Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Indians
June 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 5

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 0 1 0
Aspromonte 2b 5 0 1 0
Wagner lf 2 2 1 0
  Averill ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 2
Thomas rf 3 0 1 1
Hunt cf 3 0 1 0
Sadowski c 4 0 2 0
Bridges ss 2 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamlin ss 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Kline p 2 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Leek ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 2 0
Piersall cf 4 1 3 0
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 3 1 2 1
Romano c 2 2 1 1
Held ss 3 1 1 2
Phillips 3b 3 0 1 1
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Kubiszyn ph 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
Los Angeles 100 002 000390
Cleveland 020 200 10x5103
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  L (1-3) 6.0 9 4 4 3 4
  Duren   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
  James   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
6
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (3-4) 6.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Allen   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Funk  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
5

  E–Temple 2 (4), Kirkland (5).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Sadowski 2 (2,off Perry,off Allen), Cleveland Piersall 2 (11,off Kline,off Duren); Kirkland (8,off Kline); Romano (14,off Kline).  HR–Los Angeles Kluszewski (9,6th inning off Perry 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Held (7,2nd inning off Kline 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Kirkland (3,off Duren).  Team–8.  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:43.
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