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Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on May 23, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Hobaugh |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 5,842 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Sam Carrigan |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Ed Hobaugh | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Lou Klimchock | Third Baseman |
| Don Larsen | Left Fielder |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Leo Posada | Center Fielder |
| Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Herbert
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Herbert
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Herbert
Hinton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Herbert
There goes Hinton. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Hinton steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Herbert
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe catches it. O'Connell is tagging up. There's the throw, and O'Connell is out at the plate. That's a double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Hobaugh
Howser hits a line drive into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Hobaugh
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Hobaugh
Klimchock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Herbert
Tasby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Posada. Tasby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Herbert
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Herbert
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Larsen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Herbert
Daley hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobaugh vs. Herbert
Hobaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Hobaugh
Larsen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hobaugh
Bauer hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Hobaugh
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Hobaugh
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Hobaugh
Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Herbert
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Herbert
The umpire calls a balk on Herbert Veal moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Herbert
O'Connell bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Veal moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinton vs. Herbert
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Herbert
King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. King reaches second base with a double. Veal scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Herbert
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Hobaugh
Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Hobaugh
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobaugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Hobaugh
Lumpe 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, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Herbert
Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Long reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Herbert
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Herbert
Daley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobaugh vs. Herbert
Hobaugh 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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Hobaugh
Klimchock 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, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Hobaugh
Larsen hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hobaugh
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Herbert
Veal hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Herbert
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Herbert
Hinton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Herbert
King is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Hobaugh
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Hobaugh
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Hobaugh
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herbert vs. Hobaugh
Herbert hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Hobaugh
Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Throneberry scores. Sullivan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lumpe vs. Hobaugh
Lumpe 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 6
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Herbert
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Herbert
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Herbert
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Larsen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Hobaugh
Klimchock hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Hobaugh
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hobaugh
Bauer hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Herbert
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Larsen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobaugh vs. Herbert
Hobaugh strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Herbert
Veal hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Hobaugh
Throneberry 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, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Hobaugh
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Hobaugh
Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herbert vs. Hobaugh
Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Herbert
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock juggles the ball. That's an error on Klimchock. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Herbert
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Herbert
King is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tasby vs. Herbert
Tasby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Tasby reaches third base with a triple. O'Connell scores. King goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Herbert
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Herbert
Marty Keough pinch runs for Dale Long.
Klaus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Klaus reaches second base with a double. Keough goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Daley strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobaugh vs. Wickersham
Hobaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Hobaugh
Marty Keough now playing right field. R C Stevens now playing first base.
Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Howser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Hobaugh
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Hobaugh
Klimchock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Klimchock reaches second base with a double. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Larsen vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Larsen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bauer vs. Kutyna
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Kutyna
Throneberry hits a line drive into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Wickersham
Veal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Larsen. Veal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Wickersham
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. Veal moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinton vs. Wickersham
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veal scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Wickersham
Wickersham fires to first and has Hinton trapped. There's the throw to Lumpe who tags Hinton for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Wickersham
Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Kutyna
Sullivan 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, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Kutyna
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Kutyna
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Kutyna
Howser takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Kutyna
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Veal fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1961 -- Washington at Kansas City (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Veal C, ss 5 2 2 0 Howser D, ss 4 1 2 1
O'Connell D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 5 1 1 1
Hinton C, lf 5 0 3 1 Klimchock L, 3b 4 0 1 0
King J, rf 3 1 1 1 Larsen D, lf 4 0 0 0
Stevens R, 1b 1 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 1
Tasby W, cf 4 2 2 2 Throneberry M, 1b 3 1 1 0
Long D, 1b 4 0 3 2 Sullivan H, c 2 0 0 0
Keough M, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Posada L, cf 4 0 1 0
Klaus B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Herbert R, p 3 0 0 0
Daley P, c 3 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0
Hobaugh E, p 4 0 0 0 Boyd B, ph 1 0 1 0
Kutyna M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 13 7 34 3 7 3
Washington 011 000 041 -- 7
Kansas City 000 010 020 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Hobaugh E (W)* 7.0 6 3 3 3 3
Kutyna M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert R (L) 7.1 11 6 5 1 4
Wickersham D 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Klimchock L 2
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Washington 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Tasby W, King J, Long D, Klaus B, Howser D, Klimchock L, Veal C
3B -- Tasby W
SB -- Hinton C
SH -- O'Connell D
HBP -- by Herbert R (King J)
Balk -- Herbert R
T -- 2:25
A -- 5842
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