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September 2, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 6 2
Angels 6 9 3
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 6 2
Angels 6 9 3

Bobby Del Greco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .241
OBP 1.000 .321
At Bats 3 261
Hits 3 63
• Singles 1 43
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 0 19

Ken McBride Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 11 0
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Wrigley Field - September 2, 1961
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Out
Ken McBride
Ed Sadowski
Steve Bilko
Tom Satriano
Eddie Yost
Joe Koppe
George Thomas
Ken Hunt
Lee Thomas
Bobby Del Greco
Dick Howser

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 3 6 2 8
Los Angeles Angels 6 9 3 6
Winning Pitcher Ken McBride
Losing Pitcher Ed Rakow
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Thomas
Attendance 3,501
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Howser 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 moves to second.
Top 9 Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Art Ditmar. Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McBride hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sadowski hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Posada strikes out.
Top 8 Causey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Yost now playing third base. George Thomas now playing left field. Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 7 Art Ditmar now pitching. Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill scores. Bilko moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bilko takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Earl Averill pinch hits for Leon Wagner. Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Satriano scores.
Bottom 7 Satriano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Satriano reaches second base with a double. Koppe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There go the runners. The throw from Sullivan to Causey. The throw back to home, and Sadowski is out at the plate.
Bottom 7 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kunkel spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kunkel. Sadowski moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bill Kunkel now pitching. Sadowski hits a line drive into left field. Posada picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Posada. Sadowski moves to second.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt. Del Greco reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jim Rivera pinch hits for Ed Rakow. Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Satriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Howser who tags Thomas trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomas scores.
Bottom 6 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bilko tags and scores. Thomas tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Bilko moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bilko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 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 6 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Posada takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out.
Top 6 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with McBride covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Satriano 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 5 Koppe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McBride moves to second.
Bottom 5 McBride takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sadowski hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Satriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt who is chasing the ball. Del Greco reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Bilko is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Wagner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rakow strikes out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thomas. Posada scores. Sullivan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thomas. Siebern scores. Posada moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Satriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Siebern moves to third.
Top 4 Lumpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Satriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Siebern hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Siebern reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rakow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Satriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sadowski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hunt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sullivan strikes out.
Top 2 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Causey hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bilko 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 1 Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Satriano moves to third.
Bottom 1 Satriano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Satriano reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Koppe strikes out.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Siebern is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 1 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out.