Nineteen Sixty One

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1961 American League                 Date: 4/12/1961
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1961 WAA   1   0    D.O'Conne WAA1.000  MANY TIED WIT    1  G.Triando BAA    3
1961 MNA   1   0    R.Colavit DEA .800                      R.Colavit DEA    3
1961 LAA   1   0    G.Geiger  BOA .667                      A.Pearson LAA    3
1961 DEA   1   0    E.Battey  MNA .667                      R.Bertoia MNA    3
1961 BOA   1   0    B.Klaus   WAA .667                      OTHERS TIED W    2
1961 NYA   0   1
1961 KCA   0   1    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1961 CLA   0   1    B.Monbouq BOA    1                      B.Daley   KCA 0.00
1961 CHA   0   1    J.Donohue DEA    1                      D.Larsen  KCA 0.00
1961 BAA   0   1    E.Grba    LAA    1                      J.Donohue DEA 0.00
                    P.Ramos   MNA    1                      P.Regan   DEA 0.00
                    D.Donovan WAA    1                      B.Hoeft   BAA 0.00
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    MANY TIED WIT    1  L.Green   MNA    1  B.Monbouq BOA    7
                                                            D.Donovan WAA    6
                                                            OTHERS TIED W    4
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CLA  4  at  DEA  5
KCA  2  at  BOA  6
LAA  6  at  BAA  5
MNA  6  at  NYA  5
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Pearson     LAA .333  3  1  3  1  1  B.Daley       KCA  2  0  0  0  1  0 000
G.Geiger      BOA .667  3  2  2  0  1  D.Donovan     WAA  9  5  2  0  6  1 100
D.Rice        LAA .333  3  1  1  2  1  P.Regan       DEA  5  3  0  1  2  0 000
H.Killebrew   MNA .333  3  1  2  1  1  B.Hoeft       BAA  4  2  0  2  4  0 000
R.Colavito    DEA .800  5  4  3  0  1  B.MonbouquetteBOA  9 10  2  1  7  1 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Robinson    BAA .000  5  0  0  0  0  R.Herbert     KCA  4  8  6  0  0  1 010
J.Jensen      BOA .000  4  0  0  0  0  M.Pappas      BAA  2  4  3  3  1  0 000
J.Landis      CHA .000  3  0  0  0  0  E.Wynn        CHA  2  1  2  3  1  0 010
R.Sievers     CHA .000  4  0  0  0  0  F.Baumann     CHA  3  6  3  1  1  0 000
S.Lollar      CHA .000  3  0  0  0  0  J.Papa        BAA  2  1  2  3  1  1 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1961 American League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1961 Washington WAA           1   0 1.000 ----   162         61     100   .379
1961 Minnesota MNA            1   0 1.000 ----               70      90   .438
1961 Los Angeles LAA          1   0 1.000 ----               70      91   .435
1961 Detroit DEA              1   0 1.000 ----              101      61   .623
1961 Boston BOA               1   0 1.000 ----               76      86   .469
1961 New York NYA             0   1  .000  1.0              109      53   .673
1961 Kansas City KCA          0   1  .000  1.0               61     100   .379
1961 Cleveland CLA            0   1  .000  1.0               78      83   .484
1961 Chicago CHA              0   1  .000  1.0               86      76   .531
1961 Baltimore BAA            0   1  .000  1.0               95      67   .586
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA      0    1  .000  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1     0-1     Lost 1
BOA      1    0 1.000  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0     1-0     Won 1
CHA      0    1  .000  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0     0-1     Lost 1
CLA      0    1  .000  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1     0-1     Lost 1
DEA      1    0 1.000  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  1- 0  0- 0  1- 0     1-0     Won 1
KCA      0    1  .000  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0     0-1     Lost 1
LAA      1    0 1.000  0- 0  1- 0  0- 0  1- 0  1- 0  1- 0     1-0     Won 1
MNA      1    0 1.000  0- 0  1- 0  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  1- 0     1-0     Won 1
NYA      0    1  .000  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1     0-1     Lost 1
WAA      1    0 1.000  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0     1-0     Won 1
TOTAL    5    5  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BAA      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
BOA      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHA      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CLA      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
DEA      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
KCA      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
LAA      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MNA      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYA      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
WAA      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BAA BOA CHA CLA DEA KCA LAA MNA NYA WAA
BAA   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
BOA   0   -   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
CHA   0   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
CLA   0   0   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   0
DEA   0   0   0   1   -   0   0   0   0   0
KCA   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0   0
LAA   1   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0
MNA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   1   0
NYA   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0
WAA   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1961 American League                Date: 4/12/1961
 

CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
Tribesmen....... 0 4 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  8  1
Bengals......... 0 0 1  2 0 0  1 0 1  -  5 11  1
Win:Donohue(1-0) Loss:Funk(0-1)
Homeruns- R.Colavito(1st)
 
Rocky Colavito had 4 hits and 3 RBI at Tiger Stadium as the Detroit Bengals
won in their last at-bat beating the Cleveland Tribesmen by the count of 5 to
4.
 
The game was won by Detroit with a run in the 9th inning.  After an out was
recorded, Billy Bruton reached on an error.  Al Kaline stepped up to the
plate and he hit a single.  Colavito then slapped a one-base hit making
Detroit victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd.  Detroit had 11
hits overall, while Cleveland had 8.  
 
Jim Donohue(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. Frank Funk(0-1)
took the loss in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing 2 hits and no
walks.
 
 
LOS ANGELES AT BALTIMORE
Angels.......... 1 2 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  6 10  1
Orioles......... 4 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  5  8  0
Win:Grba(1-0) Loss:Stock(0-1)
Homeruns- A.Pearson(1st), D.Rice(1st), J.Brandt(1st), G.Triandos(1st)
 
Eli Grba allowed Bill Rigney to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as
the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles in 10 innings by the
score of 6 to 5 at Memorial Stadium.
 
Both teams were tied at 5 runs apiece after nine innings.  Los Angeles came
out the victor in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Del Rice
delivered a solo blast (his 1st of the season).  Los Angeles had a total of
10 hits for the game.  
 
The victory was credited to Grba(1-0) who went the distance, allowing 5 runs.
Wes Stock(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief.  
 
 
KANSAS CITY AT BOSTON
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 10  0
Red Sox......... 4 0 0  2 0 0  0 0    -  6 10  0
Win:Monbouquette(1-0) Loss:Herbert(0-1)
Homeruns- H.Sullivan(1st), G.Geiger(1st)
 
Bill Monbouquette was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics by a score
of 6 to 2.
 
Monbouquette(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Boston.  He went
9 innings surrendering 10 hits and 1 walk.  Both teams ended up with 10 on
the afternoon.  
 
Ray Herbert(0-1) was the loser.  Boston scored big getting 6 runs off him in 4
innings.
 
MINNESOTA AT NEW YORK
Twins........... 0 3 1  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  6  6  0
Yankees......... 1 0 0  0 0 3  1 0 0  -  5  9  1
Win:Ramos(1-0) Loss:Terry(0-1)
Homeruns- H.Killebrew(1st), R.Bertoia(1st), Y.Berra(1st)
 
Pedro Ramos was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game and Earl Battey had 2 base hits at Yankee Stadium as the
Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 6 to 5.
 
Ramos(1-0) delivered a fine performance for Minnesota.  He allowed 9 hits and
3 walks in 9 innings.  Minnesota won despite being out-hit by New York 9 hits
to 6.  
 
The loss was charged to Ralph Terry(0-1) in relief.  'I was a little good, a
little bad and a little ugly.' said Ramos, 'I was just giving us a chance to
win.'
 

