April 11, 1961 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
@BAL 2 KCA 5
@BOS 2 CLE 9
@DET 5 MIN 6
@NYY 0 CIN 7
CHC 1 LAD 6
PHI 2 STL 2
@MLN 1
(10) PIT 8
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 14,607

Tuesday, April 11, 1961
Time of Game: 2:27

Twins

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: P Ramos (1-0), L: W Ford (0-1)

Yankees

0-1

Lost 1

6th, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Z Versalles SS                5   1   2   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    2   2   2·SB
L Green CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
H Killebrew 1B                2   0   1   1    2   0  .500 1.100    0   10   0   SF
J Lemon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  D Dobbek LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SB,HBP
B Allison RF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.400    0    6   0   HR
E Battey C                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    5   0   2B
R Bertoia 3B                  2   2   1   2    2   0  .500 2.750    0    0   3   HR
B Gardner 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   4   SH
P Ramos P                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   6   9   6    4   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: E Battey (1, off W Ford).

HR: B Allison (1, off W Ford; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); R Bertoia (1, off R Terry; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SF: H Killebrew (1, off J Coates).

SH: B Gardner (1, off W Ford).

HBP: D Dobbek (1, by J Coates).

TB: B Allison 5; R Bertoia 4; E Battey 2; Z Versalles 2; B Gardner; P Ramos; H Killebrew.

RBI: R Bertoia 2 (2); P Ramos 2 (2); H Killebrew (1); B Allison (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Bertoia-B Gardner-H Killebrew.

E: J Lemon (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: Z Versalles 2 (2, 3rd base off J Coates/Y Berra, 2nd base off J Coates/Y Berra); D Dobbek (1, 2nd base off J Coates/Y Berra).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   3   GDP
H Lopez LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
Y Berra C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   1   
M Mantle CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   0   
R Maris RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Skowron 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    9   0   
T Kubek SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   5   
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   3   
W Ford P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  R Terry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Gonder PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Coates P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    1   5                    27  13

BATTING

TB: Y Berra; W Ford; B Skowron.

GIDP: B Richardson (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

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
P Ramos, W (1-0)               9     3   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   31     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 3     85    -     0.81   0.42
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   5   0          31     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 3           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Ford, L (0-1)                6.1   5   3   3    3   3   1   4.26   27     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 3· 5     51    -     1.04  -0.05
R Terry                        1.2   3   2   2    1   0   1  10.80    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          1-0    0.51  -0.03
J Coates                       1     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   3   2          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 3· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Coates (1; D Dobbek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Al Smith.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 14,607.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               New York Yankees                     
1. Z Versalles          SS    1. B Richardson         2B 
2. L Green              CF    2. H Lopez              LF 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. Y Berra              C  
4. J Lemon              LF    4. M Mantle             CF 
5. B Allison            RF    5. R Maris              RF 
6. E Battey             C     6. B Skowron            1B 
7. R Bertoia            3B    7. T Kubek              SS 
8. B Gardner            2B    8. C Boyer              3B 
9. P Ramos              P     9. W Ford               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-0  ---      20%  70% B Allison       W Ford          Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   t 7   1  0-1  -23      11%  90% P Ramos         W Ford          Single to CF; Battey Scores; Bertoia Scores
   b 5   1  0-0  1--       7%  50% B Richardson    P Ramos         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   0  0-1  ---       7%  77% E Battey        W Ford          Double to LF
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      -6%  39% R Maris         P Ramos         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Maris to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Green         Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      47%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      45%  J Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  H Lopez         Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  Y Berra         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  M Mantle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Allison       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      46%  E Battey        Strikeout
          ---      47%  R Bertoia       Walk
   O      1--      45%  B Gardner       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  R Maris         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Maris to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  B Skowron       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      41%  T Kubek         Walk
   O      12-      45%  C Boyer         Flyball: RF; Maris to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  W Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  P Ramos         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  Z Versalles     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      45%  L Green         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  H Lopez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  Y Berra         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  H Killebrew     Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Lemon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  B Allison       Lineout: SS
   O      1--      44%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Mantle        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Maris         Strikeout
          ---      47%  B Skowron       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Bertoia       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Gardner       Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  P Ramos         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      43%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  C Boyer         Strikeout Looking
          ---      43%  W Ford          Single to SS
   OO     1--      50%  B Richardson    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  L Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  J Lemon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  H Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  Y Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Mantle        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      70%  B Allison       Home Run (Deep LF Line)
          ---      77%  E Battey        Double to LF
          -2-      79%  R Bertoia       Walk
   O      12-      79%  B Gardner       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Battey to 3B; Bertoia to 2B
   RR     -23      90%  P Ramos         Single to CF; Battey Scores; Bertoia Scores
                  Ralph Terry replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th
          1--      91%  Z Versalles     Single to CF; Ramos to 2B
   O      12-      90%  L Green         Flyball: CF
          12-      91%  H Killebrew     Walk; Ramos to 3B; Versalles to 2B
   O      123      88%  J Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Ramos facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Dobbek replaces Jim Lemon playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  R Maris         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  B Skowron       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  T Kubek         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ralph Terry facing 5-6-7
          ---      94%  B Allison       Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      98%  R Bertoia       Home Run (Deep LF Line); Battey Scores
   O      ---      98%  B Gardner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  P Ramos         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  C Boyer         Strikeout
                  Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Ralph Terry batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Gonder        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Coates facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Coates replaces Jesse Gonder pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  Z Versalles     Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  L Green         Popfly: 2B
          1--     100%  H Killebrew     Versalles Steals 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Versalles Steals 3B
   RO     --3     100%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Versalles Scores
          ---     100%  D Dobbek        Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  B Allison       Dobbek Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Pedro Ramos facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  H Lopez         Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  Y Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  M Mantle        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Yankees 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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