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Angels
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 14, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels, played on May 14, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken McBride |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,825 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sam Carrigan 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Ed Runge |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
| Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
| Ken Hunt | Right Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
| Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
| Ken Hamlin | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Ken McBride | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 14, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Kralick
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Kralick
Pearson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Kralick
Hunt hits a line drive into center field. Green picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Green. Pearson goes all the way around to score. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bilko vs. Kralick
Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Kralick
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Kralick
Leek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bilko moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamlin vs. Kralick
Hamlin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McBride
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McBride
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McBride
Killebrew hits a line drive towards third. Leek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kralick
Rice hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Kralick
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Kralick
Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. McBride
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McBride
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. McBride
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Kralick
Pearson hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Kralick
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Kralick
Bilko hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. McBride
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. McBride
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kralick vs. McBride
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Kralick
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Kralick
Leek hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Kralick
Hamlin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Hamlin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Kralick
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McBride
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McBride
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McBride
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. McBride
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Kralick
McBride is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Kralick
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Kralick
Pearson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Kralick
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Kralick
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McBride
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek juggles the ball. That's an error on Leek. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. McBride
Allison takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. McBride
Gardner bunts towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Aspromonte covering, for the out. Lemon moves to third. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertoia vs. McBride
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon tags and scores. Allison tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kralick vs. McBride
Kralick strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Kralick
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Kralick
Leek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamlin vs. Kralick
Hamlin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leek moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Kralick
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leek scores. Hamlin moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Kralick
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Kralick
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards short. Versalles picks up the ball and throws Hamlin out. Rice moves to second. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McBride
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McBride
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with McBride covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McBride
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. McBride
Battey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Kralick
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pearson for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Kralick
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Kralick
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McBride
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McBride
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. McBride
Gardner bunts towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Kline
Don Mincher pinch hits for Reno Bertoia. Ron Kline now pitching.
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Kline
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jack Kralick.
Valo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching. Don Mincher now playing first base. Harmon Killebrew now playing third base.
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Moore
Leek bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamlin vs. Moore
There's a wild pitch. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Moore
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ken Hamlin.
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Moore
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kline vs. Moore
Kline hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Kline
Ted Kluszewski now playing first base. Lee Thomas now playing left field. Fritz Brickell now playing shortstop.
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell misplays the ball. That's an error on Brickell. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kline. Versalles scores. Green moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Kline
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Green is safe. Green moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Battey vs. Kline
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline has Green trapped. He runs over and tags Green for the out. Killebrew moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Kline
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allison vs. Kline
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Killebrew tags and scores. Battey tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Kline
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Moore
Dan Dobbek now playing left field.
Aspromonte hits a line driveAspromonte is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Moore
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Moore
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Moore
Thomas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1961 -- Los Angeles at Minnesota (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Aspromonte K, 2b 5 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 1 0 0
Pearson A, cf 4 1 2 0 Green L, cf 3 0 1 0
Hunt K, rf 4 1 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b-3b 4 1 1 0
Bilko S, 1b 4 0 1 1 Battey E, c 4 0 0 0
Thomas L, lf 1 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 3 2 2 1
Averill E, lf 3 0 0 0 Dobbek D, lf 0 0 0 0
Brickell F, ss 0 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 2 0 1 1
Leek G, 3b 2 1 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hamlin K, ss 4 0 2 0 Bertoia R, 3b 0 0 0 1
Kluszewski T, ph-1b 0 0 0 0 Mincher D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 1 1 Kralick J, p 2 0 0 0
McBride K, p 3 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 10 2 26 4 5 3
Los Angeles 200 001 000 -- 3
Minnesota 000 010 12x -- 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
McBride K 6.1 4 2 1 3 3
Kline R (L) 1.2 1 2 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick J 7.0 8 3 3 2 3
Moore R (W) 2.0 2 0 0 2 3
E -- Green L, Leek G, Bertoia R, Brickell F 2, Kline R, Dobbek D
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Minnesota 6
2B -- Hamlin K
HR -- Lemon J
SH -- Gardner B 2, Leek G
SF -- Bertoia R, Allison B
HBP -- by Kralick J (Leek G)
WP -- Moore R
T -- 2:43
A -- 7825
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