FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
08/11/1961
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
KANSAS CITY KINGS AT LOS ANGELES STARS
GAME ID: 1795 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1961 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Kings (52-51) 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 6 10 3
Los Angeles Stars (62-39) 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 X 10 12 0
Kings Suffer 10-6 Setback
The Kansas City Kings got a sterling performance from second baseman John Wells, but the Los Angeles Stars still prevailed, 10-6. Wells went 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Cal Johnston picked up the win, improving his season record to 8-3. He struck out 4 in 6.1 innings. This win makes it 7 in a row for Los Angeles.

Los Angeles took the lead, 9-6, on Emil Grenier's 4th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Kansas City pitcher Fred Whitt in the bottom of the seventh.

"This team keeps racking up the wins," said Stars manager Charley McCullough.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Newman 3B 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 .271 17 73
J. Wells 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .257 5 33
H. Williams 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .332 26 75
P. Davis RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .366 12 92
C. Rogers CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .303 7 56
B. Crawford LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .249 8 41
B. Burge C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .290 4 22
R. Ellis SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .186 2 22
B. McClellan P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 1
   F. Whitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Dollar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 0 4
   E. Webb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 34 6 10 6 4 6 17      
a - H. Dollar pinch hit for F. Whitt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wells (11, 1st Inning off C. Johnston, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Davis (20, 7th Inning off C. Johnston, 2 on, 1 out) , H. Dollar (3, 8th Inning off H. Myer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Williams (26, 5th Inning off C. Johnston, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Wells (5, 5th Inning off C. Johnston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Newman 2 , J. Wells 6 , H. Williams 4 , P. Davis 2 , C. Rogers 2 , R. Ellis , H. Dollar 2
2-out RBI: J. Wells , H. Williams , R. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Newman , P. Davis , B. Crawford , B. Burge , R. Ellis
GIDP: J. Wells , B. Burge
Sac Bunt: B. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: K. Newman , B. Crawford
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Newman (12) , C. Rogers (7) , R. Ellis (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Newman-Wells-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Sax LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 4 39
C. Barrell 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .321 16 57
R. Barrell 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .267 26 79
L. Allen CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .294 24 82
D. Hall RF 4 3 1 0 1 1 3 .281 18 59
V. Ewing 3B 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .349 14 86
J. Cook C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 18 52
R. Hawkins SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .246 9 40
C. Johnston P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .225 0 4
   R. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Grenier PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270 4 13
   H. Myer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 10 4 3 15      
a - E. Grenier pinch hit for R. Cooper in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Barrell (27, 3rd Inning off B. McClellan, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Ewing (24, 3rd Inning off B. McClellan, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Johnston (1, 6th Inning off B. McClellan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Barrell (26, 1st Inning off B. McClellan, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Grenier (4, 7th Inning off F. Whitt, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Barrell (16, 8th Inning off E. Webb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Sax , C. Barrell 6 , R. Barrell 4 , L. Allen , D. Hall , V. Ewing 3 , J. Cook , R. Hawkins , C. Johnston 3 , E. Grenier 4
2-out RBI: R. Barrell , V. Ewing , E. Grenier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sax , D. Hall , J. Cook , R. Hawkins
GIDP: C. Barrell
Sac Fly: R. Hawkins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Barrell-Hawkins-Barrell, Ewing-Barrell-Barrell)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McClellan L (7-9) 6.0 9 7 6 4 1 1 118 4.10   
F. Whitt 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 21 5.29   
E. Webb 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McClellan 25
Batters Faced: B. McClellan 32, F. Whitt 5, E. Webb 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McClellan 8-8, F. Whitt 1-1, E. Webb 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McClellan 118-69, F. Whitt 21-15, E. Webb 20-11
WP: B. McClellan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Johnston W (8-3) 6.1 9 6 6 3 4 2 99 5.08   
R. Cooper H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.00   
H. Myer SV (15) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Johnston 32
Batters Faced: C. Johnston 31, R. Cooper 2, H. Myer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Johnston 11-2, R. Cooper 1-1, H. Myer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Johnston 99-60, R. Cooper 8-5, H. Myer 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cooper 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Johnston 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Wells
Ballpark: Bigsby Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 22399
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