5/13/1961, LAA61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Los Angeles (A) 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 11 1 7 1
1961 Minnesota 1 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 x 12 11 2 6 1
Los Angeles (A) AB R H BI AVG Minnesota AB R H BI AVG
Howser ss 5 1 1 0 .333 Yost 3b 4 0 1 1 .329
Thronebery rf 4 1 1 1 .406 Runnels 2b 5 0 1 1 .355
Bertell ph 1 0 0 0 .261 Pearson cf 3 2 1 0 .329
Blanchard c 4 1 1 1 .203 Killebrew lf 3 2 1 1 .290
Curry lf 4 1 1 0 .304 Larker 1b 4 1 2 1 .389
Sadowski ph 1 0 0 1 .000 King rf 4 2 0 1 .200
Landrith 3b 4 1 1 0 .304 Kubek ss 3 3 2 1 .242
Dropo 1b 4 1 3 1 .222 Ginsberg c 3 1 2 4 .224
Hardy cf 3 1 3 1 .318 Johnson,K p 1 1 1 2 .667
Esposito 2b 0 0 0 2 .250 Nunn p 1 0 0 0 .000
Moran 2b 2 0 0 0 .186 Jackson p 1 0 0 0 .000
Owens p 1 0 0 0 .250 32 12 11 12
Ferrarese p 1 0 0 0 .250
Warwick ph 1 0 0 0 .300
Clevenger p 0 0 0 0 .000
Thronebery ph 1 0 0 0 .246
Burnside p 0 0 0 0 .000
36 7 11 7
Los Angeles (A) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Owens L 1-2 2.0 6 6 6 4 1 54 26 13.50
Ferrarese 3.0 1 3 3 2 2 51 29 5.25
Clevenger 2.0 3 2 1 1 2 39 22 3.86
Burnside 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 21 11 3.60
8.0 11 12 11 8 5 165 88
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Johnson,K 4.1 6 5 5 1 2 64 39 3.80
Nunn W 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 32 16 2.61
Jackson 2.2 4 2 1 0 1 36 24 2.51
9.0 11 7 6 3 3 132 79
LAA: Moran inserted at 2b in the 4th
Warwick batted for Ferrarese in the 6th
Thronebery batted for Clevenger in the 8th
Bertell batted for Thronebery in the 9th
Sadowski batted for Curry in the 9th
E-Howser, Pearson, King. 2B-Howser(8), Blanchard(1), Landrith(2), Dropo(3),
Larker(11), Ginsberg(6), Johnson,K(2). 3B-Hardy(2). HR-Thronebery(2),
Killebrew(6). RBI-Thronebery(4), Blanchard(9), Dropo(1), Hardy(6),
Esposito 2(3), Sadowski(1), Yost(21), Runnels(12), Killebrew(24), Larker(31),
King(6), Kubek(23), Ginsberg 4(10), Johnson,K 2(2). CS-Yost. K-Blanchard,
Landrith, Owens, Yost, Pearson, King, Nunn, Jackson. BB-Blanchard, Landrith,
Hardy, Pearson 2, Killebrew 2, Larker, King, Kubek, Ginsberg. SH-Johnson,K.
SF-Esposito 2, Yost. WP-Owens.
GWRBI: Kubek
Sammy Esposito was injured for this game and 3 more days
Temperature: 58, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 13 MPH.
