Kansas City Athletics 9, Minnesota Twins 2 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Athletics 9, Minnesota Twins 2

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Day

Game Played on Wednesday, June 14, 1961 (N) at Metropolitan Stadium

KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 - 9 7 0 MIN A 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 2

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howser ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 Stephens cf 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 Lumpe 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 Covington lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bauer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Siebern 1b 5 1 1 3 0 3 12 1 Posada rf,lf 2 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 Pignatano c 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 1 Bertoia 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 Archer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Walker p 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 9 7 9 9 14 27 15

FIELDING - DP: 2. Stephens-Siebern, Stephens-Bertoia-Lumpe.

BATTING - 2B: Stephens (4,off Pleis). HR: Siebern (8,8th inning off Pascual 2 on 1 out). SF: Bertoia (4,off Arrigo). Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - SB: Howser (18,2nd base off Pascual/Battey).

Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Versalles ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Becquer ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Martin 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lemon lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Valdivielso ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Allison 1b,rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 Battey c 4 0 1 1 0 2 15 0 Green cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Tuttle rf,cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Pascual p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pleis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arrigo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 9 2 2 6 27 6

FIELDING - E: Versalles (11), Valdivielso (2).

BATTING - 2B: Lemon (7,off Archer); Battey (8,off Archer). SH: Pascual (3,off Walker). IBB: Tuttle (1,by Archer). Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - CS: Becquer (1,2nd base by Walker/Pignatano).

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Archer 6 7 1 1 2 4 0 25 Walker W(3-3) 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 10 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 6 0 35

WP: Walker (3). IBB: Archer (5,Tuttle).

Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pascual L(4-8) 7.1 4 4 4 6 13 1 33 Moore 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 Pleis 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 Arrigo 1.2 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 7 9 8 9 14 1 45

Inherited Runners - Scored: Moore 1-0; Pleis 3-3; Arrigo 2-1. .

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Hank Soar

Time of Game: 3:12 Attendance: 12697

Starting Lineups:

Kansas City Athletics Minnesota Twins

  1. Howser ss Versalles ss
  2. Stephens cf Martin 2b
  3. Lumpe 2b Killebrew 3b
  4. Covington lf Lemon lf
  5. Siebern 1b Allison 1b
  6. Posada rf Battey c
  7. Pignatano c Green cf
  8. Bertoia 3b Tuttle rf
  9. Archer p Pascual p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Howser walked; Stephens struck out; Lumpe forced Howser (pitcher to shortstop); Covington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Versalles grounded out (third to first); Martin singled to pitcher; Killebrew flied out to right; Lemon doubled to center [Martin to third]; Allison grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Siebern was called out on strikes; Posada walked; Pignatano struck out; Bertoia singled to left [Posada to second]; Archer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Battey struck out; Green singled to right; Tuttle hit into a double play (center to first) [Green out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Howser singled to right; Howser stole second; Stephens walked; Lumpe was called out on strikes; Covington forced Stephens (second to shortstop) [Howser to third]; Siebern grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Pascual singled to left; Versalles flied out to center; Martin singled to center [Pascual to second]; Killebrew hit into a double play (center to third to second) [Pascual out at third, Martin out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Posada struck out; Pignatano struck out; Bertoia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Lemon struck out; Allison singled to center; Battey doubled to center [Allison scored]; Green struck out; Tuttle was walked intentionally; Pascual grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Archer struck out; Howser flied out to left; Stephens popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin grounded out (third to first); Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Lumpe flied out to left; Covington struck out; Siebern struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Lemon flied out to center; Allison walked; Battey struck out; Green grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Posada struck out; Pignatano walked; Bertoia reached on an error by Versalles [Pignatano to second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR ARCHER; Rivera struck out; Howser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: WALKER REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Tuttle singled to right; Pascual out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tuttle to second]; BECQUER BATTED FOR VERSALLES; Walker threw a wild pitch [Tuttle to third]; Becquer singled to right [Tuttle scored]; Becquer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BECQUER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALLISON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); VALDIVIELSO REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING SS); GREEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TUTTLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Stephens walked; Lumpe singled to center [Stephens to second]; Covington flied out to right; Siebern homered to right [Stephens scored, Lumpe scored]; Posada walked; MOORE REPLACED PASCUAL (PITCHING); Pignatano walked [Posada to second]; Bertoia walked [Posada to third, Pignatano to second]; PLEIS REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Walker singled to center [Posada scored, Pignatano scored, Bertoia to second]; Howser singled to left [Bertoia scored, Walker to second]; Stephens doubled to right [Walker scored, Howser to third]; ARRIGO REPLACED PLEIS (PITCHING); Lumpe grounded out (second unassisted) [Howser scored, Stephens to third]; Covington grounded out (second to first); 8 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: BAUER REPLACED COVINGTON (PLAYING RF); POSADA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Killebrew struck out; Valdivielso struck out; Allison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Siebern was called out on strikes; Posada walked; Pignatano reached on an error by Valdivielso [Posada to third]; Bertoia hit a sacrifice fly to right [Posada scored (unearned)]; Walker flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Battey flied out to left; Green grounded out (second to first); Tuttle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Twins 2.

Final Totals R H E LOB Athletics 9 7 0 9 Twins 2 9 2 6

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