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September 5, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 12 11 0
Athletics 11 13 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 12 11 0
Athletics 13 14 2

Bobby Del Greco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .243
OBP .600 .329
At Bats 4 276
Hits 2 67
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 2 23

Ken McBride Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 11 0
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Municipal Stadium - September 5, 1961
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Home Run
Ken McBride
Earl Averill
Lee Thomas
Tom Satriano
Eddie Yost
Joe Koppe
Leon Wagner
Ken Hunt
Albie Pearson
Bobby Del Greco
Jay Hankins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Angels 12 11 0 8
Kansas City Athletics 13 14 2 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Shaw
Losing Pitcher Ken McBride
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Del Greco
Attendance 4,692
Time of Game 3 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Bob Shaw. Nuxhall hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jay Hankins pinch runs for Leo Posada. Pignatano bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Hankins moves to second.
Bottom 9 Posada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bob Shaw now pitching. Pearson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Satriano takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second.
Top 9 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Koppe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Causey hits a line drive towards first. Thomas catches it and steps on first to double up Lumpe.
Bottom 8 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Hunt strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Wagner. The throw from Pignatano and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 8 Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McBride hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Pearson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bill Fischer now pitching. Satriano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Satriano reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Jerry Walker pinch runs for Jim Rivera. Ken McBride now pitching. Del Greco strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jim Rivera pinch hits for Bill Kunkel. Rivera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Posada scores. Pignatano moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pignatano is hit by the pitch. Posada moves to second.
Bottom 7 Posada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third.
Bottom 7 Causey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Yost strikes out.
Top 7 Koppe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Bill Kunkel now pitching. Hunt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Tom Satriano now playing second base. Eddie Yost now playing third base. Tom Morgan now pitching. Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Thomas is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 6 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Siebern. Averill scores. Koppe moves to third. Satriano moves to second.
Top 6 Tom Satriano pinch hits for Ted Bowsfield. Satriano takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to third. Koppe moves to second.
Top 6 Ed Rakow now pitching. Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunt tags and scores.
Top 6 Koppe takes first base on ball four. Wagner scores. Hunt moves to third. Averill moves to second.
Top 6 Averill takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hunt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Hunt reaches second base with a double. Wagner moves to third.
Top 6 Wagner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Krausse strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Thomas strikes out.
Top 5 Pearson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Posada hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Causey hits a popup towards first. Thomas reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Lumpe attempting to get to second, for the double play. Siebern moves to third.
Bottom 4 Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second.
Bottom 4 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bowsfield strikes out.
Top 4 Bridges strikes out.
Top 4 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Posada scores. Pignatano scores. Krausse moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ted Bowsfield now pitching. Krausse takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to third. Pignatano moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Causey scores. Posada moves to second.
Bottom 3 Posada is hit by the pitch. Causey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Causey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Lumpe moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. Stephens scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Del Greco moves to third. Stephens moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stephens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt. Del Greco reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Krausse hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Posada hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Pearson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Grba takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bridges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Bridges reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Causey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. Stephens scores.
Bottom 1 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Del Greco moves to third. Stephens moves to second.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second.
Bottom 1 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 1 Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pearson scores. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pearson moves to second.
Top 1 Pearson takes first base on ball four.