To open up the 1961 American League season, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was present to throw out the first pitch, then after that Dick Donovan took over and beat the Chicago White Sox with his asoortment of fastballs, curves and off speed offerings. His counterpart, Early Wynn wasn't as sharp as he lasted only two innings before he complained of stiffness in his arm after showing some signs of wildness.
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1961 American League Date: 4/11/1961
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1961 WAA 1 0 D.O'Conne WAA1.000 J.Martin CHA 1 C.Veal WAA 2
1961 NYA 0 0 B.Klaus WAA .667 J.Martin CHA 1
1961 MNA 0 0 D.Long WAA .500 D.O'Conne WAA 1
1961 LAA 0 0 M.Minoso CHA .333 G.Woodlin WAA 1
1961 KCA 0 0 G.Woodlin WAA .333 B.Klaus WAA 1
1961 DEA 0 0
1961 CLA 0 0 WINS SAVES ERA
1961 BOA 0 0 D.Donovan WAA 1 D.Donovan WAA 2.00
1961 BAA 0 0 R.Kemmere CHA 2.70
1961 CHA 0 1 E.Wynn CHA 9.00
F.Baumann CHA10.13
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
MANY TIED WIT 1 D.Donovan WAA 6
F.Baumann CHA 1
E.Wynn CHA 1
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHA 2 at WAA 6 CLA-Perry(0-0) at DEA-Bunning(0-0)
KCA-Herbert(0-0) at BOA-Monbouq(0-0)
LAA-Grba(0-0) at BAA-Pappas(0-0)
MNA-Ramos(0-0) at NYA-Ford(0-0)
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
D.O'Connell WAA1.000 3 3 1 1 0 D.Donovan WAA 9 5 2 0 6 1 100
G.Woodling WAA .333 3 1 1 1 0 R.Kemmerer CHA 3 3 1 0 0 0 000
B.Klaus WAA .667 3 2 1 0 0 F.Baumann CHA 3 6 3 1 1 0 000
D.Long WAA .500 4 2 0 0 0 E.Wynn CHA 2 1 2 3 1 0 010
M.Minoso CHA .333 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000
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
F.Robinson CHA .000 1 0 0 0 0 E.Wynn CHA 2 1 2 3 1 0 010
J.Landis CHA .000 3 0 0 0 0 F.Baumann CHA 3 6 3 1 1 0 000
R.Sievers CHA .000 4 0 0 0 0 R.Kemmerer CHA 3 3 1 0 0 0 000
S.Lollar CHA .000 3 0 0 0 0 D.Donovan WAA 9 5 2 0 6 1 100
W.Tasby WAA .000 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
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WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1961 Washington WAA 1 0 1.000 ---- 162 61 100 .379
1961 New York NYA 0 0 ---- .5 109 53 .673
1961 Minnesota MNA 0 0 ---- .5 70 90 .438
1961 Los Angeles LAA 0 0 ---- .5 70 91 .435
1961 Kansas City KCA 0 0 ---- .5 61 100 .379
1961 Detroit DEA 0 0 ---- .5 101 61 .623
1961 Cleveland CLA 0 0 ---- .5 78 83 .484
1961 Boston BOA 0 0 ---- .5 76 86 .469
1961 Baltimore BAA 0 0 ---- .5 95 67 .586
1961 Chicago CHA 0 1 .000 1.0 86 76 .531
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BAA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
BOA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
CHA 0 1 .000 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0-1 Lost 1
CLA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
DEA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
KCA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
LAA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
MNA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
NYA 0 0 ---- 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0-0 Lost 0
WAA 1 0 1.000 1- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1-0 Won 1
TOTAL 1 1 .500
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+
BAA 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
BOA 0- 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- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
DEA 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
KCA 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
LAA 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
MNA 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
NYA 0- 0 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 0 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 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
KCA 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
MNA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
NYA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
WAA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1961 American League Date: 4/11/1961
CHICAGO AT WASHINGTON
Pale Hose....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 0
Politicians..... 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 6 10 2
Win:Donovan(1-0) Loss:Wynn(0-1)
Homeruns- J.Martin(1st)
Dick Donovan pitched 9 strong innings and second baseman Danny O'Connell had 3
base hits as the Washington Politicians defeated the Chicago Pale Hose by the
score of 6 to 2 at Griffith Stadium.
Washington took the lead for good in the bottom of the 2nd inning when they
tallied 2 runs on 1 hit. Washington banged out 10 on the afternoon.
The win went to Donovan(1-0) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Early Wynn(0-1)
was the loser. 'He came out with good stuff,' Mickey Vernon said about
Donovan. 'He threw the ball good from the first pitch on.'
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1961 Chicago Pale Hose At 1961 Washington Politicians 4/10/1961
Pale Hose AB R H RBI AVG Politicians AB R H RBI AVG
L.Aparicio SS 4 1 1 0 .250 C.Veal SS 4 1 1 2 .250
N.Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Klaus 3B 3 0 2 1 .667
M.Minoso LF 3 0 1 0 .333 M.Keough RF 4 1 1 0 .250
R.Sievers 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 D.Long 1B 4 1 2 0 .500
J.Martin 3B 4 1 1 1 .250 G.Woodling LF 3 1 1 1 .333
A.Smith RF 4 0 1 0 .250 W.Tasby CF 3 0 0 0 .000
J.Landis CF 3 0 0 0 .000 D.O'Connell 2B 3 1 3 11.000
S.Lollar C 3 0 0 0 .000 P.Daley C 3 1 0 0 .000
E.Wynn P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Donovan P 3 0 0 0 .000
A-F.Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 .000
R.Kemmerer P 1 0 0 0 .000
F.Baumann P 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 2 5 1 Totals 30 6 10 5
A-Pinch Hit For Wynn In 3rd Inning
Pale Hose....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 0
Politicians..... 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 6 10 2
Pale Hose (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Wynn LOSS(0-1) 2 1 2 2 3 1 0 9.00
R.Kemmerer 3 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.70
F.Baumann 2 2/3 6 3 3 1 1 0 10.12
Totals 8 10 6 6 4 2 0
Politicians (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Donovan WIN(1-0) 9 5 2 2 0 6 1 2.00
Totals 9 5 2 2 0 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 10,927 DATE- Monday, April 10th 1961 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Charlie Berry, Frank Umont, Bob Stewart, Joe Linsalata
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Pale Hose: 4 Politicians: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pale Hose: 3 Politicians: 2
ERRORS- B.Klaus-2
DOUBLES- M.Minoso(1st), C.Veal(1st), M.Keough(1st), D.Long(1st),
D.O'Connell(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Martin(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Donovan
WALKS- G.Woodling, W.Tasby, D.O'Connell, P.Daley
HIT BY PITCH- M.Minoso, B.Klaus
STRIKE OUTS- R.Sievers, A.Smith-3, J.Landis, R.Kemmerer, D.Donovan-2
GIDP- M.Minoso, J.Landis, M.Keough, P.Daley, D.Donovan
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