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Tigers 6 @ Twins 7
Metropolitan Stadium
May 25, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 25, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 25, 1961 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 7 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherPaul Giel  
Losing PitcherJim Donohue  
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Game Winning RBIJim Lemon 

Game Info

DateMay 25, 1961 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Foytack  
Home Starting PitcherPedro Ramos  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance8,549 
Time of Game3 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Umont
1B: Bob Stewart
2B: Charlie Berry
3B: Joe Linsalata

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jake Wood  Second Baseman 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Rocky Colavito  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Steve Boros  Third Baseman 
Dick Brown  Catcher 
Chico Fernandez  Shortstop 
Paul Foytack  Pitcher 
Bob Scheffing  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Don Mincher  First Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Bob Allison  Right Fielder 
Earl Battey  Catcher 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Pedro Ramos  Pitcher 
Cookie Lavagetto  Manager 

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Tigers 6 @ Twins 7
Metropolitan Stadium
May 25, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/25/1961 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Wood J, 2b            6  1  2  0   Versalles Z, ss       0  0  0  0   
Bruton B, cf          4  2  2  1   Valdivielso J, ph-ss  3  0  0  0   
Kaline A, rf-lf       5  1  1  3   Dobbek D, ph          1  1  1  0   
Colavito R, lf        4  1  2  0   Consolo B, ss         1  0  0  0   
Morton B, pr          0  0  0  0   Green L, cf           6  2  4  0   
Thomas G, rf          0  0  0  0   Mincher D, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Cash N, 1b            3  1  1  2   Bertoia R, ph-3b      1  0  1  1   
Boros S, 3b           4  0  0  0   Killebrew H, 3b-1b    3  1  2  1   
Brown D, c            5  0  1  0   Lemon J, lf           6  1  2  3   
Fernandez C, ss       5  0  0  0   Allison B, rf         4  1  1  0   
Foytack P, p          3  0  0  0   Battey E, c           4  1  1  1   
Fox T, p              1  0  0  0   Gardner B, 2b         5  0  1  0   
Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   Ramos P, p            3  0  0  0   
Fischer B, p          0  0  0  0   Valo E, ph            1  0  0  0   
Maxwell C, ph         1  0  0  0   Sadowski T, p         0  0  0  0   
Donohue J, p          0  0  0  0   Naragon H, ph         1  0  1  1   
                                   Kaat J, pr            0  0  0  0   
                                   Giel P, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  6  9  6                        42  7 14  7

Detroit          500 000 000 10 --  6
Minnesota        000 300 011 11 --  7
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foytack P*            7.0  7  4  4  3  6
Fox T                 1.1  2  1  1  1  1
Aguirre H             0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Fischer B             1.1  2  1  1  1  0
Donohue J (L)         0.1  2  1  1  1  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ramos P               9.0  7  5  5  3  6
Sadowski T            1.0  2  1  1  1  0
Giel P (W)            1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Mincher D
DP -- Detroit 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Minnesota 12
2B -- Wood J 2, Colavito R 2, Dobbek D, Green L
3B -- Brown D
HR -- Kaline A, Cash N, Lemon J, Battey E, Bruton B
SH -- Battey E, Bertoia R
HBP -- by Ramos P (Boros S)
WP -- Ramos P
T -- 3:18
A -- 8549

    

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