GAME LOG Boston @ Kansas City
Monday, 5/8/1961
Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
RF Roberto Clemente:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
R. Clemente to third.
Clemente tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Irv Noren:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Wally Moon:
Lines out to the third baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
CF George Altman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
SS Dick Howser:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Bob Speake:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Hartsfield out at 2nd base.
LF Del Ennis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Dick Groat:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
P Don Drysdale:
Flies out to short left-center.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
P Bill Fischer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
1B Irv Noren:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Dick Howser:
Flies out to deep left field.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Pitcher Balks.
I. Noren to third.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
CF George Altman:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, 2 errors.
Score: Boston 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Bob Speake:
SINGLES to short left-center.
LF Del Ennis:
SAC BUNT.
Speake advances to second.
P Don Drysdale:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Speake to third.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Flies out to right-center.
Speake tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES down the left field line.
D. Drysdale to second.
Drysdale tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bill Fischer:
SINGLES to center
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
C Carl Sawatski:
Base on balls.
SS Dick Howser:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Sawatski out at 2nd base.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SINGLES to left
D. Howser to second.
3B Bob Speake:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF George Altman:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Altman scores.
C Joe Garagiola:
Hit by pitch.
SS Dick Groat:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
H. Killebrew to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Boston 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
LF Del Ennis:
Strikes out looking.
P Don Drysdale:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
P Bill Fischer:
SINGLES to center
RF Jackie Jensen:
Bunted into fielders choice, Fischer out at second.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
1B Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
C Carl Sawatski:
Noren steals second.
Intentional walk.
PH Don Mueller:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Noren tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Sawatski out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
1B Orlando Cepeda:
New LF: Don Mueller.
New SS: Jack Cusick.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF George Altman:
Wild pitch.
O. Cepeda to third.
Flies out down the right field line.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to right
O. Cepeda scores.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Bob Speake:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Jack Cusick:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Marv Blaylock:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Boston 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
New pitcher: Lou Sleater.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to short right field.
PH Granny Hamner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Thompson out at 2nd base.
PH Dick Williams:
Hamner caught stealing at second.
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (388 feet)
Game over. Score: Kansas City 3, Boston 2
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