September 15, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
BAL 2
(10) LAA 9
@CHW 5 MIN 3
@CLE 2 NYY 11
@DET 1 DET 4
NYY 2 WSA 3
KCA 1 LAD 11
MLN 2 SFG 5
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 4,503

Friday, September 15, 1961
Time of Game: 3:05

Twins

64-82

Won 2

8th, 35½ GB

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

W: L Stange (1-0), L: F Funk (11-11), S: R Moore (13)

Indians

72-75

Lost 1

5th, 28 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jacobs CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  D Dobbek PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .181  .601    0    0   0   
Z Versalles SS                5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .691    0    3   3   
H Killebrew 1B                2   0   0   0    3   1  .291 1.006    0    6   0   
B Allison RF                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .810    0    3   0   
E Battey C                    3   0   1   1    2   2  .308  .866    0   10   0   
J Lemon LF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .260  .760    0    0   0   2B
  J Kaat PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .662         0   0   
  B Martin 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .595         0   0   
B Tuttle 3B                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .239  .625    0    2   3   IW
J Snyder 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  J Becquer PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .705    0    0   0   
  J Valdivielso 2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .472         0   0   
  H Naragon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .673    0    0   0   
  R Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400         0   0   
J Kralick P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .374    0    0   1   
  R Rollins PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .753    0    0   0   
  L Stange P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Altobelli PH-LF           1   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .756    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   8   3    8   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Lemon (26, off B Dailey).

IBB: B Tuttle (4, by B Dailey).

TB: J Lemon 3; J Jacobs 2; B Allison; J Altobelli; E Battey; Z Versalles.

RBI: E Battey (54); B Allison (97); J Lemon (53).

2-out RBI: B Allison; E Battey; J Lemon.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Z Versalles-J Snyder-H Killebrew.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .279  .707    0    2   3   
J Piersall CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .826    0    1   0   
C Essegian LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .296  .901    0    2   1   HR,2B
B Nieman RF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .394  .983    0    2   0   
H Jones 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    8   0   
W Held SS                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .809    0    0   3   
J Kubiszyn 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .297    0    3   1   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .810    0    0   0   
V Thomas C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .462    0    9   1   GDP
  W Kirkland PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .781    0    0   0   
S McDowell P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  F Funk P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .170    0    0   0   
  B Dailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Dillard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .778    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    1  11                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Essegian (8, off L Stange).

HR: C Essegian (11, off J Kralick; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: C Essegian 6; B Nieman 2; V Thomas; J Temple; J Piersall; J Kubiszyn.

GIDP: V Thomas (6).

RBI: B Nieman (11); C Essegian (34).

2-out RBI: B Nieman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: V Thomas (2).

E: H Jones (1).

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
J Kralick                      6     6   2   2    0   6   1   3.63   24     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 5     58    -     0.90   0.04
L Stange, W (1-0)              2     2   0   0    1   4   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.45   0.04
R Moore, S (13)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.03    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1  11   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 7           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McDowell                     6.1   3   0   0    5   5   0   0.00   27     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 3     67    -     1.20   0.36
F Funk, BS (11), L (11-11)     2.1   4   3   3    2   3   0   3.35   14     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 4          1-0    2.67  -0.25
B Dailey                       0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.68    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          2-1    2.75  -0.32
Totals                         9     8   3   3    8   8   0          44     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 8          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Kralick (4).

