Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 12, Cleveland Indians 5 (2)

Retrosheet


Minnesota Twins 12, Cleveland Indians 5 (2)

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, July 16, 1961 (D) at Cleveland Stadium

MIN A    1  0  3    0  1  3    0  0  4  -  12 15  1
CLE A    0  0  4    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  8  3
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green cf,lf                   6   3   5   2       0   0       4   0
Tuttle 3b,cf                  5   1   2   3       0   0       1   0
Killebrew 1b                  4   2   2   1       2   0       7   1
Becquer lf,rf                 5   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Allison rf                    2   0   0   1       1   0       3   0
  Martin 2b                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Naragon c                     5   0   1   1       0   1       4   1
Lepcio 2b,3b                  4   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
Valdivielso ss                5   2   2   0       0   0       0   1
Cueto p                       0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Lee p                       4   1   1   1       0   2       1   2
Totals                       42  12  15  10       5   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Valdivielso-Martin-Killebrew.
E: Lepcio (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Green (18,off Hawkins); Tuttle (7,off Stigman); Becquer (1,off Stigman).
3B: Green (4,off Allen).
SF: Tuttle (2,off Hawkins).
IBB: Killebrew (4,by Allen).
Team LOB: 9.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Temple 2b                     5   1   1   0       0   0       1   5
Dillard lf                    5   1   2   1       0   1       2   0
Francona 1b                   4   1   2   2       0   0       9   0
Phillips 3b                   3   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
Kirkland rf                   4   0   2   0       0   0       4   0
Essegian cf                   3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Romano c                      2   1   0   0       2   2       4   1
de la Hoz ss                  4   1   1   2       0   0       4   2
Hawkins p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stigman p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Funk p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hale ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Allen p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nieman ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   5   8   5       4   3      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Francona (4), Kirkland (8), de la Hoz (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Temple (12,off Lee).
HR: de la Hoz (3,3rd inning off Cueto 1 on 0 out); Francona (7,3rd inning off
Cueto 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Essegian (4,off Lee).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cueto                         2.2   4   4   4   2   0   2  14
Lee W(1-2)                    6.1   4   1   1   2   3   0  24
Totals                        9     8   5   5   4   3   2  38
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lee 2-0.
.
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hawkins                       2.2   5   4   4   1   0   0  15
Stigman L(2-3)                3     5   4   3   3   2   0  16
Funk                          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Allen                         2     5   4   0   1   0   0  13
Totals                        9    15  12   7   5   3   0  48
WP: Hawkins (3).
IBB: Allen (2,Killebrew).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Stigman 2-0; Funk 2-0.
.
Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Jim Honochick
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 16945
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians        
1. Green               cf        Temple              2b
2. Tuttle              3b        Dillard             lf
3. Killebrew           1b        Francona            1b
4. Becquer             lf        Phillips            3b
5. Allison             rf        Kirkland            rf
6. Naragon             c         Essegian            cf
7. Lepcio              2b        Romano              c
8. Valdivielso         ss        de la Hoz           ss
9. Cueto               p         Hawkins             p

TWINS 1ST: Green doubled to left; Tuttle flied out to right
[Green to third]; Killebrew singled to left [Green scored];
Becquer flied out to right; Allison popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Temple flied out to left; Dillard flied out to
left; Francona flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Naragon flied out to center; Lepcio grounded out
(third to first); Valdivielso grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Phillips flied out to right; Kirkland popped to
first; Essegian popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cueto walked; Green singled to right [Cueto to
third]; Tuttle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cueto scored, Green
to second]; Hawkins threw a wild pitch [Green to third];
Killebrew reached on a fielder's choice [Green out at home
(third to catcher)]; Becquer singled to center [Killebrew to
third]; Allison reached on a fielder's choice [Killebrew scored
(RBI), Becquer to second]; Naragon singled to right [Becquer
scored, Allison to third]; STIGMAN REPLACED HAWKINS (PITCHING);
Lepcio walked [Naragon to second]; Valdivielso lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Romano walked; de la Hoz homered to left [Romano
scored]; Stigman flied out to right; Temple flied out to center;
Dillard singled to right; Francona homered to center [Dillard
scored]; Phillips walked; Kirkland singled to right [Phillips to
third]; LEE REPLACED CUETO (PITCHING); Essegian grounded out
(first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 4.

TWINS 4TH: Lee was called out on strikes; Green grounded out
(first unassisted); Tuttle grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Romano struck out; de la Hoz flied out to right;
Stigman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 4, Indians 4.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew singled to left; Becquer flied out to
center; Allison walked [Killebrew to second]; Naragon hit into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Killebrew scored (error by de
la Hoz) (unearned) (no RBI), Naragon out at second (catcher to
first), Allison out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: MARTIN REPLACED ALLISON (PLAYING 2B); GREEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TUTTLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
BECQUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LEPCIO CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Temple flied out to left; Dillard grounded out
(second to first); Francona singled to right; Phillips popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians
4.

TWINS 6TH: Lepcio popped to shortstop; Valdivielso singled to
center; Lee struck out; Green singled to second [Valdivielso to
second]; Tuttle doubled to right [Valdivielso scored (RBI),
Green scored (error by Kirkland) (no RBI)]; Killebrew walked;
Becquer doubled to center [Tuttle scored, Killebrew to third];
FUNK REPLACED STIGMAN (PITCHING); Martin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Kirkland singled to center; Essegian grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kirkland out at
second]; Romano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Indians 4.

TWINS 7TH: Naragon struck out; Lepcio popped to second;
Valdivielso flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: de la Hoz popped to catcher in foul territory; HALE
BATTED FOR FUNK; Lepcio dropped a foul fly hit by Hale for an
error; Hale grounded out (catcher to first); Temple doubled to
left; Dillard singled to right [Temple scored]; Francona flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 5.

TWINS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED HALE (PITCHING); Lee grounded out
(second to first); Green singled to center; Tuttle grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Green to second]; Killebrew was walked
intentionally; Becquer flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Kirkland
popped to third; Essegian walked; Romano walked [Essegian to
second]; de la Hoz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Twins 8, Indians 5.

TWINS 9TH: Martin grounded out (second to first); Naragon popped
to third in foul territory; Lepcio reached on an error by
Francona (assist by Phillips) [Lepcio to first]; Valdivielso
singled to center [Lepcio to third]; Lee singled to center
[Lepcio scored (unearned), Valdivielso to second]; Green tripled
to right [Valdivielso scored (unearned), Lee scored (unearned)];
Tuttle singled to center [Green scored (unearned)]; Killebrew
flied out to left; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: NIEMAN BATTED FOR ALLEN; Nieman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Temple popped to third; Dillard struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Indians 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins           12  15   1    9
 Indians          5   8   3    6
Read Me