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Standings
WSA
@BOS		4
9
MIN
@CHW		4
0
DET
@CLE		2
4
BAL
@KCA		7
5		 
(12)
NYY
@LAA		8
6		 
(10)
SFG
@CIN		14
0
MLN
@PIT		6
7
LAD
@STL		7
8
Wednesday, August 23, 1961
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 17,761, Time of Game: 2:13
Twins
4
54-70
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 28½ GB
 at White Sox
0
64-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 19 GB
W: Camilo Pascual (11-13)
L: Cal McLish (8-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  3  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4 12  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Green CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .303 .834 0.019 0.47 0.054 -0.034 -0.1 2 0 SB
Billy Martin 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .606 -0.026 0.56 0.051 -0.079 -1.3 4 1
Harmon Killebrew 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .309 1.050 -0.019 0.43 0.024 -0.042 -0.3 7 1
Joe Altobelli LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .783 -0.051 0.56 0.004 -0.056 -0.6 1 0
Bob Allison RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .241 .845 0.109 0.57 0.119 -0.010 1.5 2 0 2B
Earl Battey C 4 1 0 0 0 1 .302 .841 -0.061 0.65 0.000 -0.061 -1.3 7 0
Bill Tuttle 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .241 .647 0.088 0.57 0.108 -0.020 1.0 1 3 2B
Zoilo Versalles SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .288 .726 0.080 0.64 0.111 -0.031 0.1 2 4
Camilo Pascual P 4 0 2 0 0 0 .152 .382 0.030 0.44 0.052 -0.022 0.4 1 2
Team Totals 38 4 12 3 1 3 .316 .702 0.169 0.54 0.523 -0.355 -0.5 27 11
2B: B Tuttle (13, off C McLish); B Allison (17, off R Kemmerer).
TB: B Tuttle 3; B Allison 3; C Pascual 2; H Killebrew 2; J Altobelli; B Martin; L Green; Z Versalles.
RBI: Z Versalles 2 (35); L Green (43).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
E: H Killebrew (22).
Baserunning
SB: L Green (12, 2nd base off T Lown/S Lollar).
Pickoffs: B Martin (1st base by R Kemmerer).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .671 -0.016 0.68 0.033 -0.050 -0.3 3 2
Floyd Robinson RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .305 .844 -0.023 0.66 0.024 -0.048 -0.4 0 0
Jim Landis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .824 -0.070 0.71 0.000 -0.070 -0.9 2 0
Roy Sievers 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .952 -0.005 0.58 0.031 -0.036 0.0 13 0 HBP
   Al Pilarcik PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .489 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Minnie Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .779 -0.036 0.83 0.032 -0.068 -0.5 2 0
Sherm Lollar C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 .742 -0.050 0.67 0.009 -0.059 -0.5 3 2
   J.C. Martin PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .637 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Al Smith 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .850 -0.031 0.70 0.025 -0.056 -0.7 0 5
Nellie Fox 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .621 -0.055 0.71 0.000 -0.055 -0.7 3 6
Cal McLish P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .330 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Russ Kemmerer P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .497 -0.028 0.51 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 1 2
   Billy Goodman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .724 -0.015 0.60 0.000 -0.015 -0.2
   Turk Lown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 2 0 3 6 .067 .243 -0.329 0.68 0.154 -0.485 -4.5 27 18
HBP: R Sievers (3, by C Pascual).
TB: S Lollar; A Smith.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Aparicio-N Fox.
E: L Aparicio (25); A Smith (9).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Camilo Pascual, W (11-13) 9 2 0 0 3 6 0 3.83 34 86 0.331 0.68 4.5
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 34 86 0.331 0.54 4.5

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Cal McLish, L (8-12) 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 4.54 10 34 -0.255 1.14 -2.9
Russ Kemmerer 6.2 7 1 1 0 2 0 3.72 25 2 0 0.083 0.37 2.9
Turk Lown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.41 4 0 0 0.004 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 1 3 0 4.00 39 34 2 0 -0.168 0.68 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: C McLish (3).
