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Angels
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 3, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Angels, played on June 3, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 3, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 3, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 3,134 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Cal Drummond |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
Earl Averill | Catcher |
Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
Art Fowler | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 3, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Grant
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Grant
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Grant
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Fowler
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Fowler
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Fowler
There goes Temple. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Fowler
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Fowler
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Grant
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Grant
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Grant
Leek strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Grant
Bridges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Fowler
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Fowler
Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Fowler
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Aspromonte. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Fowler
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Grant
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Grant
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Grant
Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kirkland. Aspromonte scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Grant
Wagner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Grant
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Fowler
Grant strikes out. Averill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grant out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Fowler
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Fowler
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Grant
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Grant
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Grant
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Fowler
Francona is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Fowler
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Fowler
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Fowler
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Grant
Fowler hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Grant
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Grant
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Fowler
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fowler
Phillips hits a fly ball towards center. Hunt settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hunt. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Fowler
Grant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Fowler
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Temple reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. Grant moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Fowler
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. Grant scores. Temple moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Fowler
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Fowler
Power hits a line drive into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Grant
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Grant
Hunt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Fowler
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Fowler
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Fowler
Held bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkland moves to third. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Phillips vs. Fowler
Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Fowler
Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Fowler
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Grant
Averill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Grant
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Grant
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grant, and towards Held, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Fowler
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Bowsfield
Ted Bowsfield now pitching.
Francona bunts towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Bowsfield
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essegian vs. Bowsfield
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Willie Kirkland.
Essegian takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Romano vs. Bowsfield
Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Thomas. Piersall tags and scores. Power tags and moves to third. Essegian tags and moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Held vs. Bowsfield
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Phillips hits a line drive into center field. Hunt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hunt. Power scores. Essegian scores. Held goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Morgan
The ball gets by Averill for a passed ball. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Morgan
Grant strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Grant
Don Dillard now playing center field. Chuck Essegian now playing right field. Eddie Yost pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Grant
Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Grant
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Garver
Ned Garver now pitching.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Garver
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Garver
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Garver
Power bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Grant
Bob Hale now playing first base.
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Grant
Hunt hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Grant
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to third for the out. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leek vs. Grant
Leek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Grant
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/3/1961 -- Los Angeles at Cleveland (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Aspromonte K, 2b 3 1 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Thomas L, rf 4 1 1 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 1 Wagner L, lf 4 1 2 2 Dillard D, cf 1 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Francona T, lf 3 0 1 0 Hunt K, cf 4 0 1 0 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 0 Averill E, c 4 0 0 0 Hale B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Leek G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Kirkland W, rf 3 1 1 0 Bridges R, ss 4 0 0 0 Essegian C, ph-rf 0 1 0 0 Fowler A, p 2 0 0 0 Romano J, c 2 1 1 1 Bowsfield T, p 0 0 0 0 Held W, ss 2 1 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 2 2 5 Yost E, ph 1 0 0 0 Grant M, p 3 1 0 0 Garver N, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 7 3 31 9 9 8 Los Angeles 003 000 001 -- 4 Cleveland 000 023 40x -- 9 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Fowler A (L)* 6.0 6 6 4 4 5 Bowsfield T 0.2 1 3 2 2 0 Morgan T 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 Garver N 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Grant M (W) 9.0 7 4 4 1 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Aspromonte K, Kirkland W, Hunt K 2, Thomas L DP -- Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Cleveland 7 2B -- Aspromonte K, Temple J, Kirkland W HR -- Wagner L, Phillips B SB -- Temple J SH -- Held W, Francona T SF -- Romano J PB -- Averill E T -- 2:30 A -- 3134
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