GAME LOG Cleveland @ Kansas City
Saturday, 10/7/1961
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Lenny Green:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Faye Throneberry:
SINGLES to left
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
F. Throneberry to second.
CF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to left
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to deep center field.
SS Dick Groat:
Flies out to deep center field.
2B Hank Thompson:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Jim Kaat:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
P Bill Fischer:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES down the left field line.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SAC BUNT.
Green advances to second.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
L. Green to third.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out looking.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (345 feet)
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to left
CF Wally Moon:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (407 feet)
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
SS Dick Groat:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
J. Garagiola to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Wild pitch.
J. Garagiola to third.
D. Groat to second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bill Fischer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Jim Kaat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Lenny Green:
Flies out to shallow center field.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to left field.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
CF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
C Jim Pagliaroni:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Intentional walk.
PH Frank Torre:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Pagliaroni tags up at second...
Moon throws to third...
OUT at third base.
PH Bob Bowman:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Esposito to second.
Esposito tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Jim Kaat:
SINGLES to center
S. Esposito scores.
B. Bowman to second.
B. Bowman to third.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to short center field.
B. Bowman scores.
J. Kaat to second.
Kaat tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Kaat scores.
L. Green scores.
1B Tito Francona:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
2B Hank Thompson:
New 2B: Tom Umphlett.
New 3B: Jim Davenport.
Strikes out swinging.
P Bill Fischer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
LF Faye Throneberry:
Flies out down the right field line.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Lines out to the first baseman.
CF Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Tom Umphlett:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Jim Davenport:
SINGLES to right
T. Umphlett to second.
P Jim Kaat:
Bunted into fielders choice, Umphlett out at third.
Davenport safe at second.
CF Lenny Green:
Flies out to deep center field.
Throwing error to third by the centerfielder.
J. Davenport scores.
J. Kaat to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
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