S-O-M 1961

Cleveland 4, Baltimore 3(22) BAL 1st-Brandt lead-off home run BAL 6th-Dick Williams RBI single BAL 7th-Brandt 2nd solo home run CLE 9th-Piersall, Kirkland walked, Held flied to left, Power lined to 3rd Phillips hit 3-run homer  CLE 22nd-de la Hoz hit by pitch, replaced by pinch-runner Kubisyn, Temple bunted to 3rd, Francona tripled, scoring Kubisyn At-Bats: CLE 76 BAL 76 LOB-CLE 15 BAL 14 Hits-BAL 14, CLE 11 Double Plays-CLE 5, BAL 1 WP-Locke(CLE) LP-Hoeft(BAL)

NY Yankees 5, Detroit 3 NYY-Howard home run, Terry CG 5-hitter Cleveland 7, Baltimore 1 CLE-Bell CG 4-hitter, Kirkland 3-run homer  Chicago White Sox 4, LA Angels 3(10) CHI-Pizarro CG 5-hitter, 12 strikeouts, retired last 12 Angels; Carey walk-off 2b in 10th Kansas City 10, Minnesota 8 KCA-7 runs in 8th, Hank Bauer 3-run homer in 1st, Johnson go-ahead 2B in 8th 

Quite a few players were injured on my 04/23 recreate including some well-known names: the injuries are only for 2-3 games with one exception:  Eli Grba(LAA) 8 games Jim Rivera(KCA)  Roberto Clemente(PIT) Stan Musial(STL) Gil Hodges(LAD) JC Martin(CWS)

CBS RADIO NEWS OPEN: "Paris on edge after DeGaulle issues special powers to ward off Algeria invasion. Kennedy to meet with Indonesian president today, Rockefeller tomorrow over Cuba. Tornado outbreak leaves significant damage southwest of Chicago. This is Dallas Townsend, CBS News in New York, I'll have details after this."  CBS-TV PROMO: "Scoutmaster Danny Thomas has his work cut out for him dealing with his scouts and a fellow scoutmaster tonight here on the CBS Television Network."  WJW-TV(Cleveland) PROMO: "The Indians are on the warpath tonight against the Baltimore Orioles. Coverage starts at 7:55 here on Channel 8."  CBS RADIO PROMO: "Join Arthur Godfrey and his guests today and every weekday morning here on the CBS Radio Network." 

Cincinnati 3, LA Dodgers 2(11) CIN-Homers by Robinson, Coleman LAD-Snider ties game with 9th inning homer CIN-Chacon doubles in go-ahead run in 11th Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia 2(G1) CHC-Williams homers, Taylor scores Santo with go-ahead run in 9th Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia 2(G2) CHC-Williams 2nd homer of double-header Milwaukee 10, Pittsburgh 2 MIL-Homers by Aaron(5), Mathews, Burdette pitches CG, goes 3-for-4 St. Louis 6, San Francisco 5 STL-3-run homer by Bill White in 1st SFG-Davenport 2 homers  STL-Don Taussig catches would-be Felipe Alou homer with 2 outs in 9th

Los Angeles Angels 6, Detroit 3 LAA-4th franchise win DET-8 wins in 10 games Chicago White Sox 9, Boston 3(G1) CWS-7 runs in 8th, JC Martin 3-run homer Boston 2, Chicago White Sox 0(G2) BOS-Combined shutout by Muffett, Fornieles, 8th win in 11 games Baltimore 6, NY Yankees 5(13) BAL-Gentile 2 homers, Brandt walk-off single in 13th 4-game series went 51 innings(20, 9, 9, 13) Washington 6, Minnesota 0 WSH-Daniels 2-hit shutout, Klaus and Long homered Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6 KCA-Siebern 1st inning homer CLE-Lost 8 of first 10(KCA 6-4)

Milwaukee 10, Pittsburgh 7 MIL-Home run by Spahn, infield turns 3 double plays despite being outhit 16-11 Philadelphia 5, Chicago Cubs 2 PHI-Roberts CG, homers by Herrera, Dalrymple as Phils go to 7-4 San Francisco 6, St. Louis 5(10) SFG-Walk-off single by Davenport in 10th after trailing Cards 5-0 STL-Boyer home run(3) LA Dodgers 2, Cincinnati 1 Podres outduels O'Toole as Dodgers regain 1st in NL

Detroit 8, LA Angels 6 DET-Boros, Osborne back-to-back home runs DET-Best record in baseball at 8-1 Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 1(G1) BAL-Barber 4-hitter, Dick Williams home run Chicago White Sox 3, Boston 2 CWS-Double steal, Aparicio stole home, Fox 2nd Minnesota 3, Washington 2 MIN-Green, Martin home runs Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3 KCA-Del Greco walk-off 2-run single in 9th, Indians outhit A's 11-3  Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 1(G2) BAL-Gentile homered in both games, injuries force BAL to use B. Robinson at short, Williams at 3rd.