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May 1, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 5 9 1
Twins 5 13 0
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 5 9 1
Twins 6 14 0

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .250
OBP .750 .350
At Bats 3 52
Hits 2 13
• Singles 2 10
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 1 1

Turk Lown Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - May 1, 1961
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Double
Turk Lown
Cam Carreon
Roy Sievers
Nellie Fox
Sammy Esposito
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Jim Landis
Al Smith
Billy Gardner
Jim Lemon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 5 9 1 6
Minnesota Twins 6 14 0 11
Winning Pitcher Ray Moore
Losing Pitcher Turk Lown
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Gardner
Attendance 5,777
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Lemon goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Henry hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Killebrew hits a line drive towards third. Esposito reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Aparicio strikes out.
Top 9 Ray Moore now pitching. Lown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Green hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bertoia takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Paul Giel. Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Esposito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Billy Consolo now playing shortstop. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Mincher pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso. Mincher strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Henry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Sievers takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 7 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giel fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 7 Paul Giel now pitching. Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 6 Turk Lown now pitching. Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Green reaches second base with a double. Bertoia goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs. Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Baumann hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carreon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Esposito moves to third.
Top 6 Esposito takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sievers tags and scores.
Top 6 Sievers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Sievers reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Landis hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Henry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carreon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Allison moves to third.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Allison reaches second base with a double. Green scores.
Bottom 5 Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Green reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baumann strikes out.
Top 5 Carreon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Stobbs hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Valdivielso hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Esposito hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Minoso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner catches it and throws to second with Valdivielso covering, to double up Sievers.
Top 4 Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Sievers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Henry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Green strikes out.
Top 3 Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stobbs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Baumann hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carreon strikes out.
Top 2 Esposito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Henry takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumann covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.