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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 30, 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 August 30, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Gabler |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 6,720 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Shortstop |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Harry Bright | Catcher |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| John Gabler | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 30, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gabler
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gabler
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Gabler
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Bell
Hinton hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Bell
O'Connell 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: ---
Woodling vs. Bell
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. Bell
Zipfel takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Bell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Gabler
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. Kirkland reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Gabler
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Gabler
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. Kirkland scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Gabler
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Gabler
Held is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Gabler
Bell 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 2
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bell
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Bell
Bright 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, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Bell
Cottier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Cottier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gabler vs. Bell
Gabler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gabler
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gabler
Piersall 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: ---
Francona vs. Gabler
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Bell
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Bell
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Bell
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zipfel vs. Bell
Zipfel 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: 12-
Johnson vs. Bell
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Gabler
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Gabler
There goes Kirkland. The throw from Bright and he is safe. Kirkland steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Gabler
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Gabler
Phillips bunts towards the mound. Gabler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kirkland moves to third. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Gabler
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. Kirkland scores. Romano moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Gabler
There's a wild pitch. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Held vs. Gabler
Held is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Gabler
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Romano scores. Power scores. Held moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Held scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Klippstein
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to third. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Klippstein
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier has Bell trapped. There's the throw to Bright and over to O'Connell, who tags Bell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Klippstein
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Francona reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkland vs. Klippstein
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. Kirkland reaches third base with a triple. Piersall scores. Francona scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Klippstein
There's a wild pitch. Kirkland scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Klippstein
Romano hits a popup towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bell
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Bell
Bright hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Bell
Cottier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Cottier reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Bell
Billy Klaus pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Klaus hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kutyna
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Kutyna
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kutyna
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Kutyna
Temple strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Bell
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Bell
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Bell
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. Bell
Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kutyna
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kutyna
Francona is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Kutyna
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bell
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Bell
Bright hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Kutyna
Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kutyna
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kutyna
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Kutyna
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Bell
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kutyna vs. Bell
Kutyna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Bell
Hinton 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, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kutyna
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kutyna
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kutyna
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kutyna fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Bell
Ken Aspromonte now playing second base.
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Bell
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. Bell
Zipfel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kutyna
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Kutyna
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Kutyna
Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kutyna
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bell
Keough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Bell
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Bell
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1961 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Hinton C, lf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte K, 2b 0 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 5 1 1 0 Woodling G, rf 3 0 2 0
Francona T, lf 5 1 2 1 Zipfel B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 3 2 2 Johnson B, ss 4 0 0 0
Romano J, c 4 1 1 0 Keough M, cf 4 0 0 0
Phillips B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Bright H, c 4 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 4 1 1 1 Cottier C, 2b 4 0 2 0
Held W, ss 2 1 0 0 Gabler J, p 1 0 0 0
Bell G, p 4 0 2 2 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Klaus B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kutyna M, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 11 7 32 0 4 0
Cleveland 010 800 000 -- 9
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Gabler J (L) 3.1 4 6 5 4 0
Klippstein J 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Kutyna M 5.0 4 0 0 0 3
E -- O'Connell D, Held W
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Washington 8
2B -- Cottier C, Francona T
3B -- Kirkland W 2, Cottier C
SB -- Kirkland W
WP -- Gabler J, Klippstein J 2
T -- 2:12
A -- 6720
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