Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 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 8, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 5 3 3 1
Lumpe 2b 5 1 1 0
Posada rf,lf 5 1 1 3
Siebern lf 3 1 3 2
  Bauer ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 1 2 0
Pignatano c 3 1 1 2
Bass p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
de la Hoz 2b 4 1 2 0
Piersall cf 4 1 1 2
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 0
Romano c 3 1 1 1
Held ss 3 1 1 1
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 0
  Grant pr 0 0 0 0
  Heman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Kansas City 313 100 0008120
Cleveland 020 002 000460
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bass  W (3-2) 9.0 6 4 4 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (2-4) 0.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Latman   6.0 6 5 5 1 7
  Allen   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Heman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Carey (5,off Latman); Howser (10,off Latman).  HR–Kansas City Posada (3,1st inning off Perry 2 on, 0 out); Howser (1,2nd inning off Latman 0 on, 1 out); Siebern (3,3rd inning off Latman 0 on, 0 out); Pignatano (2,3rd inning off Latman 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Romano (7,2nd inning off Bass 0 on, 2 out); Held (5,2nd inning off Bass 0 on, 2 out); Piersall (2,6th inning off Bass 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Pignatano (2,off Allen).  Team LOB–5.  Team–1.  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:09.  A–10,022.
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