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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		3
8
NYY
@CHW		3
4
KCA
@DET		5
2
LAA
@MIN		5
1
LAA
@MIN		1
3
PIT
@LAD		6
7
PHI
@SFG		4
3		 
(10)
CHC
@STL		7
8
CHC
@STL		5
6		 
(11)
Thursday, September 14, 1961
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 1,605, Time of Game: 2:23
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Angels
1
64-82
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
7th, 35½ GB
 at Twins
3
63-82
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
8th, 36 GB
W: Jim Kaat (8-15)
L: Ken McBride (12-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  X    3  5  0

Los Angeles Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Yost 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .183 .554 0.090 1.17 0.139 -0.049 0.6 1 2
Joe Koppe 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .260 .711 0.171 1.43 0.206 -0.035 1.2 5 0
George Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .783 -0.100 1.60 0.000 -0.100 -0.8 1 0
Ken Hunt RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .249 .784 -0.173 1.91 0.017 -0.191 -1.1 0 0
Steve Bilko 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .281 .926 -0.201 1.88 0.000 -0.201 -1.4 4 1
Lee Thomas LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .295 .885 -0.078 0.94 0.000 -0.078 -0.8 0 0
Ed Sadowski C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .677 -0.086 1.09 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 11 0
Jim Fregosi SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.060 0.78 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 1 1
Ken McBride P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .075 .232 -0.023 0.44 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 1 2
   Art Fowler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jack Spring P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Earl Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .890 -0.015 0.54 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
   Ryne Duren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 .190 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 3 0 2 10 .100 .256 -0.475 1.30 0.362 -0.838 -3.9 24 6
TB: J Koppe 2; E Yost.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Fregosi (1); K Hunt (12).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Green CF-LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 .804 0.263 1.24 0.287 -0.024 1.9 3 0 3B
Billy Martin 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .232 .595 -0.035 1.15 0.052 -0.087 -0.5 2 0
Harmon Killebrew 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 .292 1.007 -0.073 1.23 0.036 -0.109 -0.3 8 1
Joe Altobelli LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .732 0.095 2.22 0.158 -0.063 0.4 1 0
   Jim Lemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .757 -0.022 0.83 0.000 -0.022 -0.5
   Jose Valdivielso 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .472 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Allison RF 4 0 0 1 0 3 .239 .814 0.021 1.57 0.125 -0.105 -0.1 2 0
Earl Battey C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .308 .864 -0.015 0.94 0.060 -0.076 -0.1 9 2
Bill Tuttle 3B-CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .626 -0.137 1.33 0.000 -0.137 -1.5 1 1
Zoilo Versalles SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .276 .694 0.004 0.94 0.060 -0.057 0.0 0 2 SB,SH
Jim Kaat P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .662 -0.075 1.14 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 1 4 SH
Team Totals 29 3 5 3 4 10 .172 .514 0.026 1.26 0.778 -0.755 -1.3 27 10
3B: L Green (7, off K McBride).
SH: Z Versalles (4, off K McBride); J Kaat (3, off K McBride).
TB: L Green 4; J Altobelli; E Battey; Z Versalles.
RBI: B Allison (96); L Green (48); J Altobelli (5).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: Z Versalles (15, 3rd base off K McBride/E Sadowski).

Los Angeles Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken McBride, L (12-13) 6.1 5 3 3 2 9 0 3.43 28 58 -0.069 1.47 0.2
Art Fowler 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.07 2 1 0 0.005 0.49 0.1
Jack Spring 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.18 1 2 0 0.022 0.83 0.5
Ryne Duren 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.82 4 0 0 0.016 0.27 0.5
Team Totals 8 5 3 3 4 10 0 3.38 35 58 3 0 -0.026 1.30 1.3

