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Athletics
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
September 1, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Athletics, played on September 1, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 1, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Norm Bass |
Home Starting Pitcher | Eli Grba |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 1,646 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Deron Johnson | Right Fielder |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
Norm Bass | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
Tom Satriano | Second Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
George Thomas | Third Baseman |
Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
Ed Sadowski | Catcher |
Eli Grba | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
September 1, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Grba
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Grba
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Grba
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Grba
Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Bass
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. Bass
Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bass
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Bass
Bilko is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Grba
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Grba
Causey takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Grba
Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Grba
There's a wild pitch. Lumpe scores. Causey moves to third. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sullivan vs. Grba
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Grba
Bass is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howser vs. Grba
Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Bass
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Bass
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Bass
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadowski vs. Bass
Bass fires to second, and they've got Koppe trapped. There's the throw to Siebern who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Grba
Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grba
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Grba
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Grba
Lumpe hits a popup in front of the plate. Sadowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Grba
Causey takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Grba
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadowski vs. Bass
Sadowski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grba vs. Bass
Grba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Bass
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Grba
Sullivan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Grba
Bass bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Grba
Howser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Grba
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. Bass
Satriano hits a line drive towards third. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bass
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Bass
Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Bass
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Bilko moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Bass
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bilko scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koppe vs. Bass
Koppe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadowski vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Sadowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Sadowski reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Koppe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grba vs. Fischer
Grba hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koppe tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pearson vs. Fischer
Pearson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Satriano vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Sadowski is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grba
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Grba
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Grba
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field. Thomas picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Siebern goes all the way around to score. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Grba
Causey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson who is chasing the ball. Causey reaches third base with a triple. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Posada vs. Grba
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Satriano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. Nuxhall
Satriano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Nuxhall
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Nuxhall
Bilko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Morgan
Nuxhall hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Morgan
Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Morgan
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Morgan
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Nuxhall
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadowski vs. Nuxhall
Sadowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Nuxhall
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Morgan
Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Morgan
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Morgan
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Morgan
Posada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Nuxhall
Pearson hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Satriano vs. Nuxhall
Satriano hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Nuxhall
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Morgan
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Morgan
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nuxhall for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Morgan
Howser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Nuxhall
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Nuxhall
Koppe takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadowski vs. Nuxhall
Sadowski takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Nuxhall
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Morgan
Ken Hunt now playing center field.
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morgan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Morgan
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Morgan
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1961 -- Kansas City at Los Angeles (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 4 0 1 0 Pearson A, cf 3 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 5 0 0 0 Hunt K, cf 0 0 0 0 Johnson D, rf 5 1 1 1 Satriano T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Siebern N, 1b 4 1 2 0 Wagner L, lf 3 1 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 5 2 3 0 Bilko S, 1b 4 2 2 1 Causey W, 3b 2 0 1 1 Thomas L, rf 4 1 4 1 Posada L, lf 3 0 1 0 Thomas G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Sullivan H, c 4 0 1 0 Koppe J, ss 3 1 1 1 Bass N, p 2 0 0 0 Sadowski E, c 3 0 1 1 Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0 Grba E, p 1 0 0 1 Nuxhall J, p 2 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 2 31 6 10 6 Kansas City 011 020 000 -- 4 Los Angeles 000 510 00x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Bass N (L) 3.1 6 5 5 1 2 Fischer B 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Nuxhall J 4.1 3 1 1 2 7 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Grba E 4.1 7 4 4 5 4 Morgan T (W) 4.2 3 0 0 0 4 E -- Thomas L DP -- Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Los Angeles 6 2B -- Sullivan H, Sadowski E 3B -- Causey W HR -- Johnson D, Bilko S CS -- Sadowski E SF -- Grba E WP -- Grba E T -- 2:39 A -- 1646
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