Los Angeles Angels vs Washington Senators
August 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Angels 8, Washington Senators 7

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 4 0 1 0
Pearson rf 5 0 1 2
Hunt cf 5 2 3 1
Bilko 1b 3 1 1 0
Thomas G. 3b 3 1 2 1
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b,2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas L. lf 4 1 0 0
Rice c 4 1 1 2
Moran 2b 3 0 1 2
  Averill ph 0 0 0 0
  Bowsfield pr 0 1 0 0
  Satriano 3b 0 0 0 0
Donohue p 0 0 0 0
  Yost ph 1 0 0 0
  Spring p 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 1 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 1 0
  McBride pr 0 1 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hinton cf,rf 2 1 0 1
O'Connell 3b 4 1 1 0
Woodling rf 5 2 3 2
  Tasby cf 0 0 0 0
King lf 3 0 1 1
  Keough lf 2 0 0 0
Green c 4 0 1 0
Zipfel 1b 5 1 1 0
Johnson ss 5 1 3 1
Cottier 2b 2 1 1 1
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
Burnside p 2 0 1 0
  Hobaugh p 1 0 0 1
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
Los Angeles 100 500 0028111
Washington 211 100 2007121
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Donohue   2.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Spring   1.1 3 2 2 3 1
  James   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Morgan  W (5-1) 3.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Fowler  SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
5
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside   3.1 7 6 5 0 1
  Hobaugh  L (6-7) 5.2 4 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
3
4

  E–Moran (8), Zipfel (4).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Los Angeles Rice (3,off Burnside); Moran (5,off Burnside); Kluszewski (12,off Hobaugh); Pearson (15,off Hobaugh).  3B–Washington Woodling (4,off Donohue); Zipfel (1,off Donohue).  HR–Los Angeles Hunt (20,1st inning off Burnside 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Hobaugh (4,off James).  SF–Cottier (2,off Donohue); Hinton (2,off Morgan).  IBB–Green (4,by Spring); Cottier (1,by Spring).  Team–11.  CS–G Thomas (3,2nd base by Burnside/Green); Koppe (3,2nd base by Hobaugh/Green).  IBB–Spring 2 (2,Green,Cottier).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:54.  A–4,980.
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