Nineteen Sixty One

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1961 American League                 Date: 4/28/1961
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1961 CHA   8   2    D.Howser  KCA .500  R.Maris   NYA    5  B.Phillip CLA   15
1961 DEA   8   3    J.Lumpe   KCA .395  J.Gentile BAA    4  B.Skowron NYA   14
1961 CLA   8   5    J.Wood    DEA .388  E.Battey  MNA    4  E.Battey  MNA   13
1961 NYA   6   5    J.Piersal CLA .375  M.Mantle  NYA    4  V.Power   CLA   12
1961 BOA   6   5    OTHERS TIED W .368  OTHERS TIED W    3  D.Brown   DEA   12
1961 WAA   5   7
1961 BAA   5   7    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1961 LAA   3   6    M.Grant   CLA    3  M.Forniel BOA    2  D.Larsen  KCA 0.00
1961 MNA   4   8    E.Grba    LAA    3  J.Pizarro CHA    2  J.Kralick MNA 0.61
1961 KCA   2   7    D.Donovan WAA    3  OTHERS TIED W    1  C.McLish  CHA 0.64
                    OTHERS TIED W    2                      F.Lary    DEA 1.08
                                                            B.Muffett BOA 1.10
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Howser  KCA    9  L.Aparici CHA    5  W.Ford    NYA   27
                    J.Jensen  BOA    8  J.Landis  CHA    3  S.Barber  BAA   22
                    M.Mantle  NYA    8  J.Wood    DEA    2  J.Bunning DEA   21
                    A.Smith   CHA    7  OTHERS TIED W    1  C.Pascual MNA   19
                    OTHERS TIED W    6                      P.Ramos   MNA   19
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA  2  at  WAA  4  BAA-Estrada(0-0,10.50) at WAA-Daniels(1-1, 6.17)
BOA  7  at  DEA  8  CHA-McLish(2-0, 0.64) at KCA-Herbert(0-2,12.86)
CHA  8  at  KCA  3  MNA-Ramos(1-2, 3.46) at LAA-Kline(0-1, 4.82)
CLA  2  at  NYA  5
MNA  4  at  LAA 12
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Mantle      NYA .464 28 13  8  7  4  M.Grant       CLA 18  9  2  4  6  1 200
E.Battey      MNA .320 25  8  7  3  4  D.Larsen      KCA  9  5  0  2  7  0 100
P.Green       BOA .321 28  9  9  3  3  B.Muffett     BOA 16 11  2  1  9  0 110
R.Maris       NYA .344 32 11  6  1  4  B.Pierce      CHA 16 11  3  4 13  0 100
A.Smith       CHA .296 27  8  8  0  3  B.Daniels     WAA  9  5  0  3  5  0 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
Z.Versalles   MNA .074 27  2  0  2  0  N.Bass        KCA  5  5  5  4  3  2 010
R.Sievers     CHA .185 27  5  0  1  0  B.Daley       KCA 12 19 10  0  6  2 020
B.Allison     MNA .148 27  4  0  2  0  G.Bell        CLA 10 16  8  4  5  4 010
W.Tasby       WAA .185 27  5  1  2  0  K.Johnson     KCA  5  8  4  1  1  2 000
H.Lopez       NYA .156 32  5  0  5  0  F.Funk        CLA  5  6  4  3  7  1 011
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1961 American League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1961 Chicago CHA              8   2  .800 ----   152         86      76   .531
1961 Detroit DEA              8   3  .727   .5              101      61   .623
1961 Cleveland CLA            8   5  .615  1.5               78      83   .484
1961 New York NYA             6   5  .545  2.5              109      53   .673
1961 Boston BOA               6   5  .545  2.5               76      86   .469
1961 Washington WAA           5   7  .417  4.0               61     100   .379
1961 Baltimore BAA            5   7  .417  4.0               95      67   .586
1961 Los Angeles LAA          3   6  .333  4.5               70      91   .435
1961 Minnesota MNA            4   8  .333  5.0               70      90   .438
1961 Kansas City KCA          2   7  .222  5.5               61     100   .379
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA      5    7  .417  5- 6  0- 1  3- 1  2- 6  1- 2  3- 3     5-5     Lost 3
BOA      6    5  .545  6- 0  0- 5  2- 2  4- 3  0- 0  2- 3     5-5     Lost 1
CHA      8    2  .800  6- 0  2- 2  3- 0  5- 2  0- 0  4- 0     8-2     Won 8
CLA      8    5  .615  1- 1  7- 4  2- 0  6- 5  1- 0  1- 2     6-4     Lost 1
DEA      8    3  .727  7- 2  1- 1  2- 0  6- 3  0- 1  2- 1     7-3     Won 2
KCA      2    7  .222  1- 5  1- 2  2- 1  0- 6  0- 0  0- 1     2-7     Lost 2
LAA      3    6  .333  1- 0  2- 6  0- 1  3- 5  1- 0  2- 1     3-6     Won 1
MNA      4    8  .333  1- 2  3- 6  1- 1  3- 7  0- 0  2- 2     2-8     Lost 1
NYA      6    5  .545  3- 3  3- 2  3- 1  3- 4  1- 1  3- 3     6-4     Won 1
WAA      5    7  .417  3- 2  2- 5  2- 1  3- 6  0- 0  1- 4     4-6     Won 1
TOTAL   55   55  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BAA      5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
BOA      6- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHA      8- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CLA      8- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
DEA      8- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
KCA      2- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
LAA      3- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MNA      4- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYA      6- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
WAA      5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BAA BOA CHA CLA DEA KCA LAA MNA NYA WAA
BAA   -   0   0   1   0   0   0   3   1   0
BOA   0   -   0   0   0   1   2   1   0   2
CHA   0   4   -   0   1   1   0   0   0   2
CLA   2   0   0   -   1   3   0   0   0   2
DEA   0   1   1   2   -   0   3   0   1   0
KCA   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   1   1   0
LAA   1   0   0   0   0   0   -   1   1   0
MNA   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   -   1   1
NYA   2   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   -   0
WAA   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   2   0   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1961 American League                Date: 4/28/1961
 

