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Angels
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 16, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Los Angeles Angels, played on July 16, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Moeller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Cheney |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 9,357 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Al Smith |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Right Fielder |
| Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
| Lee Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Ron Moeller | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Marty Keough | First Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Tom Cheney | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 16, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Cheney
Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Cheney
Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Cheney
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Cheney
Bilko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Moeller
Cottier hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Moeller
Veal hits a popup towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Moeller
King hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Cheney
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Cheney
Hunt takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koppe vs. Cheney
Cheney fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cheney. Thomas moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koppe vs. Cheney
Koppe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Hunt scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Cheney
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Keough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moeller vs. Cheney
Moeller strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Cheney
Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Moeller
Bright hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Moeller
Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Moeller
Hinton hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Moeller
There goes Tasby. The throw from Rice and he is out, Koppe applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Cheney
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Cheney
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Cheney
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Cheney
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Cheney
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Moeller
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Moeller
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Moeller
Cheney strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Cheney
Koppe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Cheney
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. Cheney
Moeller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Cheney
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Cheney
Moran takes first base on ball four. Moeller moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Moeller
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Moeller
Veal hits a popup towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Moeller
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Moeller
Bright hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Kutyna
Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Thomas bunts towards the mound. Kutyna fields it and throws to first for the out. Bilko moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Kutyna
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koppe vs. Kutyna
Koppe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Moeller
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Moeller
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moeller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Moeller
Keough hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kutyna
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. Kutyna
Moeller strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Kutyna
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Moeller
Daley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kutyna vs. Moeller
Kutyna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cottier vs. Moeller
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veal vs. Moeller
Veal hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Moeller
King takes first base on ball four. Daley moves to third. Kutyna moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bright vs. Grba
Eli Grba now pitching.
Bright takes first base on ball four. Daley scores. Kutyna moves to third. King moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tasby vs. Grba
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Kutyna
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kutyna fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Kutyna
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Kutyna
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Grba
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grba
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Grba
Daley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Kutyna
Hunt hits a line drive towards the mound. Kutyna reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Kutyna
Koppe hits a popup towards third. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kutyna
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Grba
Billy Klaus pinch hits for Marty Kutyna.
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Grba
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Chuck Cottier.
The ball gets by Rice for a passed ball. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Grba
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veal vs. Fowler
John Gabler pinch runs for Gene Woodling. Art Fowler now pitching.
Veal bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Klaus moves to third. Gabler moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Fowler
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Klaus scores. Gabler scores. King moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bright vs. Fowler
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out. King moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tasby vs. Fowler
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching. Billy Klaus now playing second base. Leon Wagner pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Sisler
Pearson bunts towards third. Bright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Sisler
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klaus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Duren
Ryne Duren now pitching.
Hinton hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Duren
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Duren
Daley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 10
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sisler
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Sisler
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bilko for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sisler
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Sisler
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Duren
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Duren
Sisler takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veal vs. James
Johnny James now pitching.
Veal bunts in front of the plate. Rice fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rice. Klaus scores. Sisler moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1961, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Washington (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Pearson A, rf 5 0 1 0 Cottier C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Moran B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Woodling G, ph 0 0 0 0
Thomas L, lf 4 0 1 0 Gabler J, pr 0 1 0 0
Bilko S, 1b 5 0 2 0 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0
Thomas G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Veal C, ss 3 0 0 0
Hunt K, cf 4 1 0 0 King J, rf 2 0 1 2
Koppe J, ss 4 0 1 2 Bright H, 3b 3 0 0 1
Rice D, c 4 1 1 1 Tasby W, cf 4 0 1 0
Moeller R, p 2 0 0 0 Hinton C, lf 4 0 0 0
Grba E, p 0 0 0 0 Keough M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Daley P, c 3 1 0 0
Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0 Cheney T, p 1 0 0 0
Duren R, p 0 0 0 0 Kutyna M, p 1 0 1 0
James J, p 0 0 0 0 Klaus B, ph-2b 0 2 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 8 3 28 4 4 3
Los Angeles 020 100 000 0 -- 3
Washington 000 001 020 1 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller R 5.2 3 1 1 3 2
Grba E* 1.1 0 2 2 3 1
Fowler A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Duren R (L)+ 1.0 0 1 0 2 1
James J 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Cheney T 3.2 5 3 2 4 4
Kutyna M 4.1 1 0 0 1 5
Sisler D (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
E -- Cheney T, Rice D
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Washington 7
HR -- Rice D
CS -- Tasby W
SH -- Thomas G, Veal C 2
PB -- Rice D
T -- 2:58
A -- 9357
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