Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 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 6 1 2 1
Lumpe 2b 3 0 0 1
Stephens cf 5 0 0 1
  Hankins cf 0 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 1
Covington lf 5 0 2 0
Rivera rf 4 1 0 0
Sullivan c 5 2 4 0
Bertoia 3b 2 0 2 1
  Johnson ph 0 1 0 0
  Causey 3b 2 0 0 0
Shaw p 1 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Bauer ph 1 1 1 0
  Archer p 0 0 0 0
  Posada ph 1 1 1 2
  Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 2 1 0
  de la Hoz 2b 1 0 0 0
Essegian cf 2 1 0 0
  Dillard ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Francona lf 3 0 2 1
Power 1b 4 0 2 3
Kirkland rf 5 1 1 1
Held ss 5 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomas c 4 0 0 0
Hawkins p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 1 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 5
Kansas City 010 000 202 27121
Cleveland 000 012 020 0580
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw   6.0 4 3 3 1 4
  Kunkel   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Nuxhall   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Staley   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Archer  W (4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Daley   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Walker  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
5
5
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   7.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Allen   1.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Funk  L (7-4) 2.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
7
7
4
6

  E–Sullivan (7).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Howser (15,off Hawkins); Sullivan (9,off Allen), Cleveland Allen (1,off Kunkel).  HR–Kansas City Posada (5,10th inning off Funk 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Kirkland (8,5th inning off Shaw 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Shaw (3,off Hawkins).  SF–Lumpe (1,off Hawkins); Power (7,off Shaw).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Essegian (1,by Shaw).  IBB–Temple (1,by Kunkel).  Team–7.  SB–Temple (4,2nd base off Shaw/Sullivan).  WP–Shaw (3).  BK–Hawkins (1).  HBP–Shaw (2,Essegian).  IBB–Kunkel (1,Temple).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:27.  A–5,152.
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