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@BOS		9
14
MIN
@CHW		6
1
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@CLE		1
3
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@DET		2
4
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@KCA		0
4
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@LAD		2
1
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@PHI		4
1
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@PIT		5
2
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@SFG		12
6
Friday, June 16, 1961
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 22,925, Time of Game: 3:10
Twins
6
24-36
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
9th, 14½ GB
 at White Sox
1
26-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 12½ GB
W: Pedro Ramos (4-8)
L: Don Larsen (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  1  1   2  0  1    6 10  0
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Martin 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .264 .718 0.064 0.87 0.117 -0.053 0.0 4 3
Lenny Green CF-LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .290 .795 -0.027 0.65 0.033 -0.059 -0.3 4 0
Harmon Killebrew 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .326 1.093 -0.029 0.74 0.053 -0.082 0.4 7 0 HR
Jim Lemon LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .256 .737 0.156 1.00 0.197 -0.041 1.4 2 0 HR,2B
   Bill Tuttle CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Allison RF 4 0 2 3 1 0 .239 .791 0.119 1.07 0.154 -0.035 1.9 2 0
Earl Battey C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .295 .792 0.014 0.78 0.050 -0.036 -0.4 5 0
Rich Rollins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.098 1.06 0.005 -0.103 -0.6 1 2
Jose Valdivielso SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .120 .350 0.000 0.71 0.047 -0.047 -0.4 2 3
Danny McDevitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Pedro Ramos P 2 1 0 0 1 1 .243 .687 -0.028 0.92 0.023 -0.051 -0.4 0 0 SH
Team Totals 35 6 10 6 5 5 .286 .861 0.171 0.87 0.679 -0.507 1.5 27 9
2B: J Lemon (8, off D Larsen).
HR: H Killebrew (16, off E Wynn; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Lemon (4, off D Larsen; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: P Ramos (2, off D Larsen).
TB: J Lemon 6; H Killebrew 5; B Allison 2; E Battey; B Martin; L Green; R Rollins.
RBI: B Allison 3 (42); H Killebrew (41); B Martin (8); J Lemon (21).
2-out RBI: B Allison 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Valdivielso-B Martin-H Killebrew.
PB: E Battey (4).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .542 0.047 0.95 0.088 -0.041 0.4 1 3 SB
Jim Landis CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .260 .772 0.053 1.18 0.149 -0.095 0.3 3 1
Minnie Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .720 -0.148 1.45 0.035 -0.183 -1.2 2 0 HBP,GDP
Roy Sievers 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .993 -0.007 0.93 0.046 -0.053 -0.0 5 2
Al Smith RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .857 -0.060 1.27 0.023 -0.083 -0.6 3 0
Andy Carey 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .676 -0.036 0.97 0.025 -0.061 -0.4 0 0
Nellie Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .647 -0.097 1.01 0.005 -0.102 -0.8 5 1
Sherm Lollar C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .681 -0.014 0.72 0.037 -0.051 -0.4 8 0 HBP
Don Larsen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .683 -0.054 1.15 0.000 -0.054 -0.5 0 0
   Russ Kemmerer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Floyd Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .823 -0.011 0.43 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Early Wynn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .279 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Pilarcik PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .514 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
Team Totals 30 1 4 0 4 4 .133 .411 -0.329 1.00 0.408 -0.736 -3.5 27 7
HBP: M Minoso (6, by D McDevitt); S Lollar (3, by D McDevitt).
TB: N Fox; L Aparicio; J Landis; R Sievers.
