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Athletics
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
August 31, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 31, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Bowsfield |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,365 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Ted Bowsfield | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
August 31, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Bowsfield
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Bowsfield
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Bowsfield
Causey bunts towards the mound. Bowsfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebern vs. Bowsfield
Siebern hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Bowsfield
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Shaw
Pearson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Shaw
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pearson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Shaw
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pearson moves to third. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bilko vs. Shaw
Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pearson scores. Koppe scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas strikes out. There goes Bilko. The throw from Sullivan to Howser, and Bilko is out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Bowsfield
Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Bowsfield
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Bowsfield
Sullivan hits a fly ball towards center. Pearson catches it and throws to third to double up Posada. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Shaw
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Shaw
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowsfield vs. Shaw
Bowsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Shaw
Pearson takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to third. Bowsfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koppe vs. Shaw
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Bowsfield
Shaw hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Bowsfield
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Bowsfield
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Bowsfield
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowsfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Shaw
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Shaw
Bilko takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Shaw
The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Wagner moves to third. Bilko moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Shaw
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Bowsfield
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bowsfield
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Bowsfield
Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Bowsfield
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Shaw
Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowsfield vs. Shaw
Bowsfield bunts in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pearson vs. Shaw
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koppe vs. Shaw
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Bowsfield
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Bowsfield
Shaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Bowsfield
Howser takes first base on ball four. Shaw moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Bowsfield
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Shaw moves to third. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Causey vs. Bowsfield
Causey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebern vs. Bowsfield
Siebern hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Siebern reaches second base with a double. Shaw scores. Howser scores. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Bowsfield
There's a wild pitch. Del Greco scores. Siebern moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Bowsfield
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Posada hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Shaw
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Shaw
Bilko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Morgan
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Morgan
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Morgan
Shaw hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Shaw
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Shaw
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Morgan
Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Morgan
Del Greco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Morgan
Causey 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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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Shaw
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Shaw
Ron Moeller pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebern. Moeller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koppe vs. Shaw
Koppe bunts towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Moeller moves to third. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Shaw
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bilko vs. Shaw
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Siebern. Moeller scores. Pearson scores. Wagner moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wagner tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Shaw
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Duren
Ryne Duren now pitching.
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Duren
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Duren
Posada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Posada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Duren
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Shaw
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Shaw
Bridges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Bridges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duren vs. Shaw
Duren bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pearson vs. Shaw
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pearson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Duren
Jay Hankins pinch hits for Haywood Sullivan.
Hankins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Duren
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Hankins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Fowler
Joe Pignatano pinch runs for Jim Rivera. Art Fowler now pitching.
Howser bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Hankins moves to third. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nuxhall vs. Fowler
Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson. Nuxhall reaches second base with a double. Hankins scores. Pignatano moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Causey vs. Spring
Jerry Walker pinch runs for Joe Nuxhall. Jack Spring now pitching.
There goes Pignatano. The slide. Rice applies the tag. Pignatano is out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Causey vs. Spring
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Spring
There's a wild pitch. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Spring
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Kunkel
Bill Kunkel now pitching. Jay Hankins now playing center field. Joe Pignatano now catching.
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Kunkel
Wagner 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 -
Athletics, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Kunkel
Bilko hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1961, game 2 -- Kansas City at Los Angeles (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Howser D, ss 3 1 1 0 Pearson A, cf 3 2 0 0
Del Greco B, cf 2 1 1 0 Koppe J, ss 4 1 0 0
Nuxhall J, ph 1 0 1 1 Wagner L, lf 4 1 1 0
Walker J, pr 0 1 0 0 Bilko S, 1b 4 0 1 3
Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0 Thomas L, rf 2 0 0 1
Causey W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Thomas G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Siebern N, 1b 5 1 2 2 Rice D, c 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, rf 4 0 1 1 Bridges R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Posada L, lf 4 0 2 0 Bowsfield T, p 1 0 1 0
Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0
Sullivan H, c 3 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 1 0
Hankins J, ph-cf 0 1 0 0 Moeller R, pr 0 1 0 0
Shaw B, p 3 1 1 0 Duren R, p 1 0 0 0
Rivera J, ph 0 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
Pignatano J, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Spring J, p 0 0 0 0
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33 6 10 5 31 5 6 4
Kansas City 000 040 002 -- 6
Los Angeles 200 000 300 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B (W) 8.0 6 5 2 6 6
Kunkel B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Bowsfield T 4.2 7 4 4 3 1
Morgan T 2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Duren R* 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Fowler A (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Spring J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Siebern N 2
DP -- Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Siebern N, Posada L, Bridges R, Nuxhall J
CS -- Bilko S, Pignatano J
SH -- Causey W, Bowsfield T, Koppe J, Howser D
SF -- Thomas L
WP -- Bowsfield T, Spring J
PB -- Sullivan H
T -- 2:34
A -- 4365
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