8/23/1961, Min61-ChA61, Comiskey Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Minnesota         0  0  0  1  5  3  0  1  2    12 10  0     9  1
1961 Chicago (A)       0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2     3  9  3     9  0
 
Minnesota            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Chicago (A)          AB  R  H BI   AVG
Pearson           cf  3  1  1  0  .283    Smith,C           3b  4  0  1  1  .248
Runnels           2b  3  2  1  1  .318    Aparicio          ss  4  0  0  0  .251
Yost              3b  5  1  2  4  .287    Landis            cf  5  0  1  0  .299
 Johnson,D        ph  1  0  0  0  .097    Cepeda            1b  4  0  1  0  .278
Killebrew         lf  4  2  1  3  .272    Thomas            lf  3  1  1  1  .281
Larker            1b  3  1  1  0  .317     Latman           p   0  0  0  0  .143
Hunt              rf  5  1  1  2  .202    Crandall          c   4  1  3  0  .254
Kubek             ss  3  1  0  1  .301    Hinton            rf  2  0  0  0  .254
Wilson            c   5  1  1  0  .205     Grba             p   0  0  0  0  .133
Kaat              p   2  2  2  0  .225     Larsen           p   1  0  0  0  .409
 Orsino           ph  1  0  0  0  .185     Wagner           lf  0  0  0  0  .250
 Woodeshick       p   0  0  0  0  .000     Callison         ph  0  1  0  0  .265
 Zanni            p   0  0  0  0  .000    Lepcio            2b  2  0  0  0  .167
                     35 12 10 11           Davis,T          ph  1  0  0  0  .217
                                           Temple           2b  1  0  0  0  .279
                                          Buzhardt          p   1  0  0  0  .115
                                           Demeter          rf  3  0  2  1  .239
                                                               35  3  9  3
 
Minnesota                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Kaat             W 12-7          7.0  6  1  1  1  4 116  72  4.04
Woodeshick                       1.0  1  2  2  3  1  34  17  7.11
Zanni                            1.0  2  0  0  0  1  18  12 10.13
                                 9.0  9  3  3  4  6 168 101 
 
Chicago (A)                      INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Buzhardt         L 11-4          4.2  4  6  5  4  1  85  46  2.65
Grba                             1.0  2  3  3  1  0  24  11  4.83
Larsen                           3.0  4  3  2  3  3  71  41  2.56
Latman                           0.1  0  0  0  0  1   6   3  4.84
                                 9.0 10 12 10  8  5 186 101 
 
Min: Orsino batted for Kaat in the 8th
     Johnson,D batted for Yost in the 9th
     Johnson,D moved to 3b in the 9th
ChA: Demeter inserted at rf in the 5th
     Davis,T batted for Lepcio in the 7th
     Temple inserted at 2b in the 8th
     Wagner inserted at lf in the 9th
     Callison batted for Wagner in the 9th
 
E-Smith,C 2, Thomas. 2B-Kaat(3). HR-Yost(16), Killebrew(38), Hunt(9), 
Thomas(9). RBI-Runnels(45), Yost 4(71), Killebrew 3(113), Hunt 2(33), 
Kubek(90), Smith,C(28), Thomas(20), Demeter(37). K-Yost, Killebrew, Hunt, 
Orsino, Johnson,D, Landis, Cepeda, Thomas, Hinton, Lepcio 2. BB-Pearson 2, 
Runnels 2, Killebrew, Larker 2, Kubek, Smith,C, Aparicio, Thomas, Callison. 
SH-Pearson, Runnels, Kubek, Woodeshick. HBP-Kaat. HB-Buzhardt. 
GWRBI: Killebrew
Temperature: 68, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 8 MPH.
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Minnesota         0  0  0  1  5  3  0  1  2    12 10  0     9  1
1961 Chicago (A)       0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2     3  9  3     9  0
 
