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 Kansas City Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 3, Los Angeles Angels 2

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 5 0 2 1
Hankins cf 3 1 0 0
  Posada ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Pilarcik rf 3 1 1 1
  Tuttle ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 1
Siebern lf 1 0 0 0
  Bauer pr,lf,rf 0 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Carey 3b 4 0 1 0
Pignatano c 2 1 2 0
Archer p 2 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 8 3
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 1 0
Hunt cf 4 1 1 0
Cerv lf 4 0 1 1
  Sadowski pr 0 0 0 0
Averill c 2 0 0 1
Bilko 1b 4 0 1 0
Leek 3b 3 0 2 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
Hamlin ss 2 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Brickell ss 0 0 0 0
Casale p 0 0 0 0
  Garver p 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Kansas City 002 000 001381
Los Angeles 000 000 002261
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Archer  W (1-0) 8.1 5 2 0 2 4
  Wickersham  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
0
2
4
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Casale  L (0-3) 2.1 3 2 2 5 2
  Garver   5.2 4 0 0 2 2
  Bowsfield   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
9
5

  E–Carey (4), Hunt (2).  DP–Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 2.  PB–Averill (2).  2B–Kansas City Pilarcik (1,off Casale); Pignatano (1,off Garver), Los Angeles Leek (3,off Archer).  SH–Archer 2 (2,off Garver,off Bowsfield).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Averill (1,off Wickersham).  Team–5.  SB–Pilarcik (1,3rd base off Casale/Averill).  CS–Pignatano (1,2nd base by Casale/Averill).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Linsalata, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:27.  A–16,297.
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