8/31/1961, KC61-LAA61, game 2, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Athletics 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 8 2
1961 Angels 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 x 5 7 1 6 0
Athletics AB R H BI AVG Angels AB R H BI AVG
Howser ss 4 1 2 3 .287 Pearson cf 4 0 0 0 .324
Del Greco,B cf 5 0 0 0 .238 Koppe,J ss 3 0 0 0 .266
Causey 3b 4 0 1 0 .249 Wagner lf 3 2 2 0 .305
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 0 .294 Bilko 1b 4 1 1 0 .273
Johnson,De rf 4 0 0 0 .215 Thomas,L rf 4 1 2 1 .297
Hankins pr 0 0 0 0 .258 Thomas,G 3b 4 0 0 0 .241
Fischer,B p 0 0 0 0 .000 Rice c 4 1 1 2 .235
Posada lf 3 0 1 0 .248 Bridges,R 2b 4 0 1 0 .234
Lumpe 2b 3 1 0 0 .278 Bowsfield p 2 0 0 0 .182
Sullivan,H c 2 1 1 0 .219 Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0 .268
Shaw,B p 3 1 1 1 .180 Morgan,T p 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera,J rf 1 0 0 0 .215 33 5 7 3
33 4 6 4
Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Shaw,B 7.0 5 3 2 1 3 113 63 5.14
Fischer,B BS 2, L 4-4 1.0 2 2 1 1 1 26 17 4.34
8.0 7 5 3 2 4 139 80
Angels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Bowsfield 7.0 6 4 4 4 6 123 71 4.09
Morgan,T W 5-3 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 24 15 2.35
9.0 6 4 4 5 6 147 86
KC : Hankins ran for Johnson,De in the 8th
Rivera,J inserted at rf in the 8th
LAA: Kluszewski batted for Bowsfield in the 7th
E-Howser 3, Posada, Thomas,G. 2B-Thomas,L(9). HR-Howser(2), Rice(3).
RBI-Howser 3(36), Shaw,B(4), Thomas,L(67), Rice 2(16). K-Siebern 2,
Johnson,De 2, Shaw,B 2, Koppe,J, Bilko, Bridges,R, Bowsfield. BB-Howser,
Causey, Lumpe, Sullivan,H 2, Koppe,J, Wagner. SH-Posada.
Temperature: 67, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 11 MPH.
Attendance: 4,355
Game Time: 2:32
8/31/1961, KC61-LAA61, game 2, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Athletics 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 8 2
1961 Angels 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 x 5 7 1 6 0
Athletics -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Howser ss 1>9 HR.2-H;1-H S.1-3 54/f W
Del Greco,B cf 8 53 8 7>6/L 53.1-2
Causey 3b W 3>S 5>3/g 53 3/L
Siebern 1b k k 9 31
Johnson,De rf 2>k 5/L k 8>Morgan,T
e5.B-1
Hankins pr
Fischer,B p
Posada lf 43 43 6>S 54/SH.1-2
Lumpe 2b W 4>31 36/b/f.B-1 43.2-3
Sullivan,H c S.1-2 W W.1-2 5/fl
Shaw,B p S.2-H;1-2 k k
Rivera,J rf 9>7
Angels -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pearson cf 1>63 46/f 5>63 13
Koppe,J ss W 3>9 2/fl k
Wagner lf 9 S S 8>Fischer,B
W
Bilko 1b k e7.1-3;B-2 e6.1-2;B-1 S.1-2
Thomas,L rf 2>D 43.3-H;2-3 7 S.2-3;1-2
Thomas,G 3b 5/L 53 6>8 note 1
Rice c HR.2-H 4>8 53 e6.3-H;B-1
Bridges,R 2b S e6.B-1 1/L k
Bowsfield p k 543/gdp
Kluszewski ph 7>53
Morgan,T p
1: 643/gdp.3-H;2-3
Athletics IN OUT ER Angels IN OUT ER
Shaw,B A1 D2 2 Bowsfield A1 D4 4
Fischer,B D3 D8 1 BS 2, L 4-4 Morgan,T D5 E3 0 W 5-3
8/31/1961, KC61-LAA61, game 2, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Athletics 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 8 2
1961 Angels 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 x 5 7 1 6 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Howser flied out to right (CBBBX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Del Greco,B lined out to center (BFSX)
0-0 2 --- 31 Causey walked (BBCBB)
0-0 2 1-- 22 Siebern struck out (CCBBC)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Angels batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Pearson grounded out to short (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 31 Koppe,J walked (BFBBB)
0-0 1 1-- 32 Wagner flied out to right (CCBBBFX)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Bilko struck out (BCSS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Johnson,De struck out (CBSC)
0-0 1 --- 02 Posada grounded out to second (SFX)
0-0 2 --- 31 Lumpe walked (BFBBB)
0-0 2 1-- 02 Sullivan,H grounded a single between first and second,
Lumpe to second (FFX)
0-0 2 12- 32 Shaw,B lined a single between first and second, Lumpe
scored, Sullivan,H to second (BFBBF>F>F>X)
1-0 2 12- 00 Howser homered deep down the left-field line, Sullivan,H
scored, Shaw,B scored (X)
4-0 2 --- 31 Del Greco,B grounded out to third (BSBBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Angels batting
