Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
April 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 3 0
Francona lf 4 1 1 2
Piersall cf 4 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 0
Held ss 4 0 1 1
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Antonelli p 2 0 1 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Keough lf 3 0 0 0
Veal ss 2 0 2 1
Woodling rf 4 0 0 1
  King rf 0 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 0 0 0
Bright 3b 4 0 0 0
Tasby cf 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 2b 3 0 1 0
  Mahoney pr 0 0 0 0
Dotterer c 4 1 2 0
  Klaus pr 0 0 0 0
Donovan p 3 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cleveland 000 000 003–3111
Washington 002 000 000–260
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli   7.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Allen  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (0-2) 8.0 10 3 3 0 4
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
0
5
  E–Piersall (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, Washington 3.  2B–Cleveland Antonelli (1,off Donovan); Romano (2,off Donovan).  HR–Cleveland Francona (1,9th inning off Donovan 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:19.  A–6,581.
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