Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 7

Retrosheet


Kansas City Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 7

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1961 (D) at Municipal Stadium

MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  4    2  0  1  -   7  9  1
KC  A    2  0  0    0  2  2    1  0  1  -   8 15  2
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  4   1   1   0       0   0       6   0
Martin 2b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Valdivielso 2b              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Naragon ph                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rollins pr,2b               0   1   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dobbek ph,rf                1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Henry 1b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Killebrew 1b,3b               4   3   3   2       1   1       7   2
Allison rf,1b,rf              5   1   1   1       0   3       2   0
Lemon lf                      5   1   3   2       0   0       1   1
Battey c                      5   0   0   1       0   0       2   1
Green cf                      3   0   1   0       2   1       2   0
Tuttle 3b,2b                  4   0   0   0       1   1       3   2
Ramos p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Becquer ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  McDevitt p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lee p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pleis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kaat ph                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stobbs p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       37   7   9   6       4   9      25  12
FIELDING - 
E: McDevitt (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Lemon (14,off Rakow).
HR: Killebrew (24,7th inning off Staley 1 on 0 out).
HBP: Naragon (1,by Staley); Kaat (1,by Rakow); Versalles (1,by Rakow).
GDP: Tuttle (6,off Walker).
IBB: Green (1,by Rakow).
Team LOB: 10.
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howser ss                     3   2   2   2       2   0       3   3
Rivera rf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
  Bauer ph,rf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Klimchock 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
  Posada lf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Siebern lf,1b                 5   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Lumpe 2b                      4   1   2   0       1   0       2   4
Stephens cf                   5   2   3   3       0   0       3   0
Sullivan c                    4   1   2   0       1   0       9   1
Causey 3b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
Walker p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Staley p                    0   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
  D. Johnson ph               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nuxhall ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Krausse pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rakow p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pignatano ph                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       38   8  15   6       6   2      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Walker-Howser-Klimchock.
E: Howser (21), Klimchock (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Lumpe (12,off Ramos).
HR: Stephens (3,5th inning off Ramos 1 on 1 out).
SH: Causey (4,off Stobbs).
HBP: Howser (4,by McDevitt).
IBB: Pignatano (1,by Stobbs).
Team LOB: 13.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ramos                         5    10   4   4   1   0   1  26
McDevitt                      1.2   1   3   1   3   2   0   9
Lee                           0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2
Pleis                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Stobbs L(1-3)                 1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   8
Totals                        8.1  15   8   6   6   2   1  46
HBP: McDevitt (4,Howser).
IBB: Stobbs (2,Pignatano).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lee 2-1; Pleis 3-0.
.
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Walker                        5.1   6   4   3   2   3   0  23
Staley                        1.2   1   2   2   1   2   1  10
Rakow W(1-2)                  2     2   1   1   1   4   0  11
Totals                        9     9   7   6   4   9   1  44
HBP: Staley (1,Naragon); Rakow 2 (4,Kaat,Versalles).
IBB: Rakow (1,Green).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Staley 2-2.
.
Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Al Smith, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Bill McKinley
Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 6851
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Athletics    
1. Versalles           ss        Howser              ss
2. Martin              2b        Rivera              rf
3. Killebrew           1b        Klimchock           1b
4. Allison             rf        Siebern             lf
5. Lemon               lf        Lumpe               2b
6. Battey              c         Stephens            cf
7. Green               cf        Sullivan            c
8. Tuttle              3b        Causey              3b
9. Ramos               p         Walker              p

