Kansas City Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels
April 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 4, Los Angeles Angels 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 2 2 0
Hankins rf 4 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Siebern lf 3 0 1 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bauer ph 1 0 0 1
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
Sullivan c,1b,c 4 0 1 1
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 1 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
  Bass p 0 0 0 0
  Posada ph 0 1 0 0
  Pignatano c 0 0 0 0
  Boyd ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 2
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf,cf 3 1 0 0
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 2 0
Hunt cf 1 1 0 0
  Wagner ph,rf 1 1 1 2
Cerv lf 4 1 1 2
Averill c 4 1 2 1
Bilko 1b 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph,1b 2 0 0 0
  Becquer 1b 0 0 0 0
Leek 3b 4 0 1 1
Hamlin ss 4 0 0 0
Moeller p 1 0 1 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 6
Kansas City 000 010 201461
Los Angeles 201 000 21x683
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall   3.0 4 3 3 3 4
  Bass   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Johnson  L (0-3) 2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
7
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller   6.1 4 3 2 6 2
  Bowsfield   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Clevenger  W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Morgan  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
8
3

  E–Carey (3), Aspromonte (4), Hunt (1), Hamlin (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (2,off Moeller); Sullivan (4,off Clevenger).  HR–Los Angeles Cerv (2,1st inning off Nuxhall 1 on, 2 out); Wagner (2,7th inning off K Johnson 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Hunt (1,off Nuxhall).  Team–5.  SB–Hankins (1,2nd base off Moeller/Averill).  WP–Moeller 2 (2).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:00.
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