Cleveland Indians vs Los Angeles Angels
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 Wrigley Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 13, Los Angeles Angels 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 6 0 1 1
Piersall cf 4 1 0 0
Essegian lf 4 2 3 0
Power 1b 5 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 3 3 4
Romano c 5 2 3 4
Held ss 4 3 3 1
Phillips 3b 5 1 2 2
Grant p 4 0 1 1
  Latman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 17 13
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 4 1 2 1
Aspromonte 2b 5 0 0 0
Wagner lf 4 0 0 1
Kluszewski 1b 2 0 0 0
  Bilko 1b 3 0 1 1
Thomas rf 4 2 2 2
Averill c 3 0 2 0
Leek 3b 4 0 0 0
Bridges ss 3 1 1 0
Moeller p 1 0 0 0
  Casale p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Garver p 0 0 0 0
  Hamlin ph 1 1 1 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Cleveland 032 050 21013172
Los Angeles 001 101 200591
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  W (4-0) 6.2 9 5 5 4 5
  Latman  SV (2) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
8
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller  L (0-4) 3.0 8 5 5 0 2
  Casale   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  James   0.1 3 5 5 2 0
  Garver   2.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Duren   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Morgan   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
17
13
13
3
6

  E–Temple (1), Essegian (1), Leek (6).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cleveland Temple (8,off Garver); Held (8,off Morgan), Los Angeles Pearson 2 (8,off Grant 2); Bilko (3,off Grant).  HR–Cleveland Romano (5,2nd inning off Moeller 1 on, 0 out); Held (4,2nd inning off Moeller 0 on, 0 out); Kirkland (2,3rd inning off Moeller 1 on, 2 out); Phillips (4,7th inning off Garver 1 on, 1 out), Los Angeles L Thomas 2 (2,4th inning off Grant 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Grant 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Kirkland (1,off Duren); Wagner (1,off Grant).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:34.  A–3,012.
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