TWINS 1ST: Versalles flied out to right; Martin popped to
catcher in foul territory; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Howser singled to center; Rivera singled to left
[Howser to second]; Klimchock forced Rivera (first to shortstop)
[Howser to third, Klimchock to first]; Siebern forced Klimchock
(second to shortstop) [Howser scored, Siebern to first]; Lumpe
singled to left [Siebern to third]; Stephens singled to right
[Siebern scored, Lumpe to second]; Sullivan grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 2ND: Allison struck out; Lemon made an out to shortstop;
Battey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Causey singled to center; Walker forced Causey
(pitcher to shortstop); Howser walked [Walker to second]; Rivera
popped to first in foul territory; Klimchock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 3RD: Green singled to right; Tuttle forced Green
(shortstop to second); Ramos flied out to right; Versalles flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Siebern singled to right; Lumpe made an out to
shortstop; Stephens made an out to first; Sullivan singled to
center [Siebern to second]; Causey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 4TH: Martin flied out to center; Killebrew walked; Allison
flied out to left; Lemon singled to right [Killebrew to third];
Battey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Walker made an out to shortstop; Howser flied out
to left; Rivera singled to right; Klimchock flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 5TH: Green walked; Tuttle grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Green out at second]; Ramos
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: VALDIVIELSO REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING 2B); Siebern
flied out to center; Billy Martin left with knee injury;
Lumpe doubled to left; Stephens homered to right [Lumpe scored];
Sullivan grounded out (third to first); Causey grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 6TH: Versalles singled to center; Valdivielso struck out;
Killebrew singled to left [Versalles to second]; Allison singled
to left [Versalles scored, Killebrew to second]; Lemon singled
to center [Killebrew scored, Allison to third]; STALEY REPLACED
WALKER (PITCHING); Battey reached on an error by Howser (assist
by Lumpe) [Allison scored (RBI), Lemon to second]; Green
grounded out (third to first) [Lemon to third, Battey to
second]; Tuttle walked; BECQUER BATTED FOR RAMOS; Becquer struck
out [Lemon scored (unearned) (no RBI), Battey to third, Tuttle
to second, Becquer to first (error by Klimchock; assist by
Sullivan)]; Versalles grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: MCDEVITT REPLACED BECQUER (PITCHING); Staley
walked; Howser was hit by a pitch [Staley to second]; On a bunt
Rivera reached on an error by McDevitt [Staley scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Howser scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rivera out at third
(left to third)]; Klimchock struck out; Siebern struck out; 2 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 6.

TWINS 7TH: NARAGON BATTED FOR VALDIVIELSO; Naragon was hit by a
pitch; ROLLINS RAN FOR NARAGON; Killebrew homered to right
[Rollins scored]; Allison struck out; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Battey grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ROLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lumpe
walked; Stephens forced Lumpe (second to shortstop); Stephens
was picked off first (catcher to first); Sullivan walked; Causey
singled to right [Sullivan to second]; D. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
STALEY; LEE REPLACED MCDEVITT (PITCHING); NUXHALL BATTED FOR D.
JOHNSON; Nuxhall singled to second [Sullivan to third, Causey to
second]; KRAUSSE RAN FOR NUXHALL; Howser walked [Sullivan
scored, Causey to third, Krausse to second]; PLEIS REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); BAUER BATTED FOR RIVERA; Bauer popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 7.

TWINS 8TH: BAUER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RAKOW REPLACED
KRAUSSE (PITCHING); POSADA REPLACED KLIMCHOCK (PLAYING LF);
SIEBERN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Green struck out; Tuttle
was called out on strikes; KAAT BATTED FOR PLEIS; Kaat was hit
by a pitch; Versalles was hit by a pitch [Kaat to second];
DOBBEK BATTED FOR ROLLINS; Dobbek was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ALLISON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); DOBBEK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); TUTTLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); STOBBS
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Posada grounded out (second to first);
Siebern flied out to right; Lumpe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 7.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew singled to center; Allison struck out;
Lemon doubled to left [Killebrew scored]; Battey grounded out
(second to first) [Lemon to third]; Green was walked
intentionally; Tuttle forced Green (third to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: HENRY REPLACED DOBBEK (PLAYING 1B); ALLISON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stephens singled to center; On a
bunt Sullivan singled to first [Stephens to second]; Causey out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stephens to third,
Sullivan to second]; PIGNATANO BATTED FOR RAKOW; Pignatano was
walked intentionally; Howser singled to right [Stephens scored,
Sullivan to third, Pignatano to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Twins 7, Athletics 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            7   9   1   10
 Athletics        8  15   2   13
Read Me