A researcher on the Retrosheet mailing list had asked for the PBP and boxscore of Roger Maris's 61st home run. The PBP files for the 1961 season aren't ready yet, but Retrosheet guru David Smith pulled it out in a flash. It's posted here as a historical curiosity - in the knowledge that the best Batter's Box discussions often come from unlikely sources.
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 10/1/1961 -- Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Boston New York
1. C.Schilling 2b B.Richardson 2b
2. G.Geiger cf T.Kubek ss
3. C.Yastrzemski lf R.Maris cf
4. F.Malzone 3b Y.Berra lf
5. L.Clinton rf J.Blanchard rf
6. P.Runnels 1b E.Howard c
7. R.Nixon c B.Skowron 1b
8. P.Green ss C.Boyer 3b
9. T.Stallard p B.Stafford p
RED SOX 1ST: C.Schilling struck out; G.Geiger was called out on
strikes; C.Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: On a bunt B.Richardson grounded out (T.Stallard to
P.Runnels); T.Kubek singled to center field; R.Maris flied to
C.Yastrzemski; R.Nixon allowed a passed ball [T.Kubek to
second]; Y.Berra popped to C.Schilling; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
RED SOX 2ND: F.Malzone grounded out (T.Kubek to B.Skowron);
L.Clinton struck out; P.Runnels grounded out (T.Kubek to
B.Skowron); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 2ND: J.Blanchard flied to L.Clinton; E.Howard flied to
G.Geiger; B.Skowron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
0, Yankees 0.
RED SOX 3RD: R.Nixon singled to center field; P.Green flied to
R.Maris; T.Stallard out on a sacrifice bunt (E.Howard to
B.Skowron) [R.Nixon to second]; C.Schilling popped to C.Boyer; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 3RD: C.Boyer flied to L.Clinton; B.Stafford grounded
out (P.Green to P.Runnels); B.Richardson grounded out
(C.Schilling to P.Runnels); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.
RED SOX 4TH: G.Geiger grounded out (E.Howard to B.Skowron);
C.Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; F.Malzone popped to
B.Richardson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 4TH: T.Kubek struck out; R.Maris homered to deep
rightfield down the line; Y.Berra grounded out (C.Schilling to
P.Runnels); J.Blanchard popped to P.Runnels in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 5TH: H.LOPEZ REPLACED Y.BERRA (PLAYING LF); L.Clinton
struck out; P.Runnels flied to H.Lopez; R.Nixon tripled to left
field; P.Green walked; T.Stallard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 5TH: E.Howard grounded out (P.Green to P.Runnels);
B.Skowron struck out; C.Boyer walked; B.Stafford struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 6TH: B.HALE REPLACED B.SKOWRON (PLAYING 1B);
C.Schilling singled to left field; G.Geiger forced C.Schilling
(B.Hale to T.Kubek) [G.Geiger to first]; C.Yastrzemski flied to
J.Blanchard; G.Geiger stole second; F.Malzone flied to R.Maris;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 6TH: B.Richardson popped to P.Runnels in foul
territory; On a bunt T.Kubek singled to third base; R.Maris
struck out; H.Lopez flied to L.Clinton; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 7TH: H.LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
J.BLANCHARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); J.REED REPLACED
E.HOWARD (PLAYING LF); H.RENIFF REPLACED B.STAFFORD (PITCHING);
L.Clinton grounded out (T.Kubek to B.Hale); P.Runnels struck
out; R.Nixon flied to H.Lopez; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0,
Yankees 1.
YANKEES 7TH: D.GILE REPLACED P.RUNNELS (PLAYING 1B);
J.Blanchard grounded out (D.Gile unassisted); On a bunt J.Reed
singled to third base; B.Hale singled to right field [J.Reed to
third]; C.Boyer popped to C.Schilling; T.Stallard threw a wild
pitch [B.Hale to second]; T.TRESH BATTED FOR H.RENIFF; T.Tresh
popped to P.Green; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 8TH: L.ARROYO REPLACED T.TRESH (PITCHING); P.Green
struck out; J.JENSEN BATTED FOR T.STALLARD; J.Jensen popped to
T.Kubek; C.Schilling grounded out (T.Kubek to B.Hale); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 8TH: C.NICHOLS REPLACED J.JENSEN (PITCHING);
B.Richardson flied to L.Clinton; T.Kubek grounded out (C.Nichols
unassisted); R.Maris popped to C.Schilling; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 9TH: G.Geiger flied to J.Reed; C.Yastrzemski singled to
right field; F.Malzone flied to R.Maris; L.Clinton forced
C.Yastrzemski (B.Richardson to T.Kubek) [L.Clinton to first]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 0 4 0 5
Yankees 1 5 0 5
Game of 10/1/1961 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Geiger G, cf 4 0 0 0 Kubek T, ss 4 0 2 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0 Maris R, cf 4 1 1 1
Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, lf 2 0 0 0
Clinton L, rf 4 0 0 0 Lopez H, lf-rf 1 0 0 0
Runnels P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Blanchard J, rf-c 3 0 0 0
Gile D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Howard E, c 2 0 0 0
Nixon R, c 3 0 2 0 Reed J, lf 1 0 1 0
Green P, ss 2 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 2 0 0 0
Stallard T, p 1 0 0 0 Hale B, 1b 1 0 1 0
Jensen J, ph 1 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0 Stafford B, p 2 0 0 0
Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0
Tresh T, ph 1 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 29 1 5 1
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 100 00x -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard T (L) 7.0 5 1 1 1 5
Nichols C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford B (W) 6.0 3 0 0 1 7
Reniff H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Arroyo L (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 5
3B -- Nixon R
HR -- Maris R
SB -- Geiger G
SH -- Stallard T
WP -- Stallard T
PB -- Nixon R
T -- 1:57
A -- 23154
