Cleveland Indians vs Los Angeles Angels
July 29, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Angels 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)
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Cleveland Indians 8, Los Angeles Angels 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Piersall cf 5 3 3 1
Francona lf 5 1 2 3
Kirkland rf 5 2 3 2
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Romano c 4 1 1 0
Held ss 3 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Perry p 4 0 3 1
Totals 39 8 14 7
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 0
Koppe ss 3 0 0 0
Thomas L. rf 4 0 0 0
Wagner lf 4 1 1 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 1 1
Thomas G. cf 3 0 1 1
Sadowski c 3 0 0 0
Moran 2b 3 0 0 0
McBride p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Moeller p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 2
Cleveland 204 001 1008141
Los Angeles 000 300 000340
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (8-8) 9.0 4 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
1
3
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride  L (9-6) 2.1 6 6 6 0 1
  Kline   2.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Moeller   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  James   2.1 4 1 1 0 2
  Morgan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
1
4

  E–Held (16).  DP–Cleveland 1, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Cleveland Piersall 2 (21,off McBride,off James), Los Angeles Bilko (13,off Perry).  HR–Cleveland Piersall (4,1st inning off McBride 0 on, 1 out); Kirkland 2 (20,1st inning off McBride 0 on, 2 out,3rd inning off McBride 0 on, 1 out); Francona (10,3rd inning off McBride 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–1.  WP–Perry (2), James (5).  U-HP–Sam Carrigan, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:15.  A–15,124.
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