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August 24, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 1
White Sox 0 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 1
White Sox 0 5 1

Al Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .344
At Bats 3 402
Hits 0 109
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 67

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 12 0
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Comiskey Park - August 24, 1961
Out
Jim Kaat
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Al Smith
Jim Landis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 7 1 8
Chicago White Sox 0 5 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jim Kaat
Losing Pitcher Ray Herbert
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Martin
Attendance 6,703
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kaat hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Turk Lown now pitching. Versalles hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Aparicio hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Lenny Green now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Bob Roselli pinch hits for Warren HacRoselli hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Battey hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Altobelli hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio.
Top 7 Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kaat strikes out.
Top 6 Versalles hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hacker for the out.
Bottom 5 Carreon hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Battey strikes out. Carreon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Battey out.
Top 5 Warren Hacker now pitching. Allison strikes out.
Top 5 Altobelli takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Martin goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to third.
Top 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Kaat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Tuttle reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 3 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Altobelli hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Martin reaches second base with a double. Kaat scores.
Top 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kaat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Kaat reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tuttle. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Versalles hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to second.
Top 2 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Landis hits a line drive towards short. Versalles catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground that hits Aparicio. Aparicio is out and Robinson is safe at first. There goes Aparicio trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.