April 24, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 5
@BAL 1 DET 4
NYY 3 MIN 10
@KCA 6
(10) PIT 7
MLN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 6,541

Monday, April 24, 1961
Time of Game: 4:02

Twins

8-2

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  3   4   10 14  3
Athletics       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  4  0   0    6  7  4

W: R Moore (1-1), L: B Daley (1-2)

Athletics

2-5

Lost 2

7th, 5 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Z Versalles SS                6   0   2   1    0   2  .319  .766    0    3   3   SH
L Green CF                    4   0   1   1    2   0  .297  .949    0    1   0   SB
D Mincher 1B                  4   1   1   1    2   0  .259 1.061    0    7   1   
B Allison RF                  6   1   2   0    0   3  .282  .894    0    3   0   
J Lemon LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .598    0    1   1   HBP
  D Dobbek LF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .375    0    0   0   
  P Whisenant PR-LF           0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Battey C                    6   3   3   3    0   0  .333  .789    0    8   1   2B
R Bertoia 3B                  4   2   3   1    2   0  .242  .769    0    0   0   2B
B Gardner 2B                  4   2   1   0    2   1  .242  .675    0    5   4   
J Kaat P                      1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    2   1   
  E Valo PH                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  P Giel P                    1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   2   
  R Henry PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Moore P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       44  10  14   9    9   9                    30  13

BATTING

2B: E Battey (2, off E Keegan); R Bertoia (1, off E Keegan).

SH: Z Versalles (1, off E Rakow).

HBP: J Lemon (1, by D Larsen).

TB: E Battey 4; R Bertoia 4; B Allison 2; Z Versalles 2; B Gardner; D Mincher; L Green; P Giel.

RBI: E Battey 3 (3); R Bertoia (3); D Mincher (7); L Green (5); R Henry (1); Z Versalles (7); E Valo (1).

2-out RBI: L Green; D Mincher; Z Versalles.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 3 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Gardner-Z Versalles-D Mincher; Z Versalles-B Gardner-D Mincher.

PB: E Battey (1).

E: Z Versalles (2); B Gardner (1); D Mincher (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Green (3, 2nd base off D Larsen/J Pignatano).

PO: Z Versalles (2nd base by B Daley).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .563    0    1   1   GDP
J Lumpe 2B                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .308  .900    0    5   0   
H Bauer RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .658    0    1   0   SH
L Posada LF                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .077  .404    0    2   2   
  N Siebern PH-LF             1   0   0   0    1   0  .136  .390    0    1   0   
B Tuttle CF                   5   1   0   0    0   2  .185  .563    0    5   0   GDP
A Carey 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .227  .687    0    2   1   
M Throneberry 1B              2   2   1   3    3   1  .269  .964    0    4   0   HR
J Pignatano C                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    6   1   SH
  A Pilarcik PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .762    0    0   0   
  H Sullivan C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .686    0    3   0   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
D Larsen P                    1   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   1   
  B Kunkel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Boyd PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600    0    0   0   
  E Rakow P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Daley P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  E Keegan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   6   7   5    8   7                    30   8

BATTING

HR: M Throneberry (2, off P Giel; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: J Pignatano (1, off J Kaat); H Bauer (2, off P Giel).

TB: M Throneberry 4; A Carey; H Bauer; A Pilarcik; D Larsen; H Sullivan; D Howser.

GIDP: B Tuttle (2); D Howser (2).

RBI: M Throneberry 3 (7); D Howser (2); D Larsen (1).

2-out RBI: M Throneberry 3; D Larsen; D Howser.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: H Sullivan (2).

E: B Daley (1); J Lumpe (2); M Throneberry (1); D Howser (2).

