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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 7, 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 7, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Burnside |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,576 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Al Smith 3B: Bill McKinley |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
| Jim Mahoney | Shortstop |
| Pete Burnside | 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 |
| Chuck Essegian | Right Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 7, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burnside
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Burnside
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnside
Piersall hits a line drive towards short. Mahoney reaches out 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: ---
Long vs. Grant
Long 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. Grant
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Grant
Tasby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Burnside
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Burnside
Power 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. Held moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Essegian vs. Burnside
Essegian hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Held tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Burnside
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Grant
Bright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahoney vs. Grant
Grant fires to first and picks off Bright. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Grant
Mahoney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnside vs. Grant
Burnside is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Burnside
Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Burnside
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Burnside
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Burnside
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Burnside
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell 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, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Grant
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Grant
Green 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 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Burnside
Held strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Burnside
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Burnside
There's a wild pitch. Power moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essegian vs. Burnside
Essegian hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Burnside
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Grant
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Grant
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahoney vs. Grant
Mahoney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bright moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnside vs. Grant
Burnside strikes out. The throw from Romano to pick off Bright, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Burnside
Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Burnside
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Burnside
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Burnside
Francona hits a line drive towards short. Mahoney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Grant
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grant
Green hits a line drive towards short. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Grant
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Grant
Bright 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 6
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Senators, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnside
Piersall bunts towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Burnside covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Burnside
Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Burnside
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Burnside
Essegian hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Burnside
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Grant
Mahoney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnside vs. Allen
Bob Allen now pitching.
Burnside bunts in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to first for the out. Mahoney moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Allen
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Allen
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Allen
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Burnside
Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Romano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubiszyn vs. Burnside
Jack Kubiszyn pinch hits for Bob Allen.
Kubiszyn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Sisler
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Sisler
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Sisler
Held takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Sisler
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Funk
Frank Funk now pitching.
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Funk
Green strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Funk
There's a wild pitch. Long moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Funk
Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Funk
Bright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mahoney vs. Funk
There goes Tasby. The throw from Romano and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. Bright moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mahoney vs. Funk
The ball gets by Romano for a passed ball. Bright moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mahoney vs. Funk
Mahoney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Sisler
Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Chuck Essegian.
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Sisler
Phillips is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Sisler
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Sisler
Don Dillard pinch hits for Frank Funk.
Dillard hits a popup towards short. Mahoney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching. Walt Bond now playing right field.
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Locke
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Locke
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Sisler
Temple hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Sisler
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Sisler
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1961, game 2 -- Washington at Cleveland (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Keough M, lf 5 1 2 0 Temple J, 2b 5 0 3 1
O'Connell D, 2b 3 1 0 0 Francona T, lf 5 0 1 0
Woodling G, rf 4 1 1 3 Piersall J, cf 5 1 3 0
Long D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Held W, ss 4 1 2 0
Green G, c 4 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 1 1
Tasby W, cf 3 0 1 1 Essegian C, rf 2 0 0 1
Bright H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kirkland W, ph 1 0 0 0
Mahoney J, ss 2 0 1 0 Bond W, rf 0 0 0 0
Burnside P, p 2 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 1 0 0 0 Romano J, c 4 1 3 0
Kutyna M, p 0 0 0 0 Grant M, p 2 0 0 0
Allen B, p 0 0 0 0
Kubiszyn J, ph 1 0 0 0
Funk F, p 0 0 0 0
Dillard D, ph 1 0 0 0
Locke B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 8 4 36 3 13 3
Washington 000 003 010 -- 4
Cleveland 010 001 100 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside P 6.1 9 3 3 0 4
Sisler D (W) 2.0 4 0 0 1 1
Kutyna M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M* 6.0 4 3 3 5 2
Allen B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Funk F (L) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Locke B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Held W
DP -- Washington 2, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Washington 7, Cleveland 10
2B -- Held W, Keough M, Romano J
HR -- Woodling G
CS -- Tasby W
SH -- Burnside P
SF -- Essegian C, Power V
HBP -- by Sisler D (Phillips B)
WP -- Burnside P, Funk F
PB -- Romano J
T -- 2:42
A -- 7576
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