Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 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 14, Washington Senators 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 2 3 0
  de la Hoz 2b 1 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 1 2 3
  Essegian ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Francona lf 2 0 0 0
  Dillard lf 3 1 2 2
Power 1b 3 2 1 1
Kirkland rf 5 2 2 1
Romano c 5 3 4 4
  Thomas c 0 0 0 0
Held ss 5 1 1 1
  Kubiszyn ss 0 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 1 0
Bell p 2 1 0 1
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 14 16 13
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 5 0 1 0
Hinton lf 5 2 1 0
King rf 5 0 1 0
Long 1b 4 0 1 1
Bright 3b 4 1 2 0
Tasby cf 4 0 0 0
Green c 2 0 1 0
Mahoney ss 4 0 2 1
McClain p 2 0 1 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Gabler p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 2
Cleveland 000 117 14014161
Washington 100 001 1003101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (4-4) 6.0 8 2 1 1 5
  Allen   3.0 2 1 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
1
3
9
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McClain  L (5-4) 5.0 10 6 6 2 0
  Klippstein   1.0 2 3 2 1 0
  Gabler   2.0 4 5 5 1 0
  Kutyna   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
14
13
4
0

  E–Bell (1), King (1).  DP–Washington 2.  PB–Romano (3).  2B–Cleveland Kirkland (9,off McClain).  3B–Cleveland Piersall (5,off Klippstein), Washington Long (3,off Bell); Hinton (2,off Allen).  HR–Cleveland Power (3,4th inning off McClain 0 on, 1 out); Romano 2 (10,7th inning off Gabler 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Gabler 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bell (4,off McClain); Phillips (2,off Klippstein).  SF–Bell (1,off Klippstein); Long (3,off Bell).  Team LOB–5.  Team–11.  SB–Hinton (7,2nd base off Bell/Romano).  WP–Bell (1).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:47.  A–7,373.
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