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BOS  1
BAL  0
 CHW  8
LAA  1
 CHW  4
LAA  3
(10)		 MIN  5
@CLE  0
 MIN  5
@CLE  3
 NYY  6
@DET  4
(12)		 KCA  3
@WSA  2
 PHI  4
@CIN  0
 LAD  4
MLN  3
(11)		 STL  3
@PIT  0
 SFG  8
CHC  2
Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 6,113

 Sunday, September 17, 1961
Time of Game: 2:35
Twins
5
66-83
Won 2
7th, 35 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  2  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    5  6  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    3  6  2
W: Al Schroll (3-3), L: Mudcat Grant (14-9), S: Ray Moore (14)
 Indians
3
73-77
Lost 2
5th, 28½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Green CF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .801              0   0   
B Martin 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .605              4   6   
H Killebrew 1B                2   1   0   0    2   1  .286  .993             11   0   
J Altobelli LF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .276  .795              2   0   
B Allison RF                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .238  .810              0   0   
H Naragon C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .683              5   1   
B Tuttle 3B                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .239  .624              2   5   
J Valdivielso SS              4   0   1   1    0   1  .191  .473              3   4   GDP
A Schroll P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .813              0   0   
  R Moore P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              0   0   
Totals                       32   5   6   0    6   5                         27  16
Batting Events
TB: H Naragon 2; B Allison; J Altobelli; J Valdivielso; B Martin.
GIDP: J Valdivielso (6).
RBI: J Valdivielso (7); B Tuttle (41); J Altobelli (9).
2-out RBI: B Tuttle; J Valdivielso.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Valdivielso-B Martin-H Killebrew.
E: J Valdivielso (6).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154              5   0   
T Francona LF                 2   1   1   0    2   0  .298  .820              1   0   
V Power 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .680              4   5   GDP
J Romano C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .863              8   0   
W Held SS                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .263  .813              1   2   2B
A Luplow RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              3   0   
  W Kirkland PH-RF            0   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .783              0   0   
J Kubiszyn 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .497              1   1   
H Jones 1B                    4   0   1   2    0   2  .125  .301              4   0   
M Grant P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .449              0   0   
  D Dillard PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .772              0   0   
  B Dailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  W Bond PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .247              0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   0    4   6                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: W Held (21, off A Schroll).
TB: W Held 3; T Francona; V Power; J Romano; H Jones.
GIDP: V Power (15).
RBI: H Jones 2 (2); W Held (69).
2-out RBI: H Jones 2; W Held.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. W Held-V Power-H Jones.
PB: J Romano (10).
E: W Held (25); V Power (8).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Schroll, W (3-3)             7.2   6   3   1    3   4   0   5.13   32     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 6     60    -     1.10   0.19
R Moore, S (14)                1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.93    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.84   0.21
Totals                         9     6   3   1    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 6          2-0 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grant, L (14-9)              7     5   5   4    6   5   0   3.76   32     -       ·  ·      2·14· 0· 5     48    -     0.84  -0.13
B Dailey                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.59    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.33   0.03
Totals                         9     6   5   4    6   5   0          38     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: M Grant (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Schwarts, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Al Smith.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 6,113.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Cleveland Indians                            
1. Lenny Green                  CF       1. Ty Cline                     CF
2. Billy Martin                 2B       2. Tito Francona                LF
3. Harmon Killebrew             1B       3. Vic Power                    2B
4. Joe Altobelli                LF       4. Johnny Romano                 C
5. Bob Allison                  RF       5. Woodie Held                  SS
6. Hal Naragon                   C       6. Al Luplow                    RF
7. Bill Tuttle                  3B       7. Jack Kubiszyn                3B
8. Jose Valdivielso             SS       8. Hal Jones                    1B
9. Al Schroll                    P       9. Mudcat Grant                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 2 123 O 15% 93% 3-5 CLE J. Kubiszyn R. Moore Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 2 12- R -11% 80% 2-5 CLE W. Held A. Schroll Double to LF; Francona Scores; Power to 3B
t2 2 -2- R 9% 68% 1-0 MIN J. Valdivielso M. Grant Single to LF; Allison Scores/unER
t6 2 123 R 8% 88% 2-0 MIN B. Tuttle M. Grant Walk; Killebrew Scores; Allison to 3B; Naragon to 2B
b8 1 12- O 6% 92% 2-5 CLE J. Romano A. Schroll Popfly: SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIN L. Green M. Grant Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 MIN B. Martin M. Grant Flyball: LF
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 MIN H. Killebrew M. Grant Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Al Schroll facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CLE T. Cline A. Schroll Flyball: LF
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 CLE T. Francona A. Schroll Walk
b1 1 1-- OO 5% 50% 0-0 CLE V. Power A. Schroll Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 MIN J. Altobelli M. Grant Single to 2B
t2 0 1-- 6% 59% 0-0 MIN B. Allison M. Grant Walk; Altobelli to 2B
t2 0 12- O -3% 57% 0-0 MIN H. Naragon M. Grant Flyball: CF; Altobelli to 3B
t2 1 1-3 R 5% 62% 0-0 MIN B. Tuttle M. Grant Passed Ball; Altobelli Scores/No RBI; Allison to 2B
t2 1 -2- O -3% 59% 1-0 MIN B. Tuttle M. Grant Strikeout Looking
t2 2 -2- R 9% 68% 1-0 MIN J. Valdivielso M. Grant Single to LF; Allison Scores/unER
t2 2 1-- O -2% 66% 2-0 MIN A. Schroll M. Grant Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Al Schroll facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-2 CLE J. Romano A. Schroll Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- -3% 66% 0-2 CLE W. Held A. Schroll Single to CF
b2 1 1-- O 3% 69% 0-2 CLE A. Luplow A. Schroll Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 2 1-- O 2% 72% 0-2 CLE J. Kubiszyn A. Schroll Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 70% 2-0 MIN L. Green M. Grant Foul Flyball: C
t3 1 --- O -1% 69% 2-0 MIN B. Martin M. Grant Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O -1% 68% 2-0 MIN H. Killebrew M. Grant Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Al Schroll facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 3% 71% 0-2 CLE H. Jones A. Schroll Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 72% 0-2 CLE M. Grant A. Schroll Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 74% 0-2 CLE T. Cline A. Schroll Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -2% 72% 2-0 MIN J. Altobelli M. Grant Foul Flyball: C
t4 1 --- 2% 74% 2-0 MIN B. Allison M. Grant Walk
t4 1 1-- O -1% 72% 2-0 MIN H. Naragon M. Grant Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Naragon to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t4 2 -2- O -3% 70% 2-0 MIN B. Tuttle M. Grant Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Al Schroll facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- -5% 65% 0-2 CLE T. Francona A. Schroll Single to CF
b4 0 1-- O 4% 69% 0-2 CLE V. Power A. Schroll Lineout: 3B
b4 1 1-- O 4% 73% 0-2 CLE J. Romano A. Schroll Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 2 1-- -3% 70% 0-2 CLE W. Held A. Schroll Walk; Romano to 2B
