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August 16, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 12 13 1
Twins 7 12 2
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Athletics 12 13 1
Twins 7 12 2

Jim Lemon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .254
OBP .250 .330
At Bats 4 351
Hits 1 89
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 44

Bill Fischer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 16, 1961
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Out
Bill Fischer
Haywood Sullivan
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Jay Hankins
Bobby Del Greco
Gene Stephens
Jim Lemon
Bob Allison
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 12 13 1 5
Minnesota Twins 7 12 2 7
Winning Pitcher Norm Bass
Losing Pitcher Pedro Ramos
Save Bill Fischer
Game Winning RBI Deron Johnson
Attendance 18,894
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.

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Bottom 9 Allison takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 9 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Becquer scores. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 9 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Martin reaches second base with a double. Becquer moves to third.
Bottom 9 Green hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Julio Becquer pinch hits for Al Schroll. Becquer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin.
Top 9 Stephens is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 9 There goes Stephens. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Stephens steals second.
Top 9 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Causey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Siebern strikes out.
Top 8 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. Sullivan scores. Howser goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Fischer strikes out.
Top 8 Al Schroll now pitching. Sullivan hits a line drive off the glove of Tuttle, and into shallow left field. Sullivan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Bill Fischer now pitching. Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Martin reaches second base with a double. Versalles scores. Green moves to third.
Bottom 7 Green takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Bill Pleis. Altobelli hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Wayne Causey now playing third base. Gene Stephens now playing right field. Jay Hankins now playing leftVersalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stephens 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 third.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Lumpe scores. Siebern goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Howser scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 There goes Howser. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Howser steals third.
Top 7 Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Jim Rivera. Del Greco bunts in front of the plate. Battey fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second.
Top 7 Bill Pleis now pitching. Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Battey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Lemon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bass strikes out.
Top 6 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stephens scores.
Top 6 Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stephens moves to third.
Top 6 Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second.
Bottom 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe.
Bottom 5 Ramos strikes out.
Bottom 5 Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Ramos covering, for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Howser fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison scores.
Bottom 4 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Allison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out.
Top 4 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bass hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Green hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ramos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Posada hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Stephens reaches third base with a triple. Lumpe scores. Siebern scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lumpe moves to third. Siebern moves to second.
Top 3 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin. Lumpe moves to second.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores.
Top 3 Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bass strikes out.
Bottom 2 Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sullivan is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stephens hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Martin is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Siebern is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howser hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.