4-0 0 --- 20 Thomas,L doubled down the left field line and shallow
(BBX)
4-0 0 -2- 22 Thomas,G lined out to third (BSFBX)
4-0 1 -2- 20 Rice homered deep to left, Thomas,L scored (BBX)
4-2 1 --- 31 Bridges,R grounded a single up the middle (BCBBX)
4-2 1 1-- 02 Bowsfield struck out (FbFbC)
4-2 2 1-- 31 Pearson grounded to second, forcing Bridges,R at second
(BBBCX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
4-2 0 --- 31 Causey grounded a single between third and short (BBCBX)
4-2 0 1-- 22 Siebern struck out (BFSBS)
4-2 1 1-- 00 Johnson,De lined out to third (X)
4-2 2 1-- 11 Posada grounded out to second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Angels batting
4-2 0 --- 10 Koppe,J flied out to right (BX)
4-2 1 --- 20 Wagner lined a single to shallow center (BBX)
4-2 1 1-- 32 Wagner to third, Bilko to second on an error by the left
fielder Posada (BCCBFBX)
4-2 1 -23 00 Thomas,L grounded out to second, Wagner scored, Bilko to
third (X)
4-3 2 --3 12 Thomas,G grounded out to third (SBSFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
4-3 0 --- 31 Lumpe grounded out to first (BBBCX)
4-3 1 --- 32 Sullivan,H walked (BBCBFB)
4-3 1 1-- 02 Shaw,B struck out (CCC)
4-3 2 1-- 11 Howser lined a single to left center, Sullivan,H to third
(BFX)
4-3 2 1-3 22 Del Greco,B lined out to center (CFBBFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Angels batting
4-3 0 --- 02 Rice flied out to center (CFX)
4-3 1 --- 10 Bridges,R to first on an error by the shortstop Howser
(BX)
4-3 1 1-- 02 Bowsfield grounded into a double play, Causey to Lumpe to
Siebern (SbSbFFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
4-3 0 --- 00 Causey grounded out to first (X)
4-3 1 --- 00 Siebern flied out to right (X)
4-3 2 --- 22 Johnson,De struck out (CBBSS)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Angels batting
4-3 0 --- 20 Pearson grounded out to short (BBX)
4-3 1 --- 00 Koppe,J popped out to the catcher (X)
4-3 2 --- 32 Wagner grounded a single between first and second (BFBFBX)
4-3 2 1-- 10 Wagner to second, Bilko to first on an error by the
shortstop Howser (BX)
4-3 2 12- 22 Thomas,L flied out to left (BFFBFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
4-3 0 --- 22 Posada grounded a single between third and short (CBBFX)
4-3 0 1-- 00 Lumpe bunted into an out to first, forcing Posada at
second, Lumpe to first (Xb)
4-3 1 1-- 32 Sullivan,H walked, Lumpe to second (BFBBFB)
4-3 1 12- 12 Shaw,B struck out (SCBS)
4-3 2 12- 22 Howser grounded to third, forcing Sullivan,H at second
(BCFBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Angels batting
4-3 0 --- 22 Thomas,G flied out to center (CBBFX)
4-3 1 --- 20 Rice grounded out to third (BBX)
4-3 2 --- 20 Bridges,R lined out to the mound (BBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
4-3 0 --- 00 Del Greco,B lined out to short (X)
4-3 1 --- 32 Causey grounded out to third (CBSBBX)
4-3 2 --- 11 Siebern grounded out to first (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Angels batting
Kluszewski pinch hitting for Bowsfield
4-3 0 --- 21 Kluszewski grounded out to third (BFBX)
4-3 1 --- 21 Pearson grounded out to the mound (CBBX)
4-3 2 --- 22 Koppe,J struck out (FCBBS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
Morgan,T now pitching
4-3 0 --- 10 Johnson,De to first on an error by the third baseman
Thomas,G (BX)
4-3 0 1-- 01 Posada sacrifice bunted to third, Johnson,De to second
(FbXb)
Hankins pinch running for Johnson,De
4-3 1 -2- 10 Lumpe grounded out to second, Hankins to third (BX)
4-3 2 --3 12 Sullivan,H popped out to third (BFFFFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Angels batting
Fischer,B now pitching
Rivera,J now playing right field
4-3 0 --- 32 Wagner walked (BFFBBFB)
4-3 0 1-- 00 Bilko grounded a single up the middle, Wagner to second
(X)
4-3 0 12- 32 Thomas,L lined a single to shallow center, Wagner to
third, Bilko to second (BBFBFX)
4-3 0 123 12 Thomas,G grounded into a double play, Howser to Lumpe to
Siebern, Wagner scored, Bilko to third (CSFBX)
4-4 2 --3 02 Bilko scored, Rice to first on an error by the shortstop
Howser (CCX)
4-5 2 1-- 12 Bridges,R struck out (CFBS)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
4-5 0 --- 00 Rivera,J flied out to left (X)
4-5 1 --- 31 Howser walked (BBBCB)
4-5 1 1-- 11 Del Greco,B grounded out to third, Howser to second (BCX)
4-5 2 -2- 11 Causey lined out to first (BFX)