S-O-M 1961

DET 5, CLE 3-Dick Brown GS BAL 7, LAA 6(14)-Walk-off sac fly by B. Robinson NYY 3, MIN 1(11)-Walk-off HR by Berra, Ramos 5-5 with 2 doubles for MIN KCA 3, BOS 2-Siebern, Rivera HR's

NYY 3-6-4 MIN 1-10-0 MIN-Pedro Ramos 5-5 with 2 doubles NYY-Yogi Berra 2-run homer off Ramos in 11th inning NYY-Errors by Maris(2), Mantle, Ford  MIN-Stranded 13 runners, lone run on Bill Tuttle homer WP-Coates(1-0) LP-Ramos(0-1)

Top of 1st LAA-Yost walked LAA-Bridges flied to right(Snyder) LAA-Pearson walked, Yost to 2nd LAA-Kluszewski singled to center(Brandt), Yost to 3rd, Pearson to 2nd LAA-Wagner walked, Yost scored, Pearson to 3rd, Kluszewski to 2nd LAA-Hunt walked, Pearson, Kluszewski to 3rd, Wagner to 2nd LAA-Brickell struck out LAA-Rice struck out 2 runs, 1 hit, 3 left LAA 2-0 Top of 2nd LAA-Grba flied to left(Herzog) LAA-Yost grounded to short LAA-Bridges tripled LAA-Pearson walked LAA-Kluszewski singled to Center(Brandt), Bridges scored, Pearson to 2nd LAA-Wagner grounded into fielder's choice to 1st(Gentile), Kluszewski out at 2nd 1 run, 2 hits, 2 left LAA 3-0 Bottom of 4th BAL-Brandt grounded to 2nd(Bridges) BAL-Snyder singled  BAL-B. Robinson doubled, Snyder scored BAL-Gentile flied to center(Hunt) BAL-Triandos grounded to short 1 run, 2 hits, 1 left BAL 1-3 Bottom of 5th BAL-Adair(at short for injured Hansen) struck out BAL-Herzog walked BAL-Breeding struck out ...

BAL 7-13-0 LAA 6-11-0 Brooks Robinson wins it for Birds on walk-off sac fly in the 14th in game which saw 10 walks from Oriole pitching, yet 15 strikeouts were recorded off the Oriole wings. Oriole starting pitcher Milt Pappas had the game's only home run. WP-Hoeft(1-0) LP-James(0-1) 

The following are how some station ID/promos may have been handled in Baltimore on April 11, 1961:  WMAR-TV(2, CBS)-"This is television station WMAR channel 2, the Sunpapers station in Baltimore Maryland, beginning another broadcast day. Our offices and studios are located in downtown Baltimore, with transmitter facilities on Television Hill. This begins our broadcast day."  WBAL-TV(11, NBC)-"This is television station WBAL channel 11 in Baltimore beginning another day of broadcast services here in Baltimore. WBAL is a broadcast service of the Hearst Company and broadcasts from studios on North Charles St. in downtown Baltimore. The WBAL transmitter is located on Television Hill. The upcoming broadcast day is  copyrighted, with any outside recording or retransmitting without prior written consent of WBAL strictly prohibited. We now begin our broadcast day. Good morning."  WJZ-TV(13, ABC)-"Good morning, this is television station WJZ, Baltimore Maryland begi...

CLE-DET bottom of the 6th, 4-11-1961 Score tied 1-1 DET-Bruton flied to center(Piersall)  DET-Kaline flied to right(Kirkland)  DET-Colavito singled to right(Kirkland) DET-Cash reaches on error to 2nd(Temple), Colavito to 2nd. DET-Boros walked, everyone else advanced one base DET-Brown homered, Colavito scored, Cash scored, Boros scored CLE-Perry removed, replaced by Locke DET-Fernandez grounded to short(Held)  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left DET 5-7-0 CLE 3-8-1 WP-Bunning(1-0) LP-Perry(0-1)

Bottom 8th, score tied 1-1 WSH-Tasby lead-off single to left(Minoso) WSH- O'Connell struck out(Wynn/Lollar) WSH-Daley singled to left(Minoso), Tasby to 2nd WSH-Donovan doubled, Tasby scored, Daley to 3rd CWS-Hacker relieved Wynn WSH-Veal singled, Daley scored, Donovan to 3rd WSH-Klaus sacrifice fly to right(Smith), Donovan scored WSH-Keough grounded into fielder's choice to 2nd(Fox), Veal out at 2nd. 3 runs, 4 hits, one left

When I do 1961 re-creates, I get put off by certain things. One thing, the injury rolls can be pretty jarring, even if that player was active in that time frame, I still find it astonishing that in the 2nd game of a re-create, I can be without Roberto Clemente for 10/15 games. Or a team such as the 1961 Giants can bat .433 over their 1st 3 games. I want to re-create as close as possible an actual season, but a curve here and there has me starting from scratch again. It's nothing personal, but I am back in Washington again, Wynn vs. Donovan, and by "nothing personal," I mean it. Donovan, who used to pitch for the Sox, stifled the Sox on 4 hits, and better yet, homered and doubled(including the eventual winning run) in a 4-1 win over CWS. The one thing I wanted to prove was how do the Sox do against a pitcher with a +6 hold like Donovan? 3 stolen bases was the answer, but in the end it was "nothing personal."

