Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
May 7, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Keough lf 5 1 2 0
O'Connell 2b 3 1 0 0
Woodling rf 4 1 1 3
Long 1b 4 1 2 0
Green c 4 0 0 0
Tasby cf 3 0 1 1
Bright 3b 3 0 1 0
Mahoney ss 2 0 1 0
Burnside p 2 0 0 0
  Sisler p 1 0 0 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 3 1
Francona lf 5 0 1 0
Piersall cf 5 1 3 0
Held ss 4 1 2 0
Power 1b 3 0 1 1
Essegian rf 2 0 0 1
  Kirkland ph 1 0 0 0
  Bond rf 0 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Romano c 4 1 3 0
Grant p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiszyn ph 1 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 13 3
Washington 000 003 010480
Cleveland 010 001 1003131
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside   6.1 9 3 3 0 4
  Sisler  W (1-0) 2.0 4 0 0 1 1
  Kutyna  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
1
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant   6.0 4 3 3 5 2
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Funk  L (2-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Locke   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
5

  E–Held (4).  DP–Washington 2, Cleveland 2.  PB–Romano (1).  2B–Washington Keough (5,off Grant), Cleveland Held (3,off Burnside); Romano (7,off Burnside).  HR–Washington Woodling (2,6th inning off Grant 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Burnside (1,off Allen).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Essegian (1,off Burnside); Power (1,off Burnside).  HBP–Phillips (1,by Sisler).  Team–10.  CS–Tasby (3,3rd base by Funk/Romano).  WP–Burnside (1), Funk (2).  HBP–Sisler (1,Phillips).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:42.  A–7,576.
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