Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Indians
August 13, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Los Angeles Angels 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

Los Angeles Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 7

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 5 1 3 4
Thomas L. rf 5 0 1 0
Wagner lf 4 0 1 0
  Thomas G. lf 1 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
  Spring p 0 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Sadowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
Hunt cf 5 0 1 0
Satriano 3b 3 2 0 0
Rice c 2 2 1 0
Moran 2b 2 1 1 0
  Pearson ph 1 1 1 0
  Bridges 2b 1 0 0 0
Grba p 2 0 1 2
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph,1b 0 1 0 1
Totals 36 8 11 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 2 0 0
  Aspromonte 2b 0 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 1 2 0
Francona lf 4 1 0 0
Kirkland rf 3 1 1 4
Phillips 3b 3 0 1 0
Romano c 4 0 1 2
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Latman p 3 1 1 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 1 1 1
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 7 7
Los Angeles 000 020 5108111
Cleveland 000 230 110770
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba   4.2 4 5 2 4 0
  Morgan  W (4-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Spring   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Fowler   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Donohue  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
7
4
6
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman   6.1 6 5 5 2 1
  Funk  L (11-9) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Allen   1.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Locke   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
3

  E–Moran (7).  DP–Cleveland 2.  PB–Romano (9).  2B–Los Angeles Moran (4,off Latman), Cleveland Romano (26,off Grba); Kirkland (19,off Grba).  HR–Los Angeles Koppe (3,7th inning off Funk 3 on, 1 out), Cleveland Bond (1,8th inning off Fowler 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Kirkland (6,off Spring).  Team–6.  SB–Satriano (2,Home off Allen/Romano).  CS–Temple (4,2nd base by Fowler/Rice).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:54.  A–6,942.
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