9/16/1961, Min61-Cle61, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1961 Minnesota 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 9 4
1961 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 5 2 6 1
Minnesota AB R H BI AVG Cleveland AB R H BI AVG
Pearson cf 5 0 1 0 .278 Siebern 1b 4 1 1 0 .296
Yost 3b 5 0 0 1 .263 Smith lf 3 2 1 0 .313
Killebrew lf 4 0 1 0 .270 Maris cf 3 0 1 1 .294
Hunt rf 5 0 1 0 .237 Colavito rf 4 0 1 1 .299
Runnels 2b 5 0 0 0 .340 Davenport 3b 3 0 0 0 .262
Wilson c 3 0 1 0 .205 Cottier 2b 2 0 0 0 .186
Pleis p 0 0 0 0 .143 Minoso ph 1 0 0 0 .285
Maranda p 0 0 0 0 .250 Zimmer 2b 1 0 0 0 .218
Miller p 1 0 0 0 .429 Fernandez ss 3 0 1 0 .277
Rudolph p 0 0 0 0 .500 Sullivan c 3 0 0 0 .202
Johnson,D 1b 3 1 0 0 .118 O'Dell p 3 0 0 0 .183
Buchek ss 2 1 0 0 .053 Elston p 0 0 0 0 .000
Wynn p 2 0 1 0 .186 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 .256
Zanni p 0 0 0 0 .500 31 3 5 2
Orsino c 1 0 0 0 .198
36 2 5 1
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Wynn 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 37 23 4.59
Zanni 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 33 18 3.94
Pleis H 3 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 16 8 6.26
Maranda H 1 1.1 1 1 0 1 0 21 12 2.25
Miller BS 5, L 4-8 2.1 1 2 0 1 1 40 26 3.16
Rudolph 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 7.94
9.2 5 3 0 6 5 151 89
Cleveland INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
O'Dell 8.0 3 2 1 3 4 85 52 3.61
Elston W 11-5 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 25 16 2.93
10.0 5 2 1 4 4 110 68
Min: Orsino inserted at c in the 6th
Cle: Minoso batted for Cottier in the 7th
Zimmer inserted at 2b in the 8th
Martin batted for Elston in the 10th
E-Pearson 2, Orsino, O'Dell, Elston. 2B-Fernandez(19). RBI-Yost(81),
Maris(135), Colavito(137). SB-Smith 2(6). K-Yost 2, Killebrew, Hunt, Siebern,
Maris, Colavito, Sullivan, O'Dell. BB-Killebrew, Johnson,D, Buchek, Orsino,
Siebern, Smith 2, Davenport, Fernandez, Sullivan. SF-Maris. HBP-Buchek.
PB-Orsino. HB-O'Dell.
Temperature: 70, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from left at 18 MPH.
9/16/1961, Min61-Cle61, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1961 Minnesota 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 9 4
1961 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 5 2 6 1
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pearson cf 1>3/L S.2-3;1-2 43 543/gdp 0>7
Yost 3b k note 1 5>k 8>9 53
Killebrew lf k IW 7 43 S
Hunt rf 2>7 note 2 3/fl k S.1-2
Runnels 2b 3/g 43 6>13 9>Elston 8
e1.B-1
Wilson c 63 4>S 43
Pleis p
Maranda p
Miller p 26/b/f.B-1
Rudolph p
Johnson,D 1b 3>W 8 53 7
Buchek ss HBP.1-2 8 7>8 W.1-2
Wynn p 2/b S.1-3
Zanni p
Orsino c W 64/f
1: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: 3e1.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1
Cleveland -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Siebern 1b 1>S k 6>Pleis W 63
53
Smith lf 643/gdp 4>Zanni W Miller W
S e8.1-3;B-2
Maris cf 9 S.1-2 SB2 note 1 Rudolph
k note 2
pb.3-H
Colavito rf 2>k note 3 31 S.3-H
Davenport 3b 8 W 7>Maranda 7
9
Cottier 2b 63 43
Minoso ph 3
Zimmer 2b 9>e8.B-2
Fernandez ss 3>43 5>W D note 4
Sullivan c W 463/gdp 9 k
O'Dell p k/b 63 8>2
Elston p
Martin ph 0>13
1: 7/SF.3-H;2-3 2: SB2.1-3(e2/th) 3: 643/gdp.2-3 4: 8/dp.2x3(85)
Minnesota IN OUT ER Cleveland IN OUT ER
Wynn A1 B1 0 O'Dell A1 D4 1
Zanni B2 B9 0 Elston D5 E5 0 W 11-5
Pleis C1 C4 0 H 3
Maranda C5 D1 0 H 1
Miller D2 E2 0 BS 5, L 4-8
Rudolph E3 E2 0
9/16/1961, Min61-Cle61, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1961 Minnesota 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 9 4
1961 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 5 2 6 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Pearson lined out to first (BX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Yost struck out (BBCCS)
0-0 2 --- 12 Killebrew struck out (BFSS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Siebern reached on an infield single to third (BX)
0-0 0 1-- 21 Smith grounded into a double play, Buchek to Runnels to
Johnson,D (CBBX)
0-0 2 --- 01 Maris flied out to right (CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Hunt flied out to left (CBX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Runnels grounded out to first (BX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Wilson grounded out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Colavito struck out (BCFC)
0-0 1 --- 01 Davenport flied out to center (SX)
0-0 2 --- 11 Cottier grounded out to short (FBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Johnson,D walked (FBSBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 02 Buchek was hit by a pitch, Johnson,D to second (SSH)
0-0 0 12- 00 Wynn popped out on a bunt to the catcher (Xb)
0-0 1 12- 20 Pearson lined a single to shallow center, Johnson,D to
third, Buchek to second (BBX)
