Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Shaw
  
  O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. Shaw
  
  Keough is hit by the pitch. O'Connell moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Zipfel vs. Shaw
  
  Zipfel hits a line drive towards short. Howser catches it and throws to second to double up O'Connell. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Shaw
  
  There goes Keough. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Howser applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Gabler
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Gabler
  
  Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hankins for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Causey vs. Gabler
  
  Causey strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Shaw
  
  Woodling hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tasby vs. Shaw
  
  Tasby is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Shaw
  
  Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Gabler
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Gabler
  
  Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Gabler
  
  Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stephens vs. Gabler
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Lumpe moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Del Greco vs. Gabler
  
  Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Shaw vs. Gabler
  
  Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Shaw
  
  Green takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cottier vs. Shaw
  
  Cottier is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gabler vs. Shaw
  
  There goes Green. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Lumpe applying the tag. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gabler vs. Shaw
  
  Gabler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Gabler
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Gabler
  
  Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Causey vs. Gabler
  
  Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Gabler covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Shaw
  
  O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Shaw
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebern. Keough moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Zipfel vs. Shaw
  
  Zipfel takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Woodling vs. Shaw
  
  Shaw spins and fires to second, with Howser covering, and Keough is picked off. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Shaw
  
  Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Howser fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Gabler
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Gabler
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Gabler
  
  Sullivan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Gabler
  
  There goes Lumpe. The throw from Green and he is safe. Lumpe steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stephens vs. Gabler
  
  Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tasby vs. Shaw
  
  Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Shaw
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Green vs. Shaw
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Gabler
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cottier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shaw vs. Gabler
  
  Shaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Gabler
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hankins vs. Gabler
  
  Hankins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howser moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Causey vs. Gabler
  
  Causey takes first base on ball four. Hankins moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Siebern vs. Gabler
  
  Siebern strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cottier vs. Shaw
  
  Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gabler vs. Shaw
  
  Gabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Shaw
  
  O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Sullivan picks up the ball and throws it to Howser who tags the runner out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Gabler
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Gabler
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Gabler
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Shaw
  
  Keough bunts towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zipfel vs. Shaw
  
  Zipfel hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Shaw
  
  Woodling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Woodling reaches second base with a double. Keough goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tasby vs. Shaw
  
  Jim King pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
  
  Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Shaw
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Gabler
  
  Jim King now playing left field.
  
  Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shaw vs. Gabler
  
  Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gabler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Gabler
  
  There's a wild pitch. Shaw moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howser vs. Gabler
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shaw moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hankins vs. Gabler
  
  Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gabler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howser moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Causey vs. Garcia
  
  Mike Garcia now pitching.
  
  Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Siebern vs. Garcia
  
  Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shaw scores. Howser scores. Hankins moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lumpe vs. Garcia
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Shaw
  
  Green strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cottier vs. Shaw
  
  Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Shaw
  
  Dale Long pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
  
  Long hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Burnside
  
  Pete Burnside now pitching.
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Burnside
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephens for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Burnside
  
  Del Greco strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Shaw
  
  O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Shaw
  
  Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zipfel vs. Shaw
  
  Zipfel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Shaw
  
  King is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 7/29/1961 -- Washington at Kansas City (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
O'Connell D, 3b       4  0  1  0   Howser D, ss          4  1  1  0   
Keough M, rf          2  1  1  0   Hankins J, lf         4  0  2  0   
Zipfel B, 1b          3  0  0  0   Causey W, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Woodling G, lf        3  0  1  1   Siebern N, 1b         4  0  1  2   
King J, pr-lf         1  0  0  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  0  2  0   
Tasby W, cf           3  0  0  0   Sullivan H, c         4  0  1  0   
Johnson B, ss         3  0  1  0   Stephens G, rf        4  0  0  0   
Green G, c            2  0  0  0   Del Greco B, cf       3  0  0  0   
Cottier C, 2b         3  0  0  0   Shaw B, p             3  1  2  0   
Gabler J, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Garcia M, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Long D, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Burnside P, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     27  1  4  1                        33  2  9  2

Washington       000 000 100 --  1
Kansas City      000 000 20x --  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gabler J (L)          6.1  8  2  2  2  2
Garcia M              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Burnside P            1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shaw B (W)            9.0  4  1  1  3  4

E -- Siebern N, Howser D
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Washington 3, Kansas City 9
2B -- Woodling G
SB -- Lumpe J
CS -- Keough M, Green G
HBP -- by Shaw B (Keough M)
WP -- Gabler J
T -- 2:21
A -- 4368

    

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