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 Kaat                         5     2   2   2    5   1   0   2.19   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 1· 2     51    -     1.12   0.00
P Giel, BS (1)                 3     4   4   0    2   2   1   3.00   17     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 2· 4          0-0    2.37  -0.46
R Moore, W (1-1)               2     1   0   0    1   4   0   4.76    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.66   0.16
Totals                        10     7   6   2    8   7   1          44     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 3· 7           -

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Larsen                       5.2   7   3   1    6   5   0   2.57   30     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 7     46    -     1.55  -0.18
B Kunkel                       1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   1.80    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          3-0    1.29   0.14
E Rakow                        1.1   3   3   2    2   2   0   7.71    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.42  -0.08
B Daley, BS (1), L (1-2)       0.2   2   3   0    0   0   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          3-3    4.00  -0.53
E Keegan                       1     2   1   0    0   0   0   6.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 2          3-3    0.67  -0.14
Totals                        10    14  10   3    9   9   0          55     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1·14          9-6

B Daley faced 3 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Larsen (1).

IBB: None.

PO: B Daley (1; Z Versalles, 2nd base).

HBP: D Larsen (1; J Lemon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Joe Linsalata, 3B - Charlie Berry.

Time of Game: 4:02.

Attendance: 6,541.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Athletics                
1. Z Versalles          SS    1. D Howser             SS 
2. L Green              CF    2. J Lumpe              2B 
3. D Mincher            1B    3. H Bauer              RF 
4. B Allison            RF    4. L Posada             LF 
5. J Lemon              LF    5. B Tuttle             CF 
6. E Battey             C     6. A Carey              3B 
7. R Bertoia            3B    7. M Throneberry        1B 
8. B Gardner            2B    8. J Pignatano          C  
9. J Kaat               P     9. D Larsen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-3  1-3     -36%   3% M Throneberry   P Giel          Home Run (Deep RF); Tuttle Scores/unER; Carey Scores/unER; Throneberry Scores/unER
   t 9   2  6-5  1-3      31%  48% L Green         B Daley         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gardner Scores/No RBI/unER; Versalles to 2B; Green to 1B
   b 5   2  0-0  12-     -16%  28% D Larsen        J Kaat          Single to CF; Throneberry Scores; Pignatano to 3B; Larsen to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 6   2  2-1  123      15%  53% L Green         D Larsen        Walk; Bertoia Scores/unER; Gardner to 3B; Valo to 2B
   t 6   2  2-2  123      15%  68% D Mincher       D Larsen        Walk; Gardner Scores/unER; Valo to 3B; Green to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  L Green         Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  D Mincher       Single to CF
          1--      49%  B Allison       Single to LF; Mincher to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Lemon         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Howser        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  J Lumpe         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Bauer         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  E Battey        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      50%  R Bertoia       Walk
   O      1--      47%  B Gardner       Strikeout
          1--      49%  J Kaat          Walk; Bertoia to 2B
          12-      51%  Z Versalles     Wild Pitch; Bertoia to 3B; Kaat to 2B
   O      -23      45%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  L Posada        Walk
   OO     1--      49%  B Tuttle        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Carey         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  L Green         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  D Mincher       Walk
   O      1--      47%  B Allison       Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  J Lemon         Hit By Pitch; Mincher to 2B
   O      12-      44%  E Battey        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
          ---      40%  M Throneberry   Walk
   O      1--      42%  J Pignatano     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Throneberry to 2B
          -2-      40%  D Larsen        Walk
   OO     12-      50%  D Howser        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Bertoia       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Gardner       Single to LF; Gardner out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      44%  J Kaat          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  J Lumpe         Lineout: P
   O      ---      49%  H Bauer         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  L Posada        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  Z Versalles     Single to LF; Versalles out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---      50%  L Green         Single to LF
          1--      52%  D Mincher       Green Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      43%  B Allison       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  A Carey         Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  M Throneberry   Walk
          1--      45%  J Pignatano     Passed Ball; Throneberry to 2B
          -2-      44%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      28%  D Larsen        Single to CF; Throneberry Scores; Pignatano to 3B; Larsen to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      22%  D Howser        Single to LF; Pignatano Scores; Larsen out at Hm/LF-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Larsen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      19%  J Lemon         Flyball: 3B
          ---      23%  E Battey        Single to CF
          1--      28%  R Bertoia       Single to LF; Battey to 2B
