4/30/1961, KC61-LAA61, game 1, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Athletics 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 12 3 12 1
1961 Angels 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 x 9 8 1 6 1
Athletics AB R H BI AVG Angels AB R H BI AVG
Howser ss 6 1 2 1 .321 Pearson rf 3 0 0 1 .351
Hankins rf 2 1 0 0 .313 Aspromonte,K 2b 4 1 1 0 .235
Posada ph 2 0 0 0 .217 Hunt,K cf 5 0 0 0 .333
Lumpe 2b 5 0 2 2 .283 Cerv,B lf 3 1 1 0 .217
Siebern lf 4 1 1 0 .275 Averill c 4 2 2 4 .227
Throneberry,M 1b 2 1 1 2 .225 Bilko 1b 3 1 0 0 .115
Rakow p 0 0 0 0 .000 Leek 3b 4 0 0 0 .100
Sullivan,H c 3 1 1 0 .125 Hamlin ss 2 1 1 0 .429
Kunkel p 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner ph 1 1 0 0 .286
Klimchock 1b 1 0 0 0 .417 Bridges,R ss 0 0 0 0 .500
Tuttle,B cf 4 1 3 0 .273 Moeller p 1 0 0 0 .500
Pilarcik,A ph 1 0 1 0 .333 Garver p 1 0 1 0 .500
Carey,A 3b 3 0 1 1 .306 Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyd,B ph 0 0 0 0 .000 Rice ph 1 1 1 2 .133
Nuxhall p 3 1 0 1 .429 Morgan,T p 0 0 0 0 .000
Pignatano c 2 0 0 0 .133 Kluszewski ph 1 1 1 2 .258
38 7 12 7 Grba p 0 0 0 0 .143
33 9 8 9
Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Nuxhall 5.1 7 7 7 3 3 110 64 8.22
Kunkel BS 1, L 1-1 1.2 1 2 1 1 2 38 19 2.08
Rakow 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 15 9 0.00
8.0 8 9 8 5 6 163 92
Angels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Moeller 2.0 6 5 5 3 2 49 22 7.36
Garver 3.0 2 1 0 2 0 51 30 4.15
Bowsfield 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 17 11 6.75
Morgan,T W 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 30 19 1.50
Grba S 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 16 8 1.88
9.0 12 7 6 7 2 163 90
KC : Posada batted for Hankins in the 6th
Posada moved to rf in the 6th
Pignatano inserted at c in the 6th
Klimchock inserted at 1b in the 8th
Pilarcik,A batted for Tuttle,B in the 9th
Boyd,B batted for Carey,A in the 9th
LAA: Rice batted for Bowsfield in the 6th
Wagner batted for Hamlin in the 8th
Kluszewski batted for Morgan,T in the 8th
Bridges,R inserted at ss in the 9th
E-Howser 2, Throneberry,M, Hamlin. 2B-Throneberry,M(2), Tuttle,B(2),
Hamlin(2). 3B-Lumpe(1), Rice(1). HR-Averill 2(3), Kluszewski(2).
RBI-Howser(4), Lumpe 2(9), Throneberry,M 2(8), Carey,A(2), Nuxhall(2),
Pearson(8), Averill 4(6), Rice 2(2), Kluszewski 2(5). SB-Howser(5),
Wagner(1). K-Lumpe, Siebern, Hunt,K 2, Cerv,B, Averill, Bilko, Leek.
BB-Hankins, Siebern, Throneberry,M 3, Sullivan,H, Boyd,B, Pearson,
Aspromonte,K, Cerv,B, Bilko, Hamlin. SH-Carey,A. SF-Pearson. WP-Nuxhall,
Bowsfield.
