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Senators
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Senators, played on May 21, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 21, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bennie Daniels |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Moeller |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Cal Drummond |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Coot Veal | Shortstop |
Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
Jim King | Right Fielder |
Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
R C Stevens | First Baseman |
Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
Gene Green | Catcher |
Bennie Daniels | Pitcher |
Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
Earl Averill | Catcher |
Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
Ron Moeller | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
May 21, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Moeller
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Moeller
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Moeller
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Moeller
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Daniels
Pearson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Daniels
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Daniels
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Moeller
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Moeller
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Moeller
Bright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Bright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Moeller
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Daniels
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Daniels
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Daniels
Averill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Daniels
Leek hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Moeller
Daniels hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Moeller
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Moeller
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Moeller
Hinton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Moeller
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Daniels
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. Daniels
Moeller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Daniels
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Daniels
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Moeller
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Moeller
Stevens strikes out. Averill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stevens out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Moeller
Bright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Moeller
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Daniels
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Daniels. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Daniels
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Daniels
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Daniels
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Moeller
Daniels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Moeller
Veal strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Moeller
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Moeller
There goes O'Connell. The throw from Averill and he is safe. O'Connell steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Moeller
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Moeller
There goes Hinton. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Hinton steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Moeller
King is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tasby vs. Moeller
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Daniels
Leek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Daniels
Bridges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moeller vs. Daniels
The ball gets by Green for a passed ball. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moeller vs. Daniels
Daniels spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Daniels. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moeller vs. Daniels
Moeller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bridges scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Daniels
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Daniels
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Daniels
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Moeller
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Moeller
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Moeller
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Daniels
Kluszewski 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, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Daniels
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Daniels covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Daniels
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Daniels, and towards Veal, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Moeller
Daniels strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Moeller
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Moeller
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veal moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinton vs. Moeller
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veal scores. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Moeller
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Moeller
Tasby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Tasby reaches second base with a double. O'Connell scores. Hinton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Daniels
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Daniels
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Daniels
Ken Hamlin pinch runs for Rocky Bridges. Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Throneberry strikes out. There goes Hamlin. The throw from Green to Veal, and Hamlin is out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. James
Ken Hamlin now playing shortstop. Johnny James now pitching.
Bright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. James
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. Bright moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. James
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. James fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veal vs. James
Veal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Daniels
Pearson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Sisler
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. James
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. James
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. James
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamlin. O'Connell scores. Hinton goes all the way around to score. King moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. James
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. King moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stevens vs. James
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bright vs. James
Bright is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Sisler
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sisler
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Sisler
Averill hits a line drive towards third. Bright catches it and throws to first to double up Thomas. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1961, game 1 -- Washington at Los Angeles (D) Washington AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Veal C, ss 3 1 0 0 Pearson A, cf 2 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 2 3 0 Aspromonte K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hinton C, lf 4 2 3 1 Wagner L, lf 4 0 0 0 King J, rf 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tasby W, cf 4 0 1 2 Thomas L, rf 3 0 1 0 Stevens R, 1b 5 0 0 0 Averill E, c 4 0 0 0 Bright H, 3b 4 0 2 0 Leek G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Green G, c 4 0 0 0 Bridges R, ss 2 1 1 0 Daniels B, p 4 1 1 1 Hamlin K, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0 Moeller R, p 1 0 0 1 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 James J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 4 27 2 4 2 Washington 001 000 302 -- 6 Los Angeles 000 020 000 -- 2 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Daniels B (W)* 7.0 4 2 1 4 3 Sisler D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Moeller R (L) 6.2 9 4 4 4 7 Morgan T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 James J 2.0 1 2 1 2 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Daniels B 2, Hamlin K DP -- Washington 5, Los Angeles 2 LOB -- Washington 10, Los Angeles 4 2B -- Bright H, Tasby W HR -- Daniels B, Leek G SB -- O'Connell D, Hinton C CS -- Hamlin K HBP -- by Daniels B (Pearson A), by Moeller R (King J) PB -- Green G T -- 2:43 A -- 0
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