June 11, 1961 Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
CHW 2 CHW 7
@BAL 1 BOS 8
MIN 2 MIN 10
@BOS 5 CLE 7
KCA 3 CLE 4
KCA 3 WSA 7
@DET 4 DET 7
WSA 6
(11) NYY 2
LAA 1 NYY 5
LAA 1 MLN 8
@CHC 4 CHC 5
MLN 3 LAD 6
PHI 3 PIT 8
@SFG 4 CIN 6
@STL 2 CIN 9
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 14,008

Sunday, June 11, 1961
Time of Game: 3:00

Athletics

23-29

Lost 4

7th, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  1    3  7  3
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    4  9  0

W: B Latman (6-0), L: B Daley (4-8)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Indians

37-19

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .272  .768    0    4   4   
J Lumpe 2B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .263  .670    0    4   2   
G Stephens CF                 5   1   0   0    0   3  .203  .621    0    4   0   
W Covington LF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .740    0    1   0   
  J Hankins PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .564         0   0   
N Siebern 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .301  .888    0    5   2   
S Johnson RF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    1   0   
  L Posada PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .828    0    0   0   
H Sullivan C                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .283  .796    0    5   0   
R Bertoia 3B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .605    0    0   0   
  J Rivera PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Causey 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .544         0   0   
  J Pignatano PH-3B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .831    0    0   0   
E Rakow P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    1   0   
  B Kunkel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .631    0    0   0   
  N Bass P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .048         0   0   
  J Nuxhall PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .353  .918    0    0   0   
  B Daley P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    5  11                    25   8

BATTING

TB: J Lumpe 2; D Howser 2; R Bertoia; W Covington; N Siebern.

RBI: D Howser (17); W Covington (16); J Lumpe (13).

2-out RBI: W Covington; J Lumpe.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Howser (14); E Rakow (1); H Sullivan (6).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .796    0    0   3   
C Essegian CF                 4   0   1   1    1   2  .382 1.200    0    1   0   2B
T Francona LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .293  .739    0    1   0   
V Power 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .743    0    7   3   
W Kirkland RF                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .257  .752    0    1   1   HR
J Romano C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .325  .989    0   12   0   
W Held SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .804    0    1   1   
B Phillips 3B                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .266  .722    0    1   0   2B
M Grant P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .407    0    2   2   
  B Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  B Latman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .614         1   0   
  B Nieman PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .474 1.000    0    0   0   
  J Antonelli PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .308  .770         0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   3    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Phillips (9, off E Rakow); C Essegian (3, off B Daley).

HR: W Kirkland (7, off E Rakow; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: B Phillips 4; W Kirkland 4; C Essegian 2; B Nieman; T Francona; J Temple; V Power.

RBI: W Kirkland 2 (31); C Essegian (14).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: J Romano (4).

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Rakow                        5.2   6   3   1    2   4   1   5.70   26     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 6     51    -     0.99  -0.13
B Kunkel                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.31    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.13   0.03
N Bass                         2     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.80    7     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.05
B Daley, L (4-8)               0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   4.95    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.86  -0.36
Totals                         8.1   9   4   2    3   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 8          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grant                        7.2   5   2   2    3   8   0   3.03   31     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 4     66    -     1.36   0.23
B Allen                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.19    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.44  -0.05
B Latman, BS (2), W (6-0)      1.1   2   1   1    1   3   0   2.25    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-0    3.44  -0.10
Totals                         9     7   3   3    5  11   0          39     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 6          3-0

