7/15/1961, KC 61-Was61, Griffith Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 1 9 1
1961 Washington 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 10 3
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Washington AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 6 1 3 0 .288 Taussig cf 5 1 2 0 .327
Virdon cf 3 0 1 1 .302 Breeding 2b 4 0 0 0 .254
Flood ph 3 0 0 0 .294 Jones 3b 5 1 2 1 .286
Gentile 1b 3 0 1 0 .310 Long 1b 5 1 2 0 .195
Roseboro c 4 1 0 0 .218 Posada lf 4 1 2 1 .227
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 .167 Green p 1 0 0 0 .333
Consolo ph 0 0 0 0 .214 Bright c 5 0 1 0 .196
Reniff p 0 0 0 0 .000 Clinton rf 3 0 0 1 .227
Earley p 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamlin ss 2 0 0 0 .168
Maye lf 3 0 1 0 .249 Tasby ph 1 0 0 0 .226
Post ph 2 0 0 0 .269 McAuliffe ss 1 0 0 0 .268
Jensen rf 5 0 0 1 .213 Nelson ph 1 0 0 0 .286
Boyer ss 3 0 1 0 .252 Veal ss 0 0 0 0 .314
Wills pr 1 1 0 0 .245 Sturdivant p 2 0 0 0 .154
Malzone 3b 3 0 1 0 .219 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 .318
Bilko ph 1 0 1 1 .238 Henry p 0 0 0 0 .000
de la Hoz 3b 1 0 1 0 .273 Morton lf 1 0 0 0 .268
Short p 3 0 0 0 .000 41 4 9 3
Foiles c 2 0 0 0 .228
43 3 10 3
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Short 7.0 4 2 2 2 2 90 50 4.04
Roebuck 2.0 3 1 0 0 1 31 21 5.95
Reniff 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 28 16 2.54
Earley L 6-1 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 36 16 1.53
11.1 9 4 3 5 5 185 103
Washington INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Sturdivant 7.0 6 2 2 2 5 98 62 3.44
Henry 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 25 14 7.24
Green W 2-1 3.2 2 0 0 2 1 43 23 1.90
12.0 10 3 3 5 6 166 99
KC : Flood batted for Virdon in the 8th
Post batted for Maye in the 8th
Foiles inserted at c in the 8th
Post moved to lf in the 8th
Flood moved to cf in the 8th
Bilko batted for Malzone in the 9th
Wills ran for Boyer in the 9th
de la Hoz inserted at 3b in the 9th
Wills moved to ss in the 9th
Consolo batted for Roebuck in the 10th
Was: Tasby batted for Hamlin in the 7th
Robinson batted for Sturdivant in the 7th
McAuliffe inserted at ss in the 8th
Morton inserted at lf in the 9th
Nelson batted for McAuliffe in the 11th
Veal inserted at ss in the 12th
E-Roebuck. 3B-Virdon(2), Taussig(5), Long(3), Posada(6). RBI-Virdon(39),
Jensen(25), Bilko(14), Jones(14), Posada(33), Clinton(11). SB-Wills(37).
K-Gentile 2, Maye, Jensen, Short 2, Taussig, Jones, Long, Clinton, Green.
BB-Gentile 3, Boyer, Consolo, Taussig, Breeding 2, Jones, Clinton.
SF-Clinton. HBP-Morton. HB-Reniff. WP-Short, Earley.
GWRBI: Jones
Temperature: 99, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 11 MPH.
