5/20/1961, KC 61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 2 11 0
1961 Minnesota 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 x 7 11 1 10 0
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Minnesota AB R H BI AVG
Wills ss 4 1 0 0 .262 Spangler cf 5 2 2 0 .317
Fox 2b 5 0 1 0 .280 Runnels 2b 5 1 3 1 .377
Virdon cf 5 0 3 1 .316 Yost 3b 5 1 2 1 .295
Gentile 1b 3 2 2 0 .314 Killebrew lf 2 2 0 1 .268
Post lf 5 1 2 1 .300 Hunt rf 2 1 1 0 .317
Jensen rf 4 0 1 1 .205 King rf 1 0 0 0 .207
Roseboro c 4 0 1 1 .250 Johnson,K p 0 0 0 0 .667
Malzone 3b 3 0 0 0 .286 Miller p 0 0 0 0 .000
Earley p 0 0 0 0 .000 Larker 1b 2 0 1 2 .376
Flood ph 1 0 0 0 .233 Wilson c 3 0 0 1 .200
Boyer 3b 0 0 0 0 .241 Kubek ss 4 0 1 1 .242
Pierce p 2 0 0 0 .000 Wynn p 3 0 1 0 .125
de la Hoz 3b 1 0 1 0 .375 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 .000
Bilko ph 1 0 1 0 .267 Orsino ph 1 0 0 0 .313
McBean p 0 0 0 0 .000 Pearson rf 0 0 0 0 .292
38 4 12 4 33 7 11 7
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pierce L 0-3 5.0 8 5 4 2 7 118 75 4.61
Earley 2.0 0 1 1 2 2 37 20 1.93
McBean 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 23 15 4.08
8.0 11 7 6 4 10 178 110
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Wynn W 1-2 7.2 10 3 2 4 3 132 79 5.73
Jackson H 8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2.16
Johnson,K 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 15 12 3.97
Miller 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 4.80
9.0 12 4 3 4 3 158 98
KC : de la Hoz inserted at 3b in the 6th
Flood batted for Earley in the 8th
Bilko batted for de la Hoz in the 8th
Boyer inserted at 3b in the 8th
Min: King inserted at rf in the 8th
Orsino batted for Jackson in the 8th
Pearson inserted at rf in the 9th
E-Wills, Malzone, Wilson. 2B-Virdon(5), Gentile(3), Post(3), Jensen(3),
Yost(4). 3B-Roseboro(1). RBI-Virdon(16), Post(11), Jensen(7), Roseboro(10),
Runnels(13), Yost(25), Killebrew(28), Larker 2(36), Wilson(3), Kubek(26).
SB-Wills(15), Spangler(1). K-Virdon, Gentile, Jensen, Spangler 3, Yost,
Killebrew, Hunt, Kubek 2, Wynn 2. BB-Wills, Gentile 2, Jensen, Killebrew 2,
Hunt 2. SH-Larker. SF-Killebrew, Larker, Wilson. PB-Roseboro 2.
GWRBI: Yost
Temperature: 64, Sky: cloudy, Wind: right to left at 10 MPH.
