Thomas (8).

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
D Schwall, L (13-3)            3.2   6   4   4    5   2   0   2.97   20     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 1· 6     30    -     0.85  -0.20
C Nichols                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.56   0.01
G Cisco                        3     7   4   4    2   3   0   6.65   17     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 7          0-0    0.12  -0.05
A Earley                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.03    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   8    7   6   0          41     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 2·13          2-0

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
E Grba, W (7-11)               9     9   3   3    3   3   2   3.90   36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 9     57    -     0.50   0.26
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   3   2          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 9           -

Balks: G Cisco (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 5,797.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 83° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Los Angeles Angels                   
1. C Schilling          2B    1. A Pearson            RF 
2. G Geiger             CF    2. J Koppe              SS 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. L Thomas             1B 
4. F Malzone            3B    4. L Wagner             LF 
5. R Nixon              C     5. G Thomas             3B 
6. P Runnels            1B    6. K Hunt               CF 
7. P Green              SS    7. E Sadowski           C  
8. C Hardy              RF    8. R Bridges            2B 
9. D Schwall            P     9. E Grba               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      10%  64% G Thomas        D Schwall       Single to RF; Koppe Scores; Thomas to 3B
   t 5   0  4-0  12-      10%  90% J Pagliaroni    E Grba          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Green to 3B
   b 3   1  0-2  123       9%  91% K Hunt          D Schwall       Single to CF; Thomas Scores; Wagner Scores; Thomas to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  ---       6%  69% R Bridges       D Schwall       Triple to LF (Deep LF-CF)
   t 5   0  4-0  1--      -5%  80% C Hardy         E Grba          Walk; Green to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Eli Grba facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Schilling     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  G Geiger        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Yastrzemski   Double to RF; Yastrzemski out at 3B/RF-2B-SS-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Schwall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Pearson       Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  J Koppe         Walk
          1--      59%  L Thomas        Walk; Koppe to 2B
   O      12-      54%  L Wagner        Strikeout
   R      12-      64%  G Thomas        Single to RF; Koppe Scores; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  K Hunt          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Eli Grba facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  F Malzone       Walk
   O      1--      60%  R Nixon         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  P Runnels       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      65%  P Green         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Schwall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  E Sadowski      Lineout: 2B
          ---      69%  R Bridges       Triple to LF (Deep LF-CF)
   RO     --3      71%  E Grba          Bunt Groundout: SS-1B/Sacrifice; Bridges Scores
          ---      72%  A Pearson       Walk
   O      1--      70%  J Koppe         Baserunner Out Advancing; Pearson out at 2B/C-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Eli Grba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  C Hardy         Bunt Popfly: P
   O      ---      74%  D Schwall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  C Schilling     Walk
   O      1--      76%  G Geiger        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Schwall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  J Koppe         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  L Thomas        Walk
          1--      80%  L Wagner        Single to RF; Thomas to 3B
          1-3      82%  G Thomas        Walk; Wagner to 2B
   RR     123      91%  K Hunt          Single to CF; Thomas Scores; Wagner Scores; Thomas to 3B
   OO     1-3      86%  E Sadowski      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 4.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Eli Grba facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      86%  F Malzone       Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  R Nixon         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      90%  P Runnels       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Schwall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  R Bridges       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  E Grba          Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  A Pearson       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  J Koppe         Single to LF; Pearson to 2B
                  Chet Nichols replaces Don Schwall pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  L Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Eli Grba facing 7-8-9
          ---      86%  P Green         Single to RF
          1--      80%  C Hardy         Walk; Green to 2B
                  Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Chet Nichols batting 9th
   OO     12-      90%  J Pagliaroni    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Green to 3B
   O      --3      92%  C Schilling     Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Galen Cisco facing 4-5-6
                  Galen Cisco replaces Jim Pagliaroni pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  L Wagner        Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  G Thomas        Bunt Popfly: C
          1--      95%  K Hunt          Double to LF; Wagner to 3B
   RO     -23      95%  E Sadowski      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wagner Scores; Hunt to 3B
   R      --3      97%  R Bridges       Balk; Hunt Scores/No RBI
          ---      97%  " "             Single to RF
          1--      97%  E Grba          Walk; Bridges to 2B
   O      12-      97%  A Pearson       Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 6.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Eli Grba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  G Geiger        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  F Malzone       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Galen Cisco facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Koppe         Walk
          1--      99%  L Thomas        Double to LF; Koppe to 3B
   RO     -23      99%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Koppe Scores; Thomas to 3B
   R      --3     100%  G Thomas        Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Thomas to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-     100%  K Hunt          Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  E Sadowski      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 8.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Eli Grba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 8-0, Galen Cisco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Bridges       Single to RF; Bridges out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---     100%  E Grba          Single to RF
          1--     100%  A Pearson       Passed Ball; Grba to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  J Koppe         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Eli Grba facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  C Hardy         Single to LF
                  Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Galen Cisco batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Ginsberg      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hardy to 3B/Adv on E3/Adv on E6
   R      --3      99%  C Schilling     Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Hardy Scores
          -2-      99%  G Geiger        Single to RF; Schilling to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  F Malzone       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 8-1, Arnold Earley facing 3-4-5
                  Arnold Earley replaces Joe Ginsberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Wagner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Eli Grba facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  R Nixon         Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  P Runnels       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  P Green         Home Run (Deep CF)
   R      ---     100%  C Hardy         Home Run (Deep LF)
                  Don Buddin pinch hits for Arnold Earley batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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