September 8, 1961 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
WSA 1 BAL 4
WSA 2 BOS 9
DET 2 KCA 6
MIN 4 CHW 5
@LAA 3
(10) NYY 9
CLE 1 CHC 4
PHI 1 CIN 3
STL 2
(10) PIT 2
@MLN 1 SFG 7
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 5,594

Friday, September 8, 1961
Time of Game: 2:34

Twins

59-80

Lost 4

8th, 36 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  2   0  1  0   1  0  0    4 11  2
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   4  1  X    6  7  0

W: D Wickersham (2-0), L: J Kaat (7-15), S: J Wyatt (1)

Athletics

52-88

Won 4

9th, 43½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Green CF-LF-CF              5   1   2   1    0   0  .295  .809    0    2   0   
B Martin 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .233  .593    0    2   0   2B
H Killebrew 1B                3   1   2   2    1   0  .295 1.005    0    5   2   HR,HBP
B Allison RF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .828    0    3   0   
J Lemon LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .764    0    2   0   
  J Valdivielso 3B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .448         1   0   
  J Altobelli PH-LF           0   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .622    0    1   0   
E Battey C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .850    0    6   0   
B Tuttle 3B-CF-3B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .640    0    0   1   
Z Versalles SS                4   1   3   0    0   0  .278  .699    0    0   2   
J Kaat P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .685    0    2   1   SH
  R Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400         0   1   
  J Becquer PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .721    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   4    2   3                    24   7

BATTING

2B: B Martin (11, off J Archer).

HR: H Killebrew (40, off J Archer; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Kaat (2, off J Archer).

HBP: H Killebrew (2, by J Wyatt).

TB: H Killebrew 5; Z Versalles 3; B Martin 3; L Green 2; J Becquer; J Lemon.

RBI: H Killebrew 2 (106); B Martin (32); L Green (47).

2-out RBI: H Killebrew.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: Z Versalles 2 (24).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Green (1st base by D Wickersham).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lumpe 2B                    3   0   0   1    1   2  .289  .734    0    3   1   SH
B Del Greco CF                4   2   1   1    1   0  .246  .699    0    1   0   
L Posada LF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .257  .694    0    0   0   
  H Sullivan PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .247  .692    0    0   0   SF
  J Wyatt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
N Siebern 1B                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .288  .848    0   12   2   3B
D Johnson 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .634    0    2   3   
W Causey SS                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .263  .726    0    4   5   
F Cipriani RF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  G Stephens RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .591         0   0   
J Pignatano C                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .249  .721    0    4   0   
J Archer P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .073  .196    0    0   1   
  D Wickersham P              0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   1   
  O Virgil PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .380    0    0   0   
  J Hankins PR-LF             1   2   1   0    0   0  .173  .474    0    0   0   3B
Totals                       31   6   7   6    5   6                    27  14

BATTING

3B: J Hankins (2, off R Moore); N Siebern (5, off J Kaat).

SF: H Sullivan (1, off J Kaat).

SH: J Lumpe (4, off R Moore).

TB: N Siebern 4; J Hankins 3; F Cipriani 2; B Del Greco; D Johnson.

RBI: N Siebern 2 (86); D Johnson (34); J Lumpe (41); B Del Greco (26); H Sullivan (38).

2-out RBI: N Siebern 2; D Johnson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

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, L (7-15)               6.2   5   5   1    4   5   0   4.00   31     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 4     53    -     1.50  -0.19
R Moore                        1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   4.11    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          2-1    1.29  -0.23
Totals                         8     7   6   2    5   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 6          2-1

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
J Archer                       6.1   8   4   4    1   1   1   3.35   28     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 7     41    -     0.85  -0.13
D Wickersham, W (2-0)          0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.38   0.02
J Wyatt, S (1)                 2     2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.03   0.20
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   3   1          40     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Wickersham (2; L Green, 1st base).

