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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2

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Kansas City Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1961 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

KC  A    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4 11  2
CLE A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howser ss                     5   1   2   0       0   0       2   2
Hankins rf                    4   0   1   1       0   2       1   1
  Cipriani ph,rf              1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Causey 3b                     4   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Siebern 1b                    4   0   2   0       0   1       9   0
D. Johnson lf                 4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Bryan c                       3   0   0   0       1   1       4   1
Shoemaker 2b                  3   2   2   0       1   0       0   7
Del Greco cf                  4   1   1   2       0   0       4   0
Bass p                        4   0   2   1       0   1       0   1
Totals                       36   4  11   4       3   5      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Hankins (3), Del Greco (3).
BATTING - 
HR: Del Greco (5,9th inning off Allen 1 on 1 out).
GDP: Causey (5,off Latman); D. Johnson (10,off Latman).
Team LOB: 8.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cline cf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Dillard lf                    4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Power 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       3   5
Held ss                       3   1   1   0       1   1       2   5
Romano c                      4   0   2   0       0   0       6   0
Jones 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   0      12   0
Bond rf                       3   0   2   0       1   0       2   0
Kubiszyn 3b                   3   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
  Kirkland ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Latman p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Francona ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Allen p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schaffernoth p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nieman ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   1       2   3      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Power-Held-Jones, Held-Power-Jones.
BATTING - 
2B: Cline (1,off Bass).
HR: Dillard (7,8th inning off Bass 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bass W(9-11)                  9     8   2   1   2   3   1  36
WP: Bass (3).
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Latman                        7     8   2   2   1   2   0  28
Allen L(3-2)                  1.1   3   2   2   2   3   1   9
Schaffernoth                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9    11   4   4   3   5   1  39
WP: Latman (6).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Schaffernoth 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Harry Schwarts, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Larry Napp
Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 2632
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians        
1. Howser              ss        Cline               cf
2. Hankins             rf        Dillard             lf
3. Causey              3b        Power               2b
4. Siebern             1b        Held                ss
5. D. Johnson          lf        Romano              c
6. Bryan               c         Jones               1b
7. Shoemaker           2b        Bond                rf
8. Del Greco           cf        Kubiszyn            3b
9. Bass                p         Latman              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Howser grounded out (third to first); Hankins
grounded out (second to first); Causey singled to center;
Siebern singled to right [Causey to third]; D. Johnson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Cline doubled to right; Bass threw a wild pitch
[Cline to third]; Dillard struck out; Power struck out; Held
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bryan grounded out (pitcher to first); Shoemaker
grounded out (third to first); Del Greco grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Romano flied out to center; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bond grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bass struck out; Howser singled; Latman threw a
wild pitch [Howser to second]; Hankins singled to center [Howser
scored]; Causey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Hankins out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kubiszyn singled to right [Kubiszyn out at third
(error by Hankins) (right to second to third)]; Latman grounded
out (second to first); Cline grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Siebern flied out to left; D. Johnson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bryan walked; Shoemaker singled to
center [Bryan to second]; Del Greco grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Dillard flied out to left; Power flied out to
center; Held walked; Romano singled to center [Held scored
(error by Del Greco) (unearned) (no RBI), Romano to second];
Jones flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bass grounded out (shortstop to first); Howser
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hankins struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bond walked; Kubiszyn flied out to center; Latman
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cline flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Causey popped to third in foul territory; Siebern
singled to center; D. Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Siebern out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dillard grounded out (second to first); Power flied
out to right; Held grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bryan flied out to right; Shoemaker singled to
right; Del Greco grounded out (second to first) [Shoemaker to
second]; Bass singled to left [Shoemaker scored]; Howser
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Romano singled to left; Jones forced Romano (second
to shortstop); Bond singled to right [Jones to second]; Kubiszyn
popped to catcher in foul territory; FRANCONA BATTED FOR LATMAN;
Francona forced Bond (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED FRANCONA (PITCHING); Hankins
struck out; Causey walked; Siebern struck out; D. Johnson flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Cline popped to third in foul territory; Dillard
homered to right; Power grounded out (shortstop to first); Held
singled to center; Romano flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bryan struck out; Shoemaker walked; Del Greco
homered to left [Shoemaker scored]; Bass singled to center;
Howser singled [Bass to second]; SCHAFFERNOTH REPLACED ALLEN
(PITCHING); CIPRIANI BATTED FOR HANKINS; Cipriani forced Howser
(shortstop to second) [Bass to third]; Causey popped to second;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: CIPRIANI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jones flied
out to right; Bond singled to right; KIRKLAND BATTED FOR
KUBISZYN; Kirkland popped to third in foul territory; NIEMAN
BATTED FOR SCHAFFERNOTH; Nieman grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        4  11   2    8
 Indians          2   8   0    7
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