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July 15, 1961

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Bottom 12 R H E
Angels 6 11 0
Indians 5 12 3
Bottom 12 R H E
Angels 6 11 0
Indians 5 12 3

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .250
OBP .400 .315
At Bats 4 288
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 0 52

Art Fowler Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 6
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 15, 1961
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Walk
Art Fowler
Ed Sadowski
Steve Bilko
Billy Moran
George Thomas
Joe Koppe
Lee Thomas
Ken Hunt
Albie Pearson
Willie Kirkland
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kirkland takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Francona strikes out.
Top 12 Hunt hits a popup towards short. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Thomas is walked intentionally.
Top 12 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pearson moves to second.
Top 12 Pearson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Fowler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Frank Funk now pitching. Sadowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 11 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Bobby Locke. Nieman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 John Romano now catching. Bilko hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 John Romano pinch hits for Valmy Thomas. Romano is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 de la Hoz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Hunt strikes out.
Top 10 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Moran hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pearson for the out.
Bottom 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Art Fowler now pitching. Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Eddie Yost pinch hits for Ryne Duren. Yost strikes out.
Top 9 Sadowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Locke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dillard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Bilko for the double play.
Top 8 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hunt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ryne Duren now pitching. Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Duren covering, for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a popup towards short. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sadowski scores. Bowsfield moves to third. Pearson moves to second.
Top 7 Ted Bowsfield pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Bobby Locke now pitching. Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields it and throws to home to get Thomas. Sadowski moves to third. Bowsfield moves to second.
Top 7 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Johnny James. Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Sadowski moves to second.
Top 7 Sadowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to third for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Koppe moves to second.
Top 7 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a popup in front of the plate. Sadowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. de la Hoz scores.
Bottom 6 Bob Hale pinch hits for Dick Stigman. Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ken Hunt now playing center field. Albie Pearson now playing right field. Lee Thomas now playing left field. de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt. de la Hoz reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ken Hunt pinch hits for Leon Wagner. Hunt strikes out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pearson moves to third.
Top 6 Dick Stigman now pitching. Pearson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dillard for the out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Piersall moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 5 Phillips takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 James strikes out.
Top 5 Sadowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnny James now pitching. de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Moran hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pearson hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Eli Grba. Throneberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Sadowski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Sadowski reaches second base with a double. Koppe moves to third.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pearson throws the ball in to Bilko who tags Dillard trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bilko strikes out. There goes Thomas. The throw from Thomas to second, and Thomas is out.
Top 3 Wagner strikes out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. de la Hoz scores.
Bottom 2 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. de la Hoz moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dillard scores.
Bottom 2 de la Hoz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. de la Hoz reaches second base with a double. Kirkland scores. Dillard moves to third.
Bottom 2 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Moran hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sadowski moves to third.
Top 2 Sadowski is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Sadowski moves to second.
Top 2 Grba hits a popup towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sadowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Grba covering, for the out. Temple moves to third.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Koppe strikes out.
Top 1 Bilko takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to second.
Top 1 Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moran scores. Thomas moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Moran moves to second.
Top 1 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz misplays the ball. That's an error on de la Hoz.
Top 1 Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.