LAD 5-6-0 PHI 2-4-2 WP-Craig(1-0) LP-Mahaffey(0-1) SV-L. Sherry(1) LAD-Larker 2 homers, 5 RBI's LAD 3-0 SFG 3-0 CIN 2-0 MIL 2-0

SFG 11-17-1 PIT 2-2-0 WP-Sanford(1-0, CG) LP-Haddix(0-1) SFG-Scored 7 runs in 4th, Cepeda GS Mays HBP in 4th, will miss next 2 SFG batting .433 in 3 games(52-120)

MIL 3-6-0 STL 2-9-1 WP-Burdette(1-0) LP-McDaniel(0-1)  MIL-Walkoff 1-out single in 9th by Roy McMillan, scoring Joe Adcock, who had doubled

CIN 2-5-0 CHC 0-3-1 WP-Purkey(1-0) LP-Ellsworth(0-1) CHC-Ellsworth no-hit Reds thru the 1st 6-1/3 innings(Freese broke it up with single) CIN-Purkey CG shutout, Robinson solo HR

KCA 10-14-1 BOS 6-11-0 WP-Bass(1-0) LP-Delock(0-1) SV-Fischer(1) KCA-Bass 8+IP, 4-5(2 singles, double, solo home run) BOS-Schilling 3-run homer, Geiger solo homer, Pagliaroni struck out with bases loaded, 2 out in 9th LOB- KCA 12 BOS 13

NYY 9-12-1 MIN 5-8-0 WP-Turley(1-0) LP-Pascual(0-1) NYY-Richardson turned Triple Play(Green) NYY Home Runs-Berra(also singled twice and doubled), Mantle, Maris MIN Home Runs-Battey(2, drove in 4 runs), Killebrew

WSH 5-11-0 CWS 4-16-2 WP-McClain(1-0, first Senators2 win) LP-Baumann(0-1) SV-Sisler(1) WSH-O'Connell 3 hits CWS-Aparicio 4 hits, 3 stolen bases, 3 runs scored; Martin 4 hits; 11 left on base

DET 8-16-1 CLE 0-5-2 WP-Lary(1-0) LP-Bell(0-1) Lary CG 5-hitter, Kaline 4-5, Bruton 3-run homer.

LAD 2-5-0 PHI 0-3-0  WP-Podres(1-0) LP-Sullivan(0-1) Podres CG 3-hitter  HR-W. Davis(1, drove in both Dodger runs)

The Earl of Baltimore  Earl Robinson's PH single gives Orioles 10th inning win over Angels, 7-6  BAL 7-12-1 LAA 6-8-2 WP-Wilhelm(1-0) LP-Fowler(0-1)  HR-Brandt(BAL,1) lead-off homer in 1st, Gentile(BAL,3) game-tying homer in 5th INJ-Rice(LAA) out 15 games with injury in 8th; also drove in 2 runs with double in 4th Herzog singled with 1 out in 10th, moved to 2nd when Breeding reached on error by SS Hamlin, then scored on E. Robinson's pinch single.(1-1-1)

Sox Go-Go-Go Deep  CWS 5-9-1 WSH 2-7-2  WP-Pizarro(1-0) LP-Daniels(1-0) SV-Kemmerer(1) CWS HR's-Minoso(solo), Aparicio(1 on), Smith(solo, also singled twice and walked) WSH HR's-Green(solo), Long(solo PH) CWS pitching, 8 strikeouts(Pierce 2, Pizarro 4, Kemmerer 2)

PITTSBURGH PIRATES PRESS RELEASE TO BE RELEASED TO ALL MEDIA APRIL 12, 1961  San Francisco, CA-April 12  The ball club has placed RF Roberto Clemente on the 10-day disabled list after he sprained his right wrist hitting a line drive in the second inning of this afternoon's ballgame in San Francisco. His absence covers the games from April 12(today) to April 22 against Milwaukee at Forbes Field. He is scheduled to return for the April 23 game against Milwaukee at Forbes Field. It is unfortunate to have this injury early in the season, but we want him to have the proper rest before he rejoins the lineup. Donn Clendenon, Joe Christopher and Walt Moryn will all take turns filling in for Clemente until his return.  For Immediate Release Public Relations Department Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club Pittsburgh, PA

LAD 6-11-0 PHI 3-11-0 WP-Drysdale(1-0) LP-Roberts(0-1) SV-L. Sherry(1) Late Dodger HR's by Roseboro in the 7th and Neal, Drysdale in the 8th. Late Phils rally summons Sherry for the save.

