Top 1

• Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pearson vs. Perry
  
  Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Satriano vs. Perry
  
  Satriano hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Perry
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bilko vs. Perry
  
  Bilko takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hunt vs. Perry
  
  Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Bilko moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Koppe vs. Perry
  
  Koppe hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Temple vs. McBride
  
  Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. McBride
  
  There goes Temple. The throw from Sadowski and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Piersall vs. McBride
  
  Piersall bunts towards third. Satriano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to third. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Francona vs. McBride
  
  Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple scores. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. McBride
  
  Kirkland strikes out. The ball gets by Sadowski. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Phillips vs. McBride
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sadowski vs. Perry
  
  Sadowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Perry
  
  Moran hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McBride vs. Perry
  
  McBride strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. McBride
  
  Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Satriano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. McBride
  
  Power takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Held vs. McBride
  
  Held takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Perry vs. McBride
  
  Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to third for the out. Held moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Temple vs. McBride
  
  Temple hits a popup towards the mound. McBride settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pearson vs. Perry
  
  Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Satriano vs. Perry
  
  Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Satriano for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Perry
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. McBride
  
  Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Satriano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. McBride
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. McBride
  
  Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Phillips vs. McBride
  
  Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bilko vs. Perry
  
  Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunt vs. Perry
  
  Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Koppe vs. Perry
  
  There goes Hunt. The throw from Romano and he is out, Held applying the tag. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koppe vs. Perry
  
  Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. McBride
  
  Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. McBride
  
  Power hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. McBride
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sadowski vs. Perry
  
  Sadowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Perry
  
  Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McBride vs. Perry
  
  McBride bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Moran moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pearson vs. Perry
  
  Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. McBride
  
  Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perry for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Temple vs. McBride
  
  Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Satriano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. McBride
  
  Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Satriano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Satriano vs. Perry
  
  Satriano takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Perry
  
  Thomas strikes out. There goes Satriano. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bilko vs. Perry
  
  Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Satriano scores. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunt vs. Perry
  
  Hunt strikes out. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Koppe vs. Perry
  
  Koppe is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. McBride
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. McBride
  
  Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. McBride
  
  Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Romano vs. McBride
  
  Romano strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sadowski vs. Perry
  
  Sadowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Perry
  
  Moran hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McBride vs. Perry
  
  McBride strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. McBride
  
  Power hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. McBride
  
  Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dillard vs. McBride
  
  Don Dillard pinch hits for Jim Perry.
  
  Dillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held scores. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Temple vs. McBride
  
  Temple hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Moran catches it and throws to first to double up Dillard. View Play 

Top 8

• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pearson vs. Funk
  
  Frank Funk now pitching.
  
  Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Satriano vs. Funk
  
  Satriano strikes out. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Funk
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. McBride
  
  Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Spring
  
  Jack Spring now pitching.
  
  Francona bunts towards the mound. Spring fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kirkland vs. Spring
  
  There goes Piersall. The throw from Sadowski and he is safe. Piersall steals third. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kirkland vs. Spring
  
  Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall tags and scores. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Spring
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Angels, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bilko vs. Funk
  
  Bilko is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunt vs. Funk
  
  Hunt hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wagner vs. Funk
  
  Leon Wagner pinch hits for Joe Koppe.
  
  Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Funk covering, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/11/1961 -- Los Angeles at Cleveland (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Pearson A, rf         4  0  0  0   Temple J, 2b          4  1  2  0   
Satriano T, 3b        3  1  0  0   Piersall J, cf        4  1  2  0   
Thomas L, lf          4  1  1  0   Francona T, lf        3  0  2  1   
Bilko S, 1b           3  0  1  1   Kirkland W, rf        3  0  0  1   
Hunt K, cf            4  0  2  1   Phillips B, 3b        4  0  1  0   
Koppe J, ss           3  0  0  0   Romano J, c           3  0  0  0   
Wagner L, ph          1  0  0  0   Power V, 1b           2  0  0  0   
Sadowski E, c         3  0  0  0   Held W, ss            2  1  1  0   
Moran B, 2b           3  0  1  0   Perry J, p            2  0  0  0   
McBride K, p          2  0  0  0   Dillard D, ph         1  0  1  1   
Spring J, p           0  0  0  0   Funk F, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  2  5  2                        28  3  9  3

Los Angeles      100 001 000 --  2
Cleveland        100 000 11x --  3

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
McBride K (L)*        7.0  9  3  3  2  5
Spring J              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry J               7.0  5  2  2  2  5
Funk F (W)            2.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Sadowski E
DP -- Los Angeles 3
LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Cleveland 5
2B -- Held W
SB -- Temple J, Francona T, Satriano T, Piersall J
CS -- Hunt K
SH -- McBride K, Francona T
SF -- Kirkland W
T -- 2:11
A -- 6560

    

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