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NYY
@BAL		2
1
BOS
@CHW		3
4
BOS
@CHW		5
3		 
(12)
MIN
@CLE		5
7
MIN
@CLE		12
5
KCA
@DET		1
11
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@DET		3
8
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@WSA		11
2
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@WSA		3
4		 
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@CIN		4
2
PIT
@LAD		11
12		 
(10)
PHI
@SFG		3
7
MLN
@STL		9
1
Sunday, July 16, 1961,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:44
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Twins
5
36-52
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Indians
7
49-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Gary Bell (6-9)
L: Jim Kaat (3-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  2    5 11  1
Indians         6  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    7 12  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Green CF 5 1 3 1 0 2 .283 .786 0.055 0.76 0.112 -0.057 1.9 4 0 3B
Billy Martin 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .248 .646 -0.065 0.88 0.000 -0.065 -0.9 0 1
Harmon Killebrew 1B-3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .327 1.123 -0.029 0.56 0.005 -0.034 -0.0 5 2
Bob Allison RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .223 .780 0.006 0.54 0.041 -0.035 -0.4 2 0
Jim Lemon LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .261 .772 -0.089 0.68 0.011 -0.100 -1.0 2 0 GDP
Earl Battey C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 .833 0.029 0.34 0.046 -0.016 0.9 9 0 2B
Ted Lepcio 3B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .172 .717 0.010 0.57 0.058 -0.048 -0.6 0 1 2B
Jose Valdivielso SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .459 -0.035 0.62 0.000 -0.035 -0.8 0 2
   Julio Becquer PH-1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .240 .884 -0.088 0.78 0.007 -0.096 0.9 1 0 HR
Jim Kaat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .827 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chuck Stobbs P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .944 0.016 0.36 0.016 0.000 0.4 1 0
   Rich Rollins PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .871 0.013 0.28 0.013 0.000 0.3
   Danny McDevitt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 0 0
   Dan Dobbek PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 .644 0.023 0.43 0.023 0.000 0.1
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 2 9 .314 .866 -0.162 0.60 0.332 -0.494 0.6 24 6
2B: E Battey (14, off G Bell); T Lepcio (1, off G Bell).
3B: L Green (3, off G Bell).
HR: J Becquer (5, off G Bell; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: L Green 5; J Becquer 4; E Battey 3; T Lepcio 2; C Stobbs; R Rollins; H Killebrew; J Lemon.
GIDP: J Lemon (5).
RBI: J Becquer 2 (16); L Green (27); H Killebrew (71); B Martin (19).
2-out RBI: J Becquer 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: T Lepcio (3).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .288 .704 0.015 0.33 0.036 -0.021 -0.3 4 2
Bob Nieman LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .438 .954 0.070 0.45 0.070 0.000 1.5 1 1
   Don Dillard PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .779 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 1 0
Tito Francona 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .284 .749 0.055 0.65 0.071 -0.016 0.1 6 0 HBP
Bubba Phillips 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 .780 -0.005 0.67 0.008 -0.013 -0.2 2 0
Willie Kirkland RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .792 0.038 0.55 0.057 -0.019 -0.3 1 0
Chuck Essegian CF 4 2 2 4 0 1 .301 1.012 0.158 0.55 0.175 -0.017 2.6 0 0 2·HR
John Romano C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311 .902 0.032 0.18 0.040 -0.008 1.1 9 0 HR
Woodie Held SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 .790 -0.001 0.16 0.008 -0.009 -0.1 3 6 2B
Gary Bell P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .326 -0.022 0.21 0.000 -0.022 -1.1 0 0
   Barry Latman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .401 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 12 7 1 7 .333 .980 0.339 0.41 0.465 -0.126 3.1 27 9
2B: W Held (13, off C Stobbs).
HR: J Romano (13, off C Stobbs; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); C Essegian 2 (8, 1 off D McDevitt, 1 off J Kaat; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: T Francona (1, by J Kaat).
TB: C Essegian 8; J Romano 5; B Nieman 3; B Phillips 2; W Held 2; W Kirkland; J Temple.
RBI: C Essegian 4 (25); J Romano (48); W Kirkland (53); B Phillips (52).
2-out RBI: C Essegian.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Temple-W Held; W Held-J Temple-T Francona.
