Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
July 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 1, Kansas City Athletics 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 1 0
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 0
Romano c 4 1 3 0
Power 1b 3 0 1 0
Held ss 2 0 0 1
Grant p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 8 1
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Hankins lf 4 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Stephens rf 3 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 3 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 3 1 2 0
Causey ss 3 0 1 1
Pignatano c 3 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 3 1 1 1
Ditmar p 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Cleveland 000 000 100180
Kansas City 000 100 01x251
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (9-5) 8.0 5 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
1
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar   6.0 8 1 1 1 5
  Staley  W (1-4) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
6

  E–Ditmar (1).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland Temple (16,off Ditmar); Romano (23,off Ditmar), Kansas City Causey (8,off Grant).  HR–Kansas City Del Greco (1,8th inning off Grant 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Power (5,off Ditmar); Grant (1,off Staley).  SF–Held (3,off Staley).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–1:43.  A–4,062.
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