Bats And Pitching Showed Up At Griffith. Senators Improve To 61-88

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Marty Kutyna

Injury: Walker (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (02-10-2026 06:21:30)       Time 3:07, 78ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Sep 16, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Kansas City 47-101       0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1 11  0
1961 Washington 61-88         4 3 1   0 1 0   0 0 -      9 11  3

Recap

Was  1st: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks.

Was      Bud Zipfel scored on a PB by Mackenzie to take the lead.  KC   0 Was 1.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring Woodling.  KC   0 Was 2.

Was      Ken Retzer hit a fly ball scoring 1.  KC   0 Was 3.

Was      Chuck Cottier singled scoring Tasby.  KC   0 Was 4.

KC   2nd: Failed to score on 3 hits.

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

Was      Jim King hit a 3 run HR(14).  KC   0 Was 7.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring 1.  KC   0 Was 8.

KC   5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

KC       Bobby Del Greco singled scoring Lumpe.  KC   1 Was 8.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Danny O'Connell hit a grounder scoring 1.  KC   1 Was 9.

KC   7th: Failed to score on 2 errors.

KC   Dick Howser: 3 for 4.

Was  Jim King: 1 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Bob Johnson: 1 for 1, 3 errors, 2 great plays.

Was  Pete Burnside pitched 5 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 10 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He moves to 5-7 on the season.

Was  Marty Kutyna pitched a shutout the final 4 innings to record save number 9.

KC   Jerry Walker pitched poorly for 2.2 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 7 hits, 6 BB, 1 K. He drops to 6-13 on the year.

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

Walker L(6-13)                2.2  7  8  7  1  6  1   93  51  42   4.88  20 130(131)        9

 Rakow                        2.1  2  1  1  0  0  1   38  25  13   4.74   9   70(75)

 Fischer                      1.2  0  0  0  0  0  4   27  21   6   4.64   5   25(23)   +

 Wickersham                   1.1  2  0  0  0  0  0   18  10   8   3.50   6   25(23)

                              8.0 11  9  8  1  6  6  176 107  69   4.84  40

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

Burnside W(5-7)               5.0 10  1  1  0  0  2   90  64  26   4.33  25 130(126)       45

 Kutyna S(9)                  4.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   50  30  20   4.10  13   70(75)

                              9.0 11  1  1  0  1  2  140  94  46   4.21  38

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  E-Johnson,B 3(12)

 2B-Klaus(5)

 3B-Lumpe(9)

 HR-Was King(14) off Walker(24) in the 2nd with 2 on base, 318 feet

RBI- KC  - Del Greco(25)

    Was  - O'Connell(37), Tasby(47), Woodling(59), Cottier(29), King 3(48), Retzer(5)

 SF-Retzer(1)

 SH-Burnside(2)

 WP-Walker(10)

 PB-Mackenzie (1)

Great-Siebern(9), O'Connell(23), King(8), Johnson,B 2(11)

Poor-Causey(28), Howser(29), Veal(13), Cottier(15)

OfA-Del Greco(5)

LOB-Kansas City 10 Washington 7

 DP-Washington 4