Indians @ Angels
May 23, 1961

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Bottom 7 R H E
Indians 0 3 1
Angels 8 9 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Indians 0 3 1
Angels 8 9 1

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .333 .410
At Bats 3 96
Hits 1 29
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 9
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 3 24

Russ Heman Season Stats

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0 0 1
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Wrigley Field - May 23, 1961
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Walk
Russ Heman
John Romano
Vic Power
Mike de la Hoz
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Earl Averill
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Averill takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike de la Hoz now playing second base. Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Francona hits a line drive into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Temple is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Heman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McBride is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Russ Heman now pitching. Bridges hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Held takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 The ball gets by Averill for a passed ball. Romano moves to third.
Top 6 Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Romano reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Leek strikes out.
Bottom 5 Averill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Thomas scores. Wagner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Perry covering. Safe. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McBride, and towards Bridges, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McBride hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Leek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hunt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wagner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Phillips takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to third. Held moves to second.
Top 4 Held takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 4 Romano strikes out.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges misplays the ball. That's an error on Bridges.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bridges hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to third.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second.
Top 3 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Leek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Averill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Held strikes out.
Top 2 Romano hits a popup towards third. Leek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wagner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. Temple moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to second.
Top 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.