Washington Senators vs Los Angeles Angels
September 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1961 at Wrigley Field. 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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Washington Senators 3, Los Angeles Angels 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 0 0
Hinton lf 3 1 0 0
Green rf 4 1 1 1
  Keough rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson ss 4 1 1 2
Long 1b 4 0 2 0
Tasby cf 4 0 0 0
Daley c 3 0 1 0
Daniels p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 1 1
Pearson rf 2 0 1 0
Thomas L. 1b 4 0 0 0
Wagner lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas G. cf 3 0 0 0
Rodgers c 4 0 0 0
Koppe ss 2 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 1 1 1
  Fregosi ss 0 0 0 0
Bridges 2b 3 0 0 0
Bowsfield p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Washington 000 200 001350
Los Angeles 000 001 010242
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels  W (11-11) 9.0 4 2 2 4 8
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
8
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Bowsfield  L (10-8) 9.0 5 3 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
1
7

  E–Bridges (6), Bowsfield (5).  DP–Washington 1, Los Angeles 1.  PB–Daley (7).  2B–Washington Long (20,off Bowsfield).  HR–Washington Johnson (6,4th inning off Bowsfield 1 on, 2 out); Green (18,9th inning off Bowsfield 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Yost (3,6th inning off Daniels 0 on, 2 out); Kluszewski (15,8th inning off Daniels 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  SB–Hinton (21,2nd base off Bowsfield/Rodgers); Pearson (10,2nd base off Daniels/Daley).  CS–Hinton (5,2nd base by Bowsfield/Rodgers); G Thomas (6,2nd base by Daniels/Daley); Wagner (1,2nd base by Daniels/Daley).  U-HP–Sam Carrigan, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–1:58.  A–1,835.
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