Cleveland Indians vs Los Angeles Angels
July 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels 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 5, Los Angeles Angels 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 0 0
Piersall cf 4 2 3 0
Francona lf 4 0 1 2
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Romano c 4 1 1 1
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 3 0 0 0
Latman p 3 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 5 8 5
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Koppe ss 5 1 1 0
Thomas L. rf 5 3 2 1
Wagner lf 4 2 3 0
Kluszewski 1b 2 0 0 1
  Pearson pr 0 1 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
Thomas G. cf 3 1 2 4
Sadowski c 4 0 1 0
Moran 2b 4 0 2 2
Donohue p 1 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
  Grba p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Cleveland 001 021 001582
Los Angeles 000 104 30x8120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  L (9-2) 5.1 6 5 1 2 7
  Schaffernoth   0.2 3 3 3 0 1
  Funk   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
4
2
8
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Donohue   5.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Grba   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Morgan  W (3-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Fowler  SV (9) 3.0 1 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
7

  E–Temple (12), Power (4).  2B–Cleveland Phillips (18,off Donohue); Piersall 2 (19,off Donohue 2); Kirkland (16,off Donohue), Los Angeles Moran (1,off Latman); Koppe (8,off Schaffernoth).  HR–Cleveland Romano (15,6th inning off Grba 0 on, 0 out); Dillard (4,9th inning off Fowler 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Power (4,by Donohue).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Fowler (2,off Funk).  SF–Kluszewski (2,off Latman).  Team–7.  SB–Piersall (4,2nd base off Donohue/Sadowski).  CS–G Thomas (2,2nd base by Funk/Romano).  WP–Schaffernoth (1).  IBB–Donohue (4,Power).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:45.  A–11,623.
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