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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6

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Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6

Day

Game Played on Thursday, May 25, 1961 (D) at Metropolitan Stadium

DET A    5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  -   6  9  0
MIN A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  1    1  1  -   7 14  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wood 2b                       6   1   2   0       0   2       2   1
Bruton cf                     4   2   2   1       1   1       1   0
Kaline rf,lf                  5   1   1   3       0   0       4   0
Colavito lf                   4   1   2   0       1   0       1   0
  Morton pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thomas rf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cash 1b                       3   1   1   2       2   1      11   2
Boros 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       3   4
Brown c                       5   0   1   0       0   0       8   1
Fernandez ss                  5   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Foytack p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Fox p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Aguirre p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fischer p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maxwell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Donohue p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41   6   9   6       4   7      31  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Boros-Cash.
BATTING - 
2B: Wood 2 (5,off Ramos 2); Colavito 2 (7,off Ramos,off Sadowski).
3B: Brown (2,off Ramos).
HR: Kaline (3,1st inning off Ramos 2 on 0 out); Cash (8,1st inning off Ramos
1 on 0 out); Bruton (2,10th inning off Sadowski 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Boros (6,by Ramos).
GDP: Brown (4,off Ramos); Cash (3,off Ramos).
IBB: Cash (5,by Sadowski).
Team LOB: 7.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Valdivielso ph,ss           3   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
  Dobbek ph                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Consolo ss                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Green cf                      6   2   4   0       0   0       2   0
Mincher 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   2       9   0
  Bertoia ph,3b               1   0   1   1       0   0       0   2
Killebrew 3b,1b               3   1   2   1       3   1       5   3
Lemon lf                      6   1   2   3       0   0       2   0
Allison rf                    4   1   1   0       1   1       3   0
Battey c                      4   1   1   1       0   1       7   0
Gardner 2b                    5   0   1   0       0   0       2   5
Ramos p                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Valo ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sadowski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Naragon ph                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Kaat pr                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Giel p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       42   7  14   7       6   7      33  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Killebrew-Gardner-Mincher, Gardner-Valdivielso-Mincher.
E: Mincher (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Dobbek (1,off Fox); Green (12,off Donohue).
HR: Lemon (3,4th inning off Foytack 1 on 1 out); Battey (3,4th inning off Foytack
0 on 2 out).
SH: Battey (1,off Fischer); Bertoia (2,off Donohue).
IBB: Killebrew 2 (2,by Fischer,by Donohue).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Foytack                       7     7   4   4   3   6   2  30
Fox                           1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7
Aguirre                       0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Fischer                       1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7
Donohue L(1-1)                0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4
Totals                       10.1  14   7   7   6   7   2  50
Foytack faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
IBB: Fischer (1,Killebrew); Donohue (2,Killebrew).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Fox 2-1; Aguirre 1-1; Fischer 1-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ramos                         9     7   5   5   3   6   2  37
Sadowski                      1     2   1   1   1   0   1   6
Giel W(1-0)                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                       11     9   6   6   4   7   3  46
WP: Ramos (2).
HBP: Ramos (1,Boros).
IBB: Sadowski (2,Cash).
Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Joe Linsalata
Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance: 8549
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins          
1. Wood                2b        Versalles           ss
2. Bruton              cf        Green               cf
3. Kaline              rf        Mincher             1b
4. Colavito            lf        Killebrew           3b
5. Cash                1b        Lemon               lf
6. Boros               3b        Allison             rf
7. Brown               c         Battey              c
8. Fernandez           ss        Gardner             2b
9. Foytack             p         Ramos               p

TIGERS 1ST: Wood doubled to center; Bruton singled to left [Wood
to third]; Kaline homered to right [Wood scored, Bruton scored];
Colavito doubled to left; Cash homered to right [Colavito
scored]; Boros popped to shortstop; Brown grounded out (second
to first); Fernandez flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: VALDIVIELSO BATTED FOR VERSALLES; Valdivielso
grounded out (second to first); Zoilo Versalles left with
stomach cramps with a 1-1 count; Green singled to center;
Mincher struck out; Killebrew walked [Green to second]; Lemon
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
5, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: VALDIVIELSO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Foytack was
called out on strikes; Wood grounded out (first unassisted);
Bruton reached on an error by Mincher; Ramos threw a wild pitch
[Bruton to second]; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Allison grounded out (shortstop to first); Battey
flied out to center; Gardner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Colavito popped to first; Cash walked; Boros was hit
by a pitch [Cash to second]; Brown grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Boros out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ramos grounded out (first unassisted); Valdivielso
was called out on strikes; Green grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Fernandez flied out to right; Foytack flied out to
right; Wood doubled to center; Bruton walked; Kaline forced
Bruton (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Mincher struck out; Killebrew singled to left; Lemon
homered to center [Killebrew scored]; Allison was called out on
strikes; Battey homered to center; Gardner flied out to right; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Colavito walked; Cash grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Colavito out at second]; Boros
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Ramos was called out on strikes; Valdivielso walked;
Green singled to shortstop [Valdivielso to second]; Mincher
flied out to right; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Twins 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Brown tripled to left; Fernandez flied out to left;
Foytack grounded out (third to first); Wood grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher); Allison
grounded out (third to first); Battey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Bruton was called out on strikes; Kaline flied out
to left; Colavito flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Gardner singled to right; Ramos lined into a double
play (third to first) [Gardner out at first]; Valdivielso
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Twins 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Cash was called out on strikes; Boros grounded out
(second to first); Brown popped to shortstop in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Green singled to center; Mincher walked [Green to
second]; FOX REPLACED FOYTACK (PITCHING); Killebrew singled to
left [Green scored, Mincher to second]; Lemon forced Mincher
(pitcher to third) [Killebrew to second, Lemon to first];
Allison walked [Killebrew to third, Lemon to second]; Battey
struck out; Gardner popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Twins 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Fernandez popped to second; Fox was called out on
strikes; Wood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: VALO BATTED FOR RAMOS; Valo popped to third; DOBBEK
BATTED FOR VALDIVIELSO; Dobbek doubled to left; AGUIRRE REPLACED
FOX (PITCHING); Green flied out to left; BERTOIA BATTED FOR
MINCHER; Bertoia singled to left [Dobbek scored, Bertoia to
second (on throw)]; FISCHER REPLACED AGUIRRE (PITCHING);
Killebrew was walked intentionally; Lemon flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TIGERS 10TH: CONSOLO REPLACED DOBBEK (PLAYING SS); BERTOIA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); SADOWSKI REPLACED VALO (PITCHING); Bruton homered
to right; Kaline grounded out (third to first); Colavito doubled
to left; MORTON RAN FOR COLAVITO; Cash was walked intentionally;
Boros flied out to center; Brown grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: THOMAS REPLACED MORTON (PLAYING RF); KALINE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Allison singled to left; Battey out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Allison to second]; Gardner
grounded out (third to first); NARAGON BATTED FOR SADOWSKI;
Naragon singled to center [Allison scored]; KAAT RAN FOR
NARAGON; Consolo popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 6.

TIGERS 11TH: GIEL REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Fernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first); MAXWELL BATTED FOR FISCHER; Maxwell
grounded out (second to first); Wood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 11TH: DONOHUE REPLACED MAXWELL (PITCHING); Green doubled
to left; Bertoia out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Green to third]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Lemon
singled to left [Green scored, Killebrew to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           6   9   0    7
 Twins            7  14   1   12
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