HBC Box Scores, Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Athletics, 08/01/1961

Game ID: 953 - Tuesday, August 1st, 1961 - Game Log

Tuesday, August 1st, 1961
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	2
Kansas City Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	X	6	11	0

Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Blasingame 2B, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	3	.255	2	27
R. Nixon C	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.263	2	16
R. Santo 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.272	19	65
R. Colavito RF	4	0	2	1	0	2	2	.297	36	99
R. Maris LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.303	15	58
L. Brock CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	4	.266	3	30
W. Dropo 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	10	36
a-M. Minoso PH, 1B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.315	6	28
D. Spencer SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261	6	38
b-C. Hardy PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.224	2	17
c-L. Raines 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.324	0	5
G. Bell P	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.149	0	3
A. Worthington P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
d-S. Lopata PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262	2	13
Totals	34	2	8	2	4	10	16

a - M. Minoso pinch hit for W. Dropo in the 7th
b - C. Hardy pinch hit for D. Spencer in the 7th
c - L. Raines substituted for C. Hardy in the 7th
d - S. Lopata pinch hit for A. Worthington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Nixon 2 (13, 4th Inning off R. Terry, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Terry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Nixon 4 , R. Santo , D. Blasingame , R. Colavito 2 , R. Maris 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Nixon , D. Blasingame , R. Colavito , L. Brock 2
GIDP: R. Maris
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: W. Dropo (7) , D. Spencer (21)

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
H. Smith C	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	.257	9	46
J. Cunningham RF	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	.276	7	34
W. McCovey 1B	4	1	4	3	1	0	0	.323	34	94
H. Lopez 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.274	18	65
A. Luplow LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.271	14	63
W. Held SS	5	1	3	0	0	0	4	.216	4	26
B. Tuttle CF	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.216	9	26
a-K. Hadley PH	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	.366	6	13
b-J. Busby CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167	1	8
D. O'Connell 2B	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.295	3	28
R. Terry P	2	1	0	0	0	1	12	.159	0	5
Totals	34	6	11	6	6	4	33

a - K. Hadley pinch hit for B. Tuttle in the 7th
b - J. Busby substituted for K. Hadley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. McCovey 3 (18, 1st Inning off G. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off G. Bell, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off G. Bell, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. McCovey (34, 8th Inning off G. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Hadley (6, 7th Inning off G. Bell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tuttle , W. McCovey 10 , W. Held 3 , D. O'Connell 2 , K. Hadley 4
2-out RBI: W. McCovey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cunningham , H. Smith 2 , H. Lopez 2 , W. Held 2
Sac Bunt: R. Terry 3
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (O'Connell-Held-McCovey)

Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
G. Bell L (10-9)	7.0	10	6	4	6	3	2	132	77	3.45
A. Worthington	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	6	2.20

PITCHING
Game Score: G. Bell 34
Batters Faced: G. Bell 40, A. Worthington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Bell 7-11, A. Worthington 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Bell 132-77, A. Worthington 9-6
HB: G. Bell

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
R. Terry W (11-9)	9.0	8	2	2	4	10	0	131	79	3.11

PITCHING
Game Score: R. Terry 69
Batters Faced: R. Terry 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Terry 11-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Terry 131-79

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: W. McCovey
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 14996
Special Notes: Willie McCovey ties the American League regular season game record for doubles with 3.