Nuxhall Strikes Out 7 To Help KC Avoid Sweep. Athletics Near Bottom at 11-22

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Joe Nuxhall

Municipal Stadium    (09-28-2025 06:52:22)       Time 2:16, 79ø  Night Game

May 25, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Washington 13-27         0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  4  1
1961 Kansas City 11-22        1 0 0   0 3 0   0 0 -      4  5  1

Recap

KC   1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

KC       Norm Siebern hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Was  0 KC 1.

KC   5th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

KC       Norm Siebern hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Was  0 KC 2.

KC       Marv Throneberry hit a 2 run HR(4).  Was  0 KC 4.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Coot Veal singled scoring Bright.  Was  1 KC 4.

KC   Joe Nuxhall pitched a great 8.1 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 2 BB, 7 K. He's now 2-1 on the season.

KC   Bud Daley got the save, his 1st of the year.

Was  Dick Donovan went the distance and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He drops to 1-5 on the season.

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  E-Long(6), Causey(2)

 2B-Posada(3), Pilarcik(2)

 HR- KC Throneberry(4) off Donovan(6) in the 5th with 1 on base, 363 feet

 CS-Was Hinton(2) by Nuxhall(1) and Sullivan(5), 4th

RBI-Was  - Veal(6)

     KC  - Siebern 2(19), Throneberry 2(10)

 SF-Siebern(4)

Great-Causey(1)

Poor-Bright(4), Throneberry(3)

LOB-Washington 5 Kansas City 5

 DP-Kansas City 1