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Kaat, W (8-15) 9 3 1 1 2 10 0 3.85 32 85 0.474 1.30 3.9
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 2 10 0 1.00 32 85 0.474 1.26 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Kaat (9).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 1,605.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Angels         Minnesota Twins
1 Eddie Yost 3B 1 Lenny Green CF
2 Joe Koppe 2B 2 Billy Martin 2B
3 George Thomas CF 3 Harmon Killebrew 1B
4 Ken Hunt RF 4 Joe Altobelli LF
5 Steve Bilko 1B 5 Bob Allison RF
6 Lee Thomas LF 6 Earl Battey C
7 Ed Sadowski C 7 Bill Tuttle 3B
8 Jim Fregosi SS 8 Zoilo Versalles SS
9 Ken McBride P 9 Jim Kaat P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-1 1 1-3 R MIN J. Altobelli K. McBride 16% 67% Single to RF; Green Scores; Martin to 3B
b6 0-1 0 --- MIN L. Green K. McBride 16% 56% Triple to CF
b6 1-1 1 1-3 R MIN B. Allison K. McBride 13% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Altobelli to 3B; Allison to 1B
t9 1-3 1 -23 O LAA K. Hunt J. Kaat 12% 88% Strikeout
t9 1-3 0 1-- LAA J. Koppe J. Kaat -12% 72% Single to RF; Yost to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- LAA E. Yost J. Kaat -3% 47% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- LAA J. Koppe J. Kaat -8% 38% Single to CF; Yost to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 R LAA G. Thomas J. Kaat -3% 35% Wild Pitch; Yost Scores/No RBI; Koppe to 2B
t1 1-0 0 -2- O LAA G. Thomas J. Kaat 4% 39% Popfly: 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- LAA K. Hunt J. Kaat -2% 37% Walk
t1 1-0 1 12- O LAA S. Bilko J. Kaat 3% 41% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Koppe to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 O LAA L. Thomas J. Kaat 4% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O MIN L. Green K. McBride -2% 43% Popfly: 3B
b1 0-1 1 --- O MIN B. Martin K. McBride -2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew K. McBride -1% 40% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O LAA E. Sadowski J. Kaat 2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O LAA J. Fregosi J. Kaat 2% 44% Groundout: P-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O LAA K. McBride J. Kaat 1% 45% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Ken McBride facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O MIN J. Altobelli K. McBride -3% 42% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O MIN B. Allison K. McBride -2% 40% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 2 --- O MIN E. Battey K. McBride -1% 39% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O LAA E. Yost J. Kaat 2% 41% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 1 --- O LAA J. Koppe J. Kaat 2% 43% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 --- O LAA G. Thomas J. Kaat 1% 44% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Ken McBride facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O MIN B. Tuttle K. McBride -3% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O MIN Z. Versalles K. McBride -2% 39% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --- O MIN J. Kaat K. McBride -1% 38% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O LAA K. Hunt J. Kaat 2% 40% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 --- O LAA S. Bilko J. Kaat 2% 42% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 2 --- O LAA L. Thomas J. Kaat 1% 43% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- MIN L. Green K. McBride 8% 51% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Green to 2B
b4 0-1 0 -2- O MIN B. Martin K. McBride -6% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-1 1 -2- MIN H. Killebrew K. McBride 3% 48% Walk
b4 0-1 1 12- O MIN J. Altobelli K. McBride -4% 45% Groundout: 1B-P; Green to 3B; Killebrew to 2B
b4 0-1 2 -23 O MIN B. Allison K. McBride -8% 37% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O LAA E. Sadowski J. Kaat 2% 39% Flyball: LF
t5 1-0 1 --- O LAA J. Fregosi J. Kaat 2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- O LAA K. McBride J. Kaat 1% 42% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Ken McBride facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- MIN E. Battey K. McBride 5% 48% Single to CF
b5 0-1 0 1-- O MIN B. Tuttle K. McBride -5% 42% Strikeout
b5 0-1 1 1-- O MIN Z. Versalles K. McBride -3% 40% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Battey to 2B
b5 0-1 2 -2- O MIN J. Kaat K. McBride -5% 35% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
t6 1-0 0 --- O LAA E. Yost J. Kaat 3% 37% Strikeout
t6 1-0 1 --- O LAA J. Koppe J. Kaat 2% 39% Strikeout
t6 1-0 2 --- O LAA G. Thomas J. Kaat 1% 40% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- MIN L. Green K. McBride 16% 56% Triple to CF
b6 0-1 0 --3 MIN B. Martin K. McBride 5% 61% Walk
b6 0-1 0 1-3 O MIN H. Killebrew K. McBride -10% 52% Strikeout
b6 0-1 1 1-3 R MIN J. Altobelli K. McBride 16% 67% Single to RF; Green Scores; Martin to 3B
b6 1-1 1 1-3 R MIN B. Allison K. McBride 13% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Altobelli to 3B; Allison to 1B
b6 2-1 1 1-3 O MIN E. Battey K. McBride -6% 74% Foul Flyball: C
b6 2-1 2 1-3 O MIN B. Tuttle K. McBride -5% 69% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
t7 1-2 0 --- O LAA K. Hunt J. Kaat 4% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O LAA S. Bilko J. Kaat 3% 76% Strikeout (C-1B)
t7 1-2 2 --- O LAA L. Thomas J. Kaat 2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Angels' Ken McBride facing 8-9-1
b7 2-1 0 --- MIN Z. Versalles K. McBride 3% 81% Single to 3B
b7 2-1 0 1-- O MIN J. Kaat K. McBride -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Versalles to 2B
b7 2-1 1 -2- MIN L. Green K. McBride 3% 83% Versalles Steals 3B
b7 2-1 1 --3 R MIN L. Green K. McBride 5% 88% Single to RF; Versalles Scores
Art Fowler replaces Ken McBride pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 1 1-- O MIN B. Martin A. Fowler -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b7 3-1 2 1-- MIN H. Killebrew A. Fowler 1% 88% Walk; Green to 2B
Jack Spring replaces Art Fowler pitching and batting 9th
Jim Lemon pinch hits for Joe Altobelli (LF) batting 4th
b7 3-1 2 12- O MIN J. Lemon J. Spring -2% 86% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
Jose Valdivielso replaces Jim Lemon (PH) playing 3B batting 4th
Lenny Green moves from CF to LF
Bill Tuttle moves from 3B to CF
t8 1-3 0 --- O LAA E. Sadowski J. Kaat 4% 90% Flyball: LF
t8 1-3 1 --- O LAA J. Fregosi J. Kaat 3% 92% Groundout: P-1B
Earl Averill pinch hits for Jack Spring (P) batting 9th
t8 1-3 2 --- O LAA E. Averill J. Kaat 1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Ryne Duren facing 5-6-7
Ryne Duren replaces Earl Averill (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 0 --- O MIN B. Allison R. Duren -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-1 1 --- MIN E. Battey R. Duren 1% 94% Walk
b8 3-1 1 1-- O MIN B. Tuttle R. Duren -1% 93% Popfly: 2B
b8 3-1 2 1-- O MIN Z. Versalles R. Duren -1% 92% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
t9 1-3 0 --- LAA E. Yost J. Kaat -8% 84% Walk
t9 1-3 0 1-- LAA J. Koppe J. Kaat -12% 72% Single to RF; Yost to 2B
t9 1-3 0 12- O LAA G. Thomas J. Kaat 4% 76% Groundout: P-1B; Yost to 3B; Koppe to 2B
t9 1-3 1 -23 O LAA K. Hunt J. Kaat 12% 88% Strikeout
t9 1-3 2 -23 O LAA S. Bilko J. Kaat 12% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3.

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