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Angels 4 @ Athletics 3
Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels, played on September 4, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Angels with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 4, 1961 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Angels
R: 4 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 3 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Jack Spring  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Archer  
Save—Tom Morgan  
Game Winning RBI—Eddie Yost 

Game Info

DateSeptember 4, 1961 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Angels 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Spring  
Home Starting PitcherJim Archer  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 31 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Red Flaherty
1B: Jim Honochick
2B: Bill Kinnamon
3B: Eddie Hurley

Los Angeles Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Joe Koppe  Shortstop 
Ken Hunt  Center Fielder 
Steve Bilko  First Baseman 
George Thomas  Left Fielder 
Earl Averill  Catcher 
Lee Thomas  Right Fielder 
Rocky Bridges  Second Baseman 
Jack Spring  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Howser  Shortstop 
Bobby Del Greco  Center Fielder 
Wayne Causey  Third Baseman 
Norm Siebern  First Baseman 
Deron Johnson  Right Fielder 
Leo Posada  Left Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Haywood Sullivan  Catcher 
Jim Archer  Pitcher 
Hank Bauer  Manager 

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Angels 4 @ Athletics 3
Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1961

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         Game of 9/4/1961, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Kansas City (D)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            5  0  1  1   Howser D, ss          4  0  0  0   
Koppe J, ss           3  1  1  0   Del Greco B, cf       2  0  0  0   
Hunt K, cf            5  0  2  0   Stephens G, ph        1  0  0  0   
Bilko S, 1b           4  0  0  1   Causey W, 3b          5  1  1  0   
Thomas G, lf          4  1  1  0   Siebern N, 1b         4  1  1  0   
Averill E, c          4  1  3  1   Johnson D, rf         4  0  1  1   
Thomas L, rf          4  0  1  1   Posada L, lf          3  1  0  0   
Bridges R, 2b         3  1  1  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  0  2  2   
Spring J, p           2  0  0  0   Sullivan H, c         1  0  0  0   
Morgan T, p           0  0  0  0   Hankins J, pr         0  0  0  0   
                                   Fischer B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Nuxhall J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Rakow E, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Archer J, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Kunkel B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   MacKenzie G, ph-c     1  0  1  0   
                                   Rivera J, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Pignatano J, pr       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4 10  4                        32  3  6  3

Los Angeles      010 011 100 --  4
Kansas City      010 000 020 --  3

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Spring J (W)*         7.0  5  3  3  5  4
Morgan T (S)          2.0  1  0  0  1  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Archer J (L)          6.1  9  4  3  3  6
Kunkel B              0.2  0  0  0  0  2
Fischer B             1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Rakow E               1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Yost E, Causey W
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, Kansas City 9
2B -- Thomas L, Siebern N, Lumpe J
3B -- Lumpe J
HR -- Averill E
SH -- Spring J 2, Howser D
SF -- Bilko S
T -- 2:31
A -- 0

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