 
Minnesota            -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pearson           cf 1>W            6            13/SH.1-2    W.1-2        S         
Runnels           2b   13/SH.1-2    43           W            note 1       W.1-2     
Yost              3b   k          4>e5.B-2       9.2-3        HR.3-H;1-H   S.2-H;1-2 
 Johnson,D        ph                                                                 
Killebrew         lf   9            W            HR.3-H;1-H   Larsen       k         
                                                              9                      
Larker            1b 2>13           W.2-3;1-2    S          7>W            note 2    
Hunt              rf   9            note 3       HR.1-H       k            53        
Kubek             ss   9            note 4       Grba         9          9>W         
                                                 6                                   
Wilson            c  3>8            63         6>63           1/g          S.1-2     
Kaat              p    D          5>HBP          S                                   
 Orsino           ph                                        8>k                      
 Woodeshick       p                                                        note 5    
 Zanni            p                                                                  
 
 1: 36/f.2-3;B-1  2: e5.2-3;1-2;B-1  3: 52/f.2-3;1-2;B-1  4: 34/SH.3-H;2-3;1-2 
 5: 14/SH.2-3;1-2 
 
 
Chicago (A)          -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Smith,C           3b 1>7          3>8            8          8>Woodeshick   S.3-H;1-2 
                                                              W                      
Aparicio          ss   63           63           7            W.1-2        9         
Landis            cf   S            3          6>9            note 1       k         
Cepeda            1b   43         4>4            S            k                      
Thomas            lf 2>W            HR           k            7                      
 Latman           p                                                                  
Crandall          c    S.1-2        S            6/L        9>S                      
Hinton            rf   k            463/gdp                                          
 Grba             p                                                                  
 Larsen           p                            7>8                                   
 Wagner           lf                                                                 
 Callison         ph                                          W.1-2                  
Lepcio            2b   k          5>k                                                
 Davis,T          ph                             63                                  
 Temple           2b                                          Zanni                  
                                                              53.2-3;1-2             
Buzhardt          p    9                                                             
 Demeter          rf                S            53           S.3-H;2-3              
 
 1: 64/f.2-3;B-1 
 
 
Minnesota            -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Pearson           cf   4/L                                                           
Runnels           2b   note 1                                                        
Yost              3b   Latman                                                        
 Johnson,D        ph   k                                                             
Killebrew         lf                                                                 
                                                                                     
Larker            1b                                                                 
Hunt              rf                                                                 
Kubek             ss                                                                 
                                                                                     
Wilson            c                                                                  
Kaat              p                                                                  
 Orsino           ph                                                                 
 Woodeshick       p                                                                  
 Zanni            p                                                                  
 
 1: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(e7) 
 
 
Chicago (A)          -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Smith,C           3b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Aparicio          ss                                                                 
Landis            cf                                                                 
Cepeda            1b                                                                 
Thomas            lf                                                                 
 Latman           p                                                                  
Crandall          c                                                                  
Hinton            rf                                                                 
 Grba             p                                                                  
 Larsen           p                                                                  
 Wagner           lf                                                                 
 Callison         ph                                                                 
Lepcio            2b                                                                 
 Davis,T          ph                                                                 
 Temple           2b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Buzhardt          p                                                                  
 Demeter          rf                                                                 
 
