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

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .000 .324
At Bats 3 133
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 19

Norm Bass Season Stats

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

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 8 12 0 5
Cleveland Indians 4 6 0 1
Winning Pitcher Norm Bass
Losing Pitcher Jim Perry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Leo Posada
Attendance 10,022
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Francona takes first base on ball four.
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.