Los Angeles Angels vs Washington Senators
August 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Angels 2, Washington Senators 3

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 4 0 0 0
Pearson rf 3 0 1 1
Thomas L. 1b 3 0 0 0
Wagner lf 3 0 1 0
Hunt cf 4 0 0 0
Thomas G. 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowsfield pr 0 0 0 0
  Yost 3b 0 1 0 0
Rice c 3 0 1 1
  James pr 0 0 0 0
  Sadowski c 0 0 0 0
Moran 2b 2 1 1 0
  Averill ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 2b 1 0 0 0
McBride p 3 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hinton lf 3 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 3 0 1 0
Woodling rf 3 0 1 0
  Tasby pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Green c 3 0 0 0
  Daley c 1 0 0 0
Keough cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Johnson ss 3 0 1 0
Zipfel 1b 2 2 1 0
Cottier 2b 2 0 0 1
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
Donovan p 3 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 1
Los Angeles 000 001 001243
Washington 000 000 102361
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride  L (9-10) 8.1 6 3 1 3 7
  Donohue   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
6
3
1
3
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (9-8) 9.0 4 2 2 5 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
5

  E–Pearson (6), G Thomas (8), Yost (5), Johnson (3).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Pearson (16,off Donovan); Rice (4,off Donovan), Washington Keough (14,off McBride).  3B–Washington Zipfel (2,off McBride).  SH–McBride (5,off Donovan); Pearson (4,off Donovan).  IBB–Wagner (2,by Donovan); Woodling (3,by McBride).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Cottier (3,off McBride).  HBP–Hinton (1,by McBride).  Team–7.  HBP–McBride (6,Hinton).  IBB–McBride (4,Woodling); Donovan (3,Wagner).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Linsalata, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:42.  A–3,497.
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