 
Minnesota        IN OUT ER                  Chicago (A)      IN OUT ER                  
Kaat             A1  C9  1 W 12-7           Buzhardt         A1  C6  5 L 11-4           
Woodeshick       D1  D7  2                  Grba             C7  D3  3                  
Zanni            D8  E3  0                  Larsen           D4  F2  2                  
                                            Latman           F3  F3  0                  
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Minnesota         0  0  0  1  5  3  0  1  2    12 10  0     9  1
1961 Chicago (A)       0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2     3  9  3     9  0
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
 0-0  0 --- 30  Pearson walked (BBBB)
 0-0  0 1-- 20  Runnels sacrifice bunted to the mound, Pearson to second 
                  (BBbXb)
 0-0  1 -2- 32  Yost struck out (BBBCCC)
 0-0  2 -2- 10  Killebrew flied out to right (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Chicago (A) batting
 0-0  0 --- 10  Smith,C flied out to left (BX)
 0-0  1 --- 01  Aparicio grounded out to short (FX)
 0-0  2 --- 22  Landis grounded a single to left (CBBSFX)
 0-0  2 1-- 20  Cepeda grounded out to second (1BB1X)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
 0-0  0 --- 32  Larker grounded out to the mound (BBBCFX)
 0-0  1 --- 01  Hunt flied out to right (CX)
 0-0  2 --- 11  Kubek flied out to right (CBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Chicago (A) batting
 0-0  0 --- 30  Thomas walked (BBBB)
 0-0  0 1-- 21  Crandall grounded a single up the middle, Thomas to 
                  second (BBFX)
 0-0  0 12- 22  Hinton struck out (BCSBS)
 0-0  1 12- 22  Lepcio struck out (BSSBS)
 0-0  2 12- 32  Buzhardt flied out to right (BFBBS>F>X)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
 0-0  0 --- 02  Wilson flied out to center (CFX)
 0-0  1 --- 22  Kaat lined a double to left center (CBFBFX)
 0-0  1 -2- 10  Pearson popped out to short (BX)
 0-0  2 -2- 32  Runnels grounded out to second (BFCBBFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Chicago (A) batting
 0-0  0 --- 22  Smith,C flied out to center (CCFBBFX)
 0-0  1 --- 32  Aparicio grounded out to short (BFBFFFBX)
 0-0  2 --- 22  Landis popped out to first (CCBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
 0-0  0 --- 12  Yost to second on an error by the third baseman Smith,C 
                  (FFFBX)
 0-0  0 -2- 32  Killebrew walked (BCBBCB)
 0-0  0 12- 32  Larker walked, Yost to third, Killebrew to second 
                  (BbBbFBFB)
 0-0  0 123 02  Hunt grounded to third, forcing Yost at home, Killebrew 
                  to third, Larker to second, Hunt to first (CFX)
 0-0  1 123 10  Kubek sacrifice bunted to first, Killebrew scored, Larker 
                  to third, Hunt to second (BXb)
 1-0  2 -23 01  Wilson grounded out to short (CX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Chicago (A) batting
 1-0  0 --- 32  Cepeda popped out to second (CBFFBFBX)
 1-0  1 --- 10  Thomas homered very deep to left (BX)
 1-1  1 --- 22  Crandall grounded a single between third and short (BFBFX)
 1-1  1 1-- 11  Hinton grounded into a double play, Runnels to Kubek to 
                  Larker (CBX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
 1-1  0 --- 10  Kaat was hit by a pitch (BH)
 1-1  0 1-- 10  Pearson sacrifice bunted to the mound, Kaat to second 
                  (BXb)
 1-1  1 -2- 30  Runnels walked (BBBB)
 1-1  1 12- 01  Yost flied out to right, Kaat to third (CX)
 1-1  2 1-3 12  Killebrew homered deep to left center, Kaat scored, 
                  Runnels scored (CBSX)
 4-1  2 --- 10  Larker grounded a single up the middle (BX)
 4-1  2 1-- 00  Hunt homered deep to left, Larker scored (X)
                Demeter now playing right field
                Grba now pitching
 6-1  2 --- 31  Kubek popped out to short (BBBCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Chicago (A) batting
 6-1  0 --- 32  Lepcio struck out (BBBCCS)
 6-1  1 --- 12  Demeter grounded a single up the middle (SBCX)