b4 2 12- O 5% 76% 0-2 CLE A. Luplow A. Schroll Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 74% 2-0 MIN J. Valdivielso M. Grant Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 MIN A. Schroll M. Grant Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 MIN L. Green M. Grant Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Al Schroll facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 75% 0-2 CLE J. Kubiszyn A. Schroll Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 CLE H. Jones A. Schroll Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 1% 78% 0-2 CLE M. Grant A. Schroll Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-0 MIN B. Martin M. Grant Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- 2% 79% 2-0 MIN H. Killebrew M. Grant Walk
t6 1 1-- O -2% 77% 2-0 MIN J. Altobelli M. Grant Strikeout Looking
t6 2 1-- 2% 78% 2-0 MIN B. Allison M. Grant Single to CF; Killebrew to 2B
t6 2 12- 2% 80% 2-0 MIN H. Naragon M. Grant Single to P; Killebrew to 3B; Allison to 2B
t6 2 123 R 8% 88% 2-0 MIN B. Tuttle M. Grant Walk; Killebrew Scores; Allison to 3B; Naragon to 2B
t6 2 123 O -3% 84% 3-0 MIN J. Valdivielso M. Grant Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Al Schroll facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 3% 87% 0-3 CLE T. Cline A. Schroll Popfly: SS
b6 1 --- O 2% 89% 0-3 CLE T. Francona A. Schroll Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- O 1% 90% 0-3 CLE V. Power A. Schroll Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 MIN A. Schroll M. Grant Strikeout
t7 1 --- 1% 90% 3-0 MIN L. Green M. Grant Walk
t7 1 1-- 3% 92% 3-0 MIN B. Martin M. Grant Single to RF; Green to 3B
t7 1 1-3 1% 93% 3-0 MIN H. Killebrew M. Grant Walk; Martin to 2B
t7 1 123 RRO 4% 97% 3-0 MIN J. Altobelli M. Grant Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Green Scores; Martin Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI; Altobelli to 2B
t7 2 -2- 0% 97% 5-0 MIN B. Allison M. Grant Wild Pitch; Altobelli to 3B
t7 2 --3 O -1% 96% 5-0 MIN B. Allison M. Grant Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Al Schroll facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- -2% 95% 0-5 CLE J. Romano A. Schroll Single to LF
b7 0 1-- -4% 91% 0-5 CLE W. Held A. Schroll Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Romano to 2B
b7 0 12- O 1% 92% 0-5 CLE A. Luplow A. Schroll Groundout: 2B-1B; Romano to 3B; Held to 2B
b7 1 -23 O 4% 96% 0-5 CLE J. Kubiszyn A. Schroll Strikeout Looking
b7 2 -23 RR -5% 91% 0-5 CLE H. Jones A. Schroll Single to CF; Romano Scores/unER; Held Scores/unER
Don Dillard pinch hits for Mudcat Grant (P) batting 9th
b7 2 1-- O 2% 93% 2-5 CLE D. Dillard A. Schroll Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Bill Dailey facing 6-7-8
Bill Dailey replaces Don Dillard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- 1% 94% 5-2 MIN H. Naragon B. Dailey Single to RF
t8 0 1-- O -1% 93% 5-2 MIN B. Tuttle B. Dailey Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 1 1-- OO -1% 92% 5-2 MIN J. Valdivielso B. Dailey Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Al Schroll facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 3% 94% 2-5 CLE T. Cline A. Schroll Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- -3% 91% 2-5 CLE T. Francona A. Schroll Walk
b8 1 1-- -6% 86% 2-5 CLE V. Power A. Schroll Single to LF; Francona to 2B
b8 1 12- O 6% 92% 2-5 CLE J. Romano A. Schroll Popfly: SS
b8 2 12- R -11% 80% 2-5 CLE W. Held A. Schroll Double to LF; Francona Scores; Power to 3B
Ray Moore replaces Al Schroll pitching and batting 9th; Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Al Luplow (RF) batting 6th
b8 2 -23 -3% 78% 3-5 CLE W. Kirkland R. Moore Walk
b8 2 123 O 15% 93% 3-5 CLE J. Kubiszyn R. Moore Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Bill Dailey facing 9-1-2
Willie Kirkland moves from PH to RF
t9 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-3 MIN R. Moore B. Dailey Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 91% 5-3 MIN L. Green B. Dailey Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O -0% 91% 5-3 MIN B. Martin B. Dailey Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Ray Moore facing 8-9-1
b9 0 --- O 5% 96% 3-5 CLE H. Jones R. Moore Strikeout
Walt Bond pinch hits for Bill Dailey (P) batting 9th
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 3-5 CLE W. Bond R. Moore Strikeout
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 3-5 CLE T. Cline R. Moore Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3.

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