June 18, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 13
WSA 12 BOS 6
WSA 5
(13) CHW 4
MIN 3 CHW 10
MIN 7 CLE 2
BAL 1 BAL 8
@CLE 5 NYY 9
@DET 0 LAA 5
@KCA 3
(11) MLN 10
@LAD 2 CIN 7
@PHI 2 CIN 10
@PHI 0 PIT 5
STL 3 STL 7
@PIT 3 SFG 7
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 18, 1961
Time of Game: 2:15

Twins

24-38

Lost 2

9th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    3  7  1
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    4  9  2

W: T Lown (4-2), L: P Ramos (4-9)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

White Sox

28-34

Won 2

7th, 11 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dobbek RF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .189  .612    0    1   0   HR
L Green CF-LF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .289  .793    0    2   0   GDP
H Killebrew 3B                2   0   0   0    2   1  .326 1.090    0    1   4   
J Lemon LF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .250  .722    0    2   0   2B
  B Tuttle CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .598         2   0   
B Allison 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .802    0    9   0   3B
B Martin 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .272  .724    0    1   1   
E Battey C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .770    0    4   0   
J Valdivielso SS              4   0   1   0    0   1  .140  .376    0    4   1   GDP
B Cueto P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
  P Ramos P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .687         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    3   8                    26   8

BATTING

2B: J Lemon (9, off C McLish).

3B: B Allison (1, off C McLish).

HR: D Dobbek (4, off C McLish; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: B Cueto (1, off T Lown).

TB: D Dobbek 4; B Allison 3; J Lemon 2; B Martin 2; J Valdivielso; L Green.

GIDP: J Valdivielso (2); L Green (1).

RBI: J Lemon (22); B Martin (9); D Dobbek (10).

2-out RBI: D Dobbek.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valdivielso-B Martin-B Allison.

E: J Valdivielso (3).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .234  .561    0    1   5   SB
N Fox 2B                      4   1   1   1    1   0  .259  .662    0    3   2   HR
M Minoso LF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .261  .747    0    0   0   2B
R Sievers 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .963    0    6   2   GDP
J Landis CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .772    0    1   0   
A Smith RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .855    0    3   0   HBP
A Carey 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .704    0    0   3   
S Lollar C                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .248  .689    0    9   0   
  A Pilarcik PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .514         0   0   
  C Carreon C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .612         1   0   
  J Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .580    0    0   0   
C McLish P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .356    0    2   0   
  F Robinson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .816    0    0   0   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  B Goodman PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .752    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       34   4   9   4    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Minoso (6, off B Cueto).

HR: B Goodman (1, off B Cueto; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); N Fox (1, off P Ramos; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: A Smith (2, by B Cueto).

TB: N Fox 4; B Goodman 4; M Minoso 3; L Aparicio 3; S Lollar; A Carey.

GIDP: R Sievers (8).

RBI: B Goodman 2 (6); M Minoso (27); N Fox (15).

2-out RBI: N Fox.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Aparicio-N Fox-R Sievers; N Fox-L Aparicio-R Sievers.

