GAME LOG Kansas City @ Cleveland
Tuesday, 5/16/1961
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to left
W. Moon to second.
CF George Altman:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Lenny Green:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to deep right-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Green out at 2nd base.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Base on balls.
C Bob Roselli:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
R. Jablonski to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Jablonski to third.
B. Roselli to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Hank Thompson:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
P Bill Fischer:
SAC BUNT.
Thompson advances to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out looking.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Green steals second.
SINGLES to right
L. Green to third.
Green tries to score...
Jensen throws home...
Green scores!
T. Francona to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF George Altman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Bob Roselli:
SAC BUNT.
Jablonski advances to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Hank Thompson:
Reaches second base on an error by the centerfielder.
P Bill Fischer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
H. Thompson to third.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Lenny Green:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to right
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out looking.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to short left field.
CF George Altman:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Intentional walk.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jablonski out at 2nd base.
T. Lepcio to third.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
B. Roselli to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to center
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to right
F. Throneberry to second.
Throneberry tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to short center field.
2B Hank Thompson:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
F. Throneberry scores.
J. Garagiola to third.
Garagiola tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P Bill Fischer:
Flies out to deep right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Lenny Green:
New 3B: Faye Throneberry.
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Green out at 2nd base.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to right field.
PH Jim Pagliaroni:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
New C : Jim Pagliaroni.
New 2B: Tom Umphlett.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to center
CF George Altman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Cepeda out at 2nd base.
3B Faye Throneberry:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
PH Frank Torre:
Flies out to short center field.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Jablonski out at 2nd base.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Joe Garagiola:
New SS: Jim Davenport.
New 2B: Jerry Adair.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
PH Dick Groat:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
CF Lenny Green:
New SS: Dick Groat.
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
1B Tito Francona:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
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