Cleveland Stays Undefeated Game 2

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Mudcat Grant

Injury: Romano (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (08-17-2025 08:43:57)       Time 2:20, 63ø, Wind: 8 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Apr 15, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 3-0            1 1 0   0 1 0   0 1 2      6 10  1
1961 Washington 0-3           0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 1      3  8  0

Recap

Cle  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Jim Piersall hit a 401 foot solo HR(2) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 0.

Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Johnny Romano singled scoring Power.  Cle  2 Was 0.

Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Willie Tasby hit a solo HR(1).  Cle  2 Was 1.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Billy Klaus hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  Cle  2 Was 2.

Cle  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Tito Francona tripled scoring Temple to take the lead.  Cle  3 Was 2.

Cle  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle      Vic Power singled scoring Francona.  Cle  4 Was 2.

Cle  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

Cle      Don Dillard doubled scoring Hale.  Cle  5 Was 2.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  6 Was 2.

Was  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Was      Jim Mahoney singled scoring Tasby.  Cle  6 Was 3.

Cle  Tito Francona: 2 for 4, triple.

Was  Billy Klaus: 2 for 4, HR.

Cle  Mudcat Grant pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 BB, 7 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Was  Bennie Daniels pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

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E-Held(1)

 2B-Dillard(1), Veal(1)

 3B-Francona(1)

 HR-Cle Piersall(2) off Daniels(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 401 feet

    Was Tasby(1) off Grant(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 399 feet

    Was Klaus(1) off Grant(2) in the 3rd with bases empty, 367 feet

 CS-Was Keough picked off by Grant(1) in the 3rd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Grant(1)

RBI-Cle  - Romano(1), Power(1), Francona(1), Kirkland(3), Piersall(3), Dillard(2)

    Was  - Klaus(1), Tasby(1), Mahoney(1)

IBB-Cle Piersall off Kutyna

HBP-Romano(Cle) by Kutyna(Was)

 SF-Kirkland(1)

 SH-Francona(1), Piersall(1)

Great-Piersall 2(2), Klaus(1)

Poor-O'Connell(1)

LOB-Cleveland 8 Washington 6

 DP-Cleveland 2

GWRBI-Francona