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Scores
Standings
WSA
@BOS		12
13
WSA
@BOS		5
6		 
(13)
MIN
@CHW		3
4
MIN
@CHW		7
10
BAL
@CLE		1
2
BAL
@CLE		8
5
NYY
@DET		9
0
LAA
@KCA		5
3		 
(11)
MLN
@LAD		10
2
CIN
@PHI		7
2
CIN
@PHI		10
0
STL
@PIT		3
5
STL
@PIT		7
3
CHC
@SFG		2
7
Sunday, June 18, 1961
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:15
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Twins
3
24-38
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
9th, 16 GB
 at White Sox
4
28-34
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
7th, 11 GB
W: Turk Lown (4-2)
L: Pedro Ramos (4-9)
 
                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
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Dobbek RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .189 .612 0.130 0.62 0.175 -0.045 0.8 1 0 HR
Lenny Green CF-LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .289 .793 -0.015 0.89 0.066 -0.081 -0.4 2 0 GDP
Harmon Killebrew 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .326 1.090 0.052 0.98 0.090 -0.038 0.3 1 4
Jim Lemon LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250 .722 0.119 1.21 0.178 -0.059 0.9 2 0 2B
   Bill Tuttle CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .597 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Bob Allison 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 .802 0.032 0.84 0.103 -0.071 0.3 9 0 3B
Billy Martin 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .272 .725 -0.038 0.96 0.061 -0.099 -0.4 1 1
Earl Battey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 .770 -0.135 1.25 0.000 -0.135 -1.4 4 0
Jose Valdivielso SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .140 .376 -0.101 0.91 0.008 -0.109 -0.7 4 1 GDP
Bert Cueto P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.070 0.74 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 0 2 SH
   Pedro Ramos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .687 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 3 8 .212 .672 -0.026 0.93 0.681 -0.707 -1.5 26 8
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 .234 .561 0.141 1.41 0.204 -0.063 1.4 1 5 SB
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .259 .661 0.366 1.81 0.497 -0.131 -0.5 3 2 HR
Minnie Minoso LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .261 .747 -0.026 2.04 0.126 -0.152 0.2 0 0 2B
Roy Sievers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .962 -0.220 1.57 0.000 -0.220 -2.1 6 2 GDP
Jim Landis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .773 -0.132 1.25 0.000 -0.132 -1.0 1 0
Al Smith RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .855 -0.007 0.94 0.033 -0.040 -0.1 3 0 HBP
Andy Carey 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .705 -0.018 1.50 0.092 -0.110 -0.4 0 3
Sherm Lollar C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .248 .689 0.102 1.05 0.114 -0.011 0.7 9 0
   Al Pilarcik PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .514 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Cam Carreon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .611 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   J.C. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .579 -0.077 3.47 0.000 -0.077 -0.4
Cal McLish P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .356 -0.069 1.44 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 2 0
   Floyd Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .816 -0.061 2.66 0.000 -0.061 -0.4
   Turk Lown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Billy Goodman PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .250 .751 0.474 2.60 0.474 0.000 1.7 HR
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 3 3 .265 .813 0.473 1.57 1.540 -1.066 -1.4 27 12
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. N Fox-L Aparicio-R Sievers; L Aparicio-N Fox-R Sievers.
E: N Fox (3); A Smith (4).
Baserunning
SB: L Aparicio (18, 2nd base off B Cueto/E Battey).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Cueto 8.1 8 3 3 3 3 1 3.24 36 55 -0.054 1.57 1.3
Pedro Ramos, L (4-9) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.24 2 0 0 -0.420 1.60 0.2
Team Totals 8.2 9 4 4 3 3 2 4.15 38 55 0 0 -0.474 0.93 1.4

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Cal McLish 7 6 3 3 3 7 1 3.86 29 57 -0.020 1.08 0.5
Turk Lown, W (4-2) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.60 8 0 0 0.046 0.37 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 8 1 3.00 37 57 0 0 0.026 1.57 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Cueto (1; A Smith).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Sam Carrigan.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-3 1 1-- RR CHW B. Goodman B. Cueto 47% 58% Home Run (Deep RF); Carey Scores
b9 3-3 2 --- R CHW N. Fox P. Ramos 46% 100% Home Run (Deep RF)
t6 1-1 0 12- R MIN J. Lemon C. McLish -18% 19% Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Green Scores; Killebrew to 3B
t7 2-1 2 --- R MIN D. Dobbek C. McLish -14% 21% Home Run (Deep RF)
t2 0-1 0 --- MIN B. Allison C. McLish -10% 51% Triple to CF

