Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
July 25, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1961 at Municipal 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Athletics 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 2 0
Piersall cf 2 0 0 0
Francona 1b 2 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 3 1 1 1
Essegian lf 4 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 1 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0
Causey ss,3b 4 1 3 1
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
  Howser ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Siebern 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0
  Pignatano c 0 0 0 0
Sullivan c,1b 3 1 1 0
Hankins lf 2 0 0 0
  Posada ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Walker p 2 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 1 1
  Shaw pr 0 1 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 2
Cleveland 100 000 010250
Kansas City 000 000 03x351
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (7-8) 7.2 5 3 3 1 1
  Allen   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
2
1
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (4-6) 8.0 3 2 2 7 6
  Kunkel   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Staley  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
8
6

  E–Causey (7).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Romano (7).  2B–Kansas City Causey (7,off Perry); Sullivan (11,off Perry); McDermott (1,off Perry).  3B–Cleveland Aspromonte (1,off Walker).  HR–Cleveland Kirkland (18,8th inning off Walker 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Aspromonte (4,off Walker); Piersall (3,off Staley).  IBB–Francona 2 (2,by Walker,by Staley).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–D Johnson (1,by Perry).  Team–4.  WP–Allen 2 (2), Walker (5).  HBP–Perry (4,D Johnson).  IBB–Walker (2,Francona); Staley (2,Francona).  U-HP–Harry Schwarts, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:21.  A–6,568.
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