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Senators
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators, played on April 23, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 23, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 13,408 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Al Smith 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
R C Stevens | First Baseman |
Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
Coot Veal | Shortstop |
Pete Daley | Catcher |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 23, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kralick
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Kralick
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kralick
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Donovan
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Donovan
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Donovan covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Donovan
Mincher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Kralick
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Kralick
Tasby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Kralick
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Donovan
Allison hits a line drive into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Donovan
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Donovan
Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Donovan
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Kralick
Veal strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Kralick
Daley hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Kralick
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Donovan
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Donovan
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Donovan
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Versalles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Donovan
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kralick
Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Kralick
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Kralick
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Kralick
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Donovan
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Donovan
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Donovan
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Kralick
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Kralick
Bright hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Kralick
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Kralick
Daley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veal moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donovan vs. Kralick
Donovan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Donovan
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Donovan
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Donovan
Gardner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Gardner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kralick vs. Donovan
Kralick hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gardner scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Donovan
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kralick
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Kralick
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kralick
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Donovan
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Donovan
Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Donovan
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Donovan
There goes Allison. The throw from Daley and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Kralick
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Kralick
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Kralick
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Donovan
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Donovan
Battey hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Donovan
Bertoia hits a line drive towards short. Veal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Kralick
Pete Whisenant now playing left field.
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Kralick
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boak vs. Kralick
Chet Boak pinch hits for Dick Donovan.
There goes Veal. The throw from Battey and he is out, Gardner applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boak vs. Kralick
Boak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Gardner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Klippstein
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kralick for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Klippstein
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kralick
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Kralick
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kralick
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Kralick
Jim Mahoney pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
Stevens strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1961 -- Washington at Minnesota (D) Washington AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Keough M, lf 4 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Green L, cf 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, rf 2 0 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mahoney J, pr 0 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 2 0 0 0 Stevens R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 3 0 0 0 Tasby W, cf 3 0 1 0 Whisenant P, lf 0 0 0 0 Bright H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 0 1 0 Veal C, ss 2 0 1 0 Bertoia R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Daley P, c 3 0 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Donovan D, p 2 0 0 0 Kralick J, p 3 0 1 1 Boak C, ph 1 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 4 0 27 1 4 1 Washington 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota 000 010 00x -- 1 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D (L) 7.0 4 1 1 1 3 Klippstein J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kralick J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 6 DP -- Minnesota 2 LOB -- Washington 4, Minnesota 3 2B -- Versalles Z, Keough M, Gardner B CS -- Allison B, Veal C T -- 2:14 A -- 13408
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