Final
CWS 3 — BOS 8
7/28/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS196107280
Complete available game record for CWS at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 13 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Landis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Geiger | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Roy Sievers | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Runnels | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Hacker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Schwall | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Kemmerer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McLish | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Don Schwall | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Don Larsen | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Turk Lown | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Warren Hacker | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Geiger | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Runnels | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Schilling | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Schwall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Carreon | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Hacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Sievers | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S6.3-H;2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 31.3-H;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | NP | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S5 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | T8/89D.1-H | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S5 | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S4.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 56(1)/FO | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G.1-2 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S6 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–8 |