Washington Outlast 1st Place Chicago

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Dale Long

Griffith Stadium     Game 1    (10-15-2025 05:44:27)       Time 2:45, 72ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Jun 9, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 33-16         0 0 0   3 0 0   0 2 0      5 10  0
1961 Washington 22-31         0 1 0   0 0 0   1 3 1      6 11  3

Recap

Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Gene Green hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  ChW  0 Was 1.

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

ChW      Jim Landis hit a 2 run HR(10) to take the lead.  ChW  2 Was 1.

ChW      Cal McLish hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChW  3 Was 1.

Was  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Gene Woodling hit a grounder scoring 1.  ChW  3 Was 2.

ChW  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

ChW      Floyd Robinson doubled scoring Landis.  ChW  4 Was 2.

ChW      Cam Carreon hit a grounder scoring 1, E4.  ChW  5 Was 2.

Was  8th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Dale Long hit a 3 run HR(7) to tie the score.  ChW  5 Was 5.

Was  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Danny O'Connell singled scoring Green to win the game.  ChW  5 Was 6.

ChW  Jim Landis: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Dale Long: 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Dave Sisler picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 BB. He's 1-2 on the year.

ChW  Russ Kemmerer pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He goes to 2-2 on the year.

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

McLish                        7.0  6  2  2  0  3  3  110  64  46   2.84  26 120(115)       57

 Kemmerer L(2-2) BS(3)        1.1  5  4  4  1  0  1   31  25   6   3.49   9   75(75)

                              8.1 11  6  6  1  3  4  141  89  52   3.68  35

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

Donovan                       8.0 10  5  4  1  0  0  117  85  32   4.42  37 145(152)       44

 Sisler W(1-2)                1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0   19  12   7   4.76   5   75(75)

                              9.0 10  5  4  1  1  0  136  97  39   4.21  42

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  E-Green(2), Cottier(1), Donovan(2)

 2B-Robinson,F(4), Green(8)

 HR-ChW Landis(10) off Donovan(7) in the 4th with 1 on base, 342 feet

    Was Long(7) off Kemmerer(4) in the 8th with 2 on base, 321 feet

RBI-ChW  - Landis 2(34), Robinson,F(8), McLish(1)

    Was  - Green(10), Long 3(24), O'Connell(12)

HBP-Minoso(ChW) by Sisler(Was)

 SF-McLish(1), Green(2)

 SH-Fox(11)

 WP-McLish(3)

Great-Aparicio 2(22), Minoso(10), Cottier 2(2)

Poor-Aparicio(6), Goodman(3)

OfA-Landis(2)

LOB-Chicago(A) 10 Washington 3

 DP-Chicago(A) 4

GWRBI-O'Connell