GAME LOG Kansas City @ Boston
Tuesday, 4/18/1961
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
LF Wally Moon:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Base on balls.
CF George Altman:
SINGLES to short center field.
W. Moon to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
W. Moon scores.
O. Cepeda to third.
G. Altman to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
O. Cepeda scores.
G. Altman scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
H. Killebrew scores.
J. Garagiola to third.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
D. Groat to second.
P Ted Bowsfield:
Strikes out swinging.
PR Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
1B Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
Hartsfield caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Boston 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF George Altman:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (377 feet)
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
RF Roberto Clemente:
SINGLES to left
LF Del Ennis:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
3B Bob Speake:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
SS Dick Howser:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Speake out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ted Bowsfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
C Earl Averill:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
P Tom Poholsky:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
E. Averill to second.
1B Irv Noren:
Reaches second base on a throwing error by the pitcher.
E. Averill to third.
T. Poholsky to second.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
E. Averill scores.
T. Poholsky to third.
CF Willie Mays:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (423 feet)
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Faye Throneberry:
SINGLES to right
LF Wally Moon:
Popped out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to center
F. Throneberry to second.
CF George Altman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cepeda out at 2nd base.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
LF Del Ennis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bob Speake:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Dick Howser:
SINGLES to left
C Earl Averill:
Base on balls.
D. Howser to second.
P Tom Poholsky:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
SS Dick Groat:
Bunted into fielders choice, Garagiola out at second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Groat out at 2nd base.
P Ted Bowsfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
1B Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
I. Noren to second.
RF Roberto Clemente:
SINGLES to left
I. Noren to third.
W. Mays to second.
Noren tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Del Ennis:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Speake:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 5, Boston 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Faye Throneberry:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Base on balls.
F. Throneberry to second.
CF George Altman:
Base on balls.
F. Throneberry to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to center
F. Throneberry scores.
O. Cepeda to third.
G. Altman to second.
Cepeda tries to score...
Mays throws home...
Cepeda scores!
G. Altman to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Intentional walk.
SS Dick Groat:
Flies out to short right field.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
G. Altman scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
New pitcher: Lou Sleater.
P Ted Bowsfield:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 4
Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
SS Dick Howser:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Earl Averill:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Lou Sleater:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Irv Noren:
SINGLES to center
D. Howser to third.
D. Howser scores.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Noren out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Lou Sleater
RF Faye Throneberry:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out looking.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mays out at 2nd base.
LF Del Ennis:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Speake:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Lou Sleater
CF George Altman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
SS Dick Howser:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Earl Averill:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Carl Sawatski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
E. Averill to third.
1B Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Lou Sleater
New pitcher: Hank Aguirre.
2B Hank Thompson:
New C : Carl Sawatski.
Strikes out swinging.
PH Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Boston 5
Batting: Boston, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
New SS: Granny Hamner.
SINGLES to center
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
R. Hartsfield to second.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
R. Hartsfield to third.
W. Mays to second.
LF Del Ennis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Clemente out at 2nd base.
R. Hartsfield scores.
W. Mays to third.
3B Bob Speake:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
SS Dick Howser:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (348 feet)
Game over. Score: Boston 9, Kansas City 8
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