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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 9, Minnesota Twins 3 (2)

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Detroit Tigers 9, Minnesota Twins 3 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, June 4, 1961 (D) at Briggs Stadium

MIN A    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
DET A    3  3  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   9 10  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Martin 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Green cf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Becquer 1b                    4   1   1   0       0   0      11   0
Killebrew 3b                  3   2   2   0       1   0       0   4
Lemon lf                      4   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
Allison rf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Henry c                       3   0   1   1       0   0       1   1
Valdivielso ss                3   0   0   0       0   0       2   5
  Valo ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kaat p                        2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dobbek ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sadowski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Naragon ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3       2   0      24  12
FIELDING - 
E: Martin (1), Killebrew (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Martin (1,off Bruce).
3B: Killebrew (2,off Bruce).
SF: Henry (1,off Foytack).
GDP: Valo (2,off Foytack).
Team LOB: 6.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wood 2b                       5   1   1   0       0   1       3   2
Morton rf                     5   2   1   3       0   0       5   0
Kaline cf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       7   0
Colavito lf                   3   1   1   3       1   0       2   0
Cash 1b                       3   1   2   0       1   0       7   1
Boros 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Fernandez ss                  4   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
Roarke c                      4   1   2   2       0   0       0   0
Bruce p                       0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Foytack p                   3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   9  10   9       3   1      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cash-Fernandez, Wood-Cash.
E: Boros (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Foytack (1,off Sadowski).
HR: Colavito (15,1st inning off Kaat 2 on 1 out); Morton (1,2nd inning off
Kaat 2 on 1 out); Roarke (1,8th inning off Sadowski 1 on 1 out).
SH: Boros (3,off Sadowski).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kaat L(1-5)                   6     6   6   5   3   1   2  28
Sadowski                      2     4   3   3   0   0   1  10
Totals                        8    10   9   8   3   1   3  38

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bruce                         2.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  13
Foytack W(3-3)                6.1   4   2   2   1   0   0  23
Totals                        9     8   3   3   2   0   0  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: Foytack 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Al Smith, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 32761
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers           
1. Martin              2b        Wood                2b
2. Green               cf        Morton              rf
3. Becquer             1b        Kaline              cf
4. Killebrew           3b        Colavito            lf
5. Lemon               lf        Cash                1b
6. Allison             rf        Boros               3b
7. Henry               c         Fernandez           ss
8. Valdivielso         ss        Roarke              c
9. Kaat                p         Bruce               p

TWINS 1ST: Martin doubled to left; Green lined into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Martin out at second]; Becquer flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Wood singled to center; Morton forced Wood
(shortstop to second); Kaline singled to pitcher [Morton to
second]; Colavito homered to left [Morton scored, Kaline
scored]; Cash walked; Cash advanced to second (error by Martin;
assist by Henry); Boros flied out to center; Fernandez flied out
to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew tripled to center; Lemon grounded out
(third to first) [Killebrew scored]; Allison flied out to
center; Henry reached on an error by Boros; Valdivielso grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Roarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Bruce
walked; Wood reached on an error by Killebrew [Bruce to second];
Morton homered to right [Bruce scored, Wood scored (unearned)];
Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Colavito walked; Cash
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 1, Tigers 6.

TWINS 3RD: Kaat flied out to center; Martin singled to center;
Green singled to left [Martin to second]; Becquer flied out to
center; Killebrew walked [Martin to third, Green to second];
FOYTACK REPLACED BRUCE (PITCHING); Lemon flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Boros grounded out (shortstop to first); Fernandez
flied out to center; Roarke singled to center; Foytack forced
Roarke (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 6.

TWINS 4TH: Allison flied out to left; Henry popped to third;
Valdivielso grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Wood struck out; Morton flied out to center; Kaline
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 6.

TWINS 5TH: Kaat flied out to center; Martin flied out to center;
Green flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers
6.

TIGERS 5TH: Colavito grounded out (third to first); Cash singled
to second; Boros grounded out (first unassisted) [Cash to
second]; Fernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 6.

TWINS 6TH: Becquer singled to left; Killebrew singled to center
[Becquer to second]; Lemon singled to center [Becquer scored,
Killebrew to third]; Allison flied out to right; Henry hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Killebrew scored]; Valdivielso popped
to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Roarke grounded out (third to first); Foytack flied
out to right; Wood flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 3, Tigers 6.

TWINS 7TH: DOBBEK BATTED FOR KAAT; Dobbek grounded out (second
to first); Martin popped to second; Green lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: SADOWSKI REPLACED DOBBEK (PITCHING); Morton popped
to shortstop; Kaline flied out to center; Colavito grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 6.

TWINS 8TH: Becquer flied out to right; Killebrew popped to third
in foul territory; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Cash singled to right; Boros out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cash to second]; Fernandez singled to center
[Cash scored]; Roarke homered to left [Fernandez scored];
Foytack doubled to right; Wood flied out to center; Morton
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Tigers 9.

TWINS 9TH: Allison walked; Henry singled to left [Allison to
second]; VALO BATTED FOR VALDIVIELSO; Valo grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Allison to third, Henry out at
second]; NARAGON BATTED FOR SADOWSKI; Naragon flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            3   8   2    6
 Tigers           9  10   1    5
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