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Twins 2 @ Athletics 20
Municipal Stadium
April 25, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 25, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Twins with a score of 20 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 25, 1961 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 2 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 20 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 20
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherNorm Bass  
Losing PitcherTed Sadowski  
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Game Winning RBIHaywood Sullivan 

Game Info

DateApril 25, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherTed Sadowski  
Home Starting PitcherNorm Bass  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance4,664 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Stewart
1B: Joe Linsalata
2B: Charlie Berry
3B: Frank Umont

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Don Mincher  First Baseman 
Bob Allison  Right Fielder 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Earl Battey  Catcher 
Reno Bertoia  Third Baseman 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Ted Sadowski  Pitcher 
Cookie Lavagetto  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Howser  Shortstop 
Jay Hankins  Right Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Lou Klimchock  Third Baseman 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Marv Throneberry  First Baseman 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Haywood Sullivan  Catcher 
Norm Bass  Pitcher 
Joe Gordon  Manager 

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Twins 2 @ Athletics 20
Municipal Stadium
April 25, 1961

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         Game of 4/25/1961 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Versalles Z, ss       5  0  3  1   Howser D, ss          5  2  2  3   
Green L, cf           4  0  1  0   Hankins J, rf         5  1  1  1   
Mincher D, 1b         5  0  0  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  3  1  0   
Allison B, rf         0  0  0  0   Klimchock L, 3b       2  2  2  2   
Whisenant P, ph       1  0  0  0   Carey A, pr-3b        2  1  1  1   
Lemon J, lf           4  0  1  0   Siebern N, lf         4  2  1  1   
Battey E, c           2  1  0  0   Throneberry M, 1b     4  2  1  0   
Bertoia R, 3b         3  1  1  0   Tuttle B, cf          5  3  3  4   
Gardner B, 2b         2  0  1  0   Sullivan H, c         4  3  4  5   
Consolo B, 2b         1  0  0  0   Bass N, p             4  1  0  0   
Sadowski T, p         1  0  0  0                                      
Stange L, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Valo E, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Bruckbauer F, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Naragon H, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Giel P, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Moore R, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Henry R, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Pleis B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  7  1                        39 20 16 17

Minnesota        000 200 000 --  2
Kansas City      016 308 20x -- 20

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sadowski T (L)        2.2  6  7  7  3  1
Stange L              0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Bruckbauer F*         0.0  3  3  3  1  0
Stobbs C              2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Giel P                0.1  5  8  7  2  0
Moore R               1.2  2  2  2  3  2
Pleis B               1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bass N (W)            9.0  7  2  2  9  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th

E -- Lemon J, Gardner B
DP -- Minnesota 1, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Minnesota 11, Kansas City 6
2B -- Bertoia R, Howser D 2, Klimchock L, Lumpe J, Sullivan H
3B -- Tuttle B, Sullivan H 2
SB -- Versalles Z
SF -- Howser D
WP -- Stange L, Moore R
T -- 3:04
A -- 4664

    

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