Thursday, January 22, 2026

Close Game Gives Edge To Cleveland. Senators Fall 1 Short.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Jim Perry

Griffith Stadium    (01-22-2026 07:42:55)       Time 2:22, 84ø, Wind: 8 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Aug 29, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 70-61          0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      2 12  0
1961 Washington 55-73         0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1 14  1


Recap


Cle  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 0.

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

Cle  5th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle      Bubba Phillips DP with bases loaded, end 5th.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring Veal.  Cle  2 Was 1.

Was  6th: Failed to score on 3 hits.


Cle  Johnny Temple: 3 for 4, double.

Was  Gene Woodling: 3 for 5.


Cle  Jim Perry pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 13 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 13-10 on the season.

Cle  Bob Allen pitched a shutout 9th to record his 5th save of the year.

Was  Dick Donovan pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 12 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He's now 11-9 on the year.


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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Perry W(13-10)                8.0 13  1  1  0  2  1  119  79  40   4.02  36 120(117)       51

 Allen S(5)                   1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   13   8   5   4.10   4   35(40)

                              9.0 14  1  1  0  2  1  132  87  45   3.76  40


Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Donovan L(11-9)               8.0 12  2  2  0  3  2  123  90  33   3.51  39 145(152)   +   49

 Sisler                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   12   9   3   4.03   3   65(75)   +

                              9.0 12  2  2  0  3  3  135  99  36   4.02  42


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  E-Veal(6)

 2B-Temple(18), Kirkland(13)

RBI-Cle  - Romano(73), Kirkland(84)

    Was  - Woodling(57)

IBB-Cle Romano off Donovan

        Piersall off Donovan

 SF-Kirkland(13)

 SH-Francona(10), O'Connell 3(16)

 WP-Perry(8)

Great-Tasby(15)

Poor-Held(21), Long(7), O'Connell(17)

OfA-Kirkland(8), Piersall 2(9)

LOB-Cleveland 13 Washington 12

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Kirkland

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