GIDP: M Minoso (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Landis (B Allison at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Aparicio (17, 2nd base off P Ramos/E Battey).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Danny McDevitt 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 7.71 8 46 -0.094 1.38 -0.9
Pedro Ramos, W (4-8) 8 4 0 0 1 4 0 4.17 28 1 0 0.422 0.90 4.4
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 4 0 1.00 36 46 1 0 0.328 0.87 3.5
D McDevitt faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Larsen, L (2-1) 6.1 7 5 5 4 4 1 4.10 29 39 -0.106 1.03 -0.7
Russ Kemmerer 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.01 4 2 2 -0.066 1.21 -0.8
Early Wynn 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.89 8 0 0 0.001 0.10 0.0
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 5 5 2 6.00 41 39 2 2 -0.171 1.00 -1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D McDevitt 2 (3; M Minoso, S Lollar).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Sam Carrigan, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Joe Paparella.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 22,925.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Billy Martin 2B 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Lenny Green CF 2 Jim Landis CF
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Jim Lemon LF 4 Roy Sievers 1B
5 Bob Allison RF 5 Al Smith RF
6 Earl Battey C 6 Andy Carey 3B
7 Rich Rollins 3B 7 Nellie Fox 2B
8 Jose Valdivielso SS 8 Sherm Lollar C
9 Danny McDevitt P 9 Don Larsen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-1 0 --- R MIN J. Lemon D. Larsen 12% 78% Home Run (Deep LF)
t5 1-1 1 -2- R MIN B. Martin D. Larsen 12% 64% Single to RF; Valdivielso Scores
b5 1-2 0 1-- OO CHW M. Minoso P. Ramos 11% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 3-1 2 123 RR MIN B. Allison R. Kemmerer 11% 94% Single to LF; Ramos Scores; Green Scores; Lemon to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R CHW A. Smith D. McDevitt -9% 36% Walk, Passed Ball; Landis Scores/No RBI; Minoso to 2B; Smith to 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN B. Martin D. Larsen -2% 48% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN L. Green D. Larsen -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Larsen -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Danny McDevitt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio D. McDevitt 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- CHW J. Landis D. McDevitt -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- CHW M. Minoso D. McDevitt -3% 41% Hit By Pitch; Landis to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O CHW R. Sievers D. McDevitt 4% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Landis to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R CHW A. Smith D. McDevitt -9% 36% Walk, Passed Ball; Landis Scores/No RBI; Minoso to 2B; Smith to 1B
b1 1-0 2 12- CHW A. Carey D. McDevitt -2% 33% Walk; Minoso to 3B; Smith to 2B
b1 1-0 2 123 O CHW N. Fox D. McDevitt 6% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- MIN J. Lemon D. Larsen 6% 46% Double to LF
t2 0-1 0 -2- RO MIN B. Allison D. Larsen 2% 48% Single to CF; Lemon Scores; Allison out at 2B/CF-SS-2B
t2 1-1 1 --- MIN E. Battey D. Larsen 3% 50% Walk
t2 1-1 1 1-- O MIN R. Rollins D. Larsen -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t2 1-1 2 1-- O MIN J. Valdivielso D. Larsen -2% 45% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Danny McDevitt facing 8-9-1
b2 1-1 0 --- CHW S. Lollar D. McDevitt -4% 41% Hit By Pitch
Pedro Ramos replaces Danny McDevitt pitching and batting 9th
b2 1-1 0 1-- O CHW D. Larsen P. Ramos 3% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-1 1 1-- CHW L. Aparicio P. Ramos -7% 38% Single to CF; Larsen to 3B
b2 1-1 1 1-3 CHW J. Landis P. Ramos -2% 36% Aparicio Steals 2B
b2 1-1 1 -23 O CHW J. Landis P. Ramos 8% 44% Flyball: RF
b2 1-1 2 -23 O CHW M. Minoso P. Ramos 6% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O MIN P. Ramos D. Larsen -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- O MIN B. Martin D. Larsen -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 --- O MIN L. Green D. Larsen -1% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Pedro Ramos facing 4-5-6
b3 1-1 0 --- CHW R. Sievers P. Ramos -4% 41% Walk
b3 1-1 0 1-- O CHW A. Smith P. Ramos 4% 44% Strikeout
b3 1-1 1 1-- O CHW A. Carey P. Ramos 3% 47% Popfly: SS