HBP: C Pascual (2; R Sievers).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Kemmerer (1; B Martin, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Joe Linsalata, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 17,761.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Lenny Green CF 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Billy Martin 2B 2 Floyd Robinson RF
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Jim Landis CF
4 Joe Altobelli LF 4 Roy Sievers 1B
5 Bob Allison RF 5 Minnie Minoso LF
6 Earl Battey C 6 Sherm Lollar C
7 Bill Tuttle 3B 7 Al Smith 3B
8 Zoilo Versalles SS 8 Nellie Fox 2B
9 Camilo Pascual P 9 Cal McLish P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 -23 RR MIN Z. Versalles C. McLish 11% 70% Single to CF; Battey Scores; Tuttle Scores
t2 0-0 1 1-- MIN B. Tuttle C. McLish 9% 59% Double to LF; Battey to 3B
t3 3-0 1 1-- R MIN B. Allison R. Kemmerer 7% 87% Double to LF; Killebrew Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
t2 3-0 1 12- OO MIN B. Martin R. Kemmerer -5% 75% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 R MIN L. Green C. McLish 5% 80% Single to RF; Versalles Scores; Pascual to 2B

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 --- O MIN L. Green C. McLish -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- MIN B. Martin C. McLish 2% 50% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- MIN H. Killebrew C. McLish 2% 52% Wild Pitch; Martin to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew C. McLish -3% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O MIN J. Altobelli C. McLish -3% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio C. Pascual 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- CHW F. Robinson C. Pascual -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW J. Landis C. Pascual 3% 48% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- CHW R. Sievers C. Pascual -2% 46% Walk; Robinson to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O CHW M. Minoso C. Pascual 4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- MIN B. Allison C. McLish 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MIN E. Battey C. McLish -4% 50% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- MIN B. Tuttle C. McLish 9% 59% Double to LF; Battey to 3B
t2 0-0 1 -23 RR MIN Z. Versalles C. McLish 11% 70% Single to CF; Battey Scores; Tuttle Scores
t2 2-0 1 1-- MIN C. Pascual C. McLish 5% 75% Single to CF; Versalles to 3B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 R MIN L. Green C. McLish 5% 80% Single to RF; Versalles Scores; Pascual to 2B
Russ Kemmerer replaces Cal McLish pitching and batting 9th
t2 3-0 1 12- OO MIN B. Martin R. Kemmerer -5% 75% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 6-7-8
b2 0-3 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar C. Pascual 2% 77% Flyball: RF
b2 0-3 1 --- CHW A. Smith C. Pascual -2% 75% Single to P
b2 0-3 1 1-- O CHW N. Fox C. Pascual 3% 78% Lineout: SS
b2 0-3 2 1-- O CHW R. Kemmerer C. Pascual 2% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew R. Kemmerer 2% 82% Single to CF
t3 3-0 0 1-- O MIN J. Altobelli R. Kemmerer -2% 80% Flyball: LF
t3 3-0 1 1-- R MIN B. Allison R. Kemmerer 7% 87% Double to LF; Killebrew Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
t3 4-0 1 -2- O MIN E. Battey R. Kemmerer -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B; Allison to 3B
t3 4-0 2 --3 O MIN B. Tuttle R. Kemmerer -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 1-2-3
b3 0-4 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio C. Pascual 2% 86% Flyball: RF
b3 0-4 1 --- O CHW F. Robinson C. Pascual 1% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-4 2 --- O CHW J. Landis C. Pascual 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 8-9-1
t4 4-0 0 --- O MIN Z. Versalles R. Kemmerer -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-0 1 --- O MIN C. Pascual R. Kemmerer -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 4-0 2 --- O MIN L. Green R. Kemmerer -0% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- O CHW R. Sievers C. Pascual 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