GWRBI: Kluszewski
Temperature: 67, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: none.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 3:06
4/30/1961, KC61-LAA61, game 1, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Athletics 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 12 3 12 1
1961 Angels 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 x 9 8 1 6 1
Athletics -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Howser ss 1>S S.3-H;1-2 31 3/g 43
Hankins rf 7 7.2-3 W 6>Bowsfield
Posada ph 8 8>63
Lumpe 2b SB2 T.3-H;1-H S.1-2 53 9
k
Siebern lf k 7 note 1 S W
Throneberry,M 1b 2>W 3>W note 2 D.1-H 64/f
Rakow p
Sullivan,H c S.1-2 W.1-2 8 wp.2-3
5/L
Kunkel p
Klimchock 1b 9>Grba
8
Tuttle,B cf S.2-3;1-2 Garver 5>D 7>Morgan,T
note 3 S
Pilarcik,A ph S
Carey,A 3b note 4 9 63.2-3 24/SH.1-2
Boyd,B ph W.1-2
Nuxhall p note 5 4>43 43
Pignatano c 3/g.2-3 note 6
1: e6.2-3;1-2;B-1 2: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: 363/gdp.2-3 4: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
5: 46/f.3-H;2-3;B-1 6: 54/f.2-3;B-1
Angels -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pearson rf 1>6/fl e3.1-2;B-1 64/f Kunkel Rakow
9/SF.3-H W
Aspromonte,K 2b S 13 5>7 W 63/gdp
Hunt,K cf 63.1-2 3>43 53 k k
Cerv,B lf W+wp.2-3 S k 7>e6.B-1
Averill c HR.3-H;1-H 54/f.B-1 6>HR k
Bilko 1b 8 k W 54/f.B-1
Leek 3b 2>k 4>9 9 64/f
Hamlin ss W 43 D.1-3
Wagner ph 8>e6.B-1
Bridges,R ss
Moeller p 9
Garver p S
Bowsfield p
Rice ph T.3-H;2-H
Morgan,T p
Kluszewski ph SB2
HR.2-H
Grba p
Athletics -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Howser ss 9
Hankins rf
Posada ph
Lumpe 2b
Siebern lf
Throneberry,M 1b
Rakow p
Sullivan,H c
Kunkel p
Klimchock 1b
Tuttle,B cf
Pilarcik,A ph
Carey,A 3b
Boyd,B ph
Nuxhall p
Pignatano c
Angels -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Pearson rf
Aspromonte,K 2b
Hunt,K cf
Cerv,B lf
Averill c
Bilko 1b
Leek 3b
Hamlin ss
Wagner ph
Bridges,R ss
Moeller p
Garver p
Bowsfield p
Rice ph
Morgan,T p
Kluszewski ph
Grba p
Athletics IN OUT ER Angels IN OUT ER
Nuxhall A1 C9 7 Moeller A1 B6 5
Kunkel D1 D9 1 BS 1, L 1-1 Garver B7 D1 0
Rakow E1 E3 0 Bowsfield D2 D6 1
Morgan,T D7 E5 0 W 1-0
Grba E6 F1 0 S 1
4/30/1961, KC61-LAA61, game 1, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Athletics 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 12 3 12 1
1961 Angels 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 x 9 8 1 6 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Howser lined a single to left center (X)
0-0 0 1-- 11 Hankins flied out to left (CB>X)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Howser stole second (>B)
0-0 1 -2- 22 Lumpe struck out (>B.BCFS)
0-0 2 -2- 32 Siebern struck out (CBBBCS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Angels batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Pearson popped out to short (BCCX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Aspromonte,K lined a single to left center (SBBX)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Hunt,K grounded out to short, Aspromonte,K to second (X)
0-0 2 -2- 31 Cerv,B walked, ball four was a wild pitch by Nuxhall,
Aspromonte,K to third (BBCBB)
0-0 2 1-3 21 Averill homered deep to left, Aspromonte,K scored, Cerv,B
scored (CBBX)
0-3 2 --- 22 Bilko flied out to center (CBBSX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
0-3 0 --- 31 Throneberry,M walked (BBCBB)
0-3 0 1-- 10 Sullivan,H grounded a single between first and second,
Throneberry,M to second (BX)
0-3 0 12- 00 Tuttle,B lined a single between third and short,
Throneberry,M to third, Sullivan,H to second (X)
0-3 0 123 20 Carey,A lined a single between third and short,
Throneberry,M scored, Sullivan,H to third, Tuttle,B to
second (BBX)
1-3 0 123 10 Nuxhall grounded to second, forcing Carey,A at second,
Sullivan,H scored, Tuttle,B to third, Nuxhall to first
(BX)
2-3 1 1-3 10 Howser lined a single to center, Tuttle,B scored, Nuxhall
to second (BX)
3-3 1 12- 10 Hankins flied out to left, Nuxhall to third (BX)
3-3 2 1-3 21 Lumpe lined a triple to left center, Nuxhall scored,
Howser scored (BBCX)
5-3 2 --3 11 Siebern flied out to left (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Angels batting
5-3 0 --- 32 Leek struck out (CBBFBS)
5-3 1 --- 31 Hamlin walked (BBCBB)
5-3 1 1-- 02 Moeller flied out to right (CFX)
5-3 2 1-- 32 Hamlin to second, Pearson to first on an error by the
first baseman Throneberry,M (BBCCB>X)
5-3 2 12- 20 Aspromonte,K grounded out to the mound (BBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
5-3 0 --- 30 Throneberry,M walked (BBBB)
5-3 0 1-- 32 Sullivan,H walked, Throneberry,M to second (BFSBBB)
Garver now pitching
5-3 0 12- 02 Tuttle,B grounded into a double play, Bilko to Hamlin to