1961 Cleveland Tribesmen At 1961 Detroit Bengals 4/11/1961 Tribesmen AB R H RBI AVG Bengals AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 3 0 1 1 .333 J.Wood 2B 5 0 1 0 .200 T.Francona LF 5 0 0 0 .000 B.Bruton CF 5 2 1 0 .200 J.Piersall CF 4 0 2 0 .500 A.Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 .250 W.Kirkland RF 4 1 0 0 .000 R.Colavito LF 5 1 4 3 .800 W.Held SS 4 1 1 0 .250 N.Cash 1B 2 0 1 0 .500 V.Power 1B 4 1 1 1 .250 S.Boros 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 B.Phillips 3B 4 1 1 1 .250 D.Brown C 3 1 1 0 .333 J.Romano C 3 0 0 0 .000 B-G.Thomas PR 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Perry P 3 0 2 1 .667 D-M.Roarke C 0 0 0 0 ---- E-B.Hale PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Fernandez SS 4 1 2 1 .500 F.Funk P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Bunning P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-L.Osborne PH 1 0 0 0 .000 P.Regan P 1 0 0 1 .000 C-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Donohue P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 35 5 11 5 A-Pinch Hit For Bunning In 3rd Inning B-Pinch Ran For Brown In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Regan In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Thomas In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Perry In 9th Inning Tribesmen....... 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Bengals......... 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 11 1 Tribesmen (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.Perry 8 9 4 4 4 0 1 4.50 F.Funk LOSS(0-1) 0 1/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 Totals 8 1/3 11 5 4 4 0 1 Bengals (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.Bunning 3 4 4 3 2 1 0 9.00 P.Regan 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 J.Donohue WIN(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Totals 9 8 4 3 3 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 12,384 DATE- Tuesday, April 11th 1961 TIME- Day UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp, John Rice, Harry Schwartz T- 2:44 LEFT ON BASE- Tribesmen: 7 Bengals: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tribesmen: 1 Bengals: 1 ERRORS- F.Funk, C.Fernandez DOUBLES- D.Brown(1st) TRIPLES- B.Bruton(1st), C.Fernandez(1st) HOME RUNS- R.Colavito(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- P.Regan WALKS- J.Temple-2, J.Romano, A.Kaline, N.Cash-2, D.Brown STRIKE OUTS- J.Piersall, W.Kirkland, J.Perry GIDP- J.Piersall, A.Kaline WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Woodie Held robbed Steve Boros of a base hit. Bot 8th: Jimmy Piersall robbed Steve Boros of an extra base hit.

1961 Los Angeles Angels At 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4/11/1961 Angels AB R H RBI AVG Orioles AB R H RBI AVG E.Yost 3B 5 2 3 0 .600 J.Brandt CF 4 2 2 1 .500 K.Aspromonte 2B 6 1 3 1 .500 R.Snyder RF 5 1 2 1 .400 A.Pearson RF 3 1 1 3 .333 B.Robinson 3B 5 0 0 0 .000 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Gentile 1B 4 1 0 0 .000 C-J.Becquer 1B 0 0 0 0 ---- G.Triandos C 5 1 1 3 .200 B.Cerv LF 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Hansen SS 3 0 0 0 .000 D-L.Johnson LF 0 0 0 0 ---- G.Stephens LF 5 0 3 0 .600 K.Hunt CF 5 0 1 1 .200 M.Breeding 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 F.Brickell SS 4 0 0 0 .000 M.Pappas P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Rice C 3 2 1 1 .333 J.Papa P 1 0 0 0 .000 E.Grba P 4 0 0 0 .000 D.Hyde P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-D.Philley PH 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-C.Essegian PH 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Stock P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 6 10 6 Totals 37 5 8 5 A-Pinch Hit For Hyde In 4th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Kluszewski In 10th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cerv In 10th Inning Angels.......... 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 10 1 Orioles......... 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 Angels (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA E.Grba WIN(1-0) 10 8 5 5 6 4 2 4.50 Totals 10 8 5 5 6 4 2 Orioles (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA M.Pappas 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 0 16.20 J.Papa 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 9.00 D.Hyde 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 B.Hoeft 4 2 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 W.Stock LOSS(0-1) 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.50 Totals 10 10 6 6 8 8 2 ATTENDANCE- 7,527 DATE- Tuesday, April 11th 1961 TIME- Day T- 3:20 LEFT ON BASE- Angels:11 Orioles: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0 Orioles: 1 ERRORS- F.Brickell DOUBLES- K.Aspromonte(1st) HOME RUNS- A.Pearson(1st), D.Rice(1st), J.Brandt(1st), G.Triandos(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Hoeft SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Pearson WALKS- E.Yost, A.Pearson, T.Kluszewski, B.Cerv, F.Brickell, D.Rice-2, E.Grba, J.Brandt, J.Gentile, R.Hansen-2, M.Breeding, D.Philley STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, T.Kluszewski, B.Cerv-2, K.Hunt, D.Rice, E.Grba-2, J.Brandt, J.Gentile, G.Triandos, R.Hansen GIDP- D.Rice WILD PITCHES- M.Pappas