HBP: J Wyatt (1; H Killebrew).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Eddie Hurley.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 5,594.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Athletics                
1. L Green              CF    1. J Lumpe              2B 
2. B Martin             2B    2. B Del Greco          CF 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. L Posada             LF 
4. B Allison            RF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. J Lemon              LF    5. D Johnson            3B 
6. E Battey             C     6. W Causey             SS 
7. B Tuttle             3B    7. F Cipriani           RF 
8. Z Versalles          SS    8. J Pignatano          C  
9. J Kaat               P     9. J Archer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  12-      21%  79% D Johnson       R Moore         Single to CF; Del Greco Scores/unER; Siebern to 3B
   b 7   2  4-3  1-3      21%  57% N Siebern       J Kaat          Single to LF; Hankins Scores/unER; Del Greco to 2B
   t 9   2  6-4  123      15% 100% B Allison       J Wyatt         Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 7   1  4-1  123      13%  40% B Del Greco     J Kaat          Walk; Cipriani Scores/unER; Pignatano to 3B; Hankins to 2B
   t 3   1  1-0  1--     -13%  48% B Martin        J Archer        Double to LF; Green Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Archer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Green         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      54%  B Martin        Strikeout
          ---      53%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Allison       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Lumpe         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  B Del Greco     Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  L Posada        Strikeout
   R      1--      64%  N Siebern       Triple to LF; Del Greco Scores
   O      --3      60%  D Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Archer facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  J Lemon         Single to 3B
   O      1--      58%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-1B; Lemon to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  B Tuttle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      66%  Z Versalles     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  W Causey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  F Cipriani      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  J Pignatano     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  J Archer        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Archer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  J Kaat          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      61%  L Green         Single to 3B/Bunt
   R      1--      48%  B Martin        Double to LF; Green Scores
   R      -2-      39%  H Killebrew     Single to LF; Martin Scores
   O      1--      41%  B Allison       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      44%  J Lemon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  B Del Greco     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      38%  L Posada        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Archer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  E Battey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  B Tuttle        Flyball: CF
          ---      40%  Z Versalles     Single to 1B
   O      1--      43%  J Kaat          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  N Siebern       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      38%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      39%  W Causey        Walk
          1--      43%  F Cipriani      Single to CF; Causey to 3B
   O      1-3      36%  J Pignatano     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Archer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  L Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Martin        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      28%  H Killebrew     Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      29%  B Allison       Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      26%  J Archer        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      29%  J Lumpe         Walk
   O      1--      25%  B Del Greco     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      22%  L Posada        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Archer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      24%  J Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  E Battey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Valdivielso replaces Jim Lemon playing 3B batting 5th; Lenny Green moves to LF; Bill Tuttle moves to CF
   O      ---      22%  N Siebern       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      18%  W Causey        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Archer facing 8-9-1
          ---      16%  Z Versalles     Single to LF
   O      1--      17%  J Kaat          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Versalles to 2B
   R      -2-      11%  L Green         Single to RF; Versalles Scores
                  Dave Wickersham replaces Jim Archer pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      12%  B Martin        Green Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      12%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      13%  H Killebrew     Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
          ---      18%  F Cipriani      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      26%  J Pignatano     Walk; Cipriani to 2B
                  Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Dave Wickersham batting 9th
          12-      38%  O Virgil        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cipriani to 3B; Pignatano to 2B
                  Jay Hankins pinch runs for Ozzie Virgil batting 9th
   O      123      27%  J Lumpe         Strikeout Looking
   R      123      40%  B Del Greco     Walk; Cipriani Scores/unER; Pignatano to 3B; Hankins to 2B
                  Haywood Sullivan pinch hits for Leo Posada batting 3rd
   RO     123      36%  H Sullivan      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pignatano Scores/unER; Hankins to 3B
   R      1-3      57%  N Siebern       Single to LF; Hankins Scores/unER; Del Greco to 2B
                  Ray Moore replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      79%  D Johnson       Single to CF; Del Greco Scores/unER; Siebern to 3B
          1-3      80%  W Causey        Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      74%  F Cipriani      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, John Wyatt facing 4-5-6
                  John Wyatt replaces Haywood Sullivan pitching and batting 3rd; Jay Hankins moves to LF; Gene Stephens replaces Frank Cipriani playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      80%  B Allison       Foul Flyball: C
                  Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso batting 5th
          ---      74%  J Altobelli     Walk
   O      1--      81%  E Battey        Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  B Tuttle        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ray Moore facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Tuttle moves to 3B; Joe Altobelli moves to LF; Lenny Green moves to CF
   O      ---      85%  J Pignatano     Popfly: 2B
          ---      90%  J Hankins       Triple to RF (Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3      93%  J Lumpe         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hankins Scores
   O      ---      92%  B Del Greco     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, John Wyatt facing 8-9-1
          ---      85%  Z Versalles     Single to CF
                  Julio Becquer pinch hits for Ray Moore batting 9th
          1--      73%  J Becquer       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Versalles to 2B
   O      12-      82%  L Green         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Versalles to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  B Martin        Strikeout
          1-3      85%  H Killebrew     Hit By Pitch; Green to 2B
   O      123     100%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196109080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation