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September 15, 1961

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Senators 3 7 1
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Athletics 1 5 0
Senators 3 7 1

Jim Rivera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .228
OBP .000 .342
At Bats 0 127
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 10

Bennie Daniels Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 0
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Griffith Stadium - September 15, 1961
Bennie Daniels
Ken Retzer
Bud Zipfel
Chuck Cottier
Danny O'Connell
Coot Veal
Marty Keough
Willie Tasby
Jim King
Jim Rivera

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 1 5 0 6
Washington Senators 3 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Bennie Daniels
Losing Pitcher Norm Bass
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Tasby
Attendance 2,791
Time of Game 1 hour 59 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Rivera pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco. Rivera strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Daniels covering, for the out.
Top 9 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Retzer hits a line drive towards short. Howser catches it and throws to first to double up Tasby.
Bottom 8 John Wyatt now pitching. Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zipfel scores. King moves to third.
Bottom 8 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Zipfel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada. Zipfel reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Siebern strikes out.
Top 8 Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Causey hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Daniels strikes out.
Bottom 7 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Joe Pignatano now catching. Veal strikes out.
Top 7 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jay Hankins pinch runs for Haywood Sullivan. Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Norm Bass. Nuxhall 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.
Top 7 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cottier hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Retzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Zipfel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Keough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell bunts towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. Daniels moves to second.
Bottom 5 Daniels takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Veal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Cottier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Retzer hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Del Greco. The throw from Retzer and he is out, Veal applying the tag.
Top 4 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Tasby hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 King hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zipfel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Siebern hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Siebern reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Daniels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Veal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first, with Daniels covering, for the out.
Top 2 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to home to get Posada. Del Greco moves to third. Bass moves to second.
Top 2 Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels juggles the ball. That's an error on Daniels. Posada moves to third. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 2 Sullivan hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Posada moves to second.
Top 2 Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Retzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keough tags and scores. King tags and moves to second.
Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell scores. Keough moves to third.
Bottom 1 Zipfel bunts towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to third. Keough moves to second.
Bottom 1 Keough takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel fields the ball and throws to Daniels covering. Safe. Causey scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to third.
Top 1 The ball gets by Retzer for a passed ball. Causey moves to second.
Top 1 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Howser takes first base on ball four.