 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS 07/28/1961 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | LOS ANGELES STARS AT KANSAS CITY KINGS | | GAME ID: 1513 - FRIDAY, JULY 28TH , 1961 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Los Angeles Stars (54-35) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | | Kansas City Kings (46-44) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Kings Tagged with 8-1 Loss | The Los Angeles Stars picked up a win at Prairie Park, knocking off the Kansas City Kings, 8-1. On the mound for Los Angeles was left-hander Cal Johnston. He played a key role in the triumph. Johnston yielded 1 run over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 7-2. The Stars now have a mark of 54-35.
Lou Allen helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Stars.
Kansas City manager Glenn Carney said his team was "out of sync."
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| LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - E. Grenier pinch hit for C. Johnston in the 9th
b - E. Dickey pinch hit for L. Allen in the 9th
c - J. Smith pinch hit for J. Berrien in the 9th
d - C. Wells substituted for E. Grenier in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Barrell (26, 7th Inning off M. Thorpe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Barrell (12, 9th Inning off G. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Sax 2 , C. Barrell 6 , R. Barrell 2 , L. Allen 2 , J. Berrien , C. Johnston , E. Grenier
2-out RBI: C. Sax , R. Barrell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Barrell , L. Allen , J. Berrien , V. Ewing , R. Hawkins
Sac Fly: J. Berrien
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: C. Johnston (1)
FIELDING
Errors: R. Hawkins (22)
Double Plays: 1 (Barrell-Hawkins-Barrell) | | | a - H. Dollar pinch hit for M. Thorpe in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: K. Newman (15, 6th Inning off C. Johnston, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rogers 2 , H. Williams , K. Newman 2 , P. Davis , J. Wells , R. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Davis , J. Wells , L. Rush
GIDP: H. Williams
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: P. Davis (22) , J. Wells (2) | | |
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| LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Johnston W (7-2) | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 4.96 | | R. Cooper | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.28 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | L. Rush L (4-4) | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 4.24 | | M. Thorpe | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6.68 | | G. McDonald | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4.17 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Cal Johnston
Ballpark: Prairie Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 19596 |
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