b4 0-4 1 --- O CHW M. Minoso C. Pascual 1% 89% Strikeout
b4 0-4 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar C. Pascual 1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 2-3-4
t5 4-0 0 --- MIN B. Martin R. Kemmerer 1% 91% Single to RF
t5 4-0 0 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew R. Kemmerer -2% 89% Martin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t5 4-0 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew R. Kemmerer -1% 89% Strikeout
t5 4-0 2 --- O MIN J. Altobelli R. Kemmerer -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 7-8-9
b5 0-4 0 --- O CHW A. Smith C. Pascual 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 0-4 1 --- O CHW N. Fox C. Pascual 1% 91% Strikeout
b5 0-4 2 --- O CHW R. Kemmerer C. Pascual 1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 5-6-7
t6 4-0 0 --- MIN B. Allison R. Kemmerer 1% 93% Single to LF
t6 4-0 0 1-- O MIN E. Battey R. Kemmerer -1% 92% Strikeout
t6 4-0 1 1-- MIN B. Tuttle R. Kemmerer 2% 94% Single to RF; Allison to 3B
t6 4-0 1 1-3 O MIN Z. Versalles R. Kemmerer -2% 92% Fielder's Choice 3B; Allison out at Hm/3B-C-3B-P; Tuttle to 3B
t6 4-0 2 1-3 O MIN C. Pascual R. Kemmerer -2% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 1-2-3
b6 0-4 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio C. Pascual -3% 87% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b6 0-4 0 1-- O CHW F. Robinson C. Pascual 3% 90% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-4 1 1-- O CHW J. Landis C. Pascual 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-4 2 1-- O CHW R. Sievers C. Pascual 2% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
t7 4-0 0 --- O MIN L. Green R. Kemmerer -1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
t7 4-0 1 --- O MIN B. Martin R. Kemmerer -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-0 2 --- MIN H. Killebrew R. Kemmerer 0% 94% Single to CF
t7 4-0 2 1-- MIN J. Altobelli R. Kemmerer 0% 94% Single to RF; Killebrew to 2B
t7 4-0 2 12- O MIN B. Allison R. Kemmerer -1% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 5-6-7
b7 0-4 0 --- CHW M. Minoso C. Pascual -3% 90% Walk
b7 0-4 0 1-- O CHW S. Lollar C. Pascual 3% 93% Strikeout
b7 0-4 1 1-- O CHW A. Smith C. Pascual 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 0-4 2 1-- O CHW N. Fox C. Pascual 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 6-7-8
t8 4-0 0 --- O MIN E. Battey R. Kemmerer -0% 96% Popfly: 2B
t8 4-0 1 --- O MIN B. Tuttle R. Kemmerer -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-0 2 --- O MIN Z. Versalles R. Kemmerer -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 9-1-2
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 0 --- O CHW B. Goodman C. Pascual 2% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b8 0-4 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio C. Pascual 1% 98% Foul Flyball: C
b8 0-4 2 --- O CHW F. Robinson C. Pascual 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Turk Lown facing 9-1-2
Turk Lown replaces Billy Goodman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- MIN C. Pascual T. Lown 0% 99% Single to RF
t9 4-0 0 1-- O MIN L. Green T. Lown -0% 99% Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 4-0 1 1-- MIN B. Martin T. Lown 0% 99% Green Steals 2B
t9 4-0 1 -2- O MIN B. Martin T. Lown -0% 98% Lineout: 1B
t9 4-0 2 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew T. Lown -0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Camilo Pascual facing 3-4-5
b9 0-4 0 --- O CHW J. Landis C. Pascual 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
b9 0-4 1 --- CHW R. Sievers C. Pascual -1% 98% Hit By Pitch
Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Roy Sievers (1B) batting 4th
b9 0-4 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso C. Pascual 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-4 2 1-- CHW S. Lollar C. Pascual -1% 99% Single to CF; Pilarcik to 2B
J.C. Martin pinch runs for Sherm Lollar (C) batting 6th
b9 0-4 2 12- O CHW A. Smith C. Pascual 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.

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