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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 19, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 19, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Rakow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 11,768 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Joe Linsalata 3B: Frank Umont |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Lou Klimchock | First Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Marv Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Ed Rakow | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Dan Dobbek | Left Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 19, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Kralick
Howser hits a popup, foul, towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Kralick
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Kralick
Klimchock hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Rakow
Versalles hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Pignatano settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Pignatano. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Rakow
Versalles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rakow
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Rakow
Dobbek hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Rakow
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kralick
Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Kralick
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Kralick
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Kralick
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Rakow
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Rakow
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first, with Rakow covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Rakow
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Kralick
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rakow vs. Kralick
Rakow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Kralick
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Rakow
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kralick vs. Rakow
Kralick bunts towards first. Klimchock juggles the ball. That's an error on Klimchock. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Rakow
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Rakow
Green takes first base on ball four. Gardner moves to third. Kralick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dobbek vs. Rakow
Dobbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Rakow
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Rakow
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Allison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Rakow
Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Battey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Kralick
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Kralick
Klimchock strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kralick
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wickersham
Gardner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Throneberry. Gardner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kralick vs. Wickersham
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kralick for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Versalles vs. Wickersham
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Wickersham
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bauer who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. Gardner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dobbek vs. Wickersham
Dobbek hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Kralick
Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Kralick
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kralick
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Wickersham
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Wickersham
Wickersham fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wickersham. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Wickersham
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Wickersham
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Battey vs. Wickersham
Battey hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Kralick
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Kralick
Don Larsen pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Larsen hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Kralick
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Kralick
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klimchock vs. Kralick
Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klimchock for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Gardner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bauer. Gardner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kralick vs. Larsen
Kralick bunts towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Versalles vs. Larsen
Versalles hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Larsen
Green hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kralick
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Kralick
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Kralick
Siebern hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dobbek. Siebern reaches second base with a double. Pignatano moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Kralick
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pignatano scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Kralick
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larsen vs. Kralick
Larsen hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Larsen
Dobbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Larsen
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Larsen
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Larsen
Mincher hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Larsen
Battey takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Larsen
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. Battey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kralick vs. Larsen
Kralick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Kralick
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Kralick
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Kralick
Klimchock hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Keegan
Ed Keegan now pitching.
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Versalles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Keegan
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobbek vs. Keegan
There go the runners. The throw from Pignatano and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Versalles scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dobbek vs. Keegan
There's a wild pitch. Green scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Keegan
Dobbek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Keegan
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Keegan
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kralick
Jose Valdivielso now playing third base.
Bauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Bauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Kralick
Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Kralick
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Kralick
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Throneberry vs. Kralick
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1961 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Howser D, ss 4 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 5 1 1 0
Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Green L, cf 3 2 2 1
Klimchock L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dobbek D, lf 5 2 2 5
Bauer H, cf 4 0 2 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pignatano J, c 4 1 2 0 Valdivielso J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Siebern N, lf 4 0 1 0 Allison B, rf 5 2 2 0
Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 1 Mincher D, 1b 4 1 1 2
Throneberry M, rf 3 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 0 0 0
Rakow E, p 1 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 4 2 4 1
Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0 Kralick J, p 2 1 0 0
Larsen D, ph-p 2 0 0 0
Keegan E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 35 11 12 9
Kansas City 000 000 100 -- 1
Minnesota 006 100 22x -- 11
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow E (L) 2.2 5 6 3 1 3
Wickersham D 2.1 2 1 1 1 0
Larsen D 2.0 4 2 2 1 2
Keegan E 1.0 1 2 1 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 4
E -- Pignatano J 2, Klimchock L, Wickersham D
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Minnesota 6
2B -- Allison B, Gardner B 2, Siebern N, Versalles Z, Bauer H
3B -- Green L
HR -- Dobbek D 2, Mincher D
SB -- Green L, Versalles Z
SH -- Kralick J 2
WP -- Keegan E
T -- 2:37
A -- 11768
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