BOSTON AT DETROIT
Red Sox......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 6  -  7 11  3
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 4  -  8 10  0
Win:Grzenda(1-0) Loss:Nichols(0-1)
Homeruns- G.Geiger(3rd), P.Green(3rd)
 
In a thriller the Detroit Tigers staged a dramatic comeback over the Boston
Red Sox winning by a score of 8 to 7 at Tiger Stadium.
 
Detroit erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning when they scored
4 runs on 4 hits.  Detroit managed 10 in their victory.  
 
The win was credited to Joe Grzenda(1-0) who went 1/3 of an inning allowing 1
run. The losing pitcher was Chet Nichols(0-1) in relief.  
 
 
BALTIMORE AT WASHINGTON
Orioles......... 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
Senators........ 1 0 0  1 1 1  0 0    -  4  8  0
Win:McClain(1-2) Loss:Hall(2-2)
Homeruns- G.Triandos(3rd)
 
Left fielder Matty Keough collected 2 extra-base hits and had 2 RBI and Joe
McClain allowed Mickey Vernon to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at
Griffith Stadium where the Washington Senators beat the Baltimore Orioles 4
to 2.
 
Baltimore was unable to recover after Washington went ahead in the 5th inning
scoring a single run using 2 hits.  Washington had a total of 8 hits for the
game.  
 
McClain(1-2) got the victory, allowing 2 runs for the game. Dick Hall(2-2)
took the loss.  He gave up 4 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings.
 
CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY
White Sox....... 2 1 0  0 3 2  0 0 0  -  8 10  0
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  3  9  0
Win:Wynn(1-1) Loss:Daley(0-2)
Homeruns- L.Aparicio(1st), J.Landis(1st), M.Minoso(2nd), A.Smith(3rd),
           J.Martin(2nd), D.Howser(1st)
 
Early Wynn pitched a complete game and Luis Aparicio connected with a 'big
fly' and had 3 RBI as the blistering-hot Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas
City Athletics by a score of 8 to 3 at Municipal Stadium.
 