7/15/1961, KC 61-Was61, Griffith Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 1 9 1
1961 Washington 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 10 3
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>S 63 S note 1 0>43
Virdon cf 7 63 T.1-H 8>Henry
Flood ph 13 43
Gentile 1b k 4>W IW S W
Roseboro c 9 54/f.B-1 64/f 7
Roebuck p
Consolo ph W.1-2
Reniff p
Earley p
Maye lf 2>13 S.1-3 6>k
Post ph 54/f 53
Jensen rf k note 2 63 9>8 1>13
Boyer ss S 64/f 5/fl W
Wills pr 8
Malzone 3b 3/g 5>9 7>S
Bilko ph SB2
S.2-H
de la Hoz 3b S
Short p 3>13 k k
Foiles c Green 9
643/gdp
1: 3/ldp.1x1(3) 2: 54/f.3-H;1x2;B-1
Washington -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Taussig cf 1>13 k S 8>Roebuck 7
T
Breeding 2b 31 53 wp.1-2 note 1 9
W
Jones 3b k 4>W 6 S 7
Long 1b 2>T 8 6>43 S.1-3 1>k
Posada lf T.3-H S.1-2 8 note 2
9
Green p k
Bright c 5/L 9 7 9>43 S
Clinton rf 9/SF.3-H 7 7>7 k Earley
W.1-2
Hamlin ss 6 5>8
Tasby ph 63
McAuliffe ss 53
Nelson ph 13
Veal ss
Sturdivant p 3>63 63
Robinson ph 9
Henry p
Morton lf 0>Reniff 2>6/fl
HBP
1: 8/dp.3xH(82) 2: POE1(e1).3-H;1-2
Kansas City -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Fox 2b 2>S
Virdon cf
Flood ph 63/gdp
Gentile 1b k
Roseboro c
Roebuck p
Consolo ph
Reniff p
Earley p
Maye lf
Post ph
Jensen rf
Boyer ss
Wills pr
Malzone 3b
Bilko ph
de la Hoz 3b
Short p
Foiles c
Washington -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Taussig cf W
Breeding 2b W.1-2
Jones 3b wp.2-3;1-2
S.3-H;2-3
Long 1b
Posada lf
Green p
Bright c
Clinton rf
Hamlin ss
Tasby ph
McAuliffe ss
Nelson ph
Veal ss
Sturdivant p
Robinson ph
Henry p
Morton lf
Kansas City IN OUT ER Washington IN OUT ER
Short A1 C9 2 Sturdivant A1 D1 2
Roebuck D1 D8 0 Henry D2 D8 1
Reniff D9 E6 0 Green D9 F3 0 W 2-1
Earley E7 F3 1 L 6-1
7/15/1961, KC 61-Was61, Griffith Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 1 9 1
1961 Washington 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 10 3
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Fox lined a single to shallow left (CBCBX)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Virdon flied out to left (SB1BSBX)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Gentile struck out (CBFBFS)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Roseboro flied out to right (BFFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Washington batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Taussig grounded out to the mound (BX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Breeding grounded out to first (SBSX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Jones struck out (BCBBSS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Maye grounded out to the mound (CX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Jensen struck out (SBCFFBS)
0-0 2 --- 01 Boyer lined a single to left center (CX)
0-0 2 1-- 10 Malzone grounded out to first (1BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Washington batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Long grounded a triple down the first base line (BX)
0-0 0 --3 31 Posada tripled deep to right center, Long scored (CBBpBX)
0-1 0 --3 01 Bright lined out to third (FX)
0-1 1 --3 21 Clinton hit a sacrifice fly to right, Posada scored (BBFX)
0-2 2 --- 21 Hamlin popped out to short (BFBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
0-2 0 --- 12 Short grounded out to the mound (BCSX)
0-2 1 --- 10 Fox grounded out to short (BX)
0-2 2 --- 10 Virdon grounded out to short (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Washington batting
0-2 0 --- 10 Sturdivant grounded out to short (BX)
0-2 1 --- 12 Taussig struck out (BSFS)
0-2 2 --- 20 Breeding grounded out to third (BBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
0-2 0 --- 32 Gentile walked (CBSBBFB)
0-2 0 1-- 10 Roseboro grounded to third, forcing Gentile at second,
Roseboro to first (BX)
0-2 1 1-- 00 Maye lined a single to left center, Roseboro to third (X)
0-2 1 1-3 32 Jensen grounded to third, forcing Maye at second,
Roseboro scored, Maye out at second, Jensen to first
(CCBFBBX)
1-2 2 1-- 11 Boyer grounded to short, forcing Jensen at second (CB1X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Washington batting
1-2 0 --- 32 Jones walked (BBBCCB)
1-2 0 1-- 00 Long flied out to center (X)
1-2 1 1-- 02 Posada reached on an infield single to first, Jones to
second (CSX)
1-2 1 12- 22 Bright flied out to right (BFBCX)
1-2 2 12- 01 Clinton flied out to left (CX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
1-2 0 --- 11 Malzone flied out to right (BCX)
1-2 1 --- 12 Short struck out (BCSC)
1-2 2 --- 00 Fox lined a single to shallow center (X)
1-2 2 1-- 00 Virdon lined a triple to left center, Fox scored (X)
2-2 2 --3 30 Gentile was walked intentionally (IIII)
2-2 2 1-3 21 Roseboro grounded to short, forcing Gentile at second
(BFBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Washington batting
