Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 1
Piersall cf 5 0 4 2
Francona lf 5 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 5 0 0 0
Romano c 3 1 1 0
  Grant pr 0 0 0 0
  Thomas c 1 0 1 0
Held ss 5 1 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 2 1 1
Antonelli p 2 1 2 0
  Locke p 1 0 1 2
  Latman p 1 1 1 1
Totals 40 7 15 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 0 1 2
Hinton lf 3 0 0 0
King rf 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 5 2 2 0
Bright 3b 5 1 2 2
Green c 4 0 2 0
  Hobaugh pr 0 0 0 0
Tasby cf 5 1 2 0
Mahoney ss 2 1 1 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 1 1
  Veal pr,ss 2 0 0 0
Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
  Gabler p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Cleveland 030 020 2007150
Washington 021 020 0005111
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli   3.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Locke   2.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Latman  W (4-0) 4.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
6
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant   5.0 9 5 5 4 2
  Gabler  L (2-2) 2.0 5 2 0 1 0
  Sisler   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
5
7
2

  E–Bright (7).  DP–Washington 3.  2B–Cleveland Power (17,off Sturdivant); Antonelli (2,off Sturdivant); Romano (16,off Sturdivant), Washington Bright (5,off Antonelli); Tasby (6,off Latman).  3B–Cleveland Held (2,off Sturdivant); Piersall (4,off Sturdivant); Latman (1,off Gabler), Washington Long (2,off Locke).  IBB–Phillips (4,by Sturdivant).  Team LOB–13.  Team–12.  IBB–Sturdivant (2,Phillips).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–3:00.  A–7,742.
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