1961 Kansas City Athletics At 1961 Boston Red Sox 4/11/1961 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG J.Lumpe 2B 4 1 2 0 .500 C.Schilling 2B 4 1 2 0 .500 D.Howser SS 4 0 2 0 .500 G.Geiger CF 3 2 2 2 .667 N.Siebern LF 3 0 1 1 .333 V.Wertz 1B 4 1 1 1 .250 M.Throneberry 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Jensen RF 4 0 0 0 .000 L.Posada RF 4 0 2 0 .500 C.Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Tuttle CF 4 0 1 0 .250 P.Runnels 3B 4 1 1 0 .250 A.Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Nixon C 3 0 1 2 .333 H.Sullivan C 4 1 2 1 .500 A-J.Pagliaroni PH,C 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Herbert P 2 0 0 0 .000 P.Green SS 3 1 2 0 .667 D.Larsen P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Monbouquette P 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Daley P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-A.Pilarcik PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 2 10 2 Totals 33 6 10 5 A-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Daley In 9th Inning Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0 Red Sox......... 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 0 Athletics (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA R.Herbert LOSS(0-1) 4 8 6 6 0 0 1 13.50 D.Larsen 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 B.Daley 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Totals 8 10 6 6 0 2 1 Red Sox (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA B.Monbouquet WIN(1-0) 9 10 2 2 1 7 1 2.00 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 7 1 ATTENDANCE- 6,888 DATE- Tuesday, April 11th 1961 TIME- Day UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp, John Rice, Harry Schwartz T- 2:20 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7 Red Sox: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 Red Sox: 2 DOUBLES- H.Sullivan(1st), C.Yastrzemski(1st), P.Runnels(1st), P.Green(1st) HOME RUNS- H.Sullivan(1st), G.Geiger(1st) WALKS- N.Siebern HIT BY PITCH- G.Geiger STRIKE OUTS- N.Siebern, M.Throneberry-2, L.Posada-2, H.Sullivan, D.Larsen, C.Yastrzemski, J.Pagliaroni GIDP- M.Throneberry, B.Tuttle, B.Monbouquette BALKS- R.Herbert

1961 Minnesota Twins At 1961 New York Yankees 4/11/1961 Twins AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Z.Versalles SS 5 0 0 0 .000 B.Richardson 2B 5 0 2 0 .400 L.Green CF 4 1 1 0 .250 H.Lopez LF 5 1 1 0 .200 H.Killebrew 1B 3 1 1 2 .333 Y.Berra C 4 1 1 1 .250 J.Lemon LF 4 1 1 0 .250 M.Mantle CF 3 1 0 0 .000 B-D.Dobbek LF 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Maris RF 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Allison RF 4 1 0 0 .000 B.Skowron 1B 3 1 1 1 .333 E.Battey C 3 1 2 1 .667 T.Kubek SS 4 1 2 0 .500 R.Bertoia 3B 4 1 1 3 .250 C.Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 B.Gardner 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 W.Ford P 2 0 1 0 .500 P.Ramos P 4 0 0 0 .000 A-J.Gonder PH 1 0 1 21.000 R.Terry P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-L.Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 6 6 6 Totals 35 5 9 4 A-Pinch Hit For Ford In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lemon In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Terry In 9th Inning Twins........... 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 6 6 0 Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 9 1 Twins (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA P.Ramos WIN(1-0) 9 9 5 4 3 3 1 4.00 Totals 9 9 5 4 3 3 1 Yankees (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA W.Ford 6 4 4 3 3 4 1 4.50 R.Terry LOSS(0-1) 3 2 2 2 0 4 1 6.00 Totals 9 6 6 5 3 8 2 ATTENDANCE- 17,080 DATE- Tuesday, April 11th 1961 TIME- Day T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 4 Yankees: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Yankees: 0 ERRORS- B.Skowron DOUBLES- E.Battey(1st), H.Lopez(1st), J.Gonder(1st) HOME RUNS- H.Killebrew(1st), R.Bertoia(1st), Y.Berra(1st) STOLEN BASES- L.Green(1st) WALKS- H.Killebrew, E.Battey, B.Gardner, M.Mantle, R.Maris, B.Skowron STRIKE OUTS- Z.Versalles, L.Green, J.Lemon, B.Allison, P.Ramos-4, M.Mantle-2, C.Boyer GIDP- H.Lopez PASSED BALLS- E.Battey

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