5/13/1961, LAA61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Los Angeles (A) 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 11 1 7 1
1961 Minnesota 1 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 x 12 11 2 6 1
Los Angeles (A) -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Howser ss 1>7 3>8 5>63 9 9>D
Thronebery rf 43 63 HR 7>63
Bertell ph 43.2-3
Blanchard c k 13 e9.B-2 W note 1
Curry lf 2>13 4>S Nunn Jackson
9 16/f.B-1
Sadowski ph 63.3-H
Landrith 3b D 9 W 64/f k
Dropo 1b S.2-H D.1-3 3/g 8>S
Hardy cf T.1-H W 6>S S.1-2
Esposito 2b 8/SF.3-H 8/SF.3-H
Moran 2b 8 note 2
Owens p k
Ferrarese p 6
Warwick ph 4/f.B-1
Clevenger p
Thronebery ph 63
Burnside p
1: D.3-H;B-3(e8) 2: 543/gdp.2-3
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Yost 3b 1>S 8 note 1 6>Clevenger 43
k
Runnels 2b CS2(26) 63 3/g.3-H S 8>Burnside
7 43
Pearson cf S 3>W k W.1-2 5
Killebrew lf W.1-2 W.1-2 4>63 43/gdp HR
Larker 1b D.2-H;1-3 note 2 7 7>43 W
King rf k note 3 31 e6.B-2 9
Kubek ss 2>S Ferrarese 5>43 S.2-3
note 4
Ginsberg c wp.1-2 note 5 63 D.3-H;1-H
S.2-H
Johnson,K p 13/SH.1-2 note 6
Nunn p k
Jackson p k
1: 8/SF.3-H;2-3 2: S/b.2-3;1-2 3: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
5: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 6: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Los Angeles (A) IN OUT ER Minnesota IN OUT ER
Owens A1 B6 6 L 1-2 Johnson,K A1 C3 5
Ferrarese B7 C9 3 Nunn C4 D3 0 W 1-0
Clevenger D1 E1 1 Jackson D4 E5 1
Burnside E2 E6 1
5/13/1961, LAA61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Los Angeles (A) 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 11 1 7 1
1961 Minnesota 1 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 x 12 11 2 6 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Howser flied out to left (CX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Thronebery grounded out to second (BX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Blanchard struck out (FBFFBFFBS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Yost grounded a single between first and second (FBBBX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Yost was caught stealing second (1>B)
0-0 1 --- 10 Runnels flied out to left (1>B.X)
0-0 2 --- 11 Pearson grounded a single between third and short (CBX)
0-0 2 1-- 32 Killebrew walked, Pearson to second (B11FCBF1B>B)
0-0 2 12- 00 Larker doubled deep down the right field line, Pearson
scored, Killebrew to third (X)
0-1 2 -23 22 King struck out (BSFBS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
0-1 0 --- 00 Curry grounded out to the mound (X)
0-1 1 --- 00 Landrith lined a double down the left field line (X)
0-1 1 -2- 00 Dropo lined a single to left center, Landrith scored (X)
1-1 1 1-- 22 Hardy tripled deep to right center, Dropo scored (CBBSX)
2-1 1 --3 00 Esposito hit a sacrifice fly to center, Hardy scored (X)
3-1 2 --- 12 Owens struck out (SSBS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
3-1 0 --- 00 Kubek lined a single to right center (X)
3-1 0 1-- 00 Owens threw a wild pitch, Kubek to second (B)
3-1 0 -2- 11 Ginsberg grounded a single between first and second,
Kubek scored (B.FX)
3-2 0 1-- 00 Johnson,K sacrifice bunted to the mound, Ginsberg to
second (Xb)
3-2 1 -2- 21 Yost lined out to center (BCBX)
3-2 2 -2- 21 Runnels grounded out to short (FBBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
3-2 0 --- 00 Howser lined out to center (X)
3-2 1 --- 31 Thronebery grounded out to short (SBBBX)
3-2 2 --- 00 Blanchard grounded out to the mound (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
3-2 0 --- 32 Pearson walked (BBBCFB)
3-2 0 1-- 32 Killebrew walked, Pearson to second (BBBCSB)
3-2 0 12- 00 Larker bunted for a single, Pearson to third, Killebrew
to second (Xb)
3-2 0 123 31 King walked, Pearson scored, Killebrew to third, Larker
to second (BBBCB)
Ferrarese now pitching
3-3 0 123 32 Kubek walked, Killebrew scored, Larker to third, King to
second (BBCCBB)
3-4 0 123 31 Ginsberg walked, Larker scored, King to third, Kubek to
second (BBFBB)
