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Angels 4 @ Athletics 6
Municipal Stadium
May 16, 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 May 16, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Angels with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 16, 1961 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Angels
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 6 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning Pitcher—Norm Bass  
Losing Pitcher—Eli Grba  
Save—Jim Archer  
Game Winning RBI—Marv Throneberry 

Game Info

DateMay 16, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Angels 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherEli Grba  
Home Starting PitcherNorm Bass  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance6,419 
Time of Game2 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Linsalata
1B: Frank Umont
2B: Bob Stewart
3B: Charlie Berry

Los Angeles Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ken Aspromonte  Second Baseman 
Albie Pearson  Center Fielder 
Leon Wagner  Left Fielder 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Ken Hunt  Right Fielder 
Earl Averill  Catcher 
Gene Leek  Third Baseman 
Rocky Bridges  Shortstop 
Eli Grba  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Howser  Shortstop 
Jay Hankins  Center Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Lou Klimchock  First Baseman 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Marv Throneberry  Right Fielder 
Haywood Sullivan  Catcher 
Wayne Causey  Third Baseman 
Norm Bass  Pitcher 
Joe Gordon  Manager 

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Angels 4 @ Athletics 6
Municipal Stadium
May 16, 1961

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         Game of 5/16/1961 -- Los Angeles at Kansas City (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Aspromonte K, 2b      5  0  0  0   Howser D, ss          3  2  2  1   
Pearson A, cf         5  0  0  0   Hankins J, cf         3  0  1  0   
Wagner L, lf          4  0  1  0   Lumpe J, 2b           5  0  2  1   
Kluszewski T, 1b      4  1  2  0   Klimchock L, 1b       5  1  2  1   
Hunt K, rf            3  1  1  0   Siebern N, lf         5  0  1  0   
Averill E, c          3  1  2  1   Throneberry M, rf     4  1  3  1   
Leek G, 3b            4  1  1  2   Sullivan H, c         4  1  2  0   
Bridges R, ss         3  0  0  0   Causey W, 3b          4  1  2  2   
Grba E, p             2  0  0  0   Bass N, p             3  0  0  0   
Casale J, p           0  0  0  0   Archer J, p           0  0  0  0   
Thomas L, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Morgan T, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Bilko S, ph           1  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4  8  4                        36  6 15  6

Los Angeles      000 000 004 --  4
Kansas City      000 212 01x --  6

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grba E (L)            5.2 10  5  5  2  0
Casale J              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Morgan T              2.0  5  1  1  0  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bass N (W)*           8.0  7  4  4  2  1
Archer J (S)          1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th

E -- Hunt K
LOB -- Los Angeles 7, Kansas City 11
2B -- Throneberry M, Averill E, Leek G, Bilko S
SH -- Hankins J, Bass N
HBP -- by Casale J (Hankins J), by Bass N (Hunt K)
T -- 2:18
A -- 6419

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