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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 9, Los Angeles Angels 7

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Minnesota Twins 9, Los Angeles Angels 7

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Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1961 (D) at Wrigley Field

MIN A    1  0  2    3  1  0    1  1  0  -   9 12  0
LA  A    0  3  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  2
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green cf,lf                   4   3   2   2       1   0       4   0
Martin 2b                     5   0   0   1       0   2       3   2
Killebrew 1b                  5   0   2   2       0   0       6   0
Altobelli lf                  5   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Moore p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Allison rf                    4   1   1   0       1   2       2   0
Battey c                      3   0   2   1       1   1       7   2
Tuttle 3b,cf                  4   1   0   0       1   2       1   1
Versalles ss                  4   1   2   0       0   1       2   3
Kralick p                     2   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Schroll p                   2   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Lepcio 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   9  12   8       4   9      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Versalles-Martin-Killebrew.
BATTING - 
2B: Versalles (22,off Donohue); Killebrew (16,off Morgan); Altobelli (1,off
Fowler); Battey (21,off Duren).
HR: Green 2 (8,1st inning off Donohue 0 on 0 out,3rd inning off Donohue 0 on
0 out); Kralick (1,3rd inning off Donohue 0 on 0 out); Schroll (1,8th inning
off Fowler 0 on 0 out).
SF: Battey (1,off Morgan).
IBB: Green (2,by Morgan); Battey (2,by Fowler).
Team LOB: 7.
Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Koppe ss                      5   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Pearson rf                    3   0   1   1       2   2       1   0
Hunt cf                       5   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Bilko 1b                      4   1   1   0       1   0       5   3
Averill c                     4   3   3   2       0   1       9   0
G. Thomas lf,3b               4   2   3   2       0   0       2   0
Yost 3b                       2   1   1   1       1   0       1   3
  L. Thomas ph,lf             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Moran 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Wagner ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bridges 2b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Donohue p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Morgan p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kluszewski ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fowler p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Rice ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Duren p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   7  11   6       4   6      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: Koppe (13), Averill (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Averill (8,off Kralick); Bilko (15,off Schroll).
HR: Averill 2 (17,4th inning off Kralick 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Schroll
0 on 0 out); G. Thomas (8,4th inning off Kralick 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Bilko (8,off Schroll).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kralick                       3.2   8   6   6   2   3   2  20
Schroll W(1-2)                4.1   3   1   1   1   1   1  16
Moore SV(11)                  1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Totals                        9    11   7   7   4   6   3  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Schroll 2-0.
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Los Angeles Angels           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Donohue                       3     6   5   5   2   6   3  17
Morgan L(5-2)                 3     3   2   1   1   0   0  13
Fowler                        2     2   2   1   1   0   1   9
Duren                         1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4
Totals                        9    12   9   7   4   9   4  43
Donohue faced 2 batters in the 4th inning
IBB: Morgan (3,Green); Fowler (3,Battey).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Morgan 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Al Smith, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Bill McKinley
Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 3977
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Los Angeles Angels       
1. Green               cf        Koppe               ss
2. Martin              2b        Pearson             rf
3. Killebrew           1b        Hunt                cf
4. Altobelli           lf        Bilko               1b
5. Allison             rf        Averill             c
6. Battey              c         G. Thomas           lf
7. Tuttle              3b        Yost                3b
8. Versalles           ss        Moran               2b
9. Kralick             p         Donohue             p

TWINS 1ST: Green homered to right; Martin struck out; Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); Altobelli grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Koppe grounded out (third to first); Pearson struck
out; Hunt popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Allison struck out; Battey singled to center; Tuttle
struck out; Versalles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bilko walked; Averill doubled to left [Bilko to
third]; G. Thomas singled to left [Bilko scored, Averill to
third]; Yost singled to second [Averill scored, G. Thomas to
second]; Moran flied out to right [G. Thomas to third]; Donohue
struck out; G. Thomas advanced to home and Yost was out trying
to advance to second (catcher to second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 3RD: Kralick homered to right; Green homered to center;
Martin struck out; Killebrew singled to left; Altobelli popped
to shortstop; Allison walked [Killebrew to second]; Battey was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Koppe singled to center; Pearson struck out; Hunt
popped to third; Bilko flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 3.

TWINS 4TH: Tuttle walked; Versalles doubled to left [Tuttle to
third]; MORGAN REPLACED DONOHUE (PITCHING); Kralick popped to
third in foul territory; Green was walked intentionally; Martin
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tuttle scored, Versalles to
third, Green to second]; Killebrew doubled to right [Versalles
scored, Green scored]; Altobelli flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Averill homered to left; G. Thomas homered to left;
Yost walked; Moran singled to left [Yost to second]; On a bunt
Morgan made an out to catcher; Koppe forced Moran (shortstop to
second) [Yost to third]; Pearson singled to left [Yost scored,
Koppe to second]; SCHROLL REPLACED KRALICK (PITCHING); Hunt
grounded out (catcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6,
Angels 6.

TWINS 5TH: Allison singled to center; Allison safe on a pick-off
error by Averill [Allison to third]; Battey hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Allison scored (unearned)]; Tuttle popped to second;
Versalles singled to third; Schroll grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Bilko doubled to center; Averill was called out on
strikes; G. Thomas flied out to center; Yost flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

TWINS 6TH: Green lined to second; Martin grounded out (third to
first); Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 7, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Moran popped to shortstop; KLUSZEWSKI BATTED FOR
MORGAN; Kluszewski grounded out (shortstop to first); Koppe
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

TWINS 7TH: FOWLER REPLACED KLUSZEWSKI (PITCHING); Altobelli
doubled to left; Allison flied out to left; Battey was walked
intentionally; Tuttle forced Battey (first to shortstop)
[Altobelli scored (error by Koppe) (unearned) (no RBI), Tuttle
to second]; Versalles flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Pearson walked; Hunt flied out to right; Bilko
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Pearson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels
6.

TWINS 8TH: Schroll homered to left; Green grounded out (first to
pitcher); Martin popped to first in foul territory; Killebrew
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Averill homered to left; G. Thomas singled to left;
L. THOMAS BATTED FOR YOST; L. Thomas flied out to center; WAGNER
BATTED FOR MORAN; Wagner flied out to center; RICE BATTED FOR
FOWLER; Rice flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9,
Angels 7.

TWINS 9TH: DUREN REPLACED RICE (PITCHING); BRIDGES REPLACED
WAGNER (PLAYING 2B); L. THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); G.
THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Altobelli struck out;
Allison struck out; Battey doubled to right; Tuttle was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Angels 7.

ANGELS 9TH: MOORE REPLACED ALTOBELLI (PITCHING); LEPCIO REPLACED
SCHROLL (PLAYING 3B); TUTTLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
GREEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Koppe was called out on
strikes; Pearson walked; Hunt struck out; Bilko popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Angels 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            9  12   0    7
 Angels           7  11   2    6
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