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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 15, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 15, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bennie Daniels |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 9,616 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Joe Linsalata 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Frank Umont |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
| R C Stevens | First Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Bennie Daniels | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 15, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Daniels
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Daniels
Francona hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling. Francona reaches second base with a double. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Daniels
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkland vs. Daniels
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to home to get Temple. Francona moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Daniels
Held strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Grant
Veal hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Grant
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Grant
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daniels
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Daniels
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Daniels
Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Grant
Tasby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell bunts in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to first for the out. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daley vs. Grant
Daley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daniels vs. Grant
Daniels strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Daniels
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Daniels
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Daniels
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Daniels
Piersall 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
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Grant
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veal for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Grant
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Daniels
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Daniels
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daniels
Power 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
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Grant
Stevens hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Grant
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Daniels
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Daniels
Romano strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Daniels
The ball gets by Daley for a passed ball. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grant vs. Daniels
Grant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Daniels
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Daniels
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Daniels
Piersall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Grant
Daley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Grant
Daniels hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Grant
Veal hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Daniels
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Daniels
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Daniels
Power strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Daniels
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Daniels
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Grant
Klaus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Grant
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Grant
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Daniels
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Daniels
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Daniels
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Grant
Joe Hicks pinch hits for Pete Daley.
Hicks bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Grant
Daniels bunts in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to first for the out. Hicks moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veal vs. Grant
Veal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hicks moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klaus vs. Grant
Romanodrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Hicks. The throw to Grant covering the plate. The slide. Hicks is out. Veal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Grant
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Daniels
Dutch Dotterer now catching.
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Daniels
Kirkland 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. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Held vs. Daniels
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. Piersall scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Sisler
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Romano vs. Sisler
Romano takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Sisler
Bob Hale pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Hale strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Funk
Frank Funk now pitching.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Funk
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Funk
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Funk
There's a wild pitch. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Funk
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Sisler
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Sisler
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Sisler
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Funk
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Funk
Jim King pinch hits for Dutch Dotterer.
King hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Funk
Dale Long pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veal vs. Funk
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1961 -- Cleveland at Washington (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Veal C, ss 5 0 1 0
Francona T, lf 5 0 1 0 Klaus B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Piersall J, cf 5 1 1 0 Keough M, lf 3 0 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 1 1 0 Stevens R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Held W, ss 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, rf 3 0 2 0
Power V, 1b 4 0 0 1 Tasby W, cf 4 0 2 0
Phillips B, 3b 4 1 3 1 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Romano J, c 3 0 0 0 Daley P, c 2 0 0 0
Grant M, p 2 0 0 0 Hicks J, ph 1 0 1 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0 Dotterer D, c 0 0 0 0
Funk F, p 0 0 0 0 King J, ph 1 0 0 0
Daniels B, p 2 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 3 32 1 7 1
Cleveland 000 011 010 -- 3
Washington 000 001 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M (W) 7.0 6 1 1 3 5
Funk F (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels B (L) 7.1 7 3 3 3 6
Sisler D 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Washington 9
2B -- Francona T, Phillips B, Piersall J
HR -- Klaus B
SH -- Daniels B
WP -- Funk F
PB -- Daley P
T -- 2:40
A -- 9616
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