September 16, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 2,946

Saturday, September 16, 1961
Time of Game: 2:05

Twins

64-83

Lost 1

8th, 35½ GB

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

W: B Latman (13-4), L: P Ramos (11-18)

Indians

73-75

Won 1

5th, 27 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jacobs CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   0   
  D Dobbek PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .591    0    0   0   
B Martin 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .600    0    2   2   
H Killebrew 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .289 1.000    0    8   1   
B Allison RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .237  .807    0    4   0   GDP
E Battey C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .864    0    6   0   GDP
J Lemon LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .755    0    2   0   
B Tuttle 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .240  .628    0    1   1   
Z Versalles SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .686    0    0   2   
P Ramos P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .449    0    0   2   
  J Altobelli PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .742    0    0   0   
  B Pleis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    2   7                    24   8

BATTING

TB: B Martin 2; B Tuttle; E Battey.

GIDP: B Allison (18); E Battey (15).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: B Tuttle (18).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .708    0    2   2   2B
T Cline CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
T Francona LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .297  .816    0    3   0   3B,2B,SB
A Luplow RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
H Jones 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .111    0   11   0   
W Held SS                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .263  .813    0    1   2   HR
J Kubiszyn 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .133  .368    0    0   4   
V Thomas C                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .203  .513    0    8   0   2B
B Latman P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .242    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       31   2   7   2    1   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: V Thomas (3, off P Ramos); J Temple (22, off P Ramos); T Francona (29, off B Pleis).

3B: T Francona (7, off P Ramos).

HR: W Held (21, off P Ramos; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: B Latman (1, off P Ramos).

TB: T Francona 5; W Held 4; V Thomas 3; J Temple 2; J Kubiszyn.

RBI: W Held (68); V Thomas (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Latman-W Held-H Jones; W Held-J Temple-H Jones.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Francona (2, 3rd base off B Pleis/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
P Ramos, L (11-18)             7     6   2   2    0   5   1   3.91   28     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 6     62    -     0.73   0.05
B Pleis                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.07    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.38   0.01
Totals                         8     7   2   2    1   5   1          33     -       ·  ·      9·11· 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
B Latman, W (13-4)             9     4   0   0    2   7   0   3.83   31     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 4     84    -     1.27   0.56
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   7   0          31     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Latman (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 2,946.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Jacobs             CF    1. J Temple             2B 
2. B Martin             2B    2. T Cline              CF 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. T Francona           LF 
4. B Allison            RF    4. A Luplow             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. Z Versalles          SS    8. V Thomas             C  
9. P Ramos              P     9. B Latman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  ---      15%  71% W Held          P Ramos         Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 7   0  2-0  1--      12%  88% E Battey        B Latman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   0  0-1  1--      11%  86% V Thomas        P Ramos         Double to CF; Kubiszyn Scores
   t 9   1  2-0  1--       8% 100% B Allison       B Latman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 9   0  2-0  ---      -7%  85% B Martin        B Latman        Single to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Latman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Jacobs        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      54%  B Martin        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      55%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Temple        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      51%  T Cline         Flyball: RF
          ---      54%  T Francona      Triple to RF
   O      --3      50%  A Luplow        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Latman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  B Allison       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  E Battey        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      55%  J Lemon         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  H Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  W Held          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  J Kubiszyn      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Latman facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  B Tuttle        Single to CF
          1--      43%  Z Versalles     Wild Pitch; Tuttle to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      52%  P Ramos         Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  J Jacobs        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  V Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Latman        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      54%  J Temple        Double to CF
   O      -2-      50%  T Cline         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Latman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  A Luplow        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  H Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Latman facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  E Battey        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Lemon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  B Tuttle        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      57%  Z Versalles     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      71%  W Held          Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      74%  J Kubiszyn      Single to LF
   R      1--      86%  V Thomas        Double to CF; Kubiszyn Scores
   O      -2-      82%  B Latman        Fielder's Choice SS; Thomas out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      80%  J Temple        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      79%  T Cline         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Latman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  P Ramos         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Jake Jacobs batting 1st
   O      ---      84%  D Dobbek        Popfly: 1B
          ---      82%  B Martin        Single to 3B
   O      1--      85%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pedro Ramos facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Dobbek moves to CF
   O      ---      84%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  A Luplow        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      83%  H Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      82%  W Held          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Latman facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  B Allison       Walk
   OO     1--      88%  E Battey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Lemon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pedro Ramos facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  J Kubiszyn      Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  V Thomas        Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  B Latman        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  J Temple        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Latman facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  B Tuttle        Walk
   O      1--      86%  Z Versalles     Strikeout Looking
                  Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Pedro Ramos batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  J Altobelli     Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  D Dobbek        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Pleis facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Pleis replaces Joe Altobelli pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  T Cline         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  T Francona      Double to RF
   O      -2-      94%  A Luplow        Flyball: RF
          -2-      94%  H Jones         Francona Steals 3B
          --3      94%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      93%  W Held          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Latman facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  B Martin        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: 1B
   OO     1--     100%  B Allison       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196109160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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