Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
July 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators 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 1, Washington Senators 7

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 1 0
Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0
Posada lf 4 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 1 1 0
Stephens rf 4 0 0 0
Sullivan c 3 0 1 1
Causey 3b 3 0 2 0
Krausse p 1 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 1 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Bass p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 4 1 2 1
Veal ss 4 0 0 0
King rf 4 2 1 0
Green c 1 1 1 1
Tasby cf 2 0 0 1
Long 1b 2 1 2 1
Keough lf 3 1 0 0
Cottier 2b 3 1 3 3
Donovan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 7 9 7
Kansas City 010 000 000160
Washington 012 100 30x790
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Krausse  L (1-5) 3.0 5 3 3 4 2
  Ditmar   3.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Shaw   0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Bass   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
8
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (5-8) 9.0 6 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (17,off Donovan), Washington Cottier (6,off Ditmar); King (9,off Shaw).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Veal (5,off Krausse); Donovan (1,off Ditmar); Tasby (1,off Shaw).  HBP–Cottier (1,by Ditmar).  Team–8.  SB–Howser 2 (26,2nd base off Donovan/Green,3rd base off Donovan/Green).  CS–Cottier (1,2nd base by Bass/Sullivan).  WP–Ditmar (2).  HBP–Ditmar (3,Cottier).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–2:30.  A–3,351.
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