0-0 1 123 01 Yost grounded out to second, Johnson,D scored, Buchek to
third, Pearson to second (CX)
1-0 2 -23 30 Killebrew was walked intentionally (IIII)
1-0 2 123 00 Buchek scored, Pearson to third, Killebrew to second,
Hunt to first on an error by the pitcher O'Dell (X)
2-0 2 123 20 Runnels grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Cleveland batting
2-0 0 --- 01 Fernandez grounded out to second (CX)
2-0 1 --- 31 Sullivan walked (BBBCB)
2-0 1 1-- 22 O'Dell struck out on a fouled bunt (BSFbFFBFb)
2-0 2 1-- 32 Siebern struck out (BFCBB>C)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
2-0 0 --- 11 Wilson grounded a single up the middle (BCX)
2-0 0 1-- 01 Johnson,D flied out to center (CX)
2-0 1 1-- 01 Buchek flied out to center (C>X)
2-0 2 1-- 00 Wynn lined a single to left center, Wilson to third (X)
2-0 2 1-3 11 Pearson grounded out to second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Cleveland batting
Zanni now pitching
2-0 0 --- 11 Smith lined a single up the middle (BSX)
2-0 0 1-- 11 Maris reached on an infield single to first, Smith to
second (BC>X)
2-0 0 12- 12 Colavito grounded into a double play, Buchek to Runnels
to Johnson,D, Smith to third (BCFX)
2-0 2 --3 32 Davenport walked (BSBBFFB)
2-0 2 1-3 00 Cottier grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
2-0 0 --- 22 Yost struck out (SSBBS)
2-0 1 --- 12 Killebrew flied out to left (BCFX)
2-0 2 --- 22 Hunt popped out to first (CBBCFFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Cleveland batting
2-0 0 --- 32 Fernandez walked (CBBFBB)
2-0 0 1-- 11 Sullivan grounded into a double play, Runnels to Buchek
to Johnson,D (BSX)
2-0 2 --- 32 O'Dell grounded out to short (SBFBBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
2-0 0 --- 00 Runnels grounded out to the mound (X)
2-0 1 --- 10 Wilson grounded out to second (BX)
2-0 2 --- 01 Johnson,D grounded out to third (CX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Cleveland batting
Orsino now playing catcher
Pleis now pitching
2-0 0 --- 00 Siebern grounded out to third (X)
2-0 1 --- 30 Smith walked (BBBB)
2-0 1 1-- 21 Smith stole second (BBC>S)
2-0 1 -2- 32 Maris struck out (BBC>S.BFFS)
2-0 2 -2- 11 Colavito grounded out to first (CBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
2-0 0 --- 00 Buchek flied out to center (X)
2-0 1 --- 30 Orsino walked (BBBB)
2-0 1 1-- 00 Pearson grounded into a double play, Davenport to Cottier
to Siebern (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Cleveland batting
Maranda now pitching
2-0 0 --- 22 Davenport flied out to right (CBFBX)
Minoso pinch hitting for Cottier
2-0 1 --- 02 Minoso popped out to first (FCX)
2-0 2 --- 20 Fernandez doubled deep to left center (BBX)
2-0 2 -2- 10 Sullivan flied out to right (BX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
Zimmer now playing second base
2-0 0 --- 00 Yost flied out to right (X)
2-0 1 --- 00 Killebrew grounded out to second (X)
2-0 2 --- 22 Hunt struck out (CSBBS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Cleveland batting
2-0 0 --- 01 O'Dell popped out to the catcher (FX)
2-0 1 --- 32 Siebern walked (CBFBBB)
Miller now pitching
2-0 1 1-- 01 Siebern to third, Smith to second on an error by the
center fielder Pearson (SX)
2-0 1 -23 22 Maris hit a sacrifice fly to left, Siebern scored, Smith
to third (CBFBX)
2-1 2 --3 01 Colavito grounded a single between third and short, Smith
scored (CX)
2-2 2 1-- 22 Davenport lined out to left (BFBCX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Minnesota batting
Elston now pitching
2-2 0 --- 01 Runnels to first on an error by the pitcher Elston (CX)
2-2 0 1-- 00 Miller bunted into an out to the catcher, forcing Runnels
at second, Miller to first (Xb)
2-2 1 1-- 00 Johnson,D flied out to left (1X)
2-2 2 1-- 32 Buchek walked, Miller to second (C1B1BB1S>B)
2-2 2 12- 11 Orsino grounded to short, forcing Buchek at second (FBX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Cleveland batting
2-2 0 --- 22 Zimmer to second on an error by the center fielder
Pearson (FBFFBX)
2-2 0 -2- 21 Fernandez flied out into a double play, Pearson to Yost,
Zimmer out at third (SbBBX)
2-2 2 --- 12 Sullivan struck out (BFCS)
************** Top of the 10th inning, Minnesota batting
2-2 0 --- 00 Pearson flied out to left (X)
2-2 1 --- 10 Yost grounded out to third (BX)
2-2 2 --- 21 Killebrew reached on an infield single to short (CBBX)
2-2 2 1-- 12 Hunt lined a single to left, Killebrew to second (CBSX)
2-2 2 12- 00 Runnels flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Cleveland batting
Martin pinch hitting for Elston
2-2 0 --- 11 Martin grounded out to the mound (BCX)
2-2 1 --- 00 Siebern grounded out to short (X)
2-2 2 --- 32 Smith walked (CSBFFBBB)
Rudolph now pitching
2-2 2 1-- 11 Smith stole second, Smith to third on an error by the
catcher Orsino (CB>C)
2-2 2 --3 12 Orsino allowed a passed ball, Smith scored (CB>C.B)