September 14, 1961 Los Angeles Angels at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
NYY 3 CHW 4
NYY 3 KCA 5
@DET 2 LAA 5
@MIN 1 MIN 3
LAA 1 LAD 7
PIT 6 PHI 4
@SFG 3
(10) STL 8
CHC 7 STL 6
CHC 5
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, September 14, 1961
Time of Game: 2:01

Angels

64-81

Won 1

7th, 35½ GB

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

W: T Bowsfield (10-6), L: D Lee (3-6), S: J Donohue (5)

Twins

62-82

Lost 1

8th, 36 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Koppe SS                    3   0   1   2    2   0  .257  .707    0    0   2   
T Satriano 3B-2B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .204  .658    0    0   3   SH,GDP
L Thomas 1B                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .297  .891    0    8   0   HBP
L Wagner LF                   4   0   2   1    0   2  .263  .806    0    2   0   
G Thomas CF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .277  .795    0    2   0   SF
K Hunt RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .788    0    1   0   GDP
B Rodgers C                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .364  .781    0    9   0   
R Bridges 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .615    0    4   4   
  C Tanner PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  E Yost 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .549         0   0   
T Bowsfield P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .377    0    0   1   
  A Pearson PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .815         0   0   
  E Averill PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .892    0    0   0   
  D Ardell PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Donohue P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .391         1   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   5    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

SF: G Thomas (1, off D Lee).

SH: T Satriano (1, off D Lee).

HBP: L Thomas (2, by D Lee).

TB: L Wagner 2; B Rodgers 2; R Bridges; T Satriano; E Averill; J Koppe; K Hunt.

GIDP: K Hunt (10); T Satriano (1).

RBI: J Koppe 2 (37); L Wagner (60); E Averill (55); G Thomas (52).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Satriano-R Bridges-L Thomas 2.

E: T Satriano (5); K Hunt (11).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Green CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .799    0    0   0   
B Martin 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .598    0    2   2   2B,GDP
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   0   1    0   3  .294 1.009    0    6   0   SF
B Allison RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .820    0    6   2   
E Battey C                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .307  .865    0    6   0   
J Lemon LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .759    0    2   0   GDP
B Tuttle 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .632    0    1   1   
Z Versalles SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .694    0    4   2   
D Lee P                       2   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .148    0    0   3   
  R Rollins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .721    0    0   0   
  A Schroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273 1.021         0   0   
  B Pleis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    0   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Martin (12, off T Bowsfield).

SF: H Killebrew (5, off T Bowsfield).

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

GIDP: B Martin (9); J Lemon (11).

RBI: H Killebrew (113).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Allison-E Battey; B Tuttle-B Martin-H Killebrew; B Martin-Z Versalles-H Killebrew.

PB: E Battey (11).

E: B Martin (14); D Lee (2).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Bowsfield, W (10-6)          8     5   1   0    0   7   0   3.72   28     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 5     77    -     1.06   0.42
J Donohue, S (5)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.43    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     5   1   0    0   8   0          31     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 2· 5           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lee, L (3-6)                 8     6   3   2    1   5   0   3.04   31     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 6     64    -     0.75   0.00
A Schroll                      0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   6.06    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.44  -0.03
B Pleis                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.17    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          3-2    0.47  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   4    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 9          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Lee (4; L Thomas).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 51° F, Wind 16mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Angels            Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Koppe              SS    1. L Green              CF 
2. T Satriano           3B    2. B Martin             2B 
3. L Thomas             1B    3. H Killebrew          1B 
4. L Wagner             LF    4. B Allison            RF 
5. G Thomas             CF    5. E Battey             C  
6. K Hunt               RF    6. J Lemon              LF 
7. B Rodgers            C     7. B Tuttle             3B 
8. R Bridges            2B    8. Z Versalles          SS 
9. T Bowsfield          P     9. D Lee                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  3-1  1--      14%  84% J Lemon         T Bowsfield     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      11%  65% L Wagner        D Lee           Single to RF; Satriano Scores; Thomas to 3B
   b 1   0  2-0  1--       8%  68% B Martin        T Bowsfield     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 7   0  3-1  ---      -7%  70% E Battey        T Bowsfield     Single to LF
   t 2   0  0-2  1--       7%  79% R Bridges       D Lee           Single to P; Rodgers to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Bridges to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Lee facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Koppe         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  T Satriano      Single to LF
          1--      52%  L Thomas        Passed Ball; Satriano to 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      65%  L Wagner        Single to RF; Satriano Scores; Thomas to 3B
   RO     1-3      66%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Thomas Scores
   O      1--      64%  K Hunt          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ted Bowsfield facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  L Green         Single to CF
   OO     1--      68%  B Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Lee facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  B Rodgers       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rodgers to 1B
          1--      79%  R Bridges       Single to P; Rodgers to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Bridges to 1B
   O      1-3      74%  T Bowsfield     Strikeout
   RO     1-3      75%  J Koppe         Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rodgers Scores/unER; Koppe to 1B
   O      1--      74%  T Satriano      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  B Allison       Strikeout Looking
          ---      74%  E Battey        Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  J Lemon         Strikeout
          1--      75%  B Tuttle        Single to LF; Battey to 2B
   O      12-      79%  Z Versalles     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  L Thomas        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      76%  L Wagner        Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  L Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Martin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  K Hunt          Popfly: SS
          ---      81%  B Rodgers       Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  R Bridges       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      78%  T Bowsfield     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      82%  B Allison       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  E Battey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Lee facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  J Koppe         Single to CF
   OO     1--      81%  T Satriano      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  L Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 6-7-8
          ---      76%  J Lemon         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lemon to 1B
   O      1--      80%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
   O      1--      83%  Z Versalles     Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      86%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Lee facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  L Wagner        Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      83%  K Hunt          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  L Green         Strikeout
          ---      79%  B Martin        Double to RF; Martin to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3      79%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martin Scores/unER
   O      ---      81%  B Allison       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  B Rodgers       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  R Bridges       Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  T Bowsfield     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  E Battey        Single to LF
   OO     1--      84%  J Lemon         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Tuttle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Lee facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  J Koppe         Walk
   O      1--      87%  T Satriano      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Koppe to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  L Thomas        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      83%  L Wagner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  Z Versalles     Foul Flyball: C
                  Rich Rollins pinch hits for Don Lee batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  R Rollins       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  L Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Al Schroll facing 5-6-7
                  Al Schroll replaces Rich Rollins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  K Hunt          Single to LF
          1--      95%  B Rodgers       Single to CF; Hunt to 3B
                  Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Rocky Bridges batting 8th
          1-3      95%  C Tanner        Walk; Rodgers to 2B
                  Bill Pleis replaces Al Schroll pitching and batting 9th; Earl Averill pinch hits for Albie Pearson batting 9th; Albie Pearson pinch hits for Ted Bowsfield batting 9th
   R      123      98%  E Averill       Single to LF; Hunt Scores; Rodgers to 3B; Tanner to 2B
                  Dan Ardell pinch runs for Earl Averill batting 9th
   R      123      99%  J Koppe         Walk; Rodgers Scores; Tanner to 3B; Ardell to 2B
   OO     123      98%  T Satriano      Double Play: Flyball: RF; Tanner out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Donohue facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Donohue replaces Dan Ardell pitching and batting 9th; Tom Satriano moves to 2B; Eddie Yost replaces Chuck Tanner playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  B Martin        Lineout: P
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Allison       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation