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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 14, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 14, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 14, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 14, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Archer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 12,697 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Al Smith 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Gene Stephens | Center Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Leo Posada | Right Fielder |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Jim Archer | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Bob Allison | First Baseman |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Right Fielder |
Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 14, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Pascual
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Pascual
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Pascual
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Pascual
Covington is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Archer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Archer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Archer
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Archer
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stephens. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allison vs. Archer
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Pascual
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Pascual
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Pascual
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Pascual
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Archer vs. Pascual
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Archer
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Archer
Tuttle hits a fly ball towards center. Stephens catches it and throws to first to double up Green. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Pascual
Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Pascual
There goes Howser. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Howser steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Pascual
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Pascual
Lumpe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Covington vs. Pascual
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. Pascual
Siebern 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Archer
Pascual hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Archer
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Archer
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pascual moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Archer
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Pascual
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Pascual
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Pascual
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Archer
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Archer
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Archer
Battey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stephens. Battey reaches second base with a double. Allison goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Archer
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Archer
Tuttle is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pascual vs. Archer
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Pascual
Archer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Pascual
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Pascual
Stephens hits a popup in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Archer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Archer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Archer
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pascual
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Pascual
Covington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Pascual
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Archer
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Archer
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Archer
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Archer
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Pascual
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Pascual
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Pascual
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Pascual
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Jim Archer.
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Pascual
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Walker
Jerry Walker now pitching.
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pascual vs. Walker
Pascual bunts towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becquer vs. Walker
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Zoilo Versalles.
There's a wild pitch. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becquer vs. Walker
Becquer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Walker
There goes Becquer. The throw from Pignatano and he is out, Howser applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walker
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Pascual
Julio Becquer now playing first base. Bob Allison now playing right field. Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop. Lenny Green now playing left fi
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Pascual
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Covington vs. Pascual
Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Pascual
Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Pascual
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Moore
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to third. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Pleis
Bill Pleis now pitching.
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Posada scores. Pignatano scores. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Pleis
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertoia scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Pleis
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lumpe vs. Arrigo
Gerry Arrigo now pitching.
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howser scores. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Covington vs. Arrigo
Covington 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Walker
Hank Bauer now playing right field. Leo Posada now playing left field.
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Walker
Valdivielso strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Walker
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Arrigo
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Arrigo
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Arrigo
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso misplays the ball. That's an error on Valdivielso. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertoia vs. Arrigo
Bertoia hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Posada tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Arrigo
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Walker
Battey hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Walker
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Walker
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/14/1961 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 4 1 2 1 Versalles Z, ss 3 0 0 0 Stephens G, cf 3 1 1 1 Becquer J, ph-1b 1 0 1 1 Lumpe J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Martin B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Covington W, lf 5 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 0 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 3 0 1 0 Siebern N, 1b 5 1 1 3 Valdivielso J, ss 1 0 0 0 Posada L, rf-lf 2 2 0 0 Allison B, 1b-rf 3 1 1 0 Pignatano J, c 3 1 0 0 Battey E, c 4 0 1 1 Bertoia R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Green L, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Archer J, p 2 0 0 0 Tuttle B, rf-cf 3 1 1 0 Rivera J, ph 1 0 0 0 Pascual C, p 2 0 1 0 Walker J, p 2 1 1 2 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Pleis B, p 0 0 0 0 Arrigo G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 9 7 9 32 2 9 2 Kansas City 000 000 081 -- 9 Minnesota 000 100 100 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Archer J 6.0 7 1 1 2 4 Walker J (W) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Pascual C (L) 7.1 4 4 4 6 13 Moore R* 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 Pleis B+ 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 Arrigo G 1.2 0 1 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Versalles Z, Valdivielso J DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Minnesota 6 2B -- Lemon J, Battey E, Stephens G HR -- Siebern N SB -- Howser D CS -- Becquer J SH -- Pascual C SF -- Bertoia R WP -- Walker J T -- 3:12 A -- 12697
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