Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Tight Ballgame Finds Washington On Top In End.

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Chuck Cottier

Griffith Stadium    (01-07-2026 06:08:15)       Time 2:47, 79ø, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Aug 16, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(A) 44-74     1 0 2   0 0 0   0 4 0      7 11  1
1961 Washington 49-67         0 2 3   0 0 0   1 2 -      8 14  1


Recap


LAA  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAA      Lee Thomas singled scoring Pearson to take the lead.  LAA  1 Was 0.

Was  2nd: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.

Was      Bud Zipfel tripled, hit streak now 11.

Was      Chuck Cottier doubled scoring Zipfel to tie the score.  LAA  1 Was 1.

Was      Dick Donovan singled scoring Cottier to take the lead.  LAA  1 Was 2.

LAA  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAA      Ken Hunt doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  LAA  3 Was 2.

Was  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

Was      Bob Johnson hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  LAA  3 Was 3.

Was      Chuck Cottier singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  LAA  3 Was 5.

Was  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Bob Johnson hit a fly ball scoring 1.  LAA  3 Was 6.

LAA  8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

LAA      George Thomas tripled scoring Hunt.  LAA  4 Was 6.

LAA      Billy Moran singled scoring Thomas.  LAA  5 Was 6.

LAA      Albie Pearson doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  LAA  7 Was 6.

Was  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Was      Jim King doubled scoring Hinton to tie the score.  LAA  7 Was 7.

Was      Marty Keough singled scoring Woodling to take the lead.  LAA  7 Was 8.


LAA  Albie Pearson: 3 for 5, 3 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

LAA  George Thomas: 2 for 4, triple.

LAA  Billy Moran: 3 for 4.

Was  Marty Keough: 2 for 4, triple, 2 runs.

Was  Chuck Hinton: 4 for 4, double, 2 SB.

Was  Bud Zipfel: 2 for 3, triple.


Was  Dick Donovan pitched 8.2 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 11 hits, 5 BB, 2 K. He's now 9-8 on the year.

Was  Mike Garcia picked up the save, his 2nd of the season.

LAA  Art Fowler took the loss: 1 IP, 2 earned runs, 3 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's 3-4 on the year.


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Los Angeles(A)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

McBride                       6.2 11  6  6  0  4  6  141 100  41   4.19  35 130(130)       30

 Spring                       0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    2   2   0   6.23   1   70(79)   +

 Fowler L(3-4) BS(1)          1.0  3  2  2  0  1  1   29  17  12   3.02   7   75(75)

                              8.0 14  8  8  0  5  7  172 119  53   4.45  43


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

Donovan W(9-8)                8.2 11  7  4  0  5  2  141  92  49   3.83  42 145(136)  --   37

 Garcia S(2)                  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    4   1   3   3.00   1   30(35)

                              9.0 11  7  4  0  5  2  145  93  52   4.02  43


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  E-Rice(1), O'Connell(12)

 2B-Hunt(18), Pearson 3(15), Hinton(10), Cottier(6), King(6)

 3B-Thomas,G(1), Keough(10), Zipfel(4)

 SB-Was Hinton(18) off McBride(9) + Rice(17), 1st

    Was Hinton(19) off Fowler(3) + Averill(30), 8th

RBI-LAA  - Hunt 2(42), Pearson 2(19), Thomas,L(31), Thomas,G(14), Moran(12)

    Was  - Keough(30), Cottier 3(22), King(35), Johnson,B 2(8), Donovan(6)

IBB-LAA Wagner off Donovan

 SF-Johnson,B 2(3)

 SH-O'Connell(13), Zipfel(3)

Great-Koppe(14), O'Connell 2(15), Keough(6)

Poor-Thomas,G(9), O'Connell 2(14), Johnson,B(5)

LOB-Los Angeles(A) 9 Washington 11

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Keough


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