IBB: B Dailey (1; B Tuttle).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Harry Schwarts.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 4,503.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Jacobs             CF    1. J Temple             2B 
2. Z Versalles          SS    2. J Piersall           CF 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. C Essegian           LF 
4. B Allison            RF    4. B Nieman             RF 
5. E Battey             C     5. H Jones              1B 
6. J Lemon              LF    6. W Held               SS 
7. B Tuttle             3B    7. J Kubiszyn           3B 
8. J Snyder             2B    8. V Thomas             C  
9. J Kralick            P     9. S McDowell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-2  12-      37%  84% J Lemon         B Dailey        Double to CF; Allison Scores; Battey to 3B
   t 9   2  2-1  1-3      32%  48% E Battey        F Funk          Single to CF; Versalles Scores; Allison to 2B
   t 7   2  2-0  123     -12%  11% B Allison       F Funk          Flyball: LF
   b 3   2  0-0  1-3     -11%  33% B Nieman        J Kralick       Single to LF; Temple Scores; Essegian to 2B
   b 6   0  0-1  ---     -11%  15% C Essegian      J Kralick       Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Jacobs        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  Z Versalles     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  H Killebrew     Walk
          1--      48%  B Allison       Passed Ball; Killebrew to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Temple        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  J Piersall      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  C Essegian      Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Essegian to 1B
          1--      45%  B Nieman        Single to RF; Essegian to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  H Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  E Battey        Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Lemon         Strikeout
          1--      54%  B Tuttle        Walk; Battey to 2B
   O      12-      49%  J Snyder        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Kralick       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Kralick facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Kubiszyn      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  V Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  J Jacobs        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  Z Versalles     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      47%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  B Allison       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Kralick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  S McDowell      Strikeout
          ---      44%  J Temple        Single to LF
          1--      40%  J Piersall      Single to 3B/Bunt; Temple to 2B
   O      12-      44%  C Essegian      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Temple to 3B
   R      1-3      33%  B Nieman        Single to LF; Temple Scores; Essegian to 2B
   O      12-      37%  H Jones         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  E Battey        Strikeout Looking
          ---      38%  J Lemon         Single to LF
   O      1--      35%  B Tuttle        Groundout: P-1B; Lemon to 2B
   O      -2-      31%  J Snyder        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Kralick facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  W Held          Strikeout
          ---      31%  J Kubiszyn      Single to LF
   OO     1--      36%  V Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      33%  J Kralick       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      36%  J Jacobs        Single to 3B
   O      1--      32%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
          1--      35%  H Killebrew     Walk; Jacobs to 2B
   O      12-      29%  B Allison       Groundout: LF-SS-3B/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Kralick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      31%  S McDowell      Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  J Temple        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  J Piersall      Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      30%  E Battey        Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  J Lemon         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      26%  B Tuttle        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Kralick facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      15%  C Essegian      Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      16%  B Nieman        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      17%  H Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      18%  W Held          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      15%  J Snyder        Strikeout
                  Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jack Kralick batting 9th
          ---      19%  R Rollins       Walk
                  Frank Funk replaces Sam McDowell pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      14%  J Jacobs        Strikeout
          1--      17%  Z Versalles     Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to C); Rollins to 2B
          12-      23%  H Killebrew     Walk; Rollins to 3B; Versalles to 2B
   O      123      11%  B Allison       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lee Stange facing 7-8-9
                  Lee Stange replaces Rich Rollins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  J Kubiszyn      Popfly: SS
          ---      11%  V Thomas        Single to RF
   O      1--      12%  F Funk          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      11%  J Temple        Walk; Funk to 2B
   O      12-      13%  J Piersall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Funk facing 5-6-7
          ---      20%  E Battey        Walk
   O      1--      16%  J Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B; Battey to 2B
   O      -2-      10%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 2B-1B; Battey to 3B
                  Julio Becquer pinch hits for Jim Snyder batting 8th
   O      --3       6%  J Becquer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lee Stange facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Valdivielso replaces Julio Becquer playing 2B batting 8th
          ---       4%  C Essegian      Double to LF
   O      -2-       5%  B Nieman        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-       6%  H Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-       7%  W Held          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Funk facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Lee Stange batting 9th
          ---      15%  J Altobelli     Single to CF
                  Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Jake Jacobs batting 1st
   O      1--       8%  D Dobbek        Strikeout
          1--      17%  Z Versalles     Single to RF; Altobelli to 3B
   O      1-3       8%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: C
   R      1-3      16%  B Allison       Single to RF; Altobelli Scores; Versalles to 3B
   R      1-3      48%  E Battey        Single to CF; Versalles Scores; Allison to 2B
                  Bill Dailey replaces Frank Funk pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      84%  J Lemon         Double to CF; Allison Scores; Battey to 3B
                  Jim Kaat pinch runs for Jim Lemon batting 6th
          -23      85%  B Tuttle        Intentional Walk
                  Hal Naragon pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso batting 8th
   O      123      80%  H Naragon       Lineout: 3B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Ray Moore facing 7-8-9
                  Ray Moore replaces Hal Naragon pitching and batting 8th; Billy Martin replaces Jim Kaat playing 2B batting 6th; Joe Altobelli moves to LF; Dan Dobbek moves to CF; Tito Francona pinch hits for Jack Kubiszyn batting 7th
   O      ---      89%  T Francona      Strikeout
                  Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Valmy Thomas batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  W Kirkland      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Don Dillard pinch hits for Bill Dailey batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Dillard       Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196109150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation