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Athletics 7 @ Indians 5
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 12, 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 June 12, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJune 12, 1961 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJim Archer  
Losing PitcherFrank Funk  
SaveJerry Walker  
Game Winning RBILeo Posada 

Game Info

DateJune 12, 1961 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Shaw  
Home Starting PitcherWynn Hawkins  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance5,152 
Time of Game3 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Stewart
1B: Charlie Berry
2B: Joe Linsalata
3B: Frank Umont

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Howser  Shortstop 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Gene Stephens  Center Fielder 
Norm Siebern  First Baseman 
Wes Covington  Left Fielder 
Jim Rivera  Right Fielder 
Haywood Sullivan  Catcher 
Reno Bertoia  Third Baseman 
Bob Shaw  Pitcher 
Joe Gordon  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Chuck Essegian  Center Fielder 
Tito Francona  Left Fielder 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Willie Kirkland  Right Fielder 
Woodie Held  Shortstop 
Bubba Phillips  Third Baseman 
Valmy Thomas  Catcher 
Wynn Hawkins  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

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Athletics 7 @ Indians 5
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1961

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         Game of 6/12/1961 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Howser D, ss          6  1  2  1   Temple J, 2b          3  2  1  0   
Lumpe J, 2b           3  0  0  1   de la Hoz M, 2b       1  0  0  0   
Stephens G, cf        5  0  0  1   Essegian C, cf        2  1  0  0   
Hankins J, cf         0  0  0  0   Dillard D, ph-cf      2  1  1  0   
Siebern N, 1b         4  0  0  1   Francona T, lf        3  0  2  1   
Covington W, lf       5  0  2  0   Power V, 1b           4  0  2  3   
Rivera J, rf          4  1  0  0   Kirkland W, rf        5  1  1  1   
Sullivan H, c         5  2  4  0   Held W, ss            5  0  0  0   
Bertoia R, 3b         2  0  2  1   Phillips B, 3b        4  0  0  0   
Johnson S, ph         0  1  0  0   Thomas V, c           4  0  0  0   
Causey W, 3b          2  0  0  0   Hawkins W, p          2  0  0  0   
Shaw B, p             1  0  0  0   Allen B, p            1  0  1  0   
Klimchock L, ph       1  0  0  0   Funk F, p             0  0  0  0   
Kunkel B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Nuxhall J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Staley G, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Bauer H, ph           1  1  1  0                                      
Archer J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Posada L, ph          1  1  1  2                                      
Daley B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Walker J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  7 12  7                        36  5  8  5

Kansas City      010 000 202 2 --  7
Cleveland        000 012 020 0 --  5

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shaw B                6.0  4  3  3  1  4
Kunkel B*             1.0  1  2  2  1  0
Nuxhall J             0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Staley G              0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Archer J (W)          1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Daley B+              0.0  2  0  0  0  0
Walker J (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hawkins W             7.0  6  3  3  3  4
Allen B#              1.0  4  2  2  1  2
Funk F (L)            2.0  2  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
  # Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Sullivan H
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Cleveland 7
2B -- Howser D, Sullivan H, Allen B
HR -- Kirkland W, Posada L
SB -- Temple J
SH -- Shaw B
SF -- Power V, Lumpe J
HBP -- by Shaw B (Essegian C)
WP -- Shaw B
Balk -- Hawkins W
T -- 3:27
A -- 5152

    

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