          12-      37%  B Gardner       Walk; Battey to 3B; Bertoia to 2B
                  Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jim Kaat batting 9th
   R      123      50%  E Valo          Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Battey Scores; Bertoia to 3B; Gardner to 2B; Valo to 1B
   O      123      38%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   R      123      53%  L Green         Walk; Bertoia Scores/unER; Gardner to 3B; Valo to 2B
   R      123      68%  D Mincher       Walk; Gardner Scores/unER; Valo to 3B; Green to 2B
                  Bill Kunkel replaces Don Larsen pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      60%  B Allison       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Paul Giel facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Giel replaces Elmer Valo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      64%  J Lumpe         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      67%  H Bauer         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      65%  L Posada        Walk
   O      1--      69%  B Tuttle        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Kunkel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  J Lemon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  E Battey        Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  R Bertoia       Walk
   O      1--      64%  B Gardner       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Paul Giel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  A Carey         Strikeout
          ---      63%  M Throneberry   Walk
                  Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Joe Pignatano batting 8th
          1--      56%  A Pilarcik      Single to CF; Throneberry to 2B
                  Bob Boyd pinch hits for Bill Kunkel batting 9th
   O      12-      64%  B Boyd          Flyball: RF; Throneberry to 3B
   O      1-3      74%  D Howser        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ed Rakow facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Rakow replaces Bob Boyd pitching and batting 9th; Haywood Sullivan replaces Al Pilarcik playing C batting 8th
          ---      78%  P Giel          Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  Z Versalles     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Giel to 2B
          -2-      78%  L Green         Walk
   O      12-      74%  D Mincher       Flyball: LF
          12-      75%  B Allison       Passed Ball; Giel to 3B; Green to 2B
   O      -23      69%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Paul Giel facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Dobbek replaces Jim Lemon playing LF batting 5th
          ---      59%  J Lumpe         Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Lumpe to 1B
   O      1--      64%  H Bauer         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lumpe to 2B
                  Norm Siebern pinch hits for Leo Posada batting 4th
          -2-      51%  N Siebern       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lumpe to 3B
   RO     1-3      42%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lumpe Scores/No RBI/unER; Tuttle to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-      39%  A Carey         Single to SS; Tuttle to 3B
   RRR    1-3       3%  M Throneberry   Home Run (Deep RF); Tuttle Scores/unER; Carey Scores/unER; Throneberry Scores/unER
          ---       3%  H Sullivan      Single to CF
   O      1--       3%  E Rakow         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Ed Rakow facing 5-6-7
                  Norm Siebern moves to LF
   O      ---       1%  D Dobbek        Strikeout
          ---       4%  E Battey        Single to CF
          1--       8%  R Bertoia       Single to LF; Battey to 2B
                  Bud Daley replaces Ed Rakow pitching and batting 9th
          12-      17%  B Gardner       Walk; Battey to 3B; Bertoia to 2B
                  Ron Henry pinch hits for Paul Giel batting 9th
   RO     123      12%  R Henry         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Battey Scores; Bertoia to 3B; Gardner to 2B
   R      -23      16%  Z Versalles     Single to LF; Bertoia Scores; Gardner to 3B
   R      1-3      48%  L Green         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gardner Scores/No RBI/unER; Versalles to 2B; Green to 1B
   O      12-      36%  D Mincher       Versalles Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 6-6, Ray Moore facing 1-2-3
                  Ray Moore replaces Ron Henry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      42%  D Howser        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
          ---      43%  H Bauer         Single to CF
          1--      39%  N Siebern       Walk; Bauer to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Tuttle        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 6.

Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Bud Daley facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  D Mincher       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      70%  B Allison       Single to LF; Mincher to 2B
          12-      84%  D Dobbek        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Mincher to 3B; Allison to 2B
                  Ed Keegan replaces Bud Daley pitching and batting 9th; Pete Whisenant pinch runs for Dan Dobbek batting 5th
   RRR    123      98%  E Battey        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Mincher Scores/unER; Allison Scores/unER; Whisenant Scores/unER
   R      -2-      99%  R Bertoia       Double to LF; Battey Scores/unER
   O      -2-      99%  B Gardner       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      98%  R Moore         Flyball: C
   O      -2-      98%  Z Versalles     Lineout: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-10, Ray Moore facing 6-7-8
                  Pete Whisenant moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  A Carey         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Throneberry   Strikeout
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Haywood Sullivan batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  L Klimchock     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Athletics 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196104240

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