Wynn(1-1) had a solid outing for Chicago.  He went 9 innings surrendering 9
hits and no walks.  Chicago had 10 hits for the night.  
 
Bud Daley(0-2) was hit with the loss.  He was not very effective, surrendering
5 runs in 4 innings.  Chicago won for the 8th straight time. Joe Gordon was
very irritated after the contest.  'Just our luck to run into a team that's
playing like a juggernaut right now.  I have to congratulate Al Lopez on his
team's recent performance.  A very impressive run.'
 
CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK
Indians......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 10  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 14  1
Win:Arroyo(2-0) Loss:Funk(0-2)
Homeruns- B.Skowron(3rd), R.Maris(5th)
 
Bill Skowron went yard and had 3 RBI at Yankee Stadium as the New York Yankees
won in their last at-bat beating the Cleveland Indians by the count of 5 to
2.
 
New York had the game winning rally in the 9th inning scoring 3 runs using 2
hits.  Tony Kubek led off and started the rally when he tripled.  After an
out was recorded, Mickey Mantle came up and he was walked intentionally.
Skowron then belted a three-run homer (his 3rd of the season) making New York
the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration.  Overall New York
out-hit Cleveland 14 to 10.  
 
The winning pitcher was Luis Arroyo(2-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning.
Frank Funk(0-2) absorbed the loss in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning and
surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk.
 
MINNESOTA AT LOS ANGELES
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 1  2 1 0  -  4 11  2
Angels.......... 2 3 0  0 1 3  0 3    - 12 13  1
Win:Grba(3-0) Loss:Pascual(2-1)
Homeruns- E.Battey-2(4th), E.Averill(1st)
 
First baseman Ted Kluszewski hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI at Wrigley Field as
the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 12 to 4.
 
Minnesota fell behind quickly as the Los Angeles offense came through in the
first inning scoring 2 runs using 2 hits.  Albie Pearson opened up the inning
nicely when he laced a one-base hit.  After an out was recorded, Kluszewski
came up and he lashed a single.  Bob Cerv then drew a walk to load the bases.
Camilio Pascual then was wild with a pitch which scored a run.  Steve Bilko
stepped into the box and would ground out scoring the final run of the
inning.  Los Angeles managed 13 in their victory.  
 
The victory went to Eli Grba(3-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 4 runs.
Pascual(2-1) was tagged with the loss.  He surrendered 5 runs and 4 hits in 1
and 2/3 innings.
 

1961 Boston Red Sox At 1961 Detroit Tigers 4/27/1961 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG C.Schilling 2B 5 1 1 1 .186 J.Wood 2B 5 3 3 2 .388 G.Geiger CF 5 1 1 3 .238 B.Bruton CF 5 1 3 3 .306 C.Yastrzemski LF 5 0 0 0 .167 A.Kaline RF 5 0 1 1 .286 V.Wertz 1B 3 0 2 0 .280 R.Colavito LF 4 0 0 0 .357 A-B.Harrell PR,3B 0 0 0 0 .235 N.Cash 1B 3 0 0 0 .351 J.Jensen RF 4 0 1 0 .302 S.Boros 3B 4 1 1 0 .097 P.Runnels 3B,1B 3 1 1 0 .368 D.Brown C 3 1 1 0 .333 R.Nixon C 4 1 2 0 .524 C-C.Maxwell PH 0 1 0 0 .000 P.Green SS 4 2 2 3 .306 C.Fernandez SS 2 0 0 0 .216 I.Delock P 3 0 0 0 .000 D-L.Osborne PH 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Hillman P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-D.Gernert PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B-D.Gile PH 1 1 1 0 .667 J.Bunning P 3 1 1 0 .100 T.Stallard P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Fischer P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Wills P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Grzenda P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Fornieles P 0 0 0 0 ---- F-B.Morton PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Nichols P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 7 11 7 Totals 36 8 10 6 A-Pinch Ran For Wertz In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hillman In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Brown In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Fernandez In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Osborne In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Grzenda In 9th Inning Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 - 7 11 3 Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 - 8 10 0 Red Sox (6-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA I.Delock 7 2/3 6 4 2 1 3 0 2.38 D.Hillman 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 T.Stallard 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 14.73 T.Wills HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 M.Fornieles 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.23 C.Nichols L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 ---- Totals 8 2/3 10 8 5 2 5 0 Tigers (8-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.Bunning 8 2/3 8 4 4 2 6 1 3.25 B.Fischer BS(1st) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 18.00 J.Grzenda WIN(1-0) 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 27.00 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 6 2 ATTENDANCE- 17,717 DATE- Thursday, April 27th 1961 TIME- Day UMPIRES- Nester Chylak, Al Smith, Bill McKinley, Hank Soar T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5 Tigers: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Tigers: 1 ERRORS- C.Yastrzemski, P.Runnels-2 DOUBLES- R.Nixon(2nd), J.Wood-2(3rd) HOME RUNS- G.Geiger(3rd), P.Green(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Fernandez WALKS- V.Wertz, P.Runnels, N.Cash, C.Maxwell STRIKE OUTS- G.Geiger, C.Yastrzemski, P.Runnels, R.Nixon, I.Delock-2, B.Bruton, R.Colavito, N.Cash, D.Gernert, B.Morton GIDP- J.Jensen, A.Kaline

1961 Baltimore Orioles At 1961 Washington Senators 4/27/1961 Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Senators AB R H RBI AVG D.Williams LF 4 0 0 0 .184 C.Veal SS 4 0 0 0 .191 C-F.Zupo C 0 0 0 01.000 D.O'Connell 2B 4 2 2 0 .333 W.Herzog RF 3 0 1 0 .211 M.Keough LF 4 1 3 2 .271 B.Robinson 3B 4 0 1 0 .229 D.Long 1B 3 0 0 0 .227 J.Gentile 1B 4 0 0 0 .237 D-R.Stevens PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .227 G.Triandos C 4 1 2 1 .256 G.Woodling RF 3 0 1 1 .295 B-G.Stephens PR,LF 0 0 0 0 .357 E-J.King RF 0 0 0 0 .250 R.Hansen SS 4 1 2 0 .256 W.Tasby CF 3 1 1 0 .154 R.Snyder CF 4 0 0 0 .259 B.Klaus 3B 1 0 0 0 .235 J.Adair 2B 2 0 0 0 .273 P.Daley C 3 0 1 1 .138 D.Hall P 2 0 1 1 .400 J.McClain P 3 0 0 0 .250 A-C.Courtney PH 1 0 0 0 .375 B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 ---- F-D.Philley PH 1 0 0 0 .375 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 29 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Hall In 7th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Triandos In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Williams In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Long In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Woodling In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 9th Inning Orioles......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Senators........ 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 4 8 0 Orioles (5-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA D.Hall LOSS(2-2) 6 8 4 4 4 2 0 3.31 B.Hoeft 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.75 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 Senators (5-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.McClain WIN(1-2) 9 7 2 2 3 3 1 2.13 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 7,700 DATE- Thursday, April 27th 1961 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Sam Carrigan, Joe Paparella, Ed Runge, Cal Drummond T- 2:32 LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7 Senators: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 3 Senators: 0 ERRORS- R.Hansen DOUBLES- B.Robinson(2nd), D.O'Connell-2(6th), M.Keough(3rd) TRIPLES- R.Hansen(1st), M.Keough(1st) HOME RUNS- G.Triandos(3rd) WALKS- W.Herzog, J.Adair-2, G.Woodling, W.Tasby, B.Klaus-2 STRIKE OUTS- D.Williams, J.Gentile, J.Adair, C.Veal, D.O'Connell, G.Woodling, W.Tasby GIDP- D.Long, W.Tasby, J.McClain

