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LA ANGELS INAUGURAL GAME

APR. 11, 1961
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
LOS ANGELES 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 3 3
BALTIMORE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 8
E: Los Angeles - Brickell 2, Aspromonte DP: Los Angeles - 1 Baltimore - 1
2B: B. Robinson HR: Kluszewski 2, Cerv
S: Rice, Grba GDP: B. Robinson, Brickell
LOS ANGELES WLS IP H R ER HR BB SO HB WP BK
Grba W 9 6 2 1 0 4 5 0 1 0
BALTIMORE WLS IP H R ER HR BB SO HB WP BK
Pappas L 1 .2 3 6 6 2 4 1 0 0 0
Papa — .1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Stock — 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Hoeft — 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Wilhelm — 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HB: Hunt (by Stock) PB: Triandos
TIME: 2:33 ATTENDANCE: 37,352 UMPIRES: Stevens, Rice, Napp, Schwartz
LOS ANGELES AB R H BI BALTIMORE AB R H BI
Yost, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brandt, cf 5 1 2 0
Aspromonte, 2b 4 1 1 0 Snyder, rf 3 0 1 0
Pearson, rf 3 2 1 1 B. Robinson, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski, 1b 4 2 2 5 Gentile, 1b 4 1 1 0
Becquer, 1b 0 0 0 0 Triandos, c 4 0 0 0
Cerv, lf 4 1 1 1 Hansen, ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson, lf 0 0 0 0 Stephens, lf 2 0 1 0
Hunt, cf 2 0 0 0 Breeding, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brickell, ss 4 0 1 0 Pappas, p 0 0 0 0
Rice, c 2 0 0 0 Papa, p 0 0 0 0
Grba, p 3 1 0 0 Philley, ph 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 7 6 7 Stock, p 0 0 0 0
E. Robinson, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoeft, p 0 0 0 0
Essegian, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm, p 0 0 0 0
Zupo, ph 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 2 6 0
1961 Los Angeles Angels’ Firsts
TEAM BATTERS PITCHERS
GAME - Apr. 11 at Baltimore (7-2 win) BATTER - Ed Yost, Apr . 11 at Baltimore (pop- HOME RUN BY A PITCHER - Jerry Casale, PITCHER - Eli Grba, Apr. 11 at Baltimore
PLATE UMPIRE - Johnny Stevens, Apr. 11 out to shortstop) May 9 vs. Boston (2nd inn., Ike Delock) (7-2 win)
at Baltimore FIRST PITCH - Strike by Milt Pappas to Ed TWO-HOME RUN GAME - Ted Kluszewski, Apr. FIRST PITCH - Strike by Eli Grba to Jackie
GAME TIME - 2:33, Apr. 11 at Baltimore Yost, Apr . 11 at Baltimore 11 at Baltimore (Milt Pappas), John Papa Brandt, Apr . 11 at Baltimore
WIN - Apr. 11 at Baltimore (7-2) BASERUNNER - Albie Pearson, Apr. 11 at THREE-HOME RUN GAME - Lee Thomas, WINNING PITCHER - Eli Grba, Apr. 11 at
HOME GAME - Apr. 27 vs. Minnesota (4-2 loss) Baltimore (1st inn; walk) Sept. 5 at Kansas City (Lew Krausse, Ed Baltimore (7-2 score)
HOME WIN - Apr. 28 vs. Minnesota (6-5; HIT - Ted Kluszewski, Apr. 11 at Baltimore Rakow, Bill Fischer) LOSING PITCHER - Jerry Casale, Apr . 15 at
12 inn.) (1st inn., 2-run HR) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS - Ted Kluszewski Boston (3-0 score)
LOSS - Apr. 15 at Boston (3-0) RUN - Albie Pearson, Apr. 11 at Baltimore & Bob Cerv, Apr. 11 at Baltimore (1st inn., SAVE - Tom Morgan, Apr. 30 vs. Kansas City,
SERIES WIN - Apr. 27-29 vs. Minnesota (2-1) (1st inn., scored on 2-run HR) Milt Pappas) 1st game (.1 IP)
ROAD SERIES WIN - June 5-7 at Baltimore (3-1) RBI - Ted Kluszewski, Apr. 11 at Baltimore PINCH-HITTER - Faye Throneberry, Apr. 15 at HIT - Jackie Brandt, Apr . 11 at Baltimore (1st