3-5 0 123 01 Johnson,K grounded a double down the first base line,
King scored, Kubek scored, Ginsberg to third (SX)
3-7 0 -23 11 Yost hit a sacrifice fly to center, Ginsberg scored,
Johnson,K to third (BFX)
3-8 1 --3 22 Runnels grounded out to first, Johnson,K scored (FBFBX)
3-9 2 --- 32 Pearson struck out (CCBBBC)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
3-9 0 --- 22 Curry lined a single to right (SBCBX)
3-9 0 1-- 10 Landrith flied out to right (BX)
3-9 1 1-- 00 Dropo lined a double to left center, Curry to third (X)
3-9 1 -23 31 Hardy walked (BBBCB)
3-9 1 123 20 Esposito lined out to center, Curry scored (BBX)
Esposito left the game with an injury
4-9 2 12- 21 Ferrarese popped out to short (BBCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
Moran now playing second base
4-9 0 --- 12 Killebrew grounded out to short (BFSX)
4-9 1 --- 12 Larker flied out to left (BCFX)
4-9 2 --- 11 King grounded out to first (FBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
4-9 0 --- 21 Howser grounded out to short (CBBX)
4-9 1 --- 10 Thronebery homered deep to right center (BX)
5-9 1 --- 12 Blanchard to second on an error by the right fielder King
(FFFBX)
Nunn now pitching
5-9 1 -2- 00 Curry flied out to right (X)
5-9 2 -2- 31 Landrith walked (CBBBB)
5-9 2 12- 20 Dropo grounded out to first (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
5-9 0 --- 32 Kubek grounded out to second (CFBBBFX)
5-9 1 --- 00 Ginsberg grounded out to short (X)
5-9 2 --- 22 Nunn struck out (BFCBS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
5-9 0 --- 22 Hardy lined a single to shallow center (SFBBX)
5-9 0 1-- 10 Moran popped out to center (1BX)
Warwick pinch hitting for Ferrarese
5-9 1 1-- 01 Warwick grounded to second, forcing Hardy at second,
Warwick to first (CX)
5-9 2 1-- 12 Howser popped out to right (CFBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
Clevenger now pitching
5-9 0 --- 02 Yost struck out (CCFFS)
5-9 1 --- 31 Runnels grounded a single up the middle (BBBCX)
5-9 1 1-- 30 Pearson walked, Runnels to second (BBBB)
5-9 1 12- 21 Killebrew grounded into a double play, Moran to Dropo
(BSBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
5-9 0 --- 21 Thronebery grounded out to short (BBCX)
5-9 1 --- 32 Blanchard walked (BCBBCB)
Jackson now pitching
5-9 1 1-- 21 Curry grounded to the mound, forcing Blanchard at second,
Curry to first (BBSX)
5-9 2 1-- 11 Landrith grounded to short, forcing Curry at second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
5-9 0 --- 11 Larker grounded out to second (BCX)
5-9 1 --- 32 King to second on an error by the shortstop Howser
(BFFFBBX)
5-9 1 -2- 10 Kubek reached on an infield single to short, King to
third (BX)
5-9 1 1-3 21 Ginsberg lined a double to right center, King scored,
Kubek scored (BBFX)
5-11 1 -2- 12 Jackson struck out (FBFS)
5-11 2 -2- 00 Yost grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
5-11 0 --- 10 Dropo lined a single to shallow center (BX)
5-11 0 1-- 00 Hardy grounded a single up the middle, Dropo to second (X)
5-11 0 12- 21 Moran grounded into a double play, Yost to Runnels to
Larker, Dropo to third (BFBX)
Thronebery pinch hitting for Clevenger
5-11 2 --3 00 Thronebery grounded out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
Burnside now pitching
5-11 0 --- 21 Runnels grounded out to second (BBSX)
5-11 1 --- 21 Pearson popped out to third (BBFX)
5-11 2 --- 21 Killebrew homered deep down the left-field line (FBBX)
5-12 2 --- 31 Larker walked (BFBBB)
5-12 2 1-- 02 King flied out to right (CCFX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
5-12 0 --- 12 Howser doubled deep to left (FFBX)
Bertell pinch hitting for Thronebery
5-12 0 -2- 22 Bertell grounded out to second, Howser to third (CFBBFX)
5-12 1 --3 11 Blanchard doubled deep to center, Howser scored,
Blanchard to third on an error by the center fielder
Pearson (CBX)
Sadowski pinch hitting for Curry
6-12 1 --3 21 Sadowski grounded out to short, Blanchard scored (BSBX)
7-12 2 --- 02 Landrith struck out (CSFC)