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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 7, 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 June 7, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Burnside |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 8,136 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Jim Honochick |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Chuck Essegian | Left Fielder |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Jim Mahoney | Shortstop |
| Pete Burnside | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 7, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burnside
Temple bunts towards third. Bright juggles the ball. That's an error on Bright. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Burnside
Piersall strikes out. There goes Temple. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Burnside
There goes Temple. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Temple steals third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkland vs. Burnside
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Burnside
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Essegian vs. Burnside
Essegian takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Romano vs. Burnside
Romano takes first base on ball four. Temple scores. Power moves to third. Essegian moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Burnside
Held takes first base on ball four. Power scores. Essegian moves to third. Romano moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Grant
There goes Keough. The throw from Romano and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Grant
King strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Grant
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Kutyna
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kutyna
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Kutyna
Piersall 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
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Grant
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Grant
Daley hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Kutyna
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kutyna
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essegian vs. Kutyna
Essegian hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling. Essegian reaches second base with a double. Kirkland scores. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Romano vs. Kutyna
Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Essegian moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Kutyna
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Essegian tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kutyna
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Kutyna
Grant hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Grant
Mahoney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kutyna vs. Grant
Kutyna hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Grant
There goes O'Connell. The throw from Romano and he is safe. O'Connell steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kutyna
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney misplays the ball. That's an error on Mahoney. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Kutyna
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Piersall reaches second base with a double. Temple goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Kutyna
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, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Kutyna
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Kutyna
Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney fields the ball and throws to second. O'Connell drops the ball. That's an out and an error on O'Connell. Power scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Klippstein
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Grant
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Grant
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Klippstein
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Klippstein
Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Klippstein
Temple strikes out. There goes Phillips. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Klippstein
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Grant
Bright hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Grant
Daley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Grant
Mahoney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Grant
Klippstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Klippstein
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Klippstein
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Klippstein
Essegian strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Klippstein
Romano strikes out. There goes Power. The throw from Daley to O'Connell, and back to Long, who tags Power out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Grant
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Klippstein
Held hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Keough is chasing the ball. Held rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Klippstein
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Klippstein
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Klippstein
Temple hits a popup towards third. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Klippstein
Don Dillard pinch hits for Jim Piersall.
There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Klippstein
Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Klippstein
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards second. O'Connell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Connell. Phillips scores. Dillard moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Klippstein
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 7
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Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Grant
Don Dillard now playing left field. Chuck Essegian now playing center field.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grant
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Grant
Chuck Hinton pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
Bright hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Grant
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Klippstein
Chuck Hinton now playing right field.
Essegian is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Klippstein
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Klippstein
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
de la Hoz vs. Klippstein
Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Bubba Phillips.
de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Grant
Jack Kubiszyn now playing shortstop. Mike de la Hoz now playing third base.
Mahoney hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Grant
Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grant
O'Connell 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
Top 9
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Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Klippstein
Grant hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Klippstein
Temple 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 -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Klippstein
Dillard 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 9
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Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Grant
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Grant
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hinton vs. Grant
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bright vs. Grant
Bright hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1961 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 6 2 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 1 Keough M, cf 4 0 2 0
Dillard D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 King J, lf 4 0 1 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 2 2 1 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 3 3 2 1 Woodling G, rf 3 0 2 0
Essegian C, lf-cf 4 1 2 1 Hinton C, pr-rf 1 0 0 0
Romano J, c 4 0 1 2 Bright H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Held W, ss 2 1 1 3 Daley P, c 3 0 0 0
Kubiszyn J, ss 0 0 0 0 Mahoney J, ss 3 0 1 0
Phillips B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0
de la Hoz M, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Kutyna M, p 1 0 0 0
Grant M, p 5 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 11 11 9 32 0 6 0
Cleveland 203 301 200 -- 11
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside P (L) 0.2 0 2 0 4 2
Kutyna M 2.2 7 6 4 1 1
Klippstein J 5.2 4 3 2 4 6
E -- Bright H, Romano J, Mahoney J, O'Connell D 2, Long D
DP -- Cleveland 1, Washington 3
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Washington 6
2B -- Essegian C, Piersall J
HR -- Kirkland W, Held W
SB -- Temple J 2, Keough M, O'Connell D, Phillips B
CS -- Power V
SF -- Held W
WP -- Klippstein J
T -- 2:40
A -- 8136
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