2-2 0 --- 10 Hamlin lined out to center (BX)
2-2 1 --- 22 Sturdivant grounded out to short (CBCBX)
2-2 2 --- 31 Taussig reached on an infield single to short (BBBCX)
2-2 2 1-- 10 Short threw a wild pitch, Taussig to second (BB)
2-2 2 -2- 30 Breeding walked (BB.BB)
2-2 2 12- 00 Jones popped out to short (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
2-2 0 --- 12 Maye struck out (BCFS)
2-2 1 --- 21 Jensen grounded out to short (BCBX)
2-2 2 --- 10 Boyer popped out to third (BX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Washington batting
2-2 0 --- 01 Long grounded out to second (FX)
2-2 1 --- 11 Posada flied out to center (BCX)
2-2 2 --- 01 Bright popped out to left (CX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
2-2 0 --- 00 Malzone grounded a single to left (X)
2-2 0 1-- 02 Short struck out (1Fb11FbFS)
2-2 1 1-- 12 Fox lined into a double play, Long unassisted, Malzone
out at first (FFBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Washington batting
2-2 0 --- 20 Clinton flied out to left (BBX)
Tasby pinch hitting for Hamlin
2-2 1 --- 22 Tasby grounded out to short (BBCCX)
Robinson pinch hitting for Sturdivant
2-2 2 --- 20 Robinson flied out to right (BBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
McAuliffe now playing shortstop
Henry now pitching
Flood pinch hitting for Virdon
2-2 0 --- 01 Flood grounded out to the mound (FX)
2-2 1 --- 00 Gentile lined a single up the middle (X)
2-2 1 1-- 32 Roseboro flied out to left (CSBB1BX)
Post pinch hitting for Maye
2-2 2 1-- 22 Post grounded to third, forcing Gentile at second (FBBSX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Washington batting
Foiles now playing catcher
Roebuck now pitching
Post moved to left field
Flood moved to center field
2-2 0 --- 32 Taussig lined a triple to left center (BBBCFX)
2-2 0 --3 00 Breeding flied out into a double play, Flood to Foiles,
Taussig out at home (X)
2-2 2 --- 00 Jones lined a single up the middle (X)
2-2 2 1-- 11 Long grounded a single between first and second, Jones to
third (BSX)
2-2 2 1-3 22 On pickoff throw to first, Jones scored, Long to second
on an error by the pitcher Roebuck (SSFBBFF1)
2-3 2 -2- 32 Posada flied out to right (SSFBBFF1.BFX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
2-3 0 --- 01 Jensen flied out to center (CX)
2-3 1 --- 31 Boyer walked (FBBBB)
Bilko pinch hitting for Malzone
Wills pinch running for Boyer
2-3 1 1-- 00 Wills stole second (>B)
2-3 1 -2- 21 Bilko grounded a single up the middle, Wills scored
(>B.BFX)
Morton now playing left field
Green now pitching
3-3 1 1-- 00 Foiles grounded into a double play, McAuliffe to Breeding
to Long (X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Washington batting
de la Hoz now playing third base
Wills moved to shortstop
3-3 0 --- 22 Bright grounded out to second (BBCCX)
3-3 1 --- 12 Clinton struck out (BFCS)
3-3 2 --- 00 McAuliffe grounded out to third (X)
************** Top of the 10th inning, Kansas City batting
3-3 0 --- 10 Fox grounded out to second (BX)
3-3 1 --- 32 Flood grounded out to second (BBCFBX)
3-3 2 --- 30 Gentile walked (BBBB)
Consolo pinch hitting for Roebuck
3-3 2 1-- 32 Consolo walked, Gentile to second (BBFBF>F>F>B)
3-3 2 12- 10 Post grounded out to third (BX)
************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Washington batting
Reniff now pitching
3-3 0 --- 12 Morton was hit by a pitch (CBFH)
3-3 0 1-- 22 Taussig flied out to left (B111111C1BCX)
3-3 1 1-- 11 Breeding flied out to right (1B1FX)
3-3 2 1-- 10 Jones lined out to left (BX)
************** Top of the 11th inning, Kansas City batting
3-3 0 --- 01 Jensen grounded out to the mound (SX)
3-3 1 --- 00 Wills flied out to center (X)
3-3 2 --- 00 de la Hoz reached on an infield single to short (X)
3-3 2 1-- 22 Foiles flied out to right (CCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 11th inning, Washington batting
3-3 0 --- 22 Long struck out (FBBFC)
3-3 1 --- 12 Green struck out (CFBS)
3-3 2 --- 31 Bright lined a single between third and short (BBCBX)
Earley now pitching
3-3 2 1-- 32 Clinton walked, Bright to second (CBBSB>B)
Nelson pinch hitting for McAuliffe
3-3 2 12- 22 Nelson grounded out to the mound (BBFSFX)
************** Top of the 12th inning, Kansas City batting
Veal now playing shortstop
3-3 0 --- 20 Fox lined a single between third and short (BBX)
3-3 0 1-- 21 Flood grounded into a double play, Veal to Long (1BCBX)
3-3 2 --- 12 Gentile struck out (CBCC)
************** Bottom of the 12th inning, Washington batting
3-3 0 --- 31 Morton popped out to short (BBBCX)
3-3 1 --- 32 Taussig walked (BBFFBB)
3-3 1 1-- 32 Breeding walked, Taussig to second (BS1BCBB)
3-3 1 12- 01 Earley threw a wild pitch, Taussig to third, Breeding to
second (CB)
3-3 1 -23 32 Jones lined a single to right, Taussig scored, Breeding
to third (CB.BBCFX)