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Twins
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 8, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 8, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Hobaugh |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 9,147 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: John Rice 2B: Harry Schwarts 3B: Larry Napp |
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 |
Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
Gene Green | Catcher |
Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
Ed Hobaugh | Pitcher |
Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 8, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hobaugh
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Hobaugh
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Hobaugh
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Green moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allison vs. Hobaugh
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Hobaugh
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Battey vs. Hobaugh
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Kralick
Klaus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kralick
Woodling strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Hobaugh
Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hobaugh
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Green fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Hobaugh
Kralick hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hobaugh
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kralick
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Kralick
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Kralick
Long 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 3
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Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hobaugh
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Hobaugh
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Hobaugh
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hobaugh
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Battey vs. Hobaugh
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kralick
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Kralick
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobaugh vs. Kralick
Hobaugh bunts towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Hobaugh
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hobaugh
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobaugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Hobaugh
Kralick hits a line drive towards short. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Kralick
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Kralick covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kralick
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Kralick
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tasby vs. Kralick
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hobaugh
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobaugh covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hobaugh
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hobaugh
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Hobaugh
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hobaugh
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Hobaugh
Battey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Kralick
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kralick
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Kralick
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Hobaugh
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hobaugh
Valdivielso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Valdivielso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kralick vs. Hobaugh
Kralick hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Hobaugh
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Kralick
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Ed Hobaugh.
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Kralick
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Kralick
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Kralick
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Kralick
There goes Hinton. The throw from Battey and he is out, Lepcio applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kutyna
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kutyna
Allison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kralick
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Kralick
Tasby hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Kralick
Long is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Kralick
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kutyna
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Kutyna
Pedro Ramos pinch runs for Jim Lemon.
Battey bunts towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramos moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lepcio vs. Kutyna
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valdivielso vs. Kutyna
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Kralick
Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field.
Cottier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Cottier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bright vs. Kralick
Harry Bright pinch hits for Marty Kutyna.
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Kralick
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. O'Connell reaches third base with a triple. Cottier scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Kaat
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Kaat
Ron Stillwell pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stillwell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tasby vs. Moore
Tom Cheney pinch runs for Gene Green. Ray Moore now pitching.
Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stillwell scores. Cheney moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Moore
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Gabler
Pete Daley now catching. John Gabler now pitching. Jim King now playing right field. Julio Becquer pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becquer for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gabler
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gabler
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1961 -- Minnesota at Washington (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Green L, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Klaus B, ss 4 0 1 1 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 2 1 Woodling G, rf 4 0 2 0 Allison B, rf 2 0 0 0 Stillwell R, pr 0 1 0 0 Lemon J, lf 4 0 3 0 Daley P, c 0 0 0 0 Ramos P, pr 0 0 0 0 Green G, c 4 0 3 0 Tuttle B, cf 0 0 0 0 Cheney T, pr 0 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 0 0 0 Gabler J, p 0 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 3b 4 1 1 1 Tasby W, cf 4 0 1 1 Valdivielso J, ss 4 0 1 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kralick J, p 3 0 0 0 Keough M, lf 3 0 1 0 Kaat J, p 0 0 0 0 Cottier C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Hobaugh E, p 0 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hinton C, ph 1 0 1 0 Kutyna M, p 0 0 0 0 Bright H, ph 1 0 0 0 King J, rf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 8 2 32 3 11 3 Minnesota 010 010 000 -- 2 Washington 000 000 03x -- 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kralick J 7.1 8 2 2 0 5 Kaat J (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 Moore R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Hobaugh E 6.0 7 2 2 4 2 Kutyna M (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Gabler J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 DP -- Minnesota 1, Washington 2 LOB -- Minnesota 9, Washington 6 2B -- Valdivielso J, Lemon J, Cottier C 3B -- O'Connell D HR -- Lepcio T, Killebrew H CS -- Hinton C SH -- Hobaugh E, Battey E T -- 2:25 A -- 9147
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