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September 27, 1961

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Indians 3 2 2
Twins 10 16 0
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Indians 4 2 2
Twins 10 16 0

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .259
OBP .000 .320
At Bats 3 509
Hits 0 132
• Singles 0 80
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 0 89

Al Schroll Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 27, 1961
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Out
Al Schroll
Earl Battey
Joe Altobelli
Billy Martin
Bill Tuttle
Jose Valdivielso
Lenny Green
Dan Dobbek
Bob Allison
Willie Kirkland
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Francona scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Francona reaches third base with a triple. Dillard scores. Bond scores. Cline goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Cline takes first base on ball four. Dillard moves to third. Bond moves to second.
Top 9 Walt Bond pinch hits for Johnny Temple. Bond takes first base on ball four. Dillard moves to second.
Top 9 Dan Dobbek now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field. Joe Altobelli now playing first base. Don Dillard pinch hits for Joe SchaDillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Valdivielso hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second.
Bottom 8 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Altobelli hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 de la Hoz hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Held strikes out.
Top 8 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Schroll moves to second.
Bottom 7 Schroll hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tuttle tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Allison 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 7 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Francona 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 6 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Altobelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores. Martin scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Bill Dailey now pitching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Power. Green moves to third. Martin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Green reaches second base with a double. Valdivielso scores. Schroll moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Schroll hits a line drive to left field. Francona throws towards Temple. Temple fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Temple. Battey scores. Tuttle scores. Valdivielso moves to third. Schroll moves to second.
Bottom 6 Valdivielso takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Battey moves to third.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 5 Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 5 Martin bunts in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second.
Bottom 5 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Held is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop. Romano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jose Valdivielso pinch runs for Zoilo Versalles. Schroll is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. Tuttle moves to third.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to third.
Bottom 4 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Battey hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Altobelli hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkland strikes out.
Top 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cline for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Green 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 3 Schroll hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Held moves to third.
Top 3 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. Held moves to second.
Top 3 Held takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a line drive towards short. Held catches it and throws to first to double up Tuttle.
Bottom 2 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Allison moves to third.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Allison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Battey 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 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Romano is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kirkland 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 1 Altobelli 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 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a popup towards third. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.