Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
May 25, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Kansas City Athletics 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Veal ss 4 0 1 0
O'Connell 2b 4 0 1 0
Hinton lf 2 1 0 0
Green rf 4 1 1 2
Tasby cf 4 1 2 1
Long 1b 4 0 1 0
  Keough pr 0 0 0 0
Bright 3b 3 0 1 0
Daley c 4 0 0 0
Donovan p 1 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 2 2 0
Pilarcik rf 4 0 1 3
Lumpe 2b 4 0 2 0
Siebern lf 3 0 1 0
  Bauer lf 0 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Sullivan c 3 0 0 0
Posada cf 1 0 0 0
  Hankins pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Causey 3b 2 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 1 1 1
Totals 28 4 7 4
Washington 000 100 020370
Kansas City 100 030 00x470
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (0-5) 6.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Klippstein   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
1
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (2-1) 9.0 7 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Daley (3).  2B–Washington Veal (5,off Nuxhall), Kansas City Howser (9,off Donovan).  HR–Washington Tasby (6,4th inning off Nuxhall 0 on, 2 out); Green (2,8th inning off Nuxhall 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bright (1,off Nuxhall); Causey (2,off Donovan); Throneberry (1,off Donovan).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Posada (1,by Donovan).  Team–4.  SB–Howser (9,2nd base off Donovan/Daley).  HBP–Donovan (2,Posada).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:14.  A–4,396.
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