Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Angels
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 16, 1961
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Los Angeles Angels, played on August 16, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1961 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
|
Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 16, 1961 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken McBride |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 3,497 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Linsalata 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bob Stewart |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
Albie Pearson | Right Fielder |
Lee Thomas | First Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
George Thomas | Third Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
Ken McBride | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
Gene Green | Catcher |
Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Shortstop |
Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Angels
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 16, 1961
Top 1
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Donovan
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Donovan
Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Donovan
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Donovan
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. McBride
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McBride
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. McBride
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. McBride
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Donovan
Hunt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Donovan
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Donovan
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McBride
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McBride
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. McBride
Zipfel takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cottier vs. McBride
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donovan vs. McBride
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donovan for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Donovan
Moran hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Donovan
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Donovan
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. McBride
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McBride
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. McBride
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. McBride
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Donovan
Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Donovan
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Donovan
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McBride
Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pearson. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. McBride
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zipfel vs. McBride
Zipfel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cottier vs. McBride
Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Donovan
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Donovan
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Donovan
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. McBride
Donovan hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. McBride
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McBride
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Donovan
Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Donovan
McBride bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koppe vs. Donovan
Koppe hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pearson vs. Donovan
Pearson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Pearson reaches second base with a double. Moran scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Donovan
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. McBride
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McBride
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. McBride
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
-
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Donovan
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Donovan
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Donovan
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for George Thomas.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Donovan
Ted Bowsfield pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Rice takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to third. Bowsfield moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Averill vs. Donovan
Earl Averill pinch hits for Billy Moran.
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to home to get Wagner. Bowsfield moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McBride vs. Donovan
Pete Daley now catching.
McBride strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McBride
Eddie Yost now playing third base. Rocky Bridges now playing second base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. McBride
Zipfel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt who is chasing the ball. Zipfel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cottier vs. McBride
Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zipfel tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. McBride
Donovan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Donovan
Koppe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Donovan
Pearson bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Donovan
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Donovan
Wagner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Donovan
Hunt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. McBride
Hinton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. McBride
O'Connell bunts towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. McBride
Woodling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. McBride
Willie Tasby pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
-
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Donovan
Willie Tasby now playing center field. Marty Keough now playing right field.
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Donovan
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Rice reaches second base with a double. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Donovan
Johnny James pinch runs for Del Rice.
Bridges strikes out. Daley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bridges out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Donovan
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koppe vs. Donovan
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McBride
Ed Sadowski now catching.
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McBride
Johnson bunts towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zipfel vs. McBride
Zipfel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Donohue
Jim Donohue now pitching. Dale Long pinch hits for Chuck Cottier.
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Donohue
Jim King pinch hits for Dick Donovan.
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Yost. Keough scores. Zipfel goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/16/1961 -- Los Angeles at Washington (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Koppe J, ss 4 0 0 0 Hinton C, lf 3 0 0 0 Pearson A, rf 3 0 1 1 O'Connell D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Thomas L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, rf 3 0 1 0 Wagner L, lf 3 0 1 0 Tasby W, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Hunt K, cf 4 0 0 0 Green G, c 3 0 0 0 Thomas G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Daley P, c 1 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0 Keough M, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Bowsfield T, pr 0 0 0 0 Johnson B, ss 3 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 0 1 0 0 Zipfel B, 1b 2 2 1 0 Rice D, c 3 0 1 1 Cottier C, 2b 2 0 0 1 James J, pr 0 0 0 0 Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 Sadowski E, c 0 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 3 0 0 0 Moran B, 2b 2 1 1 0 King J, ph 1 0 0 0 Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0 Bridges R, 2b 1 0 0 0 McBride K, p 3 0 0 0 Donohue J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 4 2 29 3 6 1 Los Angeles 000 001 001 -- 2 Washington 000 000 102 -- 3 2 outs when winning run was scored. Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO McBride K (L) 8.1 6 3 1 3 7 Donohue J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D (W) 9.0 4 2 2 5 5 E -- Thomas G, Johnson B, Yost E, Pearson A DP -- Los Angeles 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Washington 7 2B -- Keough M, Pearson A, Rice D 3B -- Zipfel B SH -- McBride K, Pearson A, O'Connell D, Johnson B SF -- Cottier C HBP -- by McBride K (Hinton C) T -- 2:42 A -- 3497
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score