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June 12, 1961

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Athletics 3 8 1
Indians 5 6 0
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Athletics 3 8 1
Indians 5 6 0

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .258
OBP .333 .324
At Bats 3 190
Hits 1 49
• Singles 0 31
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 32

Gerry Staley Season Stats

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0 3 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - June 12, 1961
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Strikeout
Gerry Staley
Haywood Sullivan
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Wes Covington
Gene Stephens
Jim Rivera
Willie Kirkland
Vic Power
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kirkland strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Gerry Staley now pitching. Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Dillard scores. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 8 Francona takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to third. Dillard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Don Dillard pinch hits for Chuck Essegian. Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to third for the out. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 8 Temple is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Allen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stephens. Allen reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Causey strikes out.
Top 8 Sullivan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. Covington moves to third.
Top 8 Rivera strikes out.
Top 8 Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bob Allen now pitching. Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wayne Causey now playing third base. Bill Kunkel now pitching. Held hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stephens hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores.
Top 7 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Howser reaches second base with a double. Sullivan scores. Johnson moves to third.
Top 7 Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Bob Shaw. Klimchock strikes out.
Top 7 Stan Johnson pinch hits for Reno Bertoia. Johnson takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 7 Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Essegian tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple scores. Essegian moves to third.
Bottom 6 Essegian is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 There goes Temple. The throw from Sullivan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hawkins strikes out.
Top 6 Rivera hits a popup in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch 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.
Top 6 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first, with Hawkins covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Held strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Shaw bunts towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to second.
Top 5 Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a popup in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hawkins hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stephens strikes out.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Kirkland moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Shaw hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 The umpire calls a balk on Hawkins Sullivan moves to third. Bertoia moves to second.
Top 2 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivera scores. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 2 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivera moves to third.
Top 2 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Covington hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Siebern hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona 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 1 Essegian strikes out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stephens strikes out.
Top 1 Lumpe strikes out.
Top 1 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.