Bilko, Throneberry,M to third (CFX)
5-3 2 --3 10 Carey,A flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Angels batting
5-3 0 --- 11 Hunt,K grounded out to second (BFX)
5-3 1 --- 01 Cerv,B grounded a single up the middle (CX)
5-3 1 1-- 22 Averill grounded to third, forcing Cerv,B at second,
Averill to first (BSFBX)
5-3 2 1-- 32 Bilko struck out (CBFBB>S)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
5-3 0 --- 32 Nuxhall grounded out to second (BBCFFBFFX)
5-3 1 --- 11 Howser grounded out to first (FBX)
5-3 2 --- 31 Hankins walked (FBBBB)
5-3 2 1-- 01 Lumpe lined a single up the middle, Hankins to second (CX)
5-3 2 12- 00 Hankins to third, Lumpe to second, Siebern to first on an
error by the shortstop Hamlin (X)
5-3 2 123 31 Throneberry,M walked, Hankins scored, Lumpe to third,
Siebern to second (BBBCB)
6-3 2 123 32 Sullivan,H flied out to center (SBBFFB>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Angels batting
6-3 0 --- 11 Leek flied out to right (BSX)
6-3 1 --- 01 Hamlin grounded out to second (CX)
6-3 2 --- 32 Garver grounded a single between first and second
(BFBCFBX)
6-3 2 1-- 12 Pearson grounded to short, forcing Garver at second (BSSX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
6-3 0 --- 10 Tuttle,B grounded a double down the third base line (BX)
6-3 0 -2- 01 Carey,A grounded out to short, Tuttle,B to third (CX)
6-3 1 --3 32 Nuxhall grounded out to second (BBBCCX)
6-3 2 --3 11 Howser grounded out to first (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Angels batting
6-3 0 --- 31 Aspromonte,K flied out to left (BBCBX)
6-3 1 --- 00 Hunt,K grounded out to third (X)
6-3 2 --- 32 Cerv,B struck out (CBBCFFBS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
Bowsfield now pitching
Posada pinch hitting for Hankins
6-3 0 --- 10 Posada flied out to center (BX)
6-3 1 --- 00 Lumpe grounded out to third (X)
6-3 2 --- 22 Siebern lined a single to shallow left (SBBFX)
6-3 2 1-- 02 Throneberry,M lined a double to right center, Siebern
scored (CCX)
7-3 2 -2- 20 Bowsfield threw a wild pitch, Throneberry,M to third (BBB)
7-3 2 --3 32 Sullivan,H lined out to third (BBB.SFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Angels batting
Posada moved to right field
7-3 0 --- 22 Averill homered deep to left center (CBBSFX)
7-4 0 --- 32 Bilko walked (CFBBFBB)
7-4 0 1-- 01 Leek flied out to right (FX)
7-4 1 1-- 00 Hamlin lined a double to right center, Bilko to third (X)
Rice pinch hitting for Bowsfield
7-4 1 -23 01 Rice lined a triple to left center, Bilko scored, Hamlin
scored (FX)
Kunkel now pitching
Pignatano now playing catcher
7-6 1 --3 21 Pearson hit a sacrifice fly to right, Rice scored (BCBX)
7-7 2 --- 31 Aspromonte,K walked (BBCBB)
7-7 2 1-- 32 Hunt,K struck out (BBCCB>F>C)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
Morgan,T now pitching
7-7 0 --- 22 Tuttle,B lined a single to right center (CFFBFBFX)
7-7 0 1-- 10 Carey,A sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Tuttle,B to
second (BbXb)
7-7 1 -2- 01 Pignatano grounded out to first, Tuttle,B to third (FX)
7-7 2 --3 10 Howser grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Angels batting
7-7 0 --- 10 Cerv,B to first on an error by the shortstop Howser (BX)
7-7 0 1-- 32 Averill struck out (BCBFBC)
7-7 1 1-- 10 Bilko grounded to third, forcing Cerv,B at second, Bilko
to first (BX)
7-7 2 1-- 21 Leek grounded to short, forcing Bilko at second (FBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
7-7 0 --- 00 Posada grounded out to short (X)
7-7 1 --- 32 Lumpe flied out to right (CFBBBX)
7-7 2 --- 32 Siebern walked (BFBFFBB)
7-7 2 1-- 01 Throneberry,M grounded to short, forcing Siebern at
second (CX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Angels batting
Wagner pinch hitting for Hamlin
7-7 0 --- 22 Wagner to first on an error by the shortstop Howser
(CBSBX)
Kluszewski pinch hitting for Morgan,T
7-7 0 1-- 00 Wagner stole second (>C)
7-7 0 -2- 11 Kluszewski homered deep to right, Wagner scored (>C.BX)
Rakow now pitching
Klimchock now playing first base
7-9 0 --- 32 Pearson walked (FBBFBB)
7-9 0 1-- 12 Aspromonte,K grounded into a double play, Howser to
Klimchock (CB>FX)
7-9 2 --- 12 Hunt,K struck out (BCCFC)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
Bridges,R now playing shortstop
Grba now pitching
7-9 0 --- 12 Klimchock flied out to center (BFFX)
Pilarcik,A pinch hitting for Tuttle,B
7-9 1 --- 00 Pilarcik,A reached on an infield single to the catcher (X)
Boyd,B pinch hitting for Carey,A
7-9 1 1-- 31 Boyd,B walked, Pilarcik,A to second (BBBCB)
7-9 1 12- 11 Pignatano grounded to third, forcing Boyd,B at second,
Pilarcik,A to third, Pignatano to first (BCX)
7-9 2 1-3 20 Howser flied out to right (BBX)