Kansas City Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels
July 3, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 3, Los Angeles Angels 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 5 0 1 0
Hankins cf 5 1 1 0
Stephens lf 4 1 1 2
Siebern 1b 4 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Rivera rf 4 0 2 1
Pignatano c 4 0 1 0
Causey 3b 3 0 2 0
Archer p 2 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall ph 1 0 1 0
  Walker pr 0 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 5 1 3 0
Moran 2b 5 2 2 0
Hunt cf 4 1 2 2
Bilko 1b 5 0 2 1
Thomas lf 4 1 1 0
Averill c 3 0 1 0
Yost 3b 2 0 1 1
Koppe ss 4 0 2 0
Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 14 4
Kansas City 200 000 0103111
Los Angeles 000 121 01x5141
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Archer  L (6-3) 4.1 8 3 3 1 5
  Staley   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Kunkel   2.0 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
5
5
4
8
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Duren   2.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Kline  W (2-6) 7.0 6 1 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
1
7

  E–Stephens (3), Hunt (9).  DP–Kansas City 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (15,off Kline), Los Angeles Bilko (7,off Archer); Hunt (14,off Staley).  HR–Kansas City Stephens (4,1st inning off Duren 1 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Hunt (16,8th inning off Kunkel 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Kline (2,off Archer).  SF–Hunt (4,off Archer).  Team–12.  SB–Howser (21,2nd base off Duren/Averill).  CS–Pearson (3,2nd base by Kunkel/Pignatano).  WP–Staley 2 (3).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:52.  A–5,877.
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