Athletics @ Indians
May 28, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 8 12 0
Indians 4 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 8 12 0
Indians 4 6 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .301
OBP .000 .360
At Bats 3 156
Hits 0 47
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 20

Norm Bass Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 28, 1961
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Walk
Norm Bass
Joe Pignatano
Marv Throneberry
Jerry Lumpe
Andy Carey
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Bill Tuttle
Hank Bauer
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Francona takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Posada hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Russ Heman now pitching. Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Heman covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Mudcat Grant pinch runs for Bob Hale. de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grant moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Bob Allen. Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bass strikes out.
Top 8 Pignatano bunts towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second.
Top 8 Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Romano hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hank Bauer now playing right field. Leo Posada now playing left field. Kirkland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 7 Bob Allen now pitching. Hank Bauer pinch hits for Norm Siebern. Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Don Dillard pinch hits for Barry Latman. Dillard is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Held hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Romano strikes out.
Top 5 Bass strikes out.
Top 5 Pignatano hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser scores.
Top 4 Posada strikes out.
Top 4 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Latman is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bass strikes out.
Top 3 Pignatano hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Carey reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 3 Siebern hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 2 Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Posada strikes out.
Top 2 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Kirkland is chasing the ball. Howser rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 2 Bass is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Carey is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Barry Latman now pitching. Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Throneberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern moves to third.
Top 1 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Posada hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser moves to second.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.