Outfield Assists: B Nieman (H Killebrew at 2nd base).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Kaat, L (3-10) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 1 4.59 6 22 -0.357 1.52 -4.8
Chuck Stobbs 3.2 6 1 1 0 3 1 6.17 17 0 0 0.001 0.23 0.7
Danny McDevitt 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 5.20 15 0 0 0.018 0.17 1.0
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 1 7 3 7.88 38 22 0 0 -0.338 0.60 -3.1

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Bell, W (6-9) 8.2 11 5 5 2 8 1 4.29 36 48 0.127 0.58 -0.8
Barry Latman, S (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.14 1 1 0 0.035 1.22 0.2
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 2 9 1 5.00 37 48 1 0 0.162 0.41 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Kaat (7; T Francona).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Eddie Hurley.
Time of Game: 3:44.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Cleveland Indians
1 Lenny Green CF 1 Johnny Temple 2B
2 Billy Martin 2B 2 Bob Nieman LF
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Tito Francona 1B
4 Bob Allison RF 4 Bubba Phillips 3B
5 Jim Lemon LF 5 Willie Kirkland RF
6 Earl Battey C 6 Chuck Essegian CF
7 Ted Lepcio 3B 7 John Romano C
8 Jose Valdivielso SS 8 Woodie Held SS
9 Jim Kaat P 9 Gary Bell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 2-0 1 12- RRR CLE C. Essegian J. Kaat 14% 90% Home Run (Deep CF); Phillips Scores; Kirkland Scores
t7 3-6 0 -2- OO MIN J. Becquer G. Bell 10% 94% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t6 3-6 0 1-- OO MIN J. Lemon G. Bell 8% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 0-0 0 12- CLE T. Francona J. Kaat 7% 71% Hit By Pitch; Temple to 3B; Nieman to 2B
t5 1-6 1 1-- R MIN L. Green G. Bell -6% 88% Triple to LF; Rollins Scores

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, Indians' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN L. Green G. Bell 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Martin G. Bell 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew G. Bell 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE J. Temple J. Kaat 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- CLE B. Nieman J. Kaat 5% 64% Single to CF; Temple to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- CLE T. Francona J. Kaat 7% 71% Hit By Pitch; Temple to 3B; Nieman to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 RO CLE B. Phillips J. Kaat -0% 70% Single to SS; Temple Scores; Nieman out at Hm/SS-C; Francona to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 R CLE W. Kirkland J. Kaat 6% 76% Single to RF; Francona Scores; Phillips to 2B
b1 2-0 1 12- RRR CLE C. Essegian J. Kaat 14% 90% Home Run (Deep CF); Phillips Scores; Kirkland Scores
Chuck Stobbs replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
b1 5-0 1 --- R CLE J. Romano C. Stobbs 3% 94% Home Run (Deep LF)
b1 6-0 1 --- CLE W. Held C. Stobbs 1% 94% Double to RF
b1 6-0 1 -2- O CLE G. Bell C. Stobbs -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B; Held to 3B
b1 6-0 2 --3 O CLE J. Temple C. Stobbs -1% 93% Flyball: CF
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 6.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
t2 0-6 0 --- O MIN B. Allison G. Bell 1% 94% Strikeout
t2 0-6 1 --- MIN J. Lemon G. Bell -1% 93% Single to SS
t2 0-6 1 1-- MIN E. Battey G. Bell -4% 89% Double to LF; Lemon to 3B
t2 0-6 1 -23 O MIN T. Lepcio G. Bell 3% 93% Strikeout
t2 0-6 2 -23 O MIN J. Valdivielso G. Bell 2% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Twins' Chuck Stobbs facing 2-3-4
b2 6-0 0 --- CLE B. Nieman C. Stobbs 1% 96% Single to LF
b2 6-0 0 1-- O CLE T. Francona C. Stobbs -0% 95% Flyball: RF; Nieman to 2B
b2 6-0 1 -2- CLE B. Phillips C. Stobbs 1% 96% Single to LF; Nieman to 3B
b2 6-0 1 1-3 O CLE W. Kirkland C. Stobbs -1% 95% Strikeout Looking
b2 6-0 2 1-3 O CLE C. Essegian C. Stobbs -1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 6.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
t3 0-6 0 --- MIN C. Stobbs G. Bell -2% 93% Single to CF
t3 0-6 0 1-- MIN L. Green G. Bell -3% 90% Single to CF; Stobbs to 2B
t3 0-6 0 12- O MIN B. Martin G. Bell 3% 93% Flyball: RF
t3 0-6 1 12- RO MIN H. Killebrew G. Bell -1% 92% Single to LF; Stobbs Scores; Green to 3B; Killebrew out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
t3 1-6 2 --3 O MIN B. Allison G. Bell 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Chuck Stobbs facing 7-8-9
b3 6-1 0 --- CLE J. Romano C. Stobbs 1% 94% Single to 3B
b3 6-1 0 1-- O CLE W. Held C. Stobbs -0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Romano to 2B
