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Angels 6 @ Twins 2
Metropolitan Stadium
July 5, 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 July 5, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Angels with a score of 6 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 5, 1961 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Angels
R: 6 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Jim Donohue  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Kaat  
Save—Art Fowler  
Game Winning RBI—Steve Bilko 

Game Info

DateJuly 5, 1961 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Angels 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherEli Grba  
Home Starting PitcherJim Kaat  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance16,169 
Time of Game3 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nestor Chylak
1B: Al Smith
2B: Hank Soar
3B: Bill McKinley

Los Angeles Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Albie Pearson  Right Fielder 
Joe Koppe  Shortstop 
Ken Hunt  Center Fielder 
Steve Bilko  First Baseman 
George Thomas  Left Fielder 
Earl Averill  Catcher 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Rocky Bridges  Second Baseman 
Eli Grba  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Bob Allison  Right Fielder 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Earl Battey  Catcher 
Bill Tuttle  Third Baseman 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Jim Kaat  Pitcher 
Sam Mele  Manager 

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Angels 6 @ Twins 2
Metropolitan Stadium
July 5, 1961

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         Game of 7/5/1961 -- Los Angeles at Minnesota (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Pearson A, rf         3  1  1  0   Green L, cf           3  0  0  0   
Koppe J, ss           4  3  3  0   Martin B, 2b          5  0  0  0   
Hunt K, cf            5  2  2  3   Killebrew H, 1b       3  1  0  0   
Bilko S, 1b           4  0  2  3   Allison B, rf         4  0  0  0   
Thomas L, pr          0  0  0  0   Lemon J, lf           4  1  2  2   
Kluszewski T, 1b      0  0  0  0   Battey E, c           4  0  1  0   
Thomas G, lf          4  0  0  0   Tuttle B, 3b          3  0  1  0   
Averill E, c          3  0  0  0   Valdivielso J, ss     3  0  1  0   
Yost E, 3b            3  0  0  0   Becquer J, ph         0  0  0  0   
Bridges R, 2b         3  0  1  0   Kaat J, p             3  0  2  0   
Grba E, p             2  0  0  0   McDevitt D, p         0  0  0  0   
Rice D, ph            1  0  0  0   Lee D, p              0  0  0  0   
Donohue J, p          1  0  0  0   Naragon H, ph         1  0  0  0   
Fowler A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  6  9  6                        33  2  7  2

Los Angeles      100 000 023 --  6
Minnesota        010 100 000 --  2

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grba E                6.0  5  2  2  1  2
Donohue J (W)         2.1  2  0  0  3  1
Fowler A (S)          0.2  0  0  0  1  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kaat J (L)*           7.0  7  3  3  2  2
McDevitt D            0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Lee D                 1.2  2  3  3  2  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Yost E
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Minnesota 9
2B -- Bilko S 2, Hunt K
HR -- Lemon J, Hunt K
SH -- Bridges R, Thomas G
HBP -- by Kaat J (Pearson A)
WP -- Kaat J
PB -- Battey E
T -- 3:16
A -- 16169

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