Kansas City Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2

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Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 25, 1961 (N) at Municipal Stadium

CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 5 1

BATTING

Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Aspromonte 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 Piersall cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Francona 1b 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 Kirkland rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 Essegian lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Romano c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Held ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 Perry p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dillard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 1 8 6 24 10

FIELDING - PB: Romano (7).

BATTING - 3B: Aspromonte (1,off Walker). HR: Kirkland (18,8th inning off Walker 0 on 0 out). SH: Aspromonte (4,off Walker); Piersall (3,off Staley). GDP: Phillips (9,off Staley). IBB: Francona 2 (2,by Walker,by Staley). Team LOB: 11.

Kansas City Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Causey ss,3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 Rivera rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Howser ph,ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Siebern 1b,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Lumpe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 D. Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Pignatano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Sullivan c,1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 Hankins lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Posada ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 McDermott ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Shaw pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kunkel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 28 3 5 2 2 1 27 8

FIELDING - DP: 1. Staley-Pignatano-Sullivan. E: Causey (7).

BATTING - 2B: Causey (7,off Perry); Sullivan (11,off Perry); McDermott (1,off Perry). HBP: D. Johnson (1,by Perry). Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Perry L(7-8) 7.2 5 3 3 1 1 0 29 Allen 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 8 5 3 3 2 1 0 31

WP: Allen 2 (2). HBP: Perry (4,D. Johnson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Allen 1-1. .

Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Walker W(4-6) 8 3 2 2 7 6 1 35 Kunkel 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Staley SV(2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 9 5 2 2 8 6 1 40

Kunkel faced 2 batters in the 9th inning WP: Walker (5). IBB: Walker (2,Francona); Staley (2,Francona). Inherited Runners - Scored: Staley 2-0. .

Umpires: HP - Harry Schwarts, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - John Rice

Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 6568

Starting Lineups:

Cleveland Indians Kansas City Athletics

1. Aspromonte 2b Del Greco cf
2. Piersall cf Causey ss
3. Francona 1b Rivera rf
4. Phillips 3b Siebern 1b
5. Kirkland rf Lumpe 2b
6. Essegian lf D. Johnson 3b
7. Romano c Sullivan c
8. Held ss Hankins lf
9. Perry p Walker p

INDIANS 1ST: Aspromonte tripled to left; Piersall walked while Aspromonte advanced to home on a wild pitch; Francona flied out to center; Phillips forced Piersall (shortstop to second); Kirkland struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Del Greco grounded out (third to first); Causey lined to first; Rivera flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Essegian flied out to right; Romano flied out to right; Held walked; Perry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Siebern grounded out (second to first); Lumpe grounded out (second to first); D. Johnson was hit by a pitch; Sullivan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Aspromonte flied out to right; Piersall walked; Francona walked [Piersall to second]; Phillips struck out; Kirkland popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hankins flied out to center; Walker grounded out (third to first); Del Greco flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Essegian flied out to center; Romano popped to catcher in foul territory; Held flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Causey doubled to left; Rivera popped to shortstop in foul territory; Siebern grounded out (second to first) [Causey to third]; Lumpe flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Perry grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte reached on an error by Causey; Piersall flied out to center; Francona grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: D. Johnson struck out; Sullivan popped to second in foul territory; Hankins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Phillips walked; Kirkland walked [Phillips to second]; Essegian popped to second; Romano popped to shortstop; Held struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Walker lined to second; Del Greco popped to shortstop; Causey singled to right; Rivera popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: On a bunt Perry singled to second; Aspromonte out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Perry to second]; On a bunt Piersall made an out to pitcher; Francona was walked intentionally; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Siebern flied out to left; Lumpe grounded out (second to first); D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Kirkland homered to right; Essegian was called out on strikes; Romano grounded out (third to first); Held struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Sullivan doubled to center; POSADA BATTED FOR HANKINS; Romano allowed a passed ball [Sullivan to third]; Posada walked; MCDERMOTT BATTED FOR WALKER; McDermott doubled to left [Sullivan scored, Posada out at home (left to third to catcher)]; SHAW RAN FOR MCDERMOTT; Del Greco flied out to right; Causey singled to right [Shaw scored, Causey to second (on throw)]; ALLEN REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); HOWSER BATTED FOR RIVERA; Allen threw a wild pitch [Causey to third]; Howser walked while Causey advanced to home on a wild pitch; Siebern popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 9TH: CAUSEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HOWSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PIGNATANO REPLACED D. JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); SULLIVAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); POSADA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KUNKEL REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); SIEBERN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DILLARD BATTED FOR ALLEN; Dillard singled to right; Aspromonte singled to left [Dillard to second]; STALEY REPLACED KUNKEL (PITCHING); Piersall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dillard to third, Aspromonte to second]; Francona was walked intentionally; Phillips grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Dillard out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 3.

Final Totals R H E LOB Indians 2 5 0 11 Athletics 3 5 1 4

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