Los Angeles Angels vs Washington Senators
July 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Angels 11, Washington Senators 2

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 5 1 3 2
Moran 2b 5 0 0 0
Thomas L. lf 3 2 0 0
Bilko 1b 4 3 3 3
Thomas G. 3b 5 1 2 2
Hunt cf 4 1 2 3
Koppe ss 3 1 0 0
Sadowski c 4 2 2 0
Bowsfield p 1 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Donohue p 2 0 1 1
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 13 11
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 3 1 1 1
Veal ss 4 0 2 0
Woodling rf 4 0 2 1
Green c 4 0 2 0
Tasby cf 3 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 0 1 0
Hinton lf 4 1 2 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 1 0
Hobaugh p 2 0 1 0
  Burnside p 1 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 12 2
Los Angeles 200 050 04011131
Washington 100 100 0002120
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Bowsfield   4.0 6 2 1 2 3
  Donohue  W (4-3) 4.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Kline  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
2
1
4
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hobaugh  L (6-4) 5.0 6 7 7 3 5
  Burnside   3.0 7 4 4 0 0
  Klippstein   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
11
11
4
5

  E–Koppe (7).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Washington 2.  2B–Los Angeles G Thomas (3,off Hobaugh); Sadowski 2 (10,off Hobaugh,off Burnside); Hunt (18,off Burnside); Donohue (1,off Burnside).  HR–Los Angeles Bilko (13,5th inning off Hobaugh 2 on, 2 out); Hunt (19,8th inning off Burnside 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Veal (6,off Bowsfield).  Team–11.  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:38.
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