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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators, played on May 5, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Hobaugh |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,277 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Smith 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| R C Stevens | First Baseman |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
| Joe Hicks | Right Fielder |
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Ed Hobaugh | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Walt Bond | Right Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 5, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Antonelli
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Antonelli
Keough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Antonelli
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hobaugh
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Hobaugh
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hobaugh
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Antonelli
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Antonelli
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Antonelli
Bright hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Antonelli
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Antonelli
Veal hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Hobaugh
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Hobaugh
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Hobaugh
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Hobaugh
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobaugh vs. Antonelli
Hobaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Antonelli
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Hobaugh moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Antonelli
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to third for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Antonelli
Tasby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stevens vs. Antonelli
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Phillips. Keough scores. Tasby moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Antonelli
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Hobaugh
Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hobaugh
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hobaugh
Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Hobaugh
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Bright hits a line drive towards short. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Latman
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hicks for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Latman
Veal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hobaugh
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Hobaugh
There's a wild pitch. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Hobaugh
Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Hobaugh
Power hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Hobaugh
Bond hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Hobaugh
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobaugh vs. Latman
Hobaugh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Latman
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Latman
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Bond settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Hobaugh
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Hobaugh
Latman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Latman for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hobaugh
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Latman
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Latman
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Latman
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Latman
Bright is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Hobaugh
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Hobaugh
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Hobaugh
Held hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Latman
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Latman
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobaugh vs. Latman
Hobaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Latman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Latman. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Latman
Latman fires to first and picks off Hobaugh. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hobaugh
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Hobaugh
Bond hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Hobaugh
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Hobaugh
Romano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Latman
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Latman
Keough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Latman
Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keough scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Latman
Stevens hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Latman
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Hobaugh
Don Dillard pinch hits for Barry Latman.
Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Hobaugh
Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Hobaugh
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Hobaugh
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Hobaugh
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Hobaugh
Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
Bright hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Locke
Hicks hits a line drive into left field. Francona picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Francona. Hicks moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veal vs. Locke
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hicks moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobaugh vs. Locke
Hobaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Hobaugh
Bond strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hobaugh
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Hobaugh
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Hobaugh
Bob Hale pinch hits for Bobby Locke.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1961 -- Washington at Cleveland (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Keough M, lf 4 2 1 0 Francona T, lf 4 0 0 0
Tasby W, cf 4 0 2 2 Piersall J, cf 3 1 1 0
Stevens R, 1b 4 0 0 1 Held W, ss 3 0 2 2
Green G, c 4 1 2 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0
Bright H, 3b 4 1 1 2 Bond W, rf 4 0 0 0
Hicks J, rf 4 0 1 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Veal C, ss 4 0 0 0 Romano J, c 3 0 0 0
Hobaugh E, p 4 0 1 0 Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Latman B, p 1 0 0 0
Dillard D, ph 0 1 0 0
Locke B, p 0 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 32 2 5 2
Washington 022 000 010 -- 5
Cleveland 000 100 010 -- 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Hobaugh E (W) 9.0 5 2 2 4 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 3.0 5 4 4 1 0
Latman B 5.0 3 1 1 0 4
Locke B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Phillips B, Latman B, Francona T
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Washington 4, Cleveland 7
2B -- Temple J, Keough M
HR -- Bright H
WP -- Hobaugh E
T -- 2:11
A -- 6277
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