GAME LOG Kansas City @ Boston
Wednesday, 7/12/1961
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Short
RF Hal Jeffcoat:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bud Daley
SS Dick Howser:
SINGLES to left
1B Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
D. Howser to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to left field.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
D. Howser to third.
I. Noren to second.
3B Jim Finigan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Clemente out at 2nd base.
D. Howser scores.
I. Noren to third.
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Chris Short
CF George Altman:
SINGLES to center
3B Harmon Killebrew:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (431 feet)
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to right field.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
P Bud Daley:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Boston 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
2B Jack Cusick:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Bob Speake:
Flies out to left-center.
P Chris Short:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Boston 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Chris Short
RF Hal Jeffcoat:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
LF Faye Throneberry:
SAC BUNT.
Jeffcoat advances to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF George Altman:
SINGLES to left
H. Jeffcoat to third.
H. Jeffcoat scores.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Altman out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Boston 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
SS Dick Howser:
Base on balls.
1B Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
D. Howser to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Noren out at 2nd base.
D. Howser to third.
RF Roberto Clemente:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (469 feet)
3B Jim Finigan:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Chris Short
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out looking.
SS Granny Hamner:
Popped out to the third baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
2B Jack Cusick:
SINGLES to left
LF Bob Speake:
SINGLES to right
J. Cusick to second.
P Chris Short:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Dick Howser:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Chris Short
P Bud Daley:
Popped out to the catcher.
RF Hal Jeffcoat:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Faye Throneberry:
SINGLES to center
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to right
F. Throneberry to second.
F. Throneberry to third.
CF George Altman:
Hit by pitch.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
1B Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to right field.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Chris Short
C Joe Garagiola:
Hit by pitch.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Garagiola out at 2nd base.
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bud Daley:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Hamner scores.
RF Hal Jeffcoat:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
3B Jim Finigan:
SINGLES to left
C Carl Sawatski:
Lines out to the shortstop.
2B Jack Cusick:
Flies out to left field.
LF Bob Speake:
Finigan steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Chris Short
LF Faye Throneberry:
Flies out to right field.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
CF George Altman:
Flies out to deep right-center.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (353 feet)
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to center
PH Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to third.
J. Jensen to second.
P Bud Daley:
SINGLES to left
J. Garagiola scores.
J. Jensen to third.
H. Thompson to second.
J. Jensen scores.
New pitcher: Ted Gray.
RF Hal Jeffcoat:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 4
Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
P Ted Gray:
New SS: Dick Groat.
New RF: Wally Moon.
New LF: Jackie Jensen.
PH Don Mueller:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Howser:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
1B Irv Noren:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Howser out at 2nd base.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ted Gray
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
CF George Altman:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 4
Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
RF Roberto Clemente:
SINGLES to right
3B Jim Finigan:
SINGLES to left
R. Clemente to second.
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Finigan out at 2nd base.
R. Clemente to third.
2B Jack Cusick:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Sawatski out at 2nd base.
R. Clemente scores.
PH Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
C Joe Garagiola:
New LF: Del Ennis.
New 2B: Roy Hartsfield.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
PH Sam Calderone:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Boston, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
P Sam Jones:
PH Marv Blaylock:
SINGLES to center
SS Dick Howser:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
M. Blaylock to second.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
M. Blaylock to third.
I. Noren to second.
Blaylock tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Popped out to the second baseman.
3B Jim Finigan:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 6
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