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August 14, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 7 2
Twins 6 8 1
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Athletics 2 7 2
Twins 6 8 1

Wayne Causey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .333 .330
At Bats 3 189
Hits 1 53
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 27

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 12 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 14, 1961
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Out
Jim Kaat
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Wayne Causey
Joe Pignatano
Deron Johnson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 2 7 2 6
Minnesota Twins 6 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jim Kaat
Losing Pitcher Jerry Walker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harmon Killebrew
Attendance 13,305
Time of Game 1 hour 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Kaat covering. It's a double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pignatano is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Versalles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Battey hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Posada is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles.
Top 8 Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field. Del Greco hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Fischer now pitching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gordon MacKenzie pinch hits for Ed Rakow. MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pignatano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sullivan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 6 Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lumpe strikes out.
Top 6 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Battey hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. Martin scores.
Bottom 5 Ed Rakow now pitching. Allison is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kaat hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Versalles moves to third.
Bottom 4 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey juggles the ball. That's an error on Causey. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Posada strikes out.
Top 4 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Battey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Battey reaches second base with a double. Killebrew scores. There goes Lemon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Lemon takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 3 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to third for the out. Kaat moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Martin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Battey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pignatano is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Posada moves to second.
Top 2 Posada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Allison hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.