b3 6-1 1 -2- O CLE G. Bell C. Stobbs -1% 93% Strikeout
b3 6-1 2 -2- O CLE J. Temple C. Stobbs -1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
t4 1-6 0 --- O MIN J. Lemon G. Bell 1% 94% Strikeout
t4 1-6 1 --- O MIN E. Battey G. Bell 1% 95% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1-6 2 --- O MIN T. Lepcio G. Bell 0% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Chuck Stobbs facing 2-3-4
b4 6-1 0 --- CLE B. Nieman C. Stobbs 1% 96% Single to LF
b4 6-1 0 1-- O CLE T. Francona C. Stobbs -1% 95% Foul Flyball: C
b4 6-1 1 1-- O CLE B. Phillips C. Stobbs -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b4 6-1 2 1-- O CLE W. Kirkland C. Stobbs -0% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 8-9-1
t5 1-6 0 --- O MIN J. Valdivielso G. Bell 1% 95% Foul Flyball: 3B
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs (P) batting 9th
t5 1-6 1 --- MIN R. Rollins G. Bell -1% 94% Single to SS
t5 1-6 1 1-- R MIN L. Green G. Bell -6% 88% Triple to LF; Rollins Scores
t5 2-6 1 --3 RO MIN B. Martin G. Bell 0% 88% Groundout: SS-1B; Green Scores
t5 3-6 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew G. Bell 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Danny McDevitt facing 6-7-8
Danny McDevitt replaces Rich Rollins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-3 0 --- O CLE C. Essegian D. McDevitt -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 6-3 1 --- O CLE J. Romano D. McDevitt -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 6-3 2 --- O CLE W. Held D. McDevitt -0% 87% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 6.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
t6 3-6 0 --- MIN B. Allison G. Bell -4% 83% Walk
t6 3-6 0 1-- OO MIN J. Lemon G. Bell 8% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 3-6 2 --- O MIN E. Battey G. Bell 1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Danny McDevitt facing 9-1-2
b6 6-3 0 --- O CLE G. Bell D. McDevitt -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
b6 6-3 1 --- O CLE J. Temple D. McDevitt -1% 90% Flyball: CF
b6 6-3 2 --- CLE B. Nieman D. McDevitt 0% 91% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
Don Dillard pinch runs for Bob Nieman (LF) batting 2nd
b6 6-3 2 1-- O CLE T. Francona D. McDevitt -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 6.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
Don Dillard moves from PR to LF
t7 3-6 0 --- MIN T. Lepcio G. Bell -6% 84% Double to LF
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso (SS) batting 8th
t7 3-6 0 -2- OO MIN J. Becquer G. Bell 10% 94% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t7 3-6 2 --- O MIN D. McDevitt G. Bell 1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Danny McDevitt facing 4-5-6
Julio Becquer moves from PH to 1B
Harmon Killebrew moves from 1B to 3B
Ted Lepcio moves from 3B to SS
b7 6-3 0 --- O CLE B. Phillips D. McDevitt -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b7 6-3 1 --- O CLE W. Kirkland D. McDevitt -0% 93% Flyball: CF
b7 6-3 2 --- R CLE C. Essegian D. McDevitt 3% 97% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b7 7-3 2 --- O CLE J. Romano D. McDevitt -0% 97% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 7.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
t8 3-7 0 --- MIN L. Green G. Bell -2% 94% Single to RF
t8 3-7 0 1-- O MIN B. Martin G. Bell 2% 96% Popfly: SS
t8 3-7 1 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew G. Bell 2% 98% Popfly: SS
t8 3-7 2 1-- O MIN B. Allison G. Bell 1% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Twins' Danny McDevitt facing 8-9-1
b8 7-3 0 --- O CLE W. Held D. McDevitt -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 7-3 1 --- O CLE G. Bell D. McDevitt -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 7-3 2 --- CLE J. Temple D. McDevitt 0% 99% Single to CF
b8 7-3 2 1-- O CLE D. Dillard D. McDevitt -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 7.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
t9 3-7 0 --- O MIN J. Lemon G. Bell 1% 99% Strikeout
t9 3-7 1 --- MIN E. Battey G. Bell -1% 99% Single to RF
t9 3-7 1 1-- O MIN T. Lepcio G. Bell 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 3-7 2 1-- RR MIN J. Becquer G. Bell -1% 99% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Battey Scores
Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Danny McDevitt (P) batting 9th
t9 5-7 2 --- MIN D. Dobbek G. Bell -2% 97% Walk
Barry Latman replaces Gary Bell pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-7 2 1-- O MIN L. Green B. Latman 3% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 7.

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