Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
April 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Athletics 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 4 3 0
Francona lf 5 1 4 4
Piersall cf 5 1 2 2
Bond rf 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 5 0 1 2
Power 1b 4 1 0 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Romano c 2 1 1 0
  Grant pr 0 0 0 0
  Thomas c 0 1 0 0
Locke p 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 1 1 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiszyn pr 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Heman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 8
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 3 2 1
Pilarcik rf 4 1 1 1
  Posada ph 0 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 1
  Rakow p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Bass p 0 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 5 0 3 3
Siebern lf 4 0 1 1
Throneberry 1b 5 0 2 0
Tuttle cf 3 1 0 0
Carey 3b 4 1 1 0
Sullivan c 3 1 2 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 1 0
Walker p 3 1 1 1
  Keegan p 0 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Bauer ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Cleveland 100 020 41210130
Kansas City 100 501 1008142
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Locke   3.2 8 5 5 1 1
  Latman   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hamilton   2.1 2 1 1 2 3
  Allen   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Funk   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Heman  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
5
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker   6.1 6 5 5 3 0
  Keegan   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Kunkel   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Rakow   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Johnson  L (0-2) 0.2 0 2 2 3 0
  Nuxhall   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Bass   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
8
0

  E–Howser (1), Sullivan (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Sullivan (1).  2B–Cleveland Francona 2 (4,off Walker,off Keegan); Romano (4,off Walker); Phillips (3,off Kunkel), Kansas City Lumpe (2,off Locke).  3B–Kansas City Lumpe (1,off Latman).  SH–Held (1,off K Johnson); Tuttle (1,off Hamilton); Carey (1,off Hamilton); Sullivan (1,off Allen).  SF–Francona (1,off Walker).  HBP–Romano (1,by Rakow).  Team LOB–11.  Team–11.  SB–Howser (1,2nd base off Locke/Romano).  CS–Throneberry (1,2nd base by Locke/Romano).  WP–Hamilton (1), Nuxhall (1).  BK–Hamilton (1).  HBP–Rakow (1,Romano).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–3:52.  A–12,120.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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