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June 11, 1961

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Athletics 1 3 3
Indians 1 4 0
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Athletics 1 3 3
Indians 3 5 0

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .254
OBP .000 .322
At Bats 2 185
Hits 0 47
• Singles 0 31
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 29

Ed Rakow Season Stats

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - June 11, 1961
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Home Run
Ed Rakow
Haywood Sullivan
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Reno Bertoia
Dick Howser
Wes Covington
Gene Stephens
Stan Johnson
Willie Kirkland
Vic Power
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lumpe throws to second for one, and Howser throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Power moves to second.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Sullivan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sullivan.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Essegian strikes out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 5 Grant hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Stephens is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to home to get Bertoia. Howser moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. Bertoia moves to third. Howser moves to second.
Top 5 Rakow bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 5 Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 5 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Romano strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Rakow covering, for the out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out.
Top 4 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Essegian hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stephens strikes out.
Top 3 Lumpe strikes out.
Top 3 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Held hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rakow hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bertoia strikes out.
Top 2 Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second.
Top 2 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Covington strikes out.
Bottom 1 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Rakow drops the ball. Francona scores. Power moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 1 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Essegian is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stephens strikes out.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howser hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.