Athletics Hault Charging Tigers. Hang On To Win. Improve to 10-20 on Season.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Dick Howser

Municipal Stadium    (09-24-2025 14:58:41)       Time 2:45, 77ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from RF  Night Game

May 22, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 22-14            0 0 1   0 0 0   0 3 0      4 13  0
1961 Kansas City 10-20        1 1 1   0 2 0   0 0 -      5 11  0

Recap

KC   1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

KC       Dick Howser hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  Det  0 KC 1.

KC       Jerry Lumpe doubled, hit streak now 11.

KC   2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

KC       Marv Throneberry hit a solo HR(3).  Det  0 KC 2.

Det  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Det      Bill Bruton singled scoring 1.  Det  1 KC 2.

KC   3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

KC       Jay Hankins inside the park solo HR(4).  Det  1 KC 3.

KC   5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

KC       Bob Boyd singled scoring 2.  Det  1 KC 5.

Det  7th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Det  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits.

Det      Chico Fernandez hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Det  2 KC 5.

Det      Charlie Maxwell doubled scoring Boros.  Det  3 KC 5.

Det      Jake Wood hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Det  4 KC 5.

Det  Steve Boros: 3 for 5, double.

KC   Dick Howser: 2 for 3, HR, 2 runs, 2 W.

KC   Jay Hankins: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

KC   Norm Bass pitched 6.1 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 8 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He's 3-3 on the year.

KC   Ed Rakow pitched the final 2 innings to record save number 1.

Det  Phil Regan pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He's now 1-3 on the year.

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 2B-Boros(5), Maxwell(1), Osborne(2), Lumpe(6)

 HR- KC Howser(4) off Regan(2) in the 1st with bases empty, 341 feet

     KC Throneberry(3) off Regan(3) in the 2nd with bases empty, 365 feet

     KC Hankins(4) off Regan(4) in the 3rd with bases empty, inside park

RBI-Det  - Wood(15), Fernandez(16), Bruton(20), Maxwell(9)

     KC  - Howser(9), Hankins(9), Throneberry(8), Boyd 2(4)

HBP-Kaline(Det) by Rakow(KC)

 SF-Wood(1), Fernandez(2)

 SH-Regan(1), Pignatano(2)

Great-Kaline(5)

Poor-Wood(4), Bruton(2), Siebern(1), Howser(3)

OfA-Siebern(3)

LOB-Detroit 12 Kansas City 10

 DP-Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Howser