 6-1  1 1-- 02  Smith,C flied out to center (CFX)
 6-1  2 1-- 11  Aparicio flied out to left (BSX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
 6-1  0 --- 00  Wilson grounded out to short (X)
 6-1  1 --- 22  Kaat reached on an infield single to short (BFBCX)
 6-1  1 1-- 32  Pearson walked, Kaat to second (CBSBBB)
 6-1  1 12- 20  Runnels grounded to first, forcing Pearson at second, 
                  Kaat to third, Runnels to first (BBX)
 6-1  2 1-3 21  Yost homered deep to left, Kaat scored, Runnels scored 
                  (BBCX)
                Larsen now pitching
 9-1  2 --- 22  Killebrew lined out to right (CBFBFFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Chicago (A) batting
 9-1  0 --- 12  Landis flied out to right (BCSX)
 9-1  1 --- 01  Cepeda reached on an infield single to third (FX)
 9-1  1 1-- 22  Thomas struck out (CSFBBFS)
 9-1  2 1-- 20  Crandall lined out to short (BBX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
 9-1  0 --- 30  Larker walked (BBBB)
 9-1  0 1-- 12  Hunt struck out (BFFS)
 9-1  1 1-- 21  Kubek flied out to right (FBBX)
 9-1  2 1-- 31  Wilson grounded out to the mound (BBCBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Chicago (A) batting
 9-1  0 --- 12  Larsen flied out to center (CBFX)
                Davis,T pinch hitting for Lepcio
 9-1  1 --- 11  Davis,T grounded out to short (CBX)
 9-1  2 --- 00  Demeter grounded out to third (X)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
                Temple now playing second base
                Orsino pinch hitting for Kaat
 9-1  0 --- 02  Orsino struck out (FFC)
 9-1  1 --- 22  Pearson lined a single between third and short (FCBBX)
 9-1  1 1-- 30  Runnels walked, Pearson to second (BBBB)
 9-1  1 12- 00  Yost grounded a single up the middle, Pearson scored, 
                  Runnels to second (X)
10-1  1 12- 12  Killebrew struck out (BCCC)
10-1  2 12- 11  Runnels to third, Yost to second, Larker to first on an 
                  error by the third baseman Smith,C (BFX)
10-1  2 123 32  Hunt grounded out to third (CCBBB>F>F>X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Chicago (A) batting
                Woodeshick now pitching
10-1  0 --- 30  Smith,C walked (BBBB)
10-1  0 1-- 32  Aparicio walked, Smith,C to second (FBFBFBB)
10-1  0 12- 00  Landis grounded to short, forcing Aparicio at second, 
                  Smith,C to third, Landis to first (X)
10-1  1 1-3 22  Cepeda struck out (CCFBFBFFS)
10-1  2 1-3 00  Thomas flied out to left (X)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Minnesota batting
10-1  0 --- 32  Kubek walked (BCFFBBB)
10-1  0 1-- 01  Wilson grounded a single up the middle, Kubek to second 
                  (FX)
10-1  0 12- 01  Woodeshick sacrifice bunted to the mound, Kubek to third, 
                  Wilson to second (FbXb)
10-1  1 -23 11  Pearson lined out to second (FBX)
10-1  2 -23 22  Runnels lined a single to shallow left, Kubek scored, 
                  Wilson scored, Runnels to second on an error by the 
                  left fielder Thomas (CBBFX)
                Wagner now playing left field
                Latman now pitching
                Johnson,D pinch hitting for Yost
12-1  2 -2- 32  Johnson,D struck out (BBCCBS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Chicago (A) batting
                Johnson,D moved to third base
12-1  0 --- 32  Crandall grounded a single up the middle (BBFFBFX)
                Callison pinch hitting for Wagner
12-1  0 1-- 31  Callison walked, Crandall to second (BBFBB)
                Zanni now pitching
12-1  0 12- 00  Temple grounded out to third, Crandall to third, Callison 
                  to second (X)
12-1  1 -23 02  Demeter lined a single to shallow left, Crandall scored, 
                  Callison to third (CFX)
12-2  1 1-3 31  Smith,C lined a single to shallow left, Callison scored, 
                  Demeter to second (BBBCX)
12-3  1 12- 02  Aparicio lined out to right (CFX)
12-3  2 12- 32  Landis struck out (FBCBB>S)