GAME LOG Cleveland @ Boston
Saturday, 9/2/1961
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Lenny Green:
Flies out to short left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to right field.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
2B Jack Cusick:
Lines out to the first baseman.
1B Irv Noren:
Strikes out looking.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Bob Bowman:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (395 feet)
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Esposito out at 2nd base.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to right
B. Roselli to second.
B. Roselli to third.
P Jim Kaat:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Jim Finigan:
Strikes out looking.
LF Don Mueller:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Lenny Green:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
LF Bob Bowman:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
C Earl Averill:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Ruben Amaro:
SINGLES to left
P Tom Poholsky:
SAC BUNT.
Amaro advances to second.
2B Jack Cusick:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
C Bob Roselli:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
B. Roselli to second.
P Jim Kaat:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Roselli out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
1B Irv Noren:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
CF Willie Mays:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (408 feet)
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Jim Finigan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Lenny Green:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
LF Don Mueller:
Flies out to left-center.
C Earl Averill:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Ruben Amaro:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Bob Bowman:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to left field.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
P Tom Poholsky:
Base on balls.
2B Jack Cusick:
SINGLES to center
T. Poholsky to second.
1B Irv Noren:
SAC BUNT.
Poholsky advances to third.
Cusick advances to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Intentional walk.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Flies out to left field.
Poholsky tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
3B Jim Finigan:
SINGLES down the right field line.
J. Cusick to third.
W. Mays to second.
J. Cusick scores.
LF Don Mueller:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
P Jim Kaat:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to short center field.
R. Jablonski to second.
Jablonski tries to advance to third...
Mays throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
C Earl Averill:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Ruben Amaro:
Popped out to the shortstop.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to right field.
LF Bob Bowman:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (338 feet)
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to right field.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
2B Jack Cusick:
Flies out to deep right field.
1B Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
I. Noren to second.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
PH Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES down the left field line.
PH Frank Torre:
SAC BUNT.
Adair advances to second.
PH Jim Davenport:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Adair to third.
CF Lenny Green:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Adair scores.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
L. Green to third.
H. Kuenn to second.
L. Green scores.
LF Bob Bowman:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to third.
T. Francona to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Boston 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
New pitcher: Humberto Robinson.
3B Jim Finigan:
New C : Jerry Adair.
New 3B: Larry Raines.
SINGLES to shallow center field.
PH Carl Sawatski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Blaylock out at 2nd base.
C Earl Averill:
SINGLES to center
R. Hartsfield to second.
SS Ruben Amaro:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
R. Hartsfield scores.
E. Averill to third.
Averill tries to score...
Bowman throws home...
Averill scores!
Game over. Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 4
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