September 12, 1961 Boston Red Sox at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 4
@CHW 3
(6) DET 3
KCA 1 WSA 5
BOS 1 CIN 7
CHC 2 PHI 19
@LAD 10 PIT 3
@SFG 0 STL 4
MLN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Griffith Stadium, Attendance: 2,333

Tuesday, September 12, 1961
Time of Game: 2:15

Red Sox

71-77

Lost 1

6th, 30½ GB

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

W: P Burnside (2-8), L: B Monbouquette (12-13)

Senators

53-93

Won 1

10th, 47½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .666    0    1   5   GDP
C Hardy CF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .279  .751    0    1   0   2·2B
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .718    0    1   0   HBP
F Malzone 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .708    0    3   1   SF
J Jensen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .743    0    1   0   
P Green SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .277  .883    0    0   1   
J Pagliaroni C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .757    0   10   0   
D Gile 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   0   
B Monbouquette P              0   0   0   0    2   0  .129  .368    0    0   1   
  D Buddin PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .793    0    0   0   
  A Earley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   1   3   1    5   2                    24   8

BATTING

2B: C Hardy 2 (20, 2 off P Burnside).

SF: F Malzone (7, off P Burnside).

HBP: C Yastrzemski (2, by P Burnside).

TB: C Hardy 4; P Green.

GIDP: C Schilling (9).

RBI: F Malzone (83).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 3B                4   0   1   2    0   0  .265  .708    0    1   5   
M Keough LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .722    0    3   0   
B Zipfel 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .664    0    8   1   
J King RF                     3   2   1   0    1   1  .284  .836    0    3   0   
W Tasby CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .728    0    2   0   
K Retzer C                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.247    0    2   0   
C Cottier 2B                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .244  .630    0    5   2   
C Veal SS                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .209  .534    0    2   5   
P Burnside P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .074  .181    0    1   0   
Totals                       31   5   7   5    1   9                    27  13

BATTING

TB: C Cottier 2; K Retzer 2; C Veal; J King; D O'Connell.

RBI: D O'Connell 2 (36); C Cottier 2 (31); C Veal (8).

2-out RBI: D O'Connell 2; C Cottier.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Cottier-C Veal-B Zipfel.

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
B Monbouquette, L (12-13)      6     7   5   5    1   7   0   3.72   26     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 7     44    -     0.86  -0.18
A Earley                       2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         8     7   5   5    1   9   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 7           -

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Burnside, W (2-8)            9     3   1   1    5   2   0   5.11   35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 3· 3     74    -     0.79   0.33
Totals                         9     3   1   1    5   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 3· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Burnside (3; C Yastrzemski).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 2,333.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Washington Senators                  
1. C Schilling          2B    1. D O'Connell          3B 
2. C Hardy              CF    2. M Keough             LF 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. B Zipfel             1B 
4. F Malzone            3B    4. J King               RF 
5. J Jensen             RF    5. W Tasby              CF 
6. P Green              SS    6. K Retzer             C  
7. J Pagliaroni         C     7. C Cottier            2B 
8. D Gile               1B    8. C Veal               SS 
9. B Monbouquette       P     9. P Burnside           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  12-      13%  75% C Cottier       B Monbouquette  Single to RF; King Scores; Retzer to 2B
   b 5   1  0-1  12-      13%  87% C Veal          B Monbouquette  Single to CF; Retzer Scores; Cottier to 3B; Veal to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 5   2  0-2  -23      11%  93% D O'Connell     B Monbouquette  Single to RF; Cottier Scores; Veal Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% C Schilling     P Burnside      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   2  5-1  123       5%  97% C Hardy         P Burnside      Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Burnside facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Schilling     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  C Hardy         Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  C Yastrzemski   Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      55%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D O'Connell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  M Keough        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Zipfel        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Burnside facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Jensen        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  P Green         Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Pagliaroni    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      55%  D Gile          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J King          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  W Tasby         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Retzer        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Burnside facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  B Monbouquette  Walk
   OO     1--      54%  C Schilling     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      52%  C Hardy         Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  C Cottier       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  C Veal          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  P Burnside      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Burnside facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  F Malzone       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Jensen        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      56%  P Green         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D O'Connell     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Keough        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Zipfel        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Burnside facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Pagliaroni    Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      55%  D Gile          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  B Monbouquette  Walk
   O      1--      57%  C Schilling     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  J King          Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  W Tasby         Strikeout Looking
          1--      61%  K Retzer        Single to RF; King to 2B
   R      12-      75%  C Cottier       Single to RF; King Scores; Retzer to 2B
   R      12-      87%  C Veal          Single to CF; Retzer Scores; Cottier to 3B; Veal to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      82%  P Burnside      Strikeout
   RR     -23      93%  D O'Connell     Single to RF; Cottier Scores; Veal Scores
   O      1--      92%  M Keough        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Burnside facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  C Hardy         Double to CF
   O      -2-      90%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF; Hardy to 3B
   RO     --3      91%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hardy Scores
   O      ---      92%  J Jensen        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Monbouquette facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  B Zipfel        Strikeout
          ---      92%  J King          Walk
   O      1--      91%  W Tasby         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      92%  K Retzer        Single to LF (Short LF); King to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  C Cottier       Single to CF; King Scores; Retzer to 2B
   O      12-      95%  C Veal          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Pete Burnside facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  P Green         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
   O      1--      96%  D Gile          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Don Buddin pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette batting 9th
          1--      95%  D Buddin        Walk; Gile to 2B
          12-      92%  C Schilling     Walk; Gile to 3B; Buddin to 2B
   O      123      97%  C Hardy         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 5-1, Arnold Earley facing 9-1-2
                  Arnold Earley replaces Don Buddin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  P Burnside      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  D O'Connell     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  M Keough        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Pete Burnside facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  F Malzone       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Jensen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 5-1, Arnold Earley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  B Zipfel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Tasby         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Pete Burnside facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  P Green         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Gile          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Senators 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2196109120

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