5/20/1961, KC 61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 2 11 0
1961 Minnesota 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 x 7 11 1 10 0
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Wills ss 1>63 8 W 9 Jackson
64/f
Fox 2b S 8 note 1 64/f.B-1 9>Johnson,K
8 13
Virdon cf S.1-2 4>k S.3-H D.1-3 43
Gentile 1b note 2 W k IW D
Post lf 4 S.1-2 6>8 43 Miller
D.2-H
Jensen rf 2>k D.2-H;1-3 31 8>W 7
Roseboro c 8 53.3-H;2-3 T 7
Malzone 3b 9 13 43
Earley p
Flood ph 9
Boyer 3b
Pierce p 3>8 5>8
de la Hoz 3b 7>S
Bilko ph S.1-2
McBean p
1: SB2.1-3(e2/th) 2: S.2xH(72);1-2
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Spangler cf 1>S 2>k k Earley S
pb.1-2
k
Runnels 2b S.1-2 8 S 43.2-3 SB2
S.2-H
Yost 3b D.2-H;1-3 k 43 43 S.1-2
Killebrew lf 9/SF.3-H 3>W 5>e6.B-2 7>W k
Hunt rf S.2-3 W.1-2 pb.2-3 W.1-2
k
King rf 64/f
Johnson,K p
Miller p
Larker 1b S.3-H;1-2 9 8/SF.3-H note 1
Wilson c note 2 9 e5.B-1 note 3
Kubek ss S.3-H;1-2 k 64/f k
Wynn p k 4>k 6>S
Jackson p 8>McBean
Orsino ph 43
Pearson rf
1: 34/SH.2-3;1-2 2: 46/f.2-3;B-1 3: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Kansas City IN OUT ER Minnesota IN OUT ER
Pierce A1 C9 4 L 0-3 Wynn A1 D9 2 W 1-2
Earley D1 D8 1 Jackson E1 E1 0 H 8
McBean D9 E5 1 Johnson,K E2 E4 1
Miller E5 E6 0
5/20/1961, KC 61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 2 11 0
1961 Minnesota 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 x 7 11 1 10 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Wills grounded out to short (BFFBFBX)
0-0 1 --- 11 Fox lined a single between first and second (SBX)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Virdon lined a single to shallow left, Fox to second (X)
0-0 1 12- 20 Gentile lined a single to shallow left, Fox out at home,
Virdon to second (BBX)
0-0 2 12- 12 Post popped out to second (FBCFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Spangler lined a single between third and short (CBFBX)
0-0 0 1-- 12 Runnels lined a single to shallow center, Spangler to
second (BbFCX)
0-0 0 12- 22 Yost grounded a double down the third base line, Spangler
scored, Runnels to third (CBFBFX)
0-1 0 -23 11 Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly to right, Runnels scored
(SBX)
0-2 1 -2- 00 Hunt reached on an infield single to third, Yost to third
(X)
0-2 1 1-3 02 Larker grounded a single between third and short, Yost
scored, Hunt to second (CFX)
0-3 1 12- 11 Wilson grounded to second, forcing Larker at second, Hunt
to third, Wilson to first (FBX)
0-3 2 1-3 01 Kubek lined a single to shallow center, Hunt scored,
Wilson to second (CX)
0-4 2 12- 22 Wynn struck out (BFFBFFS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-4 0 --- 22 Jensen struck out (BCFBS)
0-4 1 --- 22 Roseboro flied out to center (BCCFBX)
0-4 2 --- 00 Malzone flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
0-4 0 --- 32 Spangler struck out (BBSCFBS)
0-4 1 --- 00 Runnels flied out to center (X)
0-4 2 --- 22 Yost struck out (BCBFS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
0-4 0 --- 21 Pierce flied out to center (CBBX)
0-4 1 --- 21 Wills lined out to center (BCBX)
0-4 2 --- 01 Fox flied out to center (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
0-4 0 --- 31 Killebrew walked (BBFBB)
0-4 0 1-- 32 Hunt walked, Killebrew to second (BBBCFFB)
0-4 0 12- 22 Larker flied out to right (FbCBFBX)
0-4 1 12- 02 Wilson lined out to right (CCX)
0-4 2 12- 22 Kubek struck out (BBCFC)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
0-4 0 --- 22 Virdon struck out (BCBFS)
0-4 1 --- 31 Gentile walked (BCBBB)
0-4 1 1-- 22 Post lined a single to shallow center, Gentile to second
(SBBFFX)
0-4 1 12- 10 Jensen lined a double to left center, Gentile scored,
Post to third (BX)
1-4 1 -23 00 Roseboro grounded out to third, Post scored, Jensen to
third (X)
2-4 2 --3 32 Malzone grounded out to the mound (BFBSBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