E: N Fox (3); A Smith (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Aparicio (18, 2nd base off B Cueto/E Battey).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Cueto                        8.1   8   3   3    3   3   1   3.24   36     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 7     55    -     1.57  -0.06
P Ramos, L (4-9)               0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   4.24    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.68  -0.42
Totals                         8.2   9   4   4    3   3   2          38     -       ·  ·     10·10· 3· 8           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C McLish                       7     6   3   3    3   7   1   3.86   29     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 6     57    -     1.07  -0.02
T Lown, W (4-2)                2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.60    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.42   0.05
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   8   1          37     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Cueto (1; A Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Sam Carrigan.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Dobbek             RF    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. L Green              CF    2. N Fox                2B 
3. H Killebrew          3B    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. J Lemon              LF    4. R Sievers            1B 
5. B Allison            1B    5. J Landis             CF 
6. B Martin             2B    6. A Smith              RF 
7. E Battey             C     7. A Carey              3B 
8. J Valdivielso        SS    8. S Lollar             C  
9. B Cueto              P     9. C McLish             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-1  1--      47%  58% B Goodman       B Cueto         Home Run (Deep RF); Carey Scores
   b 9   2  3-3  ---      46% 100% N Fox           P Ramos         Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 6   0  1-1  12-     -18%  19% J Lemon         C McLish        Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Green Scores; Killebrew to 3B
   t 7   2  1-2  ---     -14%  21% D Dobbek        C McLish        Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 2   0  1-0  ---     -10%  51% B Allison       C McLish        Triple to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  D Dobbek        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      54%  L Green         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      53%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Lemon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Cueto facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Aparicio      Single to LF
          1--      64%  N Fox           Aparicio Steals 2B; Aparicio to 3B/Adv on E6
          --3      67%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      72%  M Minoso        Single to RF; Aparicio Scores; Fox to 2B
   OO     12-      64%  R Sievers       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Fox to 3B
   O      --3      60%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
          ---      51%  B Allison       Triple to CF
   R      --3      46%  B Martin        Single to RF; Allison Scores
   O      1--      50%  E Battey        Strikeout
   OO     1--      55%  J Valdivielso   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Cueto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  A Smith         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      51%  A Carey         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  S Lollar        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal McLish facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Cueto         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Dobbek        Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  L Green         Walk
   O      1--      56%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Cueto facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  C McLish        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  L Aparicio      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  N Fox           Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal McLish facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Allison       Strikeout
          ---      53%  B Martin        Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  E Battey        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Cueto facing 3-4-5
          ---      63%  M Minoso        Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  R Sievers       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      54%  J Landis        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      55%  A Smith         Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      50%  A Carey         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal McLish facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Valdivielso   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Cueto         Lineout: P
   O      ---      57%  D Dobbek        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Cueto facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  S Lollar        Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  C McLish        Strikeout
          1--      61%  L Aparicio      Single to 3B/Bunt; Lollar to 2B
   O      12-      58%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lollar to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
   O      -23      50%  M Minoso        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal McLish facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  L Green         Single to 1B
          1--      37%  H Killebrew     Walk; Green to 2B
   R      12-      19%  J Lemon         Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Green Scores; Killebrew to 3B
   O      -23      24%  B Allison       Foul Flyball: C
   O      -23      33%  B Martin        Popfly: 2B
   O      -23      39%  E Battey        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Cueto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      35%  R Sievers       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      32%  J Landis        Strikeout
          ---      35%  A Smith         Walk
   O      1--      31%  A Carey         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cal McLish facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      33%  J Valdivielso   Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  B Cueto         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      21%  D Dobbek        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      22%  L Green         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Bert Cueto facing 8-9-1
          ---      28%  S Lollar        Walk
                  Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Cal McLish batting 9th; Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Sherm Lollar batting 8th
   O      1--      22%  F Robinson      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      29%  L Aparicio      Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      21%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      13%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Turk Lown facing 3-4-5
                  Turk Lown replaces Floyd Robinson pitching and batting 9th; Cam Carreon replaces Al Pilarcik playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      15%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  J Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      15%  B Allison       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      16%  B Martin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Bert Cueto facing 4-5-6
                  Lenny Green moves to LF; Bill Tuttle replaces Jim Lemon playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---      12%  R Sievers       Flyball: CF
   O      ---       9%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       7%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Turk Lown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       8%  E Battey        Flyball: RF
          ---       7%  J Valdivielso   Single to RF
   O      1--       8%  B Cueto         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Valdivielso to 2B
   O      -2-       9%  D Dobbek        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Bert Cueto facing 7-8-9
          ---      18%  A Carey         Single to CF
                  J.C. Martin pinch hits for Cam Carreon batting 8th
   O      1--      11%  J Martin        Flyball: CF
                  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Turk Lown batting 9th
   RR     1--      58%  B Goodman       Home Run (Deep RF); Carey Scores
                  Pedro Ramos replaces Bert Cueto pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
   R      ---     100%  N Fox           Home Run (Deep RF)
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA196106181

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