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Athletics 7 @ Indians 5
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 27, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 27, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 27, 1961 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 7 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 5 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherJerry Walker  
Losing PitcherFrank Funk  
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Game Winning RBIJerry Lumpe 

Game Info

DateMay 27, 1961 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherBud Daley  
Home Starting PitcherWynn Hawkins  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance1,808 
Time of Game3 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Stewart
1B: Charlie Berry
2B: Joe Linsalata
3B: Frank Umont

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Howser  Shortstop 
Jay Hankins  Center Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Lou Klimchock  First Baseman 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Marv Throneberry  Right Fielder 
Wayne Causey  Third Baseman 
Joe Pignatano  Catcher 
Bud Daley  Pitcher 
Joe Gordon  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Tito Francona  Left Fielder 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Willie Kirkland  Right Fielder 
John Romano  Catcher 
Woodie Held  Shortstop 
Bubba Phillips  Third Baseman 
Wynn Hawkins  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

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Athletics 7 @ Indians 5
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 27, 1961

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         Game of 5/27/1961 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Howser D, ss          3  1  0  0   Temple J, 2b          5  1  2  3   
Hankins J, cf         3  2  1  1   Piersall J, cf        4  1  2  0   
Kunkel B, p           1  0  0  0   Francona T, lf        6  0  2  0   
Sullivan H, ph-lf     1  0  0  0   Power V, 1b           6  0  1  0   
Lumpe J, 2b           5  2  2  1   Kirkland W, rf        5  1  0  1   
Klimchock L, 1b       6  0  1  0   Romano J, c           6  0  2  1   
Siebern N, lf         3  0  1  1   Held W, ss            5  1  0  0   
Bauer H, lf-rf        2  1  0  0   Phillips B, 3b        4  1  2  0   
Throneberry M, rf     4  1  1  3   Hawkins W, p          0  0  0  0   
Pilarcik A, rf        0  0  0  0   Essegian C, ph        1  0  0  0   
Tuttle B, ph-cf       2  0  0  0   Antonelli J, p        3  0  0  0   
Causey W, 3b          3  0  0  0   Dillard D, ph         1  0  1  0   
Larsen D, ph          1  0  1  0   Funk F, p             0  0  0  0   
Carey A, 3b           2  0  0  0                                      
Pignatano J, c        6  0  1  0                                      
Daley B, p            2  0  0  0                                      
Posada L, ph-cf-lf    3  0  2  0                                      
Walker J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  7 10  6                        46  5 12  5

Kansas City      400 010 000 002 --  7
Cleveland        011 201 000 000 --  5

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Daley B               6.0  9  5  5  3  4
Kunkel B              4.0  1  0  0  1  4
Walker J (W)          2.0  2  0  0  1  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hawkins W             2.0  1  4  0  4  3
Antonelli J           9.0  7  1  1  1  6
Funk F (L)            1.0  2  2  1  0  0

E -- Held W, Howser D, Phillips B
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Cleveland 11
2B -- Romano J, Power V, Lumpe J
HR -- Throneberry M, Temple J, Hankins J, Lumpe J
SB -- Howser D
SH -- Temple J
SF -- Siebern N
T -- 3:23
A -- 1808

    

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