Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
April 22, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
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Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Athletics 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 1 2 0
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Bond rf 2 0 0 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 1 1 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 2 1
Antonelli p 2 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 3 1 1 0
Bauer rf 3 0 1 0
Essegian lf 4 1 1 0
Tuttle cf 4 1 2 1
Carey 3b 2 1 1 1
Throneberry 1b 4 1 2 3
Pignatano c 2 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan c 1 0 0 0
Daley p 3 0 0 0
  Keegan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Cleveland 001 100 000281
Kansas City 030 002 00x580
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  L (0-1) 5.1 8 5 4 2 1
  Latman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
4
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  W (1-1) 8.0 8 2 2 1 2
  Keegan  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
3

  E–Phillips (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Piersall (3,off Daley); Power (3,off Daley), Kansas City Tuttle (1,off Antonelli).  HR–Kansas City Throneberry (1,2nd inning off Antonelli 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Bond (1,off Daley).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Bauer (1,off Antonelli).  Team–6.  WP–Hawkins (1).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:21.  A–9,500.
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