Final
CWS 1 — BOS 4
5/21/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS196105212
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Geiger | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Sievers | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Landis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Russ Nixon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Runnels | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Schwall | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juan Pizarro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Conley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Covington | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McLish | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Don Schwall | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Gene Conley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Juan Pizarro | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Conley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Runnels | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Schilling | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Schwall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Malzone | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Geiger | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Pizarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Sievers | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | DGR/89XD | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D7/7D.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | E4/G.2-H(NR)(UR) | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/P | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 24/SH.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/8XD | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 5(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9D.1-H | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S4/G | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–4 |