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Indians 4 @ Twins 0
Metropolitan Stadium
July 22, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 22, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Indians with a score of 4 to 0.

Game Summary

DateJuly 22, 1961 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 4 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 0 H: 6 E: 4 LOB: 7
Runs: 0
Hits: 6
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherMudcat Grant  
Losing PitcherJim Kaat  
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Game Winning RBIBubba Phillips 

Game Info

DateJuly 22, 1961 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherMudcat Grant  
Home Starting PitcherJim Kaat  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance25,382 
Time of Game2 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Hurley
1B: Red Flaherty
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Bill Kinnamon

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Tito Francona  First Baseman 
Bubba Phillips  Third Baseman 
Willie Kirkland  Right Fielder 
Chuck Essegian  Left Fielder 
John Romano  Catcher 
Woodie Held  Shortstop 
Mudcat Grant  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Bob Allison  Right Fielder 
Hal Naragon  Catcher 
Bill Tuttle  Third Baseman 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Jim Kaat  Pitcher 
Sam Mele  Manager 

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Indians 4 @ Twins 0
Metropolitan Stadium
July 22, 1961

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         Game of 7/22/1961 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          1  1  1  0   Green L, cf           4  0  0  0   
Aspromonte K, 2b      3  0  0  0   Martin B, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Piersall J, cf        3  1  1  0   Killebrew H, 1b       4  0  2  0   
Francona T, 1b        4  0  2  1   Lemon J, lf           3  0  0  0   
Phillips B, 3b        3  0  0  1   Allison B, rf         2  0  0  0   
Kirkland W, rf        4  0  0  0   Naragon H, c          4  0  1  0   
Essegian C, lf        4  1  1  0   Tuttle B, 3b          4  0  1  0   
Romano J, c           4  0  0  0   Valdivielso J, ss     2  0  1  0   
Held W, ss            4  1  1  2   Dobbek D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Grant M, p            3  0  0  0   Lepcio T, ss          0  0  0  0   
                                   Kaat J, p             2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  6  4                        30  0  6  0

Cleveland        100 020 010 --  4
Minnesota        000 000 000 --  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant M (W)           9.0  6  0  0  3  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kaat J (L)            9.0  6  4  3  0  4

E -- Tuttle B, Allison B, Lepcio T 2
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Minnesota 7
3B -- Francona T
HR -- Held W
CS -- Valdivielso J
SH -- Piersall J
SF -- Phillips B
HBP -- by Grant M (Allison B)
T -- 2:14
A -- 25382

    

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