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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 13, Detroit Tigers 5

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Minnesota Twins 13, Detroit Tigers 5

Day

Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1961 (D) at Metropolitan Stadium

DET A    0  0  1    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
MIN A    0  6  0    5  1  1    0  0  x  -  13 15  3
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wood 2b                       4   1   1   0       1   0       5   2
Bruton cf                     5   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Kaline rf                     3   1   1   0       2   0       4   0
Colavito lf                   4   2   1   0       1   1       2   0
Cash 1b                       5   0   1   1       0   1       5   0
McAuliffe 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Fernandez ss                  4   1   2   2       0   0       0   3
Roarke c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Kline p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Regan p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Alusik ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bruce p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Osborne ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Montejo p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Maxwell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aguirre p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   5   8   4       4   5      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Fernandez-Wood-Cash.
E: Kaline (4), Fernandez (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Bruton (10,off Pascual); Cash (18,off Pascual); Wood (14,off Moore).
Team LOB: 9.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green cf,lf                   3   3   3   0       2   0       1   0
Martin 2b                     5   1   0   1       0   2       5   1
Killebrew 1b                  5   1   2   1       0   1       7   0
Allison rf                    4   1   2   2       1   0       2   0
Lemon lf                      3   1   1   1       1   1       4   0
  Lepcio 3b                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Battey c                      5   3   3   0       0   1       5   0
Tuttle 3b,cf                  5   2   2   6       0   0       1   0
Versalles ss                  3   1   2   1       2   0       2   0
Pascual p                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Moore p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       39  13  15  12       6   6      27   6
FIELDING - 
E: Killebrew (21), Lemon (9), Tuttle (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Green (23,off Kline); Battey 2 (18,off Kline,off Montejo); Killebrew (15,off
Regan); Allison (15,off Bruce).
3B: Green (6,off Regan).
HR: Tuttle (3,4th inning off Regan 3 on 2 out).
GDP: Moore (1,off Aguirre).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Versalles (14,2nd base off Montejo/Roarke).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kline L(3-7)                  1.2   6   6   3   2   1   0  14
Regan                         2.1   5   5   5   1   1   1  13
Bruce                         1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5
Montejo                       2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10
Aguirre                       1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Totals                        8    15  13  10   6   6   1  45
Inherited Runners - Scored: Regan 2-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pascual W(10-12)              7     6   5   4   4   5   0  33
Moore SV(9)                   2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8
Totals                        9     8   5   4   4   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Harry Schwarts, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Johnny Stevens
Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 29383
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins          
1. Wood                2b        Green               cf
2. Bruton              cf        Martin              2b
3. Kaline              rf        Killebrew           1b
4. Colavito            lf        Allison             rf
5. Cash                1b        Lemon               lf
6. McAuliffe           3b        Battey              c
7. Fernandez           ss        Tuttle              3b
8. Roarke              c         Versalles           ss
9. Kline               p         Pascual             p

TIGERS 1ST: Wood popped to shortstop; Bruton popped to second;
Kaline walked; Colavito flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Green doubled to left; Martin flied out to right
[Green to third]; Killebrew struck out; Allison flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe
struck out; Fernandez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Lemon walked; Battey doubled to right [Lemon to
third]; Tuttle singled to right [Lemon scored, Battey to third];
Versalles singled to center [Battey scored, Tuttle to third,
Versalles to second (on throw)]; Pascual grounded out (first
unassisted); Green walked; Martin reached on an error by
Fernandez [Tuttle scored (RBI), Versalles scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Green to third]; Killebrew popped to third; Allison
singled to third [Green scored (unearned), Martin to second];
Lemon singled to right [Martin scored (unearned), Allison to
third]; REGAN REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Battey struck out; 6 R
(3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Roarke flied out to right; Regan was called out on
strikes; Wood walked; Bruton doubled to right [Wood scored];
Kaline popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 3RD: Tuttle popped to second; Versalles grounded out
(third to first); Pascual grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Colavito walked; Cash doubled to left [Colavito
scored]; McAuliffe flied out to left; Fernandez popped to
shortstop; Roarke was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Green tripled to right; Martin flied out to left;
Killebrew doubled to left [Green scored]; Allison walked; Lemon
flied out to left; Battey singled to shortstop [Killebrew to
third, Allison to second]; Tuttle homered to left [Killebrew
scored, Allison scored, Battey scored]; Versalles singled to
center; Pascual forced Versalles (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 11.

TIGERS 5TH: ALUSIK BATTED FOR REGAN; Alusik popped to second;
Wood flied out to left; Bruton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 11.

TWINS 5TH: BRUCE REPLACED ALUSIK (PITCHING); Green singled to
right; Martin struck out; Killebrew popped to second; Allison
doubled to right [Green scored]; Lemon was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 12.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled to center; Colavito singled to left
[Kaline to third, Colavito to second (error by Lemon)]; Cash
grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe flied out to left;
Fernandez singled to center [Kaline scored, Colavito scored];
Roarke singled to center [Fernandez to third]; OSBORNE BATTED
FOR BRUCE; Osborne reached on an error by Killebrew [Fernandez
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Roarke to second]; Wood reached on
an error by Tuttle [Roarke to third, Osborne to second]; Bruton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 3 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Twins 12.

TWINS 6TH: MONTEJO REPLACED OSBORNE (PITCHING); Battey doubled
to right [Battey to third (error by Kaline)]; Tuttle grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Battey scored]; Versalles walked;
Versalles stole second; Pascual flied out to center; Green
walked; Martin was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Twins 13.

TIGERS 7TH: LEPCIO REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING 3B); TUTTLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GREEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Kaline walked; Colavito was called out on strikes; Cash was
called out on strikes; McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 13.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew singled to left; Allison flied out to
right; Lepcio struck out; Battey forced Killebrew (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 13.

TIGERS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED PASCUAL (PITCHING); Fernandez singled
to left; Roarke forced Fernandez (third to second); MAXWELL
BATTED FOR MONTEJO; Maxwell flied out to left; Wood doubled to
left [Roarke to third]; Bruton popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 13.

TWINS 8TH: AGUIRRE REPLACED MAXWELL (PITCHING); Tuttle flied out
to right; Versalles walked; Moore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Versalles out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 13.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline popped to second; Colavito popped to first in
foul territory; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           5   8   2    9
 Twins           13  15   3    8
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