2-4 0 --- 12 Wynn struck out (SBFS)
2-4 1 --- 22 Spangler struck out (FFBBFC)
2-4 2 --- 32 Runnels lined a single to shallow left (FBBCBX)
2-4 2 1-- 32 Yost grounded out to second (BSSF1BFB>X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
2-4 0 --- 01 Pierce flied out to center (CX)
2-4 1 --- 32 Wills walked (CBBBFFB)
2-4 1 1-- 00 Wills stole second, Wills to third on an error by the
catcher Wilson (>B)
2-4 1 --3 22 Fox flied out to center (>B.CCBX)
2-4 2 --3 20 Virdon reached on an infield single to second, Wills
scored (BBX)
3-4 2 1-- 12 Gentile struck out (CBCC)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
3-4 0 --- 01 Killebrew to second on an error by the shortstop Wills
(CX)
3-4 0 -2- 11 Roseboro allowed a passed ball, Killebrew to third (FBB)
3-4 0 --3 22 Hunt struck out (FBB.FS)
3-4 1 --3 22 Larker hit a sacrifice fly to center, Killebrew scored
(FCBBX)
3-5 2 --- 11 Wilson to first on an error by the third baseman Malzone
(BFX)
3-5 2 1-- 00 Kubek grounded to short, forcing Wilson at second (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
3-5 0 --- 02 Post flied out to center (FCX)
3-5 1 --- 22 Jensen grounded out to first (BBFFX)
3-5 2 --- 22 Roseboro tripled deep to right center (SBBFFFX)
3-5 2 --3 02 Malzone grounded out to second (CCX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
3-5 0 --- 31 Wynn grounded a single between first and second (CBBBX)
de la Hoz now playing third base
Earley now pitching
3-5 0 1-- 00 Roseboro allowed a passed ball, Wynn to second (B)
3-5 0 -2- 22 Spangler struck out (B.BFCS)
3-5 1 -2- 01 Runnels grounded out to second, Wynn to third (FX)
3-5 2 --3 20 Yost grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
3-5 0 --- 01 de la Hoz reached on an infield single to the pitcher (CX)
3-5 0 1-- 01 Wills flied out to right (SX)
3-5 1 1-- 00 Fox grounded to short, forcing de la Hoz at second, Fox
to first (X)
3-5 2 1-- 11 Virdon grounded a double down the first base line, Fox to
third (CBX)
3-5 2 -23 30 Gentile was walked intentionally (IIII)
3-5 2 123 10 Post grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
3-5 0 --- 32 Killebrew walked (BCCBBFB)
3-5 0 1-- 32 Hunt walked, Killebrew to second (BSBFBFB)
3-5 0 12- 21 Larker sacrifice bunted to first, Killebrew to third,
Hunt to second (CBBXb)
3-5 1 -23 12 Wilson hit a sacrifice fly to right, Killebrew scored,
Hunt to third (BCFX)
3-6 2 --3 22 Kubek struck out (CSBBC)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
King now playing right field
3-6 0 --- 30 Jensen walked (BBBB)
3-6 0 1-- 11 Roseboro flied out to left (BSX)
Flood pinch hitting for Earley
3-6 1 1-- 02 Flood flied out to right (FCX)
Bilko pinch hitting for de la Hoz
3-6 2 1-- 20 Bilko reached on an infield single to short, Jensen to
second (BBX)
Jackson now pitching
3-6 2 12- 22 Wills grounded to short, forcing Bilko at second (CCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
Boyer now playing third base
McBean now pitching
Orsino pinch hitting for Jackson
3-6 0 --- 12 Orsino grounded out to second (BCCFX)
3-6 1 --- 31 Spangler reached on an infield single to third (BBBCX)
3-6 1 1-- 00 Spangler stole second (>B)
3-6 1 -2- 10 Runnels lined a single down the right field line,
Spangler scored (>B.X)
3-7 1 1-- 22 Yost lined a single to shallow right, Runnels to second
(CBBFX)
3-7 1 12- 12 Killebrew struck out (BCFS)
3-7 2 12- 01 King grounded to short, forcing Yost at second (CX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Pearson now playing right field
Johnson,K now pitching
3-7 0 --- 10 Fox grounded out to the mound (BX)
3-7 1 --- 02 Virdon grounded out to second (FFX)
3-7 2 --- 22 Gentile grounded a double down the third base line
(BFSFFFBFFX)
Miller now pitching
3-7 2 -2- 12 Post grounded a double down the third base line, Gentile
scored (BCFX)
4-7 2 -2- 10 Jensen lined out to left (BX)