Washington Puts Up 5 Runs In 8th To Take Down LA

 GAME 1: 

Game MVP:Gabe Gabler

Griffith Stadium    (01-07-2026 05:45:23)       Time 3:04, 73ø  Night Game

Aug 14, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(A) 43-73     1 0 2   0 0 0   0 1 0      4  7  0
1961 Washington 48-66         0 0 0   1 0 0   0 5 -      6  8  1

Recap

LAA  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

LAA      Ken Hunt singled scoring Thomas to take the lead.  LAA  1 Was 0.

Was  2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAA  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

LAA      Ted Kluszewski singled scoring Wagner.  LAA  2 Was 0.

LAA      Ken Hunt singled scoring 1.  LAA  3 Was 0.

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 walks.

Was      Chuck Hinton .  LAA  3 Was 1.

LAA  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAA      Leon Wagner hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAA  4 Was 1.

Was  8th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 2 hits and 5 walks.

Was      Gene Woodling walked scoring King.  LAA  4 Was 2.

Was      Chuck Hinton singled scoring Tasby.  LAA  4 Was 3.

Was      Danny O'Connell doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  LAA  4 Was 5.

Was      Bud Zipfel hit a fly ball scoring 1.  LAA  4 Was 6.

LAA  Lee Thomas: 3 for 4, triple, 2 runs.

Was  Gabe Gabler pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He's 1-6 on the year.

Was  Mike Garcia pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 1st save of the season.

LAA  Johnny James pitched 1.2 innings and took the loss: 1.2 IP, 5 earned runs, 2 hits, 5 BB, 1 K. He drops to 3-3 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

Bowsfield                     6.1  6  1  1  0  5  6  129  81  48   3.26  29 130(139)       58

 James L(3-3) BS(3)           1.2  2  5  5  0  5  1   63  34  29   6.14  12   70(75)   +

                              8.0  8  6  6  0 10  7  192 115  77   4.44  41

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

Gabler W(1-6)                 8.0  7  4  2  0  0  2  104  73  31   5.12  31 105(111)       58

 Garcia S(1)                  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    8   5   3   3.12   3   30(35)

                              9.0  7  4  2  0  0  2  112  78  34   4.01  34

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  E-Cottier(6)

 2B-Green(17), O'Connell(16)

 3B-Thomas,L(2)

 SB-LAA Hunt(6) off Gabler(2) + Green(28), 3rd

    Was Cottier(6) off Bowsfield(4) + Rice(14), 6th

RBI-LAA  - Hunt 2(38), Wagner(63), Kluszewski(59)

    Was  - O'Connell 2(31), Hinton 2(30), Woodling(43), Zipfel(7)

IBB-Was Green off James

 SF-Zipfel(1)

 WP-Gabler(5)

Poor-O'Connell(12)

LOB-Los Angeles(A) 3 Washington 11

 DP-Los Angeles(A) 1 Washington 1

GWRBI-O'Connell