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' Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MIN D. Dobbek C. McLish -4% 46% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO MIN L. Green C. McLish 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- MIN H. Killebrew C. McLish -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MIN J. Lemon C. McLish 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio B. Cueto 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHW N. Fox B. Cueto 5% 64% Aparicio Steals 2B; Aparicio to 3B/Adv on E6
b1 0-0 0 --3 CHW N. Fox B. Cueto 3% 67% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-3 R CHW M. Minoso B. Cueto 5% 72% Single to RF; Aparicio Scores; Fox to 2B
b1 1-0 0 12- OO CHW R. Sievers B. Cueto -9% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Fox to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 O CHW J. Landis B. Cueto -3% 60% 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, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- MIN B. Allison C. McLish -10% 51% Triple to CF
t2 0-1 0 --3 R MIN B. Martin C. McLish -5% 46% Single to RF; Allison Scores
t2 1-1 0 1-- O MIN E. Battey C. McLish 4% 50% Strikeout
t2 1-1 1 1-- OO MIN J. Valdivielso C. McLish 5% 55% 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, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- O CHW A. Smith B. Cueto -2% 53% Lineout: 3B
b2 1-1 1 --- O CHW A. Carey B. Cueto -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-1 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar B. Cueto -1% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O MIN B. Cueto C. McLish 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --- O MIN D. Dobbek C. McLish 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 1-1 2 --- MIN L. Green C. McLish -1% 53% Walk
t3 1-1 2 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew C. McLish 3% 56% 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, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- O CHW C. McLish B. Cueto -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 1-1 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio B. Cueto -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 2 --- O CHW N. Fox B. Cueto -1% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- O MIN J. Lemon C. McLish 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 1-1 1 --- O MIN B. Allison C. McLish 2% 55% Strikeout
t4 1-1 2 --- MIN B. Martin C. McLish -2% 53% Single to LF
t4 1-1 2 1-- O MIN E. Battey C. McLish 3% 56% 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, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- CHW M. Minoso B. Cueto 7% 63% Double to LF
b4 1-1 0 -2- O CHW R. Sievers B. Cueto -5% 58% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 1 -2- O CHW J. Landis B. Cueto -4% 54% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1-1 2 -2- CHW A. Smith B. Cueto 1% 55% Hit By Pitch
b4 1-1 2 12- O CHW A. Carey B. Cueto -5% 50% 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, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O MIN J. Valdivielso C. McLish 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- O MIN B. Cueto C. McLish 2% 55% Lineout: P
t5 1-1 2 --- O MIN D. Dobbek C. McLish 1% 57% 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, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- CHW S. Lollar B. Cueto 5% 61% Single to LF
b5 1-1 0 1-- O CHW C. McLish B. Cueto -4% 57% Strikeout
b5 1-1 1 1-- CHW L. Aparicio B. Cueto 5% 61% Single to 3B/Bunt; Lollar to 2B
b5 1-1 1 12- O CHW N. Fox B. Cueto -4% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lollar to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
b5 1-1 2 -23 O CHW M. Minoso B. Cueto -8% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- MIN L. Green C. McLish -5% 45% Single to 1B
t6 1-1 0 1-- MIN H. Killebrew C. McLish -8% 37% Walk; Green to 2B
t6 1-1 0 12- R MIN J. Lemon C. McLish -18% 19% Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Green Scores; Killebrew to 3B
t6 2-1 0 -23 O MIN B. Allison C. McLish 5% 24% Foul Flyball: C
t6 2-1 1 -23 O MIN B. Martin C. McLish 8% 33% Popfly: 2B
t6 2-1 2 -23 O MIN E. Battey C. McLish 6% 39% 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, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 4-5-6
b6 1-2 0 --- O CHW R. Sievers B. Cueto -4% 35% Foul Flyball: C
b6 1-2 1 --- O CHW J. Landis B. Cueto -3% 32% Strikeout
b6 1-2 2 --- CHW A. Smith B. Cueto 2% 35% Walk
b6 1-2 2 1-- O CHW A. Carey B. Cueto -4% 31% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 8-9-1
t7 2-1 0 --- O MIN J. Valdivielso C. McLish 2% 33% Strikeout
t7 2-1 1 --- O MIN B. Cueto C. McLish 2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-1 2 --- R MIN D. Dobbek C. McLish -14% 21% Home Run (Deep RF)
t7 3-1 2 --- O MIN L. Green C. McLish 1% 22% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 8-9-1
b7 1-3 0 --- CHW S. Lollar B. Cueto 7% 28% Walk
Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Cal McLish (P) batting 9th
Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Sherm Lollar (C) batting 8th
b7 1-3 0 1-- O CHW F. Robinson B. Cueto -6% 22% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-3 1 1-- CHW L. Aparicio B. Cueto 7% 29% Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
b7 1-3 1 12- O CHW N. Fox B. Cueto -8% 21% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 1-3 2 12- O CHW M. Minoso B. Cueto -7% 13% 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, White Sox' Turk Lown facing 3-4-5
Turk Lown replaces Floyd Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Cam Carreon replaces Al Pilarcik (PR) playing C batting 8th
t8 3-1 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew T. Lown 1% 15% Strikeout
t8 3-1 1 --- O MIN J. Lemon T. Lown 1% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- MIN B. Allison T. Lown -1% 15% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
t8 3-1 2 1-- O MIN B. Martin T. Lown 1% 16% 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, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 4-5-6
Lenny Green moves from CF to LF
Bill Tuttle replaces Jim Lemon (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b8 1-3 0 --- O CHW R. Sievers B. Cueto -4% 12% Flyball: CF
b8 1-3 1 --- O CHW J. Landis B. Cueto -3% 9% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-3 2 --- O CHW A. Smith B. Cueto -2% 7% 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, White Sox' Turk Lown facing 7-8-9
t9 3-1 0 --- O MIN E. Battey T. Lown 1% 8% Flyball: RF
t9 3-1 1 --- MIN J. Valdivielso T. Lown -1% 7% Single to RF
t9 3-1 1 1-- O MIN B. Cueto T. Lown 1% 8% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Valdivielso to 2B
t9 3-1 2 -2- O MIN D. Dobbek T. Lown 1% 9% 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, Twins' Bert Cueto facing 7-8-9
b9 1-3 0 --- CHW A. Carey B. Cueto 9% 18% Single to CF
J.C. Martin pinch hits for Cam Carreon (C) batting 8th
b9 1-3 0 1-- O CHW J. Martin B. Cueto -8% 11% Flyball: CF
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Turk Lown (P) batting 9th
b9 1-3 1 1-- RR CHW B. Goodman B. Cueto 47% 58% Home Run (Deep RF); Carey Scores
Pedro Ramos replaces Bert Cueto pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-3 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio P. Ramos -4% 54% Flyball: RF
b9 3-3 2 --- R CHW N. Fox P. Ramos 46% 100% Home Run (Deep RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 4.

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