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July 3, 1961

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Athletics 2 9 1
Angels 4 10 0
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Athletics 2 9 1
Angels 4 10 0

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .285
OBP .667 .399
At Bats 2 179
Hits 1 51
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 34
RBI’s 0 36

Bill Kunkel Season Stats

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1 1 3
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Wrigley Field - July 3, 1961
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Out
Bill Kunkel
Joe Pignatano
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Gene Stephens
Jay Hankins
Jim Rivera
Earl Averill
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Averill hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Bill Kunkel now pitching. Thomas is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephens for the out.
Top 7 Hankins hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jerry Walker pinch runs for Joe Nuxhall. Howser strikes out.
Top 7 Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Gerry Staley. Nuxhall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Causey moves to third.
Top 7 Causey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Moran scores. Hunt moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hunt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins. Hunt reaches second base with a double. Moran moves to third.
Bottom 6 Moran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kline hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Koppe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Yost takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 5 Averill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gerry Staley now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Bilko moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bilko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Bilko reaches second base with a double. Moran scores.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pearson tags and scores. Moran tags and moves to second.
Bottom 5 Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pearson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Pearson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stephens strikes out.
Top 5 Hankins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Moran reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kline strikes out.
Bottom 4 Koppe strikes out.
Bottom 4 Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Averill moves to third.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a line drive into left field. Stephens picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stephens. Thomas moves to third. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bilko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howser hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 4 Archer is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Causey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pignatano moves to third. Causey moves to second.
Top 4 Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moran hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. Koppe moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kline bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Koppe moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Koppe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Siebern hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pearson. Siebern reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Ron Kline now pitching. Stephens hits a popup towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Averill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Howser. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Howser steals second.
Top 2 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Archer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 2 Causey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bilko is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 1 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Pearson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duren fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Siebern is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Stephens hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Hankins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.