1962 AL Game: Bsn. @ Det. Clinton Hits for the Cycle

May 12, 1962

  Boston outfielder Lou Clinton hit for the cycle today as the Red Sox pounded the Detroit Tigers 13-4.  Clinton has gotten off to a slow start this season and was very happy to have such a productive day. "It's been a rough go so far this year, but today just may have gotten that monkey off my back" said Clinton after the game. Boston scored 5 runs in the 1st inning and never had to look back as they battered 4 Tiger pitchers for 15 hits.

BOXSCORE: 1962 Boston Red Sox At 1962 Detroit Tigers                5/12/1962
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Runnels 1B        5  0  1  1 .308     J.Wood 2B           4  1  1  0 .243  
  E.Bressoud SS       3  3  1  0 .250     B.Bruton CF         3  1  1  0 .294  
  L.Clinton RF        5  4  4  3 .191     A.Kaline RF         4  0  2  1 .274  
  J.Pagliaroni C      5  3  3  2 .224     N.Cash 1B           4  0  1  0 .368  
  F.Malzone 3B        5  0  1  0 .221     R.Colavito LF       4  0  0  0 .330  
  C.Hardy CF          4  1  3  3 .273     D.McAuliffe 3B,SS   4  1  1  0 .255  
  C.Yastrzemski LF    5  1  1  2 .237     C.Fernandez SS      3  1  1  2 .271  
  C.Schilling 2B      5  1  1  0 .174     R.Nischwitz P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  G.Conley P          3  0  0  0 .000     H.Aguirre P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-B.Morton PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          D.Brown C           4  0  1  0 .253  
                                          D.Mossi P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          S.Jones P           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-V.Wertz PH          1  0  0  0 .250  
                                          R.Kline P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-S.Boros 3B          1  0  0  0 .215  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 13 15 11                 Totals      34  4  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Jones In 4th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Kline In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Aguirre In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 5 2 0  0 2 0  3 1 0  - 13 15  0
Tigers.......... 1 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  4  8  2
 
Red Sox (6-19)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Conley WIN(1-3)         9       8   4   4   1   2   1   6.23
Totals                    9       8   4   4   1   2   1
 
Tigers (19-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Mossi LOSS(2-3)         1       5   5   5   0   0   1   6.43
S.Jones                   3       1   2   2   1   5   1   3.12
R.Kline                   2       5   5   3   1   0   0   5.84
R.Nischwitz               2 1/3   4   1   1   0   0   0   2.08
H.Aguirre                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.93
Totals                    9      15  13  11   2   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,660 DATE- Saturday, May 12th 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Joe Paparella, Hank Soar, John Rice, Bill Kinnamon
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 4  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- R.Colavito, D.McAuliffe
DOUBLES- P.Runnels(6th), L.Clinton(2nd), J.Pagliaroni(7th), C.Hardy(3rd),
         N.Cash(3rd), D.Brown(3rd)
TRIPLES- L.Clinton(1st)
HOME RUNS- L.Clinton(1st), C.Yastrzemski(2nd), C.Fernandez(3rd)
RBIs- P.Runnels(10th), L.Clinton-3(3rd), J.Pagliaroni-2(10th), C.Hardy-3(11th),
      C.Yastrzemski-2(11th), A.Kaline(14th), C.Fernandez-2(9th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Wood(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Conley
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Hardy
WALKS- E.Bressoud-2, B.Bruton
STRIKE OUTS- P.Runnels, J.Pagliaroni, C.Hardy, C.Yastrzemski, G.Conley-2,
             N.Cash, S.Jones
GIDP- N.Cash
2-out RBI- C.Hardy-2, C.Yastrzemski-2, L.Clinton-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Colavito, D.McAuliffe, J.Wood, L.Clinton, C.Schilling-2
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 6 for 12  Tigers: 0 for 9
 
Lou Clinton hit for the cycle and had 3 RBI and Gene Conley went the distance
at Tiger Stadium where the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by the
score of 13 to 4.
 
Clinton had a big day at the plate.  He tripled bringing in a run in the 1st
inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 2nd inning, doubled in the 5th inning
and stroked a base-hit in the 7th inning.  Boston banged out 15 hits on the
afternoon.  
 
Conley(1-3), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Don
Mossi(2-3) was given the loss.  'Clinton led the way - we just jumped on his
back and let him take us,' Conley said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him.
I'm glad he's on my team.'