Pirates Flogged by Giants, 12-4 3-run second inning lone bright spot as Bucs title defense begins on sour note By Jack Hernon, Post-Gazette Writer SAN FRANCISCO-Apr 11-They picked up where they left off in October with a 3-run second. Then, it was over. The Pirates title defense began on a promising note with a 3-run second inning, mostly fueled by Giant starter Sam Jones' shaky control and fielding, getting 4 walks and a error while managing just 1 hit off the righty. Pirate starter Bob Friend started well enough, retiring the first five Giants before he was "doubled" over, that is, he allowed back-to-back-to-back doubles to Ed Bailey, Chuck Hiller and Ed Bressoud, slicing the Buc lead to 3-2. Then in the 3rd, Friend lost the lead and eventually the game when Willie Mays singled in Felipe Alou, then Orlando Cepeda crushed a Friend offering towards Sausilito, signaling an onslaught in which the Jints would score in each subsequent inning, rendering the Pirate world...

SFG 12-20-2 PIT 4-7-2 WP-Jones(1-0 despite 7 walks) LP-Friend(0-1) SV-O'Dell(1) HR-Cepeda(1) McCovey(1) SFG scored in every inning but the 1st(0-2-3-1-1-2-1-2-X). PIT used 4 pitchers(Friend, McBean, Labine, Shantz) Groat(PIT) committed 2 errors in 7th. Burgess(PIT) committed 2 passed balls. Clemente(PIT) went 0-for-5. Every SFG starter got a hit, including O'Dell and Pagan(PH). Alou, Cepeda, Bressoud 3 hits each. LOB-PIT 10 SFG 11.

MIL 6-9-1 STL 0-3-0 WP-Spahn(1-0) LP-Broglio(0-1) Warren Spahn CG 3-hitter, solo homer, 2-run double.

CIN 4-7-0 CHC 3-10-2 WP-Jim O'Toole(1-0) LP-Glen Hobbie(0-1) SV-Jim Brosnan(1) CIN Key Performers-O'Toole 9 K's, Vada Pinson 2-run HR, Eddie Kasko 3 singles. CHC Key Performers-Billy Williams triple, double; George Altman pinch-hit RBI double in 9th.

BOS 5-11-0 KCA 4-8-2 WP-Monbouquette(1-0) LP-Shaw(0-1) SV-Fornieles(1) BOS highlight-Runnels 2-4, 3 RBI  KCA highlights-Lumpe 2-run homer, Howser steal of 3rd

Milt Pappas-BAL v. LAA 9 IP, 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 10 k's, 2 walks BAL 5-11-2 LAA 2-5-0  Pedro Ramos-MIN v. NYY 9 IP, 1 earned run, 4 hits, 9 k's, 3 walks Moose Skowron struck out 3 times, Mantle/Maris k'd back-to-back in 6th. MIN 8-9-0 NYY 1-4-0

Dawning of an New Error Tigers blunders cost them opener, 5-3 to Indians.  DETROIT, Apr 11-The Bob Scheffing era started today on the wrong foot at Tiger Stadium. Or should we say "error?"  3 untimely errors would be the ultimate wrongdoing as the Tigers dropped a 5-3 decision to Cleveland on a mostly miserable day in the Motor City. Nobody reflected that more than 3B Steve Boros,  who made errors in back-to-back innings in the 6th and 7th innings, the latter of which brought in a 2nd run that scored Johnny Romano with an insurance run after PH Chuck Essegian drove in what proved to proved to be the winner, scoring Bubba Phillips, who had singled to lead off the 7th. Boros and starter Jim Bunning were then both removed, Boros for defense, Bunning for running out of gas, but he was also guilty of a blunder in the 4th, a misplay of a grounder by Tito Francona which led off the inning and was followed by a single by Jimmy Piersall and a 3-run homer by off-season acquisi...

After a few "exhibitions," I decided to do CWS-WSH again, this time using a kinda/sorta "as played" as Early Wynn in the actual game pitched 2 innings before a "bullpen by committee" finished out the game. One wrinkle to that, Wynn's spot came up in the 2nd, I then PH for him, thus affecting a somewhat "perfect" result: -Don Larsen pitched 6 innings, allowing a couple of solo homers, retiring the last 7 batters he faced. -Warren Hacker then pitched the final 2 innings, retiring the last 6 batters of the game. -The Pale Hose scored 3 runs in the 3rd, 5th and 9th innings on 15 hits en route to a 9-2 win. CWS 9-15-1 WSH 2-7-0 WP-Larsen(1-0) LP-Donovan(0-1) SV-Hacker(1)

From Error to Era  Senators hang on to nip White Sox in National opener, 5-4 WASHINGTON, Apr 10(AP)-It started out as an "error," then it ended up as the start of a new era as the Washington Senators hung on to beat the Chicago White Sox in the National opener in front of 25,000 fans at Griffith Stadium, 5-4. It started rather ominously as the new-look Senators reverted to their old tricks as starting pitcher Dick Donovan muffed a Luis Aparicio grounder, then the speedy shortstop stole 2nd, then 3rd before scoring on Minnie Minoso's sac fly to left. The Sox then scored 2 more in the 3rd on Aparicio's lead-off triple, followed by walks to Sammy Esposito and Roy Sievers, loading the bases with 1 out. JC Martin singled home Aparicio and Esposito, making the score 3-0 for veteran starter Early Wynn, who retired the first 9 Senators.  The Senators went to work in the 4th, getting a lead-off walk from Coot Veal, who promptly scored on a triple by Billy Klaus, who the...