GAME LOG Cleveland @ Los Angeles (A)
Tuesday, 8/22/1961
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
CF Lenny Green:
Flies out to shallow left field.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to shallow left field.
LF Bob Bowman:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Kuenn out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Tony Taylor:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Russ Nixon:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Wally Post:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
2B Tom Umphlett:
SINGLES to left
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Umphlett out at 2nd base.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to left-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Bobby Avila:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
1B Leon Wagner:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
B. Avila to second.
CF Jim Small:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Avila to third.
L. Wagner to second.
Avila tries to score...
Bowman throws home...
Avila scores!
L. Wagner to third.
J. Small to second.
2B Bill Mazeroski:
Flies out to shallow left field.
P Lew Krausse:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Tony Taylor:
SINGLES to center
L. Wagner scores.
J. Small to third.
J. Small scores.
C Russ Nixon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to left
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to short center field.
L. Green to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
L. Green to third.
LF Bob Bowman:
SINGLES to left
L. Green scores.
T. Francona to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to deep right field.
Francona tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Tom Umphlett:
SINGLES to right
T. Francona scores.
B. Bowman to second.
B. Bowman to third.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to left
RF Wally Post:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (441 feet)
3B Bobby Avila:
Lines out to the third baseman.
1B Leon Wagner:
SINGLES down the right field line.
CF Jim Small:
Flies out to left field.
2B Bill Mazeroski:
SINGLES to right
L. Wagner to second.
L. Wagner to third.
P Lew Krausse:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out down the left field line.
CF Lenny Green:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Tony Taylor:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Russ Nixon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to center
LF Bob Bowman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Francona out at 2nd base.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bobby Avila:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Leon Wagner:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (441 feet)
CF Jim Small:
SINGLES to center
2B Bill Mazeroski:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 6, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
2B Tom Umphlett:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
C Bob Roselli:
SINGLES to left
T. Umphlett to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
T. Umphlett to third.
B. Roselli to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Umphlett scores.
B. Roselli to third.
CF Lenny Green:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
B. Roselli scores.
L. Green to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 6, Cleveland 4
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Lew Krausse:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
SS Tony Taylor:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
L. Krausse scores.
New pitcher: George O'donnell.
C Russ Nixon:
Strikes out looking.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Taylor out at 2nd base.
RF Wally Post:
Base on balls.
S. Amoros to second.
3B Bobby Avila:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Amoros scores.
W. Post scores.
New pitcher: Mark Freeman.
1B Leon Wagner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 9, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
LF Bob Bowman:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Bowman to third.
2B Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Bowman scores.
S. Esposito to third.
C Bob Roselli:
SINGLES to center
S. Esposito scores.
PH Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out looking.
PH Frank Torre:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 9, Cleveland 6
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Mark Freeman
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
CF Jim Small:
New 3B: Jim Davenport.
New C : Jim Pagliaroni.
Base on balls.
2B Bill Mazeroski:
Bunted into fielders choice, Small out at second.
PH Chuck Essegian:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Mazeroski out at 2nd base.
PH Carl Yastrzemski:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 9, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Lew Krausse
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
CF Lenny Green:
New SS: Jose Pagan.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Popped out to the third baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
LF Bob Bowman:
SINGLES to left
T. Francona to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
T. Francona to third.
B. Bowman to second.
T. Francona scores.
B. Bowman to third.
2B Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 9, Cleveland 7
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dolan Nichols
C Russ Nixon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Intentional walk.
RF Wally Post:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
R. Nixon to third.
3B Bobby Avila:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
R. Nixon scores.
SS Jose Pagan:
Avila caught stealing at second.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 10, Cleveland 7
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bobby Tiefenauer
3B Jim Davenport:
Base on balls.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Davenport out at 2nd base.
PH Ted Lepcio:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 10, Cleveland 7
Game over. Score: Los Angeles (A) 10, Cleveland 7
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