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Angels 12 @ Athletics 13
Municipal Stadium
September 5, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels, played on September 5, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Angels with a score of 13 to 12.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1961 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Angels
R: 12 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 12
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 13 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 13
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherBob Shaw  
Losing PitcherKen McBride  
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Game Winning RBIBobby Del Greco 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Angels 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherEli Grba  
Home Starting PitcherLew Krausse  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance4,692 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Hurley
1B: Red Flaherty
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Bill Kinnamon

Los Angeles Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Albie Pearson  Right Fielder 
Lee Thomas  First Baseman 
George Thomas  Third Baseman 
Leon Wagner  Left Fielder 
Ken Hunt  Center Fielder 
Earl Averill  Catcher 
Joe Koppe  Shortstop 
Rocky Bridges  Second Baseman 
Eli Grba  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Del Greco  Center Fielder 
Gene Stephens  Right Fielder 
Deron Johnson  Third Baseman 
Norm Siebern  First Baseman 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Wayne Causey  Shortstop 
Leo Posada  Left Fielder 
Joe Pignatano  Catcher 
Lew Krausse  Pitcher 
Hank Bauer  Manager 

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Angels 12 @ Athletics 13
Municipal Stadium
September 5, 1961

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         Game of 9/5/1961, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Kansas City (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Pearson A, rf         4  3  0  0   Del Greco B, cf       5  3  3  4   
Thomas L, 1b          6  3  4  8   Stephens G, rf        4  2  1  0   
Thomas G, 3b          3  0  0  0   Johnson D, 3b         5  1  2  2   
Morgan T, p           0  0  0  0   Siebern N, 1b         3  0  0  0   
McBride K, p          1  0  0  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  2  3  2   
Wagner L, lf          4  1  2  1   Causey W, ss          5  1  1  1   
Hunt K, cf            5  1  2  0   Posada L, lf          4  2  2  0   
Averill E, c          4  1  0  0   Hankins J, pr         0  1  0  0   
Koppe J, ss           3  1  0  1   Pignatano J, c        3  1  1  2   
Bridges R, 2b         2  0  1  0   Krausse L, p          2  0  0  0   
Kluszewski T, ph      0  0  0  1   Rakow E, p            0  0  0  0   
Yost E, 3b            2  0  1  0   Kunkel B, p           0  0  0  0   
Grba E, p             0  0  0  0   Rivera J, ph          1  0  1  2   
Bowsfield T, p        1  0  0  0   Walker J, pr          0  0  0  0   
Satriano T, ph-2b     1  2  1  0   Fischer B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Shaw B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Nuxhall J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 12 11 11                        37 13 14 13

Los Angeles      101 007 030 -- 12
Kansas City      207 000 202 -- 13
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grba E                2.1  6  9  9  3  0
Bowsfield T           2.2  1  0  0  3  1
Morgan T              1.1  3  2  2  0  0
McBride K (L)         2.1  4  2  2  0  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Krausse L*            5.0  5  6  6  7  3
Rakow E               1.0  1  3  2  1  1
Kunkel B              1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Fischer B             1.1  4  3  3  2  1
Shaw B (W)            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Siebern N, Pignatano J
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Kansas City 7
2B -- Bridges R, Del Greco B, Hunt K, Satriano T
HR -- Thomas L 3, Del Greco B
SB -- Wagner L
SH -- Pignatano J
SF -- Kluszewski T
HBP -- by Grba E (Posada L), by Morgan T (Pignatano J)
WP -- Grba E
T -- 3:11
A -- 4692

    

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