Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Jerry Walker Throws Complete Games As Athletics Rebound From Game 1 Tragic Loss. Series Knotted At 1-1

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Jerry Walker

Municipal Stadium    (11-11-2026 06:30:34)       Time 2:19, 81 , , Light Rain  Night Game

Jun 20, 1962                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Los Angeles (A) 27-36    2 1 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      4  8  0

1962 Kansas City 22-45        3 1 0   2 1 0   0 0 -      7 12  1


Recap

LAA  1st: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
LAA      Leon Wagner hit a solo HR(16) to take the lead.  LAA  1 KC 0.
LAA      Lee Thomas hit a solo HR(9).  LAA  2 KC 0.
KC   1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.
KC       Dick Howser scored on a WP by Bowsfield.  LAA  2 KC 1.
KC       Norm Siebern hit a 400 foot 2 run HR(11) to take the lead.  LAA  2 KC 3.
LAA  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
LAA      Albie Pearson singled scoring 1 to tie the score.  LAA  3 KC 3.
KC   2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
KC       Bobby Del Greco hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  LAA  3 KC 4.
KC   4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
KC       Jerry Lumpe tripled scoring 1.  LAA  3 KC 5.
KC       Manny Jimenez singled scoring Lumpe.  LAA  3 KC 6.
LAA  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
LAA      Leon Wagner hit a 409 foot solo HR(17).  LAA  4 KC 6.
KC   5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
KC       Dick Howser singled scoring Azcue.  LAA  4 KC 7.

LAA  Lee Thomas: 2 for 4, HR.
LAA  Leon Wagner: 2 for 4, 2 HRs, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
KC   Dick Howser: 3 for 5.
KC   Jerry Lumpe: 2 for 5, triple, 2 runs.
KC   Norm Siebern: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

KC   Jerry Walker threw a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He's 3-8 on the year.
LAA  Ted Bowsfield pitched poorly for 5 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 12 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's now 2-5 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 L(2-5)              5.0 12  7  7  1  2  1   93  57  36   4.76  29 145(144)       14
 Fowler                       3.0  0  0  0  0  1  2   33  21  12   2.10  10   35(40)  ++
                              8.0 12  7  7  1  3  3  126  78  48   3.81  39

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Walker, J W(3-8)              9.0  8  4  3  3  2  5  133  86  47   8.14  36 130(136)       60
                              9.0  8  4  3  3  2  5  133  86  47   5.55  36
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LAA: Burgess hit for Fowler in the 9th
 KC: Tartabull hit for Del Greco in the 8th
     Tartabull moved to CF in the 9th

  E-Cimoli(4)
 2B-Del Greco(6)
 3B-Lumpe(5)
 HR-LAA Wagner(16) off Walker(20) in the 1st with bases empty, 363 feet
    LAA Thomas,L(9) off Walker(21) in the 1st with bases empty, 360 feet
    LAA Wagner(17) off Walker(22) in the 5th with bases empty, 409 feet
     KC Siebern(11) off Bowsfield(5) in the 1st with 1 on base, 400 feet
RBI-LAA  - Pearson,A(19), Thomas,L(29), Wagner 2(40)
     KC  - Del Greco(18), Howser(24), Jimenez(30), Lumpe(38), Siebern 2(46)
 SH-Bowsfield(1)
 WP-Bowsfield(3)
Great-Koppe(16), Lumpe(11)
Poor-Torres,F(9)
OfA-Del Greco(6)
LOB-Los Angeles (A) 5 Kansas City 8

GWRBI-Del Greco

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