Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 1 0 0
Hankins cf 3 2 1 1
  Kunkel p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 5 2 2 1
Klimchock 1b 6 0 1 0
Siebern lf 3 0 1 1
  Bauer lf,rf 2 1 0 0
Throneberry rf 4 1 1 3
  Pilarcik rf 0 0 0 0
  Tuttle ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Causey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Larsen ph 1 0 1 0
  Carey 3b 2 0 0 0
Pignatano c 6 0 1 0
Daley p 2 0 0 0
  Posada ph,cf,lf 3 0 2 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 2 3
Piersall cf 4 1 2 0
Francona lf 6 0 2 0
Power 1b 6 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 5 1 0 1
Romano c 6 0 2 1
Held ss 5 1 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 2 0
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 3 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 1 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 5 12 5
Kansas City 400 010 000 0027101
Cleveland 011 201 000 0005122
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley   6.0 9 5 5 3 4
  Kunkel   4.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Walker  W (1-2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
12.0
12
5
5
5
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   2.0 1 4 0 4 3
  Antonelli   9.0 7 1 1 1 6
  Funk  L (5-3) 1.0 2 2 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
7
2
5
9

  E–Howser (7), Held (9), Phillips (6).  2B–Kansas City Lumpe (7,off Antonelli), Cleveland Romano (13,off Daley); Power (15,off Daley).  HR–Kansas City Throneberry (6,1st inning off Hawkins 2 on, 2 out); Hankins (3,5th inning off Antonelli 0 on, 0 out); Lumpe (1,12th inning off Funk 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Temple (1,4th inning off Daley 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Siebern (1,off Hawkins).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Temple (5,off Walker).  Team–11.  SB–Howser (10,2nd base off Hawkins/Romano).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:23.  A–1,808.
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