July 31, 1961 All-Star Game at Fenway Park Box Score and Play by Play

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July 11, 1961 / Monday, July 31, 1961 / July 10, 1962
Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,851	Monday, July 31, 1961 Time of Game: 2:27

NL All-Stars

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
NL All-Stars    0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  1
AL All-Stars    1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0

W: (0-0), L: (0-0)

AL All-Stars

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    NL All-Stars                  AL All-Stars                        
1. M Wills              SS    1. N Cash               1B 
2. E Mathews            3B    2. R Colavito           LF 
3. W Mays               CF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. O Cepeda             LF    4. M Mantle             CF 
5. R Clemente           RF    5. J Romano             C  
6. B White              1B    6. L Aparicio           SS 
7. F Bolling            2B    7. J Temple             2B 
8. S Burgess            C     8. B Robinson           3B 
9. B Purkey             P     9. J Bunning            P  

Reserves (includes players replaced due to injury)
   D Stuart             1B       J Gentile            1B
   D Zimmer             2B       H Killebrew          1B
   K Boyer              3B       R Sievers            1B
   E Bailey             C        B Skowron            1B
   J Roseboro           C        N Fox                2B
   H Aaron              OF       E Howard             C 
   G Altman             OF       T Francona           LF
   S Musial             OF       Y Berra              OF
   F Robinson           OF       J Brandt             OF
   E Banks              SS       R Maris              OF
   E Kasko              SS       D Howser             SS
                                 T Kubek              SS

   D Drysdale           P        L Arroyo             P 
   R Face               P        D Donovan            P 
   J Jay                P        W Ford               P 
   S Koufax             P        B Latman             P 
   A Mahaffey           P        K McBride            P 
   M McCormick          P        C Pascual            P 
   S Miller             P        D Schwall            P 
   W Spahn              P        H Wilhelm            P

BATTING

 NL All-Stars                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    1   1   
  H Aaron RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Mathews 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .167    0    0   2   
W Mays CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .375  .944    0    1   0   
O Cepeda LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    0   0   HBP
R Clemente RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .953    0    0   0   
  E Kasko SS                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    2   4   
  E Banks PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B White 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .429  .946    0   11   1   2B
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   2   
S Burgess C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   0   
  J Roseboro C                3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    6   0   
B Purkey P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Stuart PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   
  A Mahaffey P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Musial PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Koufax P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Altman PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B White (1, off D Schwall).

HBP: O Cepeda (1, by D Schwall).

TB: B White 3; M Wills; E Kasko; W Mays.

RBI: B White (2).

2-out RBI: B White.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Bolling-E Kasko-B White; B White-E Kasko-F Bolling.

PB: S Burgess (1).

E: F Bolling (1).

 AL All-Stars                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Cash 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .375    0   11   0   
R Colavito LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .625    0    3   0   HR
A Kaline RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   SB
M Mantle CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .143    0    2   0   
J Romano C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  R Maris PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  E Howard C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   0   
L Aparicio SS                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    1   3   
  R Sievers PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Temple 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .167    0    2   3   GDP
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   3   
J Bunning P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Schwall P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  C Pascual P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    3   8                    27   9

BATTING

HR: R Colavito (1, off B Purkey; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: R Colavito 4; A Kaline 2; B Robinson.

GIDP: J Temple (1); D Schwall (1).

RBI: R Colavito (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Kaline (1, 2nd base off S Miller/J Roseboro).

PITCHING

 NL All-Stars                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Purkey                       2     1   1   1    2   2   1   2.25    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1     50    -     0.91  -0.01
A Mahaffey                     2     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.99   0.09
S Koufax                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.14   0.12
S Miller                       3     1   0   0    0   5   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.12   0.34
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   8   1          33     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 4           -

 AL All-Stars                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning                      3     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 0     60    -     0.69   0.16
D Schwall                      3     5   1   1    1   2   0   3.00   16     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 5          0-0    2.03   0.05
C Pascual                      3     0   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.77   0.34
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Schwall (1; O Cepeda).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 31,851.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-0  123      15%  53% B White         D Schwall       Single to SS; Mathews Scores; Cepeda to 3B; Kasko to 2B
   b 9   2  1-1  -2-      11%  50% R Sievers       S Miller        Strikeout
   t 6   2  1-1  123     -11%  42% F Bolling       D Schwall       Flyball: LF
   b 1   1  0-0  ---     -10%  37% R Colavito      B Purkey        Home Run
   b 9   1  1-1  -2-       9%  39% E Howard        S Miller        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      46%  E Mathews       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      45%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 0.

