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Twins
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 10, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 10, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 10, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 10, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pedro Ramos |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Kunkel |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,706 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Bill Kinnamon |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Joe Altobelli | Left Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Pedro Ramos | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Shoemaker | Second Baseman |
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Frank Cipriani | Right Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Bill Kunkel | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 10, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kunkel
Green hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kunkel
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kunkel
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Kunkel
Altobelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Kunkel
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Ramos
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoemaker vs. Ramos
Shoemaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Ramos
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Ramos
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shoemaker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Ramos
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kunkel
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kunkel
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Kunkel
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Ramos
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cipriani vs. Ramos
Cipriani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Ramos
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Kunkel
Ramos strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kunkel
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Kunkel
There's a wild pitch. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Kunkel
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Kunkel
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Kunkel
Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Kunkel covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Kunkel
Battey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kunkel
Allison hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ramos
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Bill Kunkel.
Rivera hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Ramos
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoemaker vs. Ramos
Shoemaker hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Ramos
Howser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Rakow
Ed Rakow now pitching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Rakow
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Rakow
Ramos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Rakow
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ramos
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ramos
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Ramos
Causey takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cipriani vs. Ramos
Cipriani hits a line drive towards short. Versalles catches it and throws to second to double up Johnson. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rakow
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Shoemaker who tags Martin, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Rakow
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Rakow
Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rakow fields it and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Rakow
Battey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Ramos
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Ramos
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Ed Rakow.
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Ramos
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoemaker vs. Ramos
Shoemaker hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Krausse
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Krausse
Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ramos
Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ramos
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ramos
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Krausse
Ramos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Krausse
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Krausse
Martin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Krausse
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Ramos
Causey hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cipriani vs. Ramos
Cipriani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Ramos
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Ramos
Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Lew Krausse.
Nuxhall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Altobelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Wyatt
Battey bunts towards the mound. Wyatt juggles the ball. That's an error on Wyatt. Altobelli moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Wyatt
Allison bunts towards the mound. Wyatt fields it and throws to first for the out. Altobelli moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Wyatt
There's a wild pitch. Altobelli scores. Battey moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Wyatt
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Versalles vs. Wyatt
Versalles bunts towards the mound. Wyatt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Battey scores. Tuttle moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ramos vs. Wyatt
Ramos hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Wyatt
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Ramos
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoemaker vs. Ramos
Shoemaker hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ramos
Howser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wyatt
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Wyatt
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Wyatt
Altobelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Wyatt
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Wyatt
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Wyatt
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ramos
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ramos
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Ramos
Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cipriani vs. Ramos
Cipriani takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Ramos
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/10/1961, game 2 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Green L, cf 5 1 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 0 1 0
Martin B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Shoemaker C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew H, 1b 2 2 1 3 Howser D, ss 4 0 0 0
Altobelli J, lf 5 1 2 0 Siebern N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Battey E, c 4 2 2 1 Johnson D, lf 3 0 1 0
Allison B, rf 3 0 1 1 Causey W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tuttle B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cipriani F, rf 3 0 1 0
Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 1 Pignatano J, c 3 0 0 0
Ramos P, p 4 0 1 0 Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0
Rivera J, ph 1 0 0 0
Rakow E, p 0 0 0 0
Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0
Krausse L, p 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 10 6 31 0 5 0
Minnesota 004 000 021 -- 7
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos P (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kunkel B (L) 3.0 4 4 4 3 1
Rakow E 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Krausse L 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wyatt J 2.0 4 3 2 2 1
E -- Killebrew H, Wyatt J
DP -- Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Kansas City 8
HR -- Killebrew H, Battey E
SH -- Battey E, Allison B
HBP -- by Krausse L (Martin B)
WP -- Kunkel B, Wyatt J
T -- 2:26
A -- 7706
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