b3 1-1 2 1-- O CHW N. Fox P. Ramos 3% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew D. Larsen 4% 54% Single to CF
t4 1-1 0 1-- O MIN J. Lemon D. Larsen -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-1 1 1-- O MIN B. Allison D. Larsen -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 2 1-- MIN E. Battey D. Larsen 2% 49% Single to LF; Killebrew to 2B
t4 1-1 2 12- O MIN R. Rollins D. Larsen -5% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
b4 1-1 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar P. Ramos 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 1 --- O CHW D. Larsen P. Ramos 2% 49% Popfly: 2B
b4 1-1 2 --- O CHW L. Aparicio P. Ramos 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- MIN J. Valdivielso D. Larsen 5% 55% Walk
t5 1-1 0 1-- O MIN P. Ramos D. Larsen -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Valdivielso to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -2- R MIN B. Martin D. Larsen 12% 64% Single to RF; Valdivielso Scores
t5 2-1 1 1-- O MIN L. Green D. Larsen -3% 61% Flyball: CF
t5 2-1 2 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Larsen -3% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Pedro Ramos facing 2-3-4
b5 1-2 0 --- CHW J. Landis P. Ramos -5% 53% Single to CF
b5 1-2 0 1-- OO CHW M. Minoso P. Ramos 11% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 1-2 2 --- O CHW R. Sievers P. Ramos 2% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
t6 2-1 0 --- R MIN J. Lemon D. Larsen 12% 78% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 3-1 0 --- MIN B. Allison D. Larsen 3% 81% Walk
t6 3-1 0 1-- O MIN E. Battey D. Larsen -2% 78% Popfly: 2B
t6 3-1 1 1-- O MIN R. Rollins D. Larsen -2% 76% Foul Flyball: 2B
t6 3-1 2 1-- O MIN J. Valdivielso D. Larsen -2% 74% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Pedro Ramos facing 5-6-7
b6 1-3 0 --- O CHW A. Smith P. Ramos 4% 78% Foul Flyball: C
b6 1-3 1 --- O CHW A. Carey P. Ramos 2% 80% Flyball: RF
b6 1-3 2 --- O CHW N. Fox P. Ramos 1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 9-1-2
t7 3-1 0 --- MIN P. Ramos D. Larsen 2% 84% Walk
t7 3-1 0 1-- O MIN B. Martin D. Larsen -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramos to 2B
t7 3-1 1 -2- MIN L. Green D. Larsen 3% 86% Single to RF; Ramos to 3B
Russ Kemmerer replaces Don Larsen pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-1 1 1-3 O MIN H. Killebrew R. Kemmerer -5% 82% Foul Flyball: 2B
t7 3-1 2 1-3 MIN J. Lemon R. Kemmerer 1% 83% Walk; Green to 2B
t7 3-1 2 123 RR MIN B. Allison R. Kemmerer 11% 94% Single to LF; Ramos Scores; Green Scores; Lemon to 3B
t7 5-1 2 1-3 O MIN E. Battey R. Kemmerer -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
b7 1-5 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar P. Ramos 2% 95% Flyball: CF
Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer (P) batting 9th
b7 1-5 1 --- O CHW F. Robinson P. Ramos 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-5 2 --- O CHW L. Aparicio P. Ramos 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 7-8-9
Early Wynn replaces Floyd Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-1 0 --- MIN R. Rollins E. Wynn 0% 97% Single to CF
t8 5-1 0 1-- O MIN J. Valdivielso E. Wynn -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 5-1 1 1-- O MIN P. Ramos E. Wynn -0% 96% Strikeout
t8 5-1 2 1-- O MIN B. Martin E. Wynn -0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Pedro Ramos facing 2-3-4
b8 1-5 0 --- O CHW J. Landis P. Ramos 2% 97% Popfly: 2B
b8 1-5 1 --- O CHW M. Minoso P. Ramos 1% 98% Strikeout
b8 1-5 2 --- CHW R. Sievers P. Ramos -1% 97% Single to CF
b8 1-5 2 1-- O CHW A. Smith P. Ramos 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
t9 5-1 0 --- O MIN L. Green E. Wynn -0% 98% Lineout: RF
t9 5-1 1 --- R MIN H. Killebrew E. Wynn 1% 99% Home Run (Deep LF)
t9 6-1 1 --- O MIN J. Lemon E. Wynn -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t9 6-1 2 --- O MIN B. Allison E. Wynn -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Pedro Ramos facing 6-7-8
Lenny Green moves from CF to LF
Bill Tuttle replaces Jim Lemon (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b9 1-6 0 --- O CHW A. Carey P. Ramos 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b9 1-6 1 --- CHW N. Fox P. Ramos -0% 99% Single to CF
b9 1-6 1 1-- O CHW S. Lollar P. Ramos 1% 100% Popfly: SS
Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Early Wynn (P) batting 9th
b9 1-6 2 1-- O CHW A. Pilarcik P. Ramos 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 1.

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