Boston (7th inn., groundout to 2B)
inn., single to left; Eli Grba)
SERIES SWEEP - July 3-4 vs. Kansas City (3-0) (1st inn., 2-run HR) PINCH-HIT - Steve Bilko, Apr. 17 at Boston DOUBLE - Brooks Robinson, Apr. 11 at
ROAD SERIES SWEEP - July 5-6 at Minnesota EXTRA BASE HIT - Ted Kluszewski, Apr. 11 at (7th inn., double) Baltimore (5th inn. to center; Eli Grba)
(2-0) Baltimore (1st inn., 2-run HR)
HOMESTAND WIN - Apr. 27 - May 10 (8-6) SINGLE - Albie Pearson, Apr. 11 at Baltimore STOLEN BASE - Ken Hunt, Apr. 20 at New TRIPLE - Carl Yastrzemski, Apr. 15 at Boston club history
(3rd inn.; Jerry Casale)
York (2nd game)
EXTRA INNING GAME - Apr . 23 at Detroit (2nd inn. to center) WALK - Albie Pearson, Apr. 11 at Baltimore HOME RUN - Gary Geiger, Apr . 17 at Boston
(3-2 loss; 11 inn.) BUNT SINGLE - Albie Pearson, Apr. 15 at (1st inn.) (7th inn., Tom Morgan)
EXTRA INNING WIN - Apr. 28 vs. Minnesota Boston (6th inn.) STRIKEOUT - Ken Aspromonte, Apr. 11 at RUN - Jim Gentile, Apr . 11 at Baltimore
(6-5; 12 inn.) DOUBLE - Ken Hunt, Apr. 17 at Boston Baltimore (1st inn.) (2nd inn., scored on error)
COMPLETE GAME - Eli Grba, Apr. 11 at (3rd inn.) SACRIFICE - Del Rice, Apr . 11 at Baltimore WALK - Gene Stephens, Apr . 11 at Baltimore
Baltimore (7-2 win) TRIPLE - Ken Hunt, Apr. 20 at New York (8th (2nd inn. Eli Grba)
(6th inn., 1-3)
COMPLETE GAME (against) - Ike Delock, Apr . inn., 2nd game) SACRIFICE FLY - Earl Averill, Apr. 30 vs. STRIKEOUT - Jackie Brandt, Apr . 11 at
15 at Boston (3-0 win) HOME RUN - Ted Kluszewski, Apr. 11 at Kansas City (2nd game) Baltimore (5th inn.; Eli Grba)
SHUTOUT - May 23 vs. Cleveland (9-0; Ken Baltimore (1st inn., 2-run, Milt Pappas) HIT BY PITCH - Ken Hunt, Apr. 11 at HIT BATTER - Jerry Adair, May 2 vs. Baltimore
McBride, 3-hitter) SOLO HOME RUN - Bob Cerv, Apr. 11 at Baltimore (3rd inn., Wes Stock) (5th inn., Ted Bowsfield)
SHUTOUT (against) - Apr. 15 at Boston (3-0; Baltimore (1st inn., Milt Pappas) GROUNDED INTO DOUBLE PLAY - Fritz Brickell, WILD PITCH - Eli Grba, Apr. 11 at Baltimore
Ike Delock, 4-hitter) TWO-RUN HOME RUN - Ted Kluszewski, Apr. Apr. 11 at Baltimore (3rd inn., 5-4-3) (6th inn.)
LAST AT-BAT WIN - Apr. 28 vs. Minnesota 11 at Baltimore (1st inn., Milt Pappas) PUTOUT - Fritz Brickell, Apr. 11 at Baltimore
(6-5; 2-runs in 12th) THREE-RUN HOME RUN - Ted Kluszewski, (force out - Aspromonte to Brickell; batter
DOUBLEHEADER - Apr . 20 at New York (lost Apr. 11 at Baltimore (2nd inn., John Papa) - Russ Snyder; runner - Jackie Brandt)
7-5 & 4-2) GRAND SLAM HOME RUN - Lee Thomas, ASSIST - Ken Aspromonte, Apr. 11 at
HOME DOUBLEHEADER - Apr. 30 vs. Kansas June 6 at Baltimore (2nd inn., Milt Pappas) Baltimore (force out - Aspromonte to
City (split; 6-4 & 2-3) GRAND SLAM HOME RUN AT HOME - Brickell; batter - Russ Snyder; runner -
DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP - May 19 vs. George Thomas, Sept. 9 vs. Chicago (5th Jackie Brandt)
Chicago (won 4-3 & 5-3) inn., Frank Baumann) ERROR - Fritz Brickell, Apr. 11 at Baltimore
EJECTION - Ed Yost, Apr . 15 at Boston (8th PINCH-HIT HOME RUN - Albie Pearson, Apr. (2nd inn. ground ball hit by Marv Breeding)
inn. by plate umpire Jim Honochick) 17 at Boston (9th inn., Mike Fornieles)
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