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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 16, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 16, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 16, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 3 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Tito Francona | First Baseman |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
Chuck Essegian | Center Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Gary Bell | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 16, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bell
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bell
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bell
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kaat
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kaat
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Kaat
Francona is hit by the pitch. Temple moves to third. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Kaat
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Temple scores. There goes Nieman trying to get to home. Valdivielso throws to Battey who tags Nieman for the out. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkland vs. Kaat
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francona scores. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essegian vs. Kaat
Essegian hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Stobbs
Held hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stobbs
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Held moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Stobbs
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bell
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bell
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Bell
Battey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Battey reaches second base with a double. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lepcio vs. Bell
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valdivielso vs. Bell
Valdivielso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Stobbs
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Stobbs
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Stobbs
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkland vs. Stobbs
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Essegian vs. Stobbs
Essegian strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Bell
Stobbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bell
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stobbs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Bell
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Bell
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman throws the ball in to Held who relays the ball to Temple who tags Killebrew trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Stobbs scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. Bell
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Stobbs
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Stobbs
Held hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Held for the out. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stobbs
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Stobbs
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bell
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bell
Battey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bell
Lepcio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Stobbs
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Stobbs
Francona hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stobbs
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Stobbs
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Stobbs covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Bell
Valdivielso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Bell
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bell
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. Rollins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Bell
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bell
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. McDevitt
Romano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. McDevitt
Held is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bell
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Bell
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bell
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Battey for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McDevitt
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. McDevitt
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. McDevitt
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio juggles the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. McDevitt
Don Dillard pinch runs for Bob Nieman.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bell
Don Dillard now playing left field.
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dillard. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becquer vs. Bell
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Becquer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple catches it and throws to second with Held covering, to double up Lepcio. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Bell
McDevitt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McDevitt
Julio Becquer now playing first base. Harmon Killebrew now playing third base. Ted Lepcio now playing shortstop.
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. McDevitt
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. McDevitt
Essegian hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. McDevitt
Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bell
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bell
Martin hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bell
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Bell
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. McDevitt
Held is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McDevitt
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. McDevitt
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. McDevitt
Dillard strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bell
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bell
Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Bell
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Bell
Becquer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Bell
Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
Dobbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Green strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1961, game 1 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Green L, cf 5 1 3 1 Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 1 Nieman B, lf 4 0 3 0 Killebrew H, 1b-3b 4 0 1 1 Dillard D, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 3 0 0 0 Francona T, 1b 3 1 0 0 Lemon J, lf 4 0 1 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Battey E, c 4 1 2 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 1 1 1 Lepcio T, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Essegian C, cf 4 2 2 4 Valdivielso J, ss 2 0 0 0 Romano J, c 4 1 2 1 Becquer J, ph-1b 2 1 1 2 Held W, ss 4 0 1 0 Kaat J, p 0 0 0 0 Bell G, p 4 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 1 1 1 0 Latman B, p 0 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 1 1 1 0 McDevitt D, p 1 0 0 0 Dobbek D, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 11 5 36 7 12 7 Minnesota 001 020 002 -- 5 Cleveland 600 000 10x -- 7 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (L) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 Stobbs C 3.2 6 1 1 0 3 McDevitt D 4.0 2 1 1 0 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bell G (W) 8.2 11 5 5 2 8 Latman B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Lepcio T DP -- Cleveland 2 LOB -- Minnesota 5, Cleveland 7 2B -- Held W, Battey E, Lepcio T 3B -- Green L HR -- Essegian C 2, Romano J, Becquer J HBP -- by Kaat J (Francona T) T -- 3:44 A -- 0
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