B Allen faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Joe Linsalata.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 14,008.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Howser             SS    1. J Temple             2B 
2. J Lumpe              2B    2. C Essegian           CF 
3. G Stephens           CF    3. T Francona           LF 
4. W Covington          LF    4. V Power              1B 
5. N Siebern            1B    5. W Kirkland           RF 
6. S Johnson            RF    6. J Romano             C  
7. H Sullivan           C     7. W Held               SS 
8. R Bertoia            3B    8. B Phillips           3B 
9. E Rakow              P     9. M Grant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-2  12-     -37%  49% J Lumpe         B Latman        Single to LF; Nuxhall Scores; Howser to 3B; Lumpe to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 9   1  3-3  12-      29% 100% C Essegian      B Daley         Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Antonelli Scores; Temple to 3B
   b 6   1  1-1  -2-      23%  84% W Kirkland      E Rakow         Home Run (Deep RF); Power Scores/unER
   t 5   1  1-0  12-     -20%  38% D Howser        M Grant         Single to LF; Sullivan Scores; Bertoia to 3B; Howser to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   2  3-3  -23      15%  64% G Stephens      B Latman        Groundout: 1B-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Howser        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      54%  J Lumpe         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Stephens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Rakow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Temple        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  C Essegian      Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  T Francona      Walk
          1--      55%  V Power         Single to RF; Francona to 3B
   R      1-3      64%  W Kirkland      Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Francona Scores/No RBI/unER; Power to 2B; Kirkland to 1B
   O      12-      61%  J Romano        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  W Covington     Strikeout
          ---      60%  N Siebern       Single to RF
          1--      56%  S Johnson       Walk; Siebern to 2B
          12-      50%  H Sullivan      Walk; Siebern to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      58%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
   O      123      66%  E Rakow         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Rakow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  W Held          Popfly: 2B
          ---      66%  B Phillips      Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  M Grant         Groundout: SS-1B; Phillips to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  J Temple        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  D Howser        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  G Stephens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Rakow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  C Essegian      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      64%  T Francona      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  V Power         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  W Covington     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  N Siebern       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      69%  S Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Rakow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      65%  J Romano        Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  H Sullivan      Walk
          1--      51%  R Bertoia       Single to LF; Sullivan to 2B
   O      12-      59%  E Rakow         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      12-      38%  D Howser        Single to LF; Sullivan Scores; Bertoia to 3B; Howser to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      50%  J Lumpe         Fielder's Choice P; Bertoia out at Hm/P-C; Howser to 3B; Lumpe to 1B
   O      1-3      57%  G Stephens      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Rakow facing 8-9-1
          ---      65%  B Phillips      Double to LF
   O      -2-      59%  M Grant         Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      55%  J Temple        Groundout: 2B-1B; Phillips to 3B
   O      --3      50%  C Essegian      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W Covington     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  S Johnson       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Rakow facing 3-4-5
          ---      57%  T Francona      E2 on Foul Ball
          ---      63%  " "             Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  V Power         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Power to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   RR     -2-      84%  W Kirkland      Home Run (Deep RF); Power Scores/unER
   O      ---      83%  J Romano        Strikeout
          ---      83%  W Held          Walk
          1--      85%  B Phillips      Single to LF; Held to 3B
                  Bill Kunkel replaces Ed Rakow pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      82%  M Grant         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  H Sullivan      Popfly: 1B
                  Jim Rivera pinch hits for Reno Bertoia batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  J Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Bill Kunkel batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  L Klimchock     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Norm Bass facing 1-2-3
                  Norm Bass replaces Lou Klimchock pitching and batting 9th; Wayne Causey replaces Jim Rivera playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  J Temple        Popfly: 2B
          ---      89%  C Essegian      Walk
   O      1--      88%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      87%  V Power         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  D Howser        Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  J Lumpe         Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  G Stephens      Groundout: RF-P-1B/Forceout at 2B; Stephens to 2B
   R      -2-      81%  W Covington     Single to CF; Stephens Scores
                  Bob Allen replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th; Jay Hankins pinch runs for Wes Covington batting 4th
          1--      79%  N Siebern       Passed Ball; Hankins to 2B
          -2-      76%  " "             Walk
                  Barry Latman replaces Bob Allen pitching and batting 9th; Leo Posada pinch hits for Stan Johnson batting 6th
   O      12-      87%  L Posada        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Norm Bass facing 5-6-7
                  Leo Posada moves to LF; Jay Hankins moves to RF
   O      ---      86%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  J Romano        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  W Held          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Barry Latman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  H Sullivan      Strikeout
                  Joe Pignatano pinch hits for Wayne Causey batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  J Pignatano     Strikeout
                  Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Norm Bass batting 9th
          ---      92%  J Nuxhall       Walk
          1--      86%  D Howser        Single to LF; Nuxhall to 2B
   R      12-      49%  J Lumpe         Single to LF; Nuxhall Scores; Howser to 3B; Lumpe to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      64%  G Stephens      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Bud Daley facing 8-9-1
                  Bud Daley replaces Joe Nuxhall pitching and batting 9th; Joe Pignatano moves to 3B
   O      ---      58%  B Phillips      Popfly: 2B
                  Bob Nieman pinch hits for Barry Latman batting 9th
          ---      63%  B Nieman        Single to LF
                  Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Bob Nieman batting 9th
          1--      71%  J Temple        Single to 3B/Bunt; Antonelli to 2B; Temple to 1B
   R      12-     100%  C Essegian      Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Antonelli Scores; Temple to 3B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196106112

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation