S-O-M 1961

American League Scores LA Angels 5, Detroit 3 Minnesota 4, Washington 2 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 5 New York 4, Baltimore 2 Boston 7, Chicago WS 5 Stars of the Day Leon Wagner(LAA), 9th inning go-ahead home run against DET Billy Martin(MIN), home run, double against WSH Roger Maris(NYY), 2-run homer against BAL

National League Standings Through 4/10/1961 Milwaukee      7-1 Cincinnati     6-2 St. Louis      4-5 Philadelphia   4-5 Pittsburgh     4-5 LA Dodgers     4-6 Chicago Cubs   3-5 San Francisco  3-6

American League Standings Through 4/20/1961 Baltimore     6-2 Minnesota     6-2 NY Yankees    6-2 Washington    6-2 Detroit       5-2 LA Angels     3-5 Cleveland     2-5 Boston        2-5 Chicago WS    2-6 Kansas City   1-6 

Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 5 WP-Jay(2-0) LP-McCormick(0-2) HR-Alou(3) Cepeda(3) 2nd game in a row Alou led off with a home run. CIN(6-2) SFG(3-6) Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 2 WP-Mahaffey(2-0) LP-Nottebart(1-1) PHI(4-5) MIL(7-1) Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh 1 WP-Cardwell(1-1) LP-Gibbon(0-2) CHC-Williams go-ahead RBI single in 8th CHC(3-5) PIT(3-6) Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis 2 WP-Williams(1-1) LP-Sadecki(1-1) HR-Neal(2) Wills(1, off left-handed side of his card) Vin Scully: "Wills known more for his speed, as in it sped off his bat into the seats in no time." LAD(4-6) STL(4-5) 

New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Angels 4 WP-Sheldon(2-0) LP-McBride(0-2) Home Runs-Kubek(2) Mantle(8,9) Maris(3,4) Rice(1) Bilko(2) Mantle-9 home runs in 8 games! NYY(6-2) LAA(2-6) Quotable by Mickey Mantle: "I can't explain all those home runs, must be the Ballantine Beer Mel Allen leaves by my locker after every game."

Detroit 10, Cleveland 3 WP-Mossi(2-0) LP-Grant(1-1) HR-Cash(5) Osborne(2) Brown(1) CLE-Committed 4 errors. Quotable: "It was like wrestling a alligator blindfolded(CLE's performance), once you took it off, you see how bad you really did."-Mudcat Grant DET(5-2) CLE(2-5) New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Angels 4 WP-Sheldon(2-0) LP-McBride(0-2) HR-Kubek(2) Mantle(8,9) Maris(3,4) Rice(1) Bilko(2) NYY(6-2) LAA(2-6) Chicago White Sox 10, Washington 3 WP-Shaw(1-1) LP-Hobaugh(0-2) HR-Keough(3) Long(1) CWS-Scored 7 in 7th(11 batters) CWS(2-6) WSH(6-2)

NL Summaries, 4/19/1961 Cincinnati 11, San Francisco 10 WP-Johnson(1-0) LP-Sanford(0-2) HR-Kasko(1) F. Alou(2) Coleman(2) CIN led 11-3 after 2/1-2 Mays struck out with the tying run at 3rd to end the game CIN(5-2) SFG(3-5) Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 2 WP-Buhl(2-0) LP-Buzhardt(1-1) MIL(7-0) PHI(3-5) Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh WP-Anderson(1-1) LP-Friend(1-1) HR-Williams(2) Zimmer(2) CHC(2-5) PIT(3-5) St. Louis 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1(12) WP-McDaniel(1-1) LP-Perranoski(1-1) HR-White(2) STL(4-4) LAD(4-5)

AL Summaries 4/19/1961 New York 9, LA Angels 6 WP-Terry(2-0) LP-Bowsfield(0-1) HR-Hunt(1) Skowron(3,4) Mantle(7) Kluszewski(2) Roger Maris go-ahead 3-run homer in 7th(2) NYY-5-2 LAA-3-4  Minnesota 3, Boston 1 WP-Kaat(1-1) LP-Brewer(0-1) MIN-6-2 BOS-2-5 Baltimore 8, Kansas City 7(10) WP-Wilhelm(2-0) LP-Kunkel(0-1) HR-Bauer(1) Williams GW sac fly in 10th BAL-6-2 KCA-1-6

NL Summaries 4/18/1961 Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh 9(10) WP-Schultz(1-1) LP-Francis(0-1) HR-Rodgers(1) Clemente(4) Banks(1) CHC 1-5 PIT 4-3 Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 0 WP-Burdette(2-0, CG 4-hitter) LP-Sullivan(1-1) HR-Burdette(1) Adcock(2) Frank Bolling 2-4 MIL 6-0 PHI 3-4 Cincinnati 2, San Francisco 1 WP-Purkey(1-0) LP-Loes(1-1) HR-Robinson(2) Lynch(2) CIN 4-2 SFG 3-4 Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis 5 WP-Perranoski(1-0) LP-Miller(0-1) HR-Spencer(3) Neal(2) Moon walk-off double in 9th LAD 3-5 STL 3-4

WSH 12-14-0 CWS 0-4-0 Marty Keough hit for cycle, 5 RBI, 3 runs scored. After the game, Bill Veeck drove to the nearest Harley dealership...

CF-Mantle LF-Lopez C-Berra* RF-Maris 1B-Skowron SS-Kubek 3B-Boyer 2B-DeMaestri SP-Turley*  *Howard PH in 9th in the P (Stafford took over for Turley in 2nd)spot, stayed in the game and caught, Luis Arroyo took over as pitcher and took the #3 spot 

Because of an injury to Bobby Richardson and Billy Gardner with the Twins, Joe DeMaestri got the start at 2nd and batted 8th for the Yankees against the Angels. You may ask, who hit leadoff for the Yankees on this memorable Tuesday afternoon in the Bronx? Mickey Mantle. 2-4, leadoff homer in the 1st(5), then a 2-run-homer in the 9th(6) that cut the Angel lead to 5-3. Before I go any further, Ned Garver had retired 20 Yanks in a row before the Yank comeback. Roger Maris walked with 2 outs, forcing Bill Rigney to take out Garver, replacing him with Art Fowler to face Bill Skowron. Did I mention the "Moose" was fairly clutch? Yankees 5, Angels 5, end of 9th. After the Angels loaded the bases in the 10th off of Luis Arroyo on 2 walks and a HBP, pinch-hitter Steve Bilko put a "Sarge" into a ball in right field with 2 out. Roger Maris hauled it in. After Clete Boyer lined to 3rd and DeMaestri flied to left, up stepped Elston Howard who had pinch-hit a single leading off t...

Games of April 18, 1961 American League Detroit 8, Cleveland 6 WP-Lary(1-0) LP-Allen(0-1) HR-Lary(1) Cash(4) INJ-Wood(2) Boros(2, 2nd injury this season) Bell(5) DET 4-2 CLE 2-4 New York Yankees 6, LA Angels 5(10) WP-Arroyo(1-0) LP-Fowler(0-2) HR-Mantle(5,6) Kluszewski(1) Howard(3) INJ-Bridges(15) NYY 4-2 LAA 3-3 Minnesota 4, Boston 3 WP-Pascual(2-0) LP-Delock(1-1) MIN 5-2 BOS 2-4 Washington 12, Chicago White Sox 0 WP-McClain(2-0) LP-Pierce(0-2) HR-Keough(3, hit for cycle) WSH 6-1 CWS 1-6 Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3(10) WP-Wilhelm(1-1) LP-Nuxhall(0-1) INJ-Lumpe(1) KCA 1-5 BAL 4-3

Top of the 1st(bases empty, 2 outs) HARRY CARAY: "The pitch to Bill White, swung on and hit deep to left, it might be out of here, it could be, IT IS! A home run for White has given the Cards an early 1-0 lead over the Dodgers! Holy Cow!  Top of the 2nd(runners at 1st and 2nd, 0 out, Don Taussig batting) CARAY: "The wind and the pitch, swung on and hit deep to left, it might be out of here, it could be, IT IS! A 3-run homer by Taussig has built the Cardinal lead to 4-0 with nobody out in the 2nd! Holy Cow!(runs unearned because of Wills error) Top of the 7th(Runners at 2nd and 3rd, 2 outs, Cards lead 9-3) JOE GARAGIOLA: "The pitch to Hal Smith, lined up the middle and through for a base hit, Spencer scores, Cunningham rounds 3rd and scores, Cards now lead 9-3." Bottom of the 9th(Wills on 2nd after stolen base, 2 outs, Cards lead 12-4) CARAY: "The pitch to Tommy Davis, grounded to short, Spencer throws to 1st, Cards win it 12-4, their 3rd win 4 games. For the Do...

Harry Caray: "Tonight's starting lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals, Julian Javier leading off and playing 2nd. Curt Flood is batting 2nd and playing Center Field. Bill White batting 3rd and is playing 1st base. Ken Boyer batting cleanup and playing 3rd base. Daryl Spencer batting 5th, playing shortstop. Joe Cunningham in Right Field, batting 6th. Don Taussig in Left Field for the ailing Stan Musial, batting 7th. Hal R. Smith behind the plate, batting 8th and on the mound for Solly Hemus tonight, Bob Gibson. Now, our National Anthem.  Dodgers about ready to take the field, here's their lineup, Maury Wills back after a stint on the injured list leading off, playing shortstop. Batting 2nd, Center Fielder Willie Davis. Tommy Davis is batting 3rd, playing 3rd base. Duke Snider hitting cleanup, playing Right Field. Wally Moon's in Left field, batting 5th. Norm Larker batting 6th at first base. Batting 7th, 2nd baseman Charlie Neal. John Roseboro is behind the plate, batting...

Roberto Clemente: After 6 games vs SFG and LAD: 14-25(.560), 3 HR 10 RBI including 5 hit, 5 RBI game against SFG. 

In a Cleveland-Washington recreation, the Indians had two golden opportunities to bunt with a 3-0, then 3-2 lead; what were the odds that with each bunt attempt the roll would be 6-6? Proper bunt execution is not only a must in real baseball, it is also a must in Strat. For that particular game which ended up going 11 innings, the Indians scalped themselves with 5 DP's, 2 of which were on the bunt, Of course, they would also lose that 3-0 lead and that game.  I also teased in my last post that I would post CWS-DET, I'll say briefly that it resembled more of a Lions-Bears game on an ugly October afternoon with this line score: CWS 2-3-0 DET 1-2-2(WP-Early Wynn LP-Jim Bunning). All that was missing was Alex Karras killing Jack Concannon.