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August 31, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 17 19 1
Angels 3 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 17 19 1
Angels 3 5 1

Ken Hunt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .000 .320
At Bats 0 409
Hits 0 103
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 73

Jerry Walker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 11 2
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1961
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Out
Jerry Walker
Gordon MacKenzie
Norm Siebern
Wayne Causey
Ozzie Virgil
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Bobby Del Greco
Deron Johnson
Ken Hunt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 17 19 1 6
Los Angeles Angels 3 5 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jerry Walker
Losing Pitcher Ken McBride
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Norm Siebern
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ken Hunt pinch hits for Johnny James. Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. James fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wagner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser misplays the ball. That's an error on Howser.
Bottom 8 Pearson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Pearson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Del Greco is called out on strikes.
Top 8 The ball gets by Averill for a passed ball. Howser moves to second.
Top 8 Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores.
Top 8 Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Walker reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Causey scores.
Top 8 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virgil scores. Causey moves to third.
Top 8 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virgil moves to second.
Top 8 Johnny James now pitching. Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Jack Spring. Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. MacKenzie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ozzie Virgil now playing third base. Wayne Causey now playing second base. Averill hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Spring covering, for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Walker scores. Howser moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Howser moves to second.
Top 7 Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Posada scores.
Top 7 Jack Spring now pitching. MacKenzie strikes out.
Top 7 Posada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson who is chasing the ball. Posada reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Causey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to third. Siebern moves to second.
Top 7 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Earl Averill now catching. Howser strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bilko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Bilko reaches second base with a double. Wagner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Wagner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 MacKenzie strikes out.
Top 6 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Donohue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Bridges is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Donohue covering, for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sadowski hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wagner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howser is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Jim Donohue now pitching. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Donohue covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Koppe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. Sadowski moves to third.
Bottom 3 Tom Satriano pinch hits for Ken McBride. Satriano strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bridges takes first base on ball four. Sadowski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sadowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Posada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Causey strikes out.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Siebern moves to third.
Top 3 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Koppe. Howser scores.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Howser. The throw from Sadowski and he is safe. Howser steals second.
Top 3 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 MacKenzie is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco scores.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 1 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.