Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Bass
  
  O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Bass
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hinton vs. Bass
  
  Hinton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Osteen
  
  Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Osteen
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Osteen
  
  Lumpe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Osteen
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Osteen
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Bass
  
  Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Bass
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Long vs. Bass
  
  Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Retzer vs. Bass
  
  Retzer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lumpe throws to second for one, and Howser throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Green scores. Retzer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cottier vs. Bass
  
  Cottier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Osteen
  
  Posada strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cipriani vs. Osteen
  
  Cipriani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Osteen
  
  Sullivan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bass vs. Osteen
  
  Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osteen vs. Bass
  
  Osteen strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Bass
  
  O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. Bass
  
  Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hinton vs. Bass
  
  Hinton hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Osteen
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Del Greco vs. Osteen
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Osteen Howser moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Del Greco vs. Osteen
  
  Del Greco strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lumpe vs. Osteen
  
  Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howser scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Osteen
  
  Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Osteen
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Bass
  
  Green strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Bass
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Long vs. Bass
  
  Long hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Retzer vs. Bass
  
  Retzer hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Osteen
  
  Posada hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cipriani vs. Osteen
  
  Cipriani hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Osteen
  
  Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cottier vs. Bass
  
  Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osteen vs. Bass
  
  Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Bass
  
  O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bass vs. Osteen
  
  Bass is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Osteen
  
  Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Osteen
  
  Del Greco hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Bass
  
  Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hinton vs. Bass
  
  Hinton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Green vs. Bass
  
  Green hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Bass
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. Hinton moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Long vs. Bass
  
  Long takes first base on ball four. Hinton moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Retzer vs. Bass
  
  Retzer hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Osteen
  
  Lumpe is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Osteen
  
  Siebern hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Osteen
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Posada vs. Osteen
  
  Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keough throws the ball in to Cottier who relays the ball to O'Connell who tags Posada trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lumpe moves to third. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cottier vs. Bass
  
  Cottier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Bass
  
  Jim King pinch hits for Claude Osteen.
  
  King takes first base on ball four. Cottier moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  O'Connell vs. Bass
  
  Tom Cheney pinch runs for Jim King.
  
  O'Connell bunts towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. Cottier moves to third. Cheney moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Keough vs. Bass
  
  Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cottier tags and scores. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hinton vs. Bass
  
  Hinton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cipriani vs. McClain
  
  Joe McClain now pitching.
  
  Cipriani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. McClain
  
  Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bass vs. McClain
  
  Bass strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. McClain
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Bass
  
  Green hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Bass
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cipriani. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Long vs. Archer
  
  Jim Archer now pitching. Jay Hankins now playing left field.
  
  Long hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bright vs. Archer
  
  Harry Bright pinch hits for Ken Retzer.
  
  Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. McClain
  
  Pete Daley now catching.
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lumpe vs. McClain
  
  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. Del Greco moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Siebern vs. McClain
  
  Siebern strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Johnson vs. McClain
  
  Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cottier vs. Archer
  
  Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veal vs. Archer
  
  Coot Veal pinch hits for Joe McClain.
  
  Veal hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Archer
  
  O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Howser. O'Connell moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Keough vs. Archer
  
  Keough strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 10/1/1961 -- Washington at Kansas City (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
O'Connell D, 3b       3  0  0  0   Howser D, ss          4  1  1  0   
Keough M, cf          4  0  1  1   Del Greco B, cf       4  1  2  0   
Hinton C, lf          3  0  0  0   Lumpe J, 2b           3  1  2  3   
Green G, rf           4  1  1  0   Siebern N, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Johnson B, ss         3  0  2  0   Johnson D, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Long D, 1b            3  0  1  0   Posada L, lf          3  0  1  0   
Retzer K, c           3  0  0  0   Hankins J, lf         0  0  0  0   
Bright H, ph          1  0  0  0   Cipriani F, rf        3  0  2  0   
Daley P, c            0  0  0  0   Sullivan H, c         3  0  0  0   
Cottier C, 2b         4  1  1  0   Bass N, p             3  0  0  0   
Osteen C, p           2  0  0  0   Archer J, p           0  0  0  0   
King J, ph            0  0  0  0                                      
Cheney T, pr          0  0  0  0                                      
McClain J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Veal C, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  6  1                        31  3  8  3

Washington       010 000 100 --  2
Kansas City      201 000 00x --  3

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Osteen C (L)          6.0  6  3  3  0  5
McClain J             2.0  2  0  0  0  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bass N (W)            7.1  6  2  1  5  4
Archer J (S)          1.2  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Howser D 2
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Washington 9, Kansas City 5
2B -- Johnson B 2, Del Greco B
HR -- Lumpe J
SH -- O'Connell D
SF -- Keough M
HBP -- by Osteen C (Lumpe J)
Balk -- Osteen C
T -- 2:04
A -- 3194

    

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