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July 16, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 12 15 1
Indians 5 8 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 12 15 1
Indians 5 8 3

Don Dillard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .267
OBP .500 .370
At Bats 4 86
Hits 2 23
• Singles 2 16
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 11

Don Lee Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 16, 1961
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Strikeout
Don Lee
Hal Naragon
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Ted Lepcio
Jose Valdivielso
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Julio Becquer
Don Dillard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 12 15 1 9
Cleveland Indians 5 8 3 6
Winning Pitcher Don Lee
Losing Pitcher Dick Stigman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 16,945
Time of Game 2 hours 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dillard strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Temple hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Bob Allen. Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. Valdivielso scores. Lee goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio scores. Valdivielso moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to third.
Top 9 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 9 Naragon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 de la Hoz hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Romano takes first base on ball four. Essegian moves to second.
Bottom 8 Essegian takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kirkland hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Becquer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Killebrew is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second.
Top 8 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bob Allen now pitching. Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Becquer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple scores.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Hale hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Naragon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Hale pinch hits for Frank Funk. Hale hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lepcio settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lepcio.
Bottom 7 de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lepcio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Naragon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Romano strikes out.
Bottom 6 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Frank Funk now pitching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Becquer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Essegian. Becquer reaches second base with a double. Tuttle scores. Killebrew moves to third.
Top 6 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Kirkland picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Kirkland. Valdivielso scores. Green goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valdivielso moves to second.
Top 6 Lee strikes out.
Top 6 Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lepcio hits a popup towards short. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Billy Martin now playing second base. Lenny Green now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Julio Becquer now playing right fiTemple hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Naragon hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Killebrew scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Allison takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 5 Becquer hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stigman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 de la Hoz hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Romano strikes out.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out.
Top 4 Lee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Don Lee now pitching. Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 3 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Dillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stigman hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 de la Hoz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Valdivielso hits a line drive towards short. de la Hoz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dick Stigman now pitching. Lepcio takes first base on ball four. Naragon moves to second.
Top 3 Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becquer scores. Allison moves to third.
Top 3 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Killebrew scores. Becquer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Becquer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to home to get Green. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Green moves to third.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cueto tags and scores. Green tags and moves to second.
Top 3 Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cueto moves to third.
Top 3 Cueto takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Essegian hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Becquer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Becquer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Allison hits a popup towards short. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Becquer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores.
Top 1 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green moves to third.
Top 1 Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dillard. Green reaches second base with a double.