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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3 (2)

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Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3 (2)

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1961 (D) at Cleveland Stadium

MIN A    0  2  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   5  6  1
CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  6  2
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green cf                      4   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Martin 2b                     5   1   1   0       0   0       4   6
Killebrew 1b                  2   1   0   0       2   1      11   0
Altobelli lf                  4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Allison rf                    2   1   1   0       2   0       0   0
Naragon c                     4   0   2   0       0   0       5   1
Tuttle 3b                     3   0   0   1       1   1       2   5
Valdivielso ss                4   0   1   1       0   1       3   4
Schroll p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Moore p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   5   6   3       6   5      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Valdivielso-Martin-Killebrew.
E: Valdivielso (6).
BATTING - 
GDP: Valdivielso (6,off Dailey).
Team LOB: 6.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cline cf                      5   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Francona lf                   2   1   1   0       2   0       1   0
Power 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   5
Romano c                      4   1   1   0       0   0       8   0
Held ss                       3   1   2   1       1   0       1   2
Luplow rf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Kirkland ph,rf              0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Kubiszyn 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Jones 1b                      4   0   1   2       0   2       4   0
Grant p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dillard ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Dailey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bond ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       33   3   6   3       4   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Held-Power-Jones.
E: Power (8), Held (25).
PB: Romano (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Held (21,off Schroll).
GDP: Power (15,off Schroll).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schroll W(3-3)                7.2   6   3   1   3   4   0  32
Moore SV(14)                  1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9     6   3   1   4   6   0  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Moore 2-0.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Grant L(14-9)                 7     5   5   4   6   5   0  32
Dailey                        2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     6   5   4   6   5   0  38
WP: Grant (7).
Umpires: HP - Harry Schwarts, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Al Smith
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 6113
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians        
1. Green               cf        Cline               cf
2. Martin              2b        Francona            lf
3. Killebrew           1b        Power               2b
4. Altobelli           lf        Romano              c
5. Allison             rf        Held                ss
6. Naragon             c         Luplow              rf
7. Tuttle              3b        Kubiszyn            3b
8. Valdivielso         ss        Jones               1b
9. Schroll             p         Grant               p

TWINS 1ST: Green flied out to right; Martin flied out to left;
Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Cline flied out to left; Francona walked; Power
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Francona out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Altobelli singled to second; Allison walked
[Altobelli to second]; Naragon flied out to center [Altobelli to
third]; Romano allowed a passed ball [Altobelli scored, Allison
to second]; Tuttle was called out on strikes; Valdivielso
singled to left [Allison scored (unearned)]; Schroll flied out
to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Romano grounded out (third to first); Held singled
to center; Luplow forced Held (second to shortstop); Kubiszyn
forced Luplow (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Green popped to catcher in foul territory; Martin
flied out to center; Killebrew popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Jones grounded out (third to first); Grant grounded
out (third to first); Cline flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Altobelli popped to catcher in foul territory;
Allison walked; Naragon forced Allison (second to shortstop)
[Naragon to second (error by Held)]; Tuttle popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Francona singled to center; Power lined to third;
Romano forced Francona (shortstop to second); Held walked
[Romano to second]; Luplow struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Valdivielso flied out to center; Schroll flied out to
center; Green flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Kubiszyn grounded out (third to first); Jones
struck out; Grant popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 6TH: Martin flied out to center; Killebrew walked;
Altobelli was called out on strikes; Allison singled to center
[Killebrew to second]; Naragon singled to pitcher [Killebrew to
third, Allison to second]; Tuttle walked [Killebrew scored,
Allison to third, Naragon to second]; Valdivielso struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Cline popped to shortstop; Francona grounded out
(second to first); Power grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 7TH: Schroll struck out; Green walked; Martin singled to
right [Green to third]; Killebrew walked [Martin to second];
Altobelli forced Killebrew (shortstop to second) [Green scored
(RBI), Martin scored (error by Power) (no RBI), Altobelli to
second]; Grant threw a wild pitch [Altobelli to third]; Allison
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Romano singled to left; Held reached on an error by
Valdivielso [Romano to second]; Luplow grounded out (second to
first) [Romano to third, Held to second]; Kubiszyn was called
out on strikes; Jones singled to center [Romano scored
(unearned), Held scored (unearned)]; DILLARD BATTED FOR GRANT;
Dillard struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Indians 2.

TWINS 8TH: DAILEY REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Naragon singled
to right; Tuttle forced Naragon (third to second); Valdivielso
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Tuttle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians
2.

INDIANS 8TH: Cline grounded out (second to first); Francona
walked; Power singled to left [Francona to second]; Romano
popped to shortstop; Held doubled to left [Francona scored,
Power to third]; MOORE REPLACED SCHROLL (PITCHING); KIRKLAND
BATTED FOR LUPLOW; Kirkland walked; Kubiszyn forced Kirkland
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: KIRKLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Moore grounded
out (second to first); Green grounded out (second to first);
Martin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Jones struck out (catcher to first); BOND BATTED
FOR DAILEY; Bond struck out; Cline grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            5   6   1    6
 Indians          3   6   2    7
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