1961 Chicago White Sox At 1961 Kansas City Athletics 4/27/1961 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG L.Aparicio SS 4 2 2 3 .256 D.Howser SS 4 1 3 3 .500 N.Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 .263 J.Hankins RF 4 0 1 0 .143 J.Landis CF 4 1 1 2 .241 D.Wickersham P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Sievers 1B 4 0 1 0 .205 J.Lumpe 2B 4 0 0 0 .395 M.Minoso LF 4 1 1 1 .206 N.Siebern LF 4 0 0 0 .259 A.Smith RF 4 1 1 1 .289 M.Throneberry 1B 4 0 1 0 .194 J.Martin 3B 4 1 1 1 .194 B.Tuttle CF 4 0 1 0 .194 S.Lollar C 4 1 1 0 .250 A.Carey 3B 4 1 2 0 .214 E.Wynn P 4 1 1 0 .167 H.Sullivan C 2 0 0 0 .136 B-A.Pilarcik PH,RF 2 1 1 0 .111 B.Daley P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Kunkel P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-J.Nuxhall PH 1 0 0 0 .500 K.Johnson P 0 0 0 01.000 C-L.Klimchock PH 1 0 0 0 .143 D-J.Pignatano C 1 0 0 0 .125 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 8 10 8 Totals 36 3 9 3 A-Pinch Hit For Kunkel In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Sullivan In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Klimchock In 8th Inning White Sox....... 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 - 8 10 0 Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 9 0 White Sox (8-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA E.Wynn WIN(1-1) 9 9 3 3 0 3 1 5.50 Totals 9 9 3 3 0 3 1 Athletics (2-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA B.Daley LOSS(0-2) 4 6 5 5 0 2 2 6.89 B.Kunkel 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.00 K.Johnson 2 3 2 2 0 0 2 4.50 D.Wickersham 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Totals 9 10 8 8 0 3 5 ATTENDANCE- 8,013 DATE- Thursday, April 27th 1961 TIME- Night T- 2:31 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 1 Athletics: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0 Athletics: 1 DOUBLES- L.Aparicio(1st), R.Sievers(2nd), M.Throneberry(4th), A.Pilarcik(1st) TRIPLES- A.Carey(3rd) HOME RUNS- L.Aparicio(1st), J.Landis(1st), M.Minoso(2nd), A.Smith(3rd), J.Martin(2nd), D.Howser(1st) STRIKE OUTS- M.Minoso, E.Wynn-2, N.Siebern, M.Throneberry, B.Daley GIDP- J.Landis

1961 Cleveland Indians At 1961 New York Yankees 4/27/1961 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 .255 B.Richardson 2B 5 0 1 0 .320 T.Francona LF 5 0 0 0 .268 T.Kubek SS 5 1 2 0 .255 J.Piersall CF 4 1 2 0 .375 H.Lopez LF 4 0 1 0 .133 W.Kirkland RF 4 0 1 0 .267 M.Mantle CF 4 1 1 0 .368 B.Phillips 3B 4 0 1 1 .255 B.Skowron 1B 5 1 2 3 .244 V.Power 1B 4 1 1 0 .288 E.Howard C 4 1 1 0 .368 W.Held SS 4 0 1 0 .235 R.Maris RF 4 1 3 2 .318 J.Romano C 4 0 1 0 .194 D.Johnson 3B 3 0 0 0 .077 J.Antonelli P 3 0 2 1 .571 A-Y.Berra PH 0 0 0 0 .207 B.Latman P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-C.Boyer 3B 0 0 0 0 .208 D-H.Jones PH 1 0 0 0 .000 A.Ditmar P 3 0 2 0 .400 F.Funk P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-J.Blanchard PH 1 0 1 01.000 L.Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 2 10 2 Totals 38 5 14 5 A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Ditmar In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Berra In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Latman In 9th Inning Indians......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0 Yankees......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 14 1 Indians (8-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.Antonelli 7 2/3 11 2 2 1 3 1 3.00 B.Latman 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.80 F.Funk LOSS(0-2) 0 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 1 5.40 Totals 8 1/3 14 5 5 3 3 2 Yankees (6-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA A.Ditmar 8 8 2 2 1 2 0 3.00 L.Arroyo WIN(2-0) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.61 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 14,183 DATE- Thursday, April 27th 1961 TIME- Day UMPIRES- Cal Drummond, Sam Carrigan, Joe Paparella, Ed Runge T- 2:54 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9 Yankees:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Yankees: 1 ERRORS- B.Richardson DOUBLES- J.Piersall(4th), V.Power(7th) TRIPLES- T.Kubek(1st) HOME RUNS- B.Skowron(3rd), R.Maris(5th) WALKS- J.Temple, H.Lopez, M.Mantle, Y.Berra STRIKE OUTS- W.Held, J.Romano, H.Jones, M.Mantle, B.Skowron, A.Ditmar GIDP- J.Temple, B.Richardson WILD PITCHES- A.Ditmar

1961 Minnesota Twins At 1961 Los Angeles Angels 4/27/1961 Twins AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG Z.Versalles SS 3 0 0 0 .102 A.Pearson CF,RF 5 1 2 1 .350 L.Stange P 0 0 0 0 ---- K.Aspromonte 2B 4 3 1 0 .270 E-J.Altobelli PH,1B 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Kluszewski 1B 3 1 3 3 .208 L.Green CF 4 0 2 0 .213 D-J.Becquer PR,1B 1 1 1 0 .333 D.Mincher 1B 4 0 1 0 .176 B.Cerv LF 2 2 1 0 .233 B.Pleis P 0 0 0 0 ---- S.Bilko RF 5 1 2 2 .200 B.Allison RF 5 1 1 0 .178 F-K.Hunt CF 0 0 0 0 .192 J.Lemon LF 5 0 1 0 .295 E.Averill C 3 2 1 3 .286 E.Battey C 5 2 3 3 .310 G.Leek 3B 5 1 1 1 .200 R.Bertoia 3B 3 0 0 0 .263 K.Hamlin SS 3 0 0 0 .100 B.Gardner 2B 3 1 1 0 .179 E.Grba P 4 0 1 1 .091 C.Pascual P 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Clevenger P 1 0 0 0 .000 F.Bruckbauer P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-E.Valo PH 1 0 0 0 .000 P.Giel P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-H.Naragon PH 1 0 1 01.000 C-J.Valdivielso PR,SS 1 0 1 11.000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 11 4 Totals 36 12 13 11 A-Pinch Hit For Bruckbauer In 4th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Giel In 6th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Naragon In 6th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Kluszewski In 6th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Stange In 8th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Bilko In 9th Inning Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 - 4 11 2 Angels.......... 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 3 - 12 13 1 Twins (4-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA C.Pascual LOSS(2-1) 1 2/3 4 5 2 2 1 0 2.41 F.Bruckbauer 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 P.Giel 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 16.62 L.Stange 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 8.10 B.Pleis 1 4 3 3 1 0 1 8.10 Totals 8 13 12 9 9 2 1 Angels (3-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA E.Grba WIN(3-0) 7 10 4 4 5 3 2 3.75 T.Clevenger 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.04 Totals 9 11 4 4 6 4 2 ATTENDANCE- 5,027 DATE- Thursday, April 27th 1961 TIME- Day UMPIRES- Eddie Hurley, Jim Honochick, Red Flaherty, Bill Kinnamon T- 3:03 LEFT ON BASE- Twins:11 Angels: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Angels: 3 ERRORS- L.Green, B.Gardner, E.Grba DOUBLES- L.Green(2nd), B.Allison(3rd), B.Gardner(2nd), J.Valdivielso(1st), T.Kluszewski-2(2nd), J.Becquer(1st), S.Bilko(1st) HOME RUNS- E.Battey-2(4th), E.Averill(1st) WALKS- Z.Versalles, J.Altobelli, L.Green, D.Mincher, R.Bertoia, B.Gardner, K.Aspromonte, T.Kluszewski, B.Cerv-3, E.Averill-2, K.Hamlin-2 STRIKE OUTS- L.Green, B.Allison-2, B.Gardner, S.Bilko, E.Averill GIDP- D.Mincher, B.Allison, E.Battey, G.Leek WILD PITCHES- C.Pascual PASSED BALLS- E.Battey, E.Averill

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