Final
CLE 9 — KC1 5
9/23/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KC1196109230
Complete available game record for CLE at KC1, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Howser | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vic Power | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Causey | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tito Francona | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lumpe | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Siebern | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Cline | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deron Johnson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Posada | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Romano | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Del Greco | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Aspromonte | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Jones | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Kirkland | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haywood Sullivan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Kirk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hankins | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Dailey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Cipriani | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Rakow | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bryan | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Bond | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stigman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wyatt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wickersham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kunkel | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kirk | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mudcat Grant | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ed Rakow | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Dick Stigman | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Dailey | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Kunkel | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Wickersham | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Wyatt | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tito Francona | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Woodie Held | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John Romano | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dailey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stigman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Jones | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Cline | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wyatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Causey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Howser | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Deron Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kunkel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Leo Posada | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Rakow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Siebern | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haywood Sullivan | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wickersham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 99# | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K# | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 99# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 99# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-3# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 99# | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K# | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 99# | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 99# | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 99# | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR.1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 99# | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2# | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR.2-H | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | E5# | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 99# | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E3/TH.3-H(RBI);1-2 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF.3-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S# | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K# | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP# | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K# | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S# | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2# | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K# | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K# | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S# | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99# | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2# | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S6.2-H(E6/TH)(UR);1-3;B-2 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99# | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99# | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 99# | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43# | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99# | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99# | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | PO1(13)# | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D7 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S5.2-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S1/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG# | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K# | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43# | 9–5 |