Indians @ Twins
May 21, 1961

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Top 2	R	H	E
Indians	3	7	0
Twins	0	0	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Indians	4	8	0
Twins	0	0	1

Tito Francona Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.317
OBP	1.000	.380
At Bats	1	123
Hits	1	39
• Singles	1	26
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	13
RBI’s	0	17

Paul Giel Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Metropolitan Stadium - May 21, 1961

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Single

Paul Giel

Earl Battey

Don Mincher

Billy Gardner

Harmon Killebrew

Zoilo Versalles

Dan Dobbek

Lenny Green

Bob Allison

Tito Francona

Jim Piersall

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Giel fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Giel. Temple scores. Piersall moves to third.

Top 2 Paul Giel now pitching. Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Temple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Temple reaches third base with a triple. Hawkins goes all the way around to score.

Top 2 Hawkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dobbek for the out.

Bottom 1 Green strikes out.

Bottom 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Romano strikes out.

Top 1 Kirkland strikes out.

Top 1 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Piersall moves to third. Francona moves to second.

Top 1 Francona bunts towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to third. Piersall moves to second.

Top 1 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.

Top 1 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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