Bottom of the 1st, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      37%  R Colavito      Home Run
   O      ---      39%  A Kaline        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Mantle        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 2nd, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  O Cepeda        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      36%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, AL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Purkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  J Romano        Flyball: 2B
          ---      34%  L Aparicio      Walk
          1--      33%  J Temple        Passed Ball; Aparicio to 2B
          -2-      31%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      35%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      12-      39%  J Bunning       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 3rd, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  S Burgess       Strikeout
                  Dick Stuart pinch hits for Bob Purkey batting 9th
   O      ---      33%  D Stuart        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, AL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Mahaffey facing 1-2-3
                  Art Mahaffey replaces Dick Stuart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      35%  N Cash          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      37%  R Colavito      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      38%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 4th, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Schwall facing 1-2-3
                  Don Schwall replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
          ---      42%  M Wills         Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
          1--      43%  W Mays          Single to LF; Wills to 2B
   O      12-      37%  O Cepeda        Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      31%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 4th, AL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Mahaffey facing 4-5-6
                  Johnny Roseboro replaces Smoky Burgess playing C batting 8th; Eddie Kasko replaces Roberto Clemente playing SS batting 5th; Hank Aaron replaces Maury Wills playing RF batting 1st
          ---      28%  M Mantle        Walk
                  Roger Maris pinch hits for Johnny Romano batting 5th
   O      1--      31%  R Maris         Flyball: 2B
          1--      28%  L Aparicio      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mantle to 2B
   OO     12-      36%  J Temple        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 5th, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Schwall facing 6-7-8
                  Elston Howard replaces Roger Maris playing C batting 5th
          ---      45%  B White         Double to CF
   O      -2-      42%  F Bolling       Groundout: 2B-1B; White to 3B
   O      --3      34%  J Roseboro      Strikeout
                  Stan Musial pinch hits for Art Mahaffey batting 9th
   O      --3      29%  S Musial        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 5th, AL All-Stars Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sandy Koufax facing 8-9-1
                  Sandy Koufax replaces Stan Musial pitching and batting 9th
          ---      26%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   OO     1--      33%  D Schwall       Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B
   O      ---      34%  N Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 0, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 6th, NL All-Stars Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Schwall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      35%  E Mathews       Walk
   O      1--      30%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
          1--      33%  O Cepeda        Hit By Pitch; Mathews to 2B
          12-      38%  E Kasko         Single to SS; Mathews to 3B; Cepeda to 2B
   R      123      53%  B White         Single to SS; Mathews Scores; Cepeda to 3B; Kasko to 2B
   O      123      42%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 6th, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Sandy Koufax facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  R Colavito      Flyball: RF
          ---      42%  A Kaline        Single to 2B
   O      1--      46%  M Mantle        Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  E Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 7th, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Camilo Pascual facing 8-9-1
                  Camilo Pascual replaces Don Schwall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Looking
                  George Altman pinch hits for Sandy Koufax batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  G Altman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  H Aaron         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 7th, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Stu Miller facing 6-7-8
                  Stu Miller replaces Hank Aaron pitching and batting 1st; George Altman moves to RF
   O      ---      45%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  J Temple        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 8th, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Camilo Pascual facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  E Mathews       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  W Mays          Walk
   O      1--      47%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-1B; Mays to 2B
                  Ernie Banks pinch hits for Eddie Kasko batting 5th
   O      -2-      39%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 8th, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Stu Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Ernie Banks moves to SS
   O      ---      44%  C Pascual       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      47%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Top of the 9th, NL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Camilo Pascual facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      44%  B White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      39%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Bottom of the 9th, AL All-Stars Batting, Tied 1-1, Stu Miller facing 3-4-5
          ---      29%  A Kaline        Single
   O      1--      36%  M Mantle        Strikeout
          1--      30%  E Howard        Kaline Steals 2B
   O      -2-      39%  " "             Strikeout
                  Roy Sievers pinch hits for Luis Aparicio batting 6th
   O      -2-      50%  R Sievers       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NL All-Stars 1, AL All-Stars 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ALS196107310

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