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May 21, 1961

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Top 3 R H E
Indians 6 12 0
Twins 0 0 1
Top 3 R H E
Indians 8 13 0
Twins 0 0 1

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .325
OBP 1.000 .368
At Bats 2 123
Hits 2 40
• Singles 2 31
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 11

Ted Sadowski Season Stats

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Metropolitan Stadium - May 21, 1961
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Home Run
Ted Sadowski
Earl Battey
Don Mincher
Billy Gardner
Harmon Killebrew
Zoilo Versalles
Dan Dobbek
Lenny Green
Bob Allison
Jim Piersall
Johnny Temple
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Piersall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 3 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hawkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mincher 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 2 Battey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 2 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips strikes out.
Top 2 Ted Sadowski now pitching. Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano moves to second.
Top 2 Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona scores. Kirkland scores.
Top 2 Kirkland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dobbek. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Francona moves to third.
Top 2 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores.
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.