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September 26, 1961

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Top 8 R H E
Indians 5 13 0
Twins 0 7 0
Top 8 R H E
Indians 7 13 0
Twins 0 7 1

John Romano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .301
OBP .750 .375
At Bats 3 499
Hits 2 150
• Singles 2 100
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 1 57
RBI’s 1 78

Lee Stange Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 26, 1961
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Out
Lee Stange
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Bill Tuttle
Zoilo Versalles
Joe Altobelli
Lenny Green
Bob Allison
John Romano
Willie Kirkland
Tito Francona
Ken Aspromonte
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles throws to second for one, and Martin throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Aspromonte scores. Francona scores. Romano moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Kirkland is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Altobelli. Francona reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Aspromonte moves to third.
Top 8 Piersall hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Willie Kirkland now playing right field. Tito Francona now playing left field. Green hits a popup towards third. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 de la Hoz hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kirkland scores. Romano moves to third. Power moves to second.
Top 7 Power takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to third. Romano moves to second.
Top 7 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 7 Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Bob Nieman. Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tito Francona pinch hits for Chuck Essegian. Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lee Stange now pitching. Piersall hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Julio Becquer pinch hits for Jack Kralick. Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 de la Hoz hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Altobelli hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Green strikes out.
Top 5 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Romano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kralick hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Versalles hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Battey hits a line drive towards short. Held catches it and throws to second to double up Killebrew.
Bottom 3 Altobelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Essegian. Killebrew reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall throws the ball in to Held who tags Martin trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Held strikes out.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Kralick hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Essegian. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Tuttle moves to third.
Bottom 2 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Essegian strikes out.
Top 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards center. Green fields it and throws to second to catch Aspromonte for the out. de la Hoz scores. Bell moves to third.
Top 2 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. de la Hoz moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 2 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held scores. de la Hoz moves to second.
Top 2 de la Hoz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held moves to third.
Top 2 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altobelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Essegian. Martin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Essegian moves to third.
Top 1 Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Top 1 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.