Indians @ Twins
July 21, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 3 5 1
Twins 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 3 5 1
Twins 4 8 2

Lenny Green Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .288
OBP .500 .390
At Bats 3 337
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 71
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 54
RBI’s 0 29

Joe Schaffernoth Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - July 21, 1961
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Single
Joe Schaffernoth
John Romano
Tito Francona
Johnny Temple
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Chuck Essegian
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Lenny Green
Jose Valdivielso

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 3 5 1 5
Minnesota Twins 4 8 2 7
Winning Pitcher Don Lee
Losing Pitcher Joe Schaffernoth
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lenny Green
Attendance 17,100
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valdivielso scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 There goes Valdivielso. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Valdivielso steals second.
Bottom 9 Lee strikes out.
Bottom 9 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards right. Kirkland fields it and throws to second to catch Tuttle for the out.
Bottom 9 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Held strikes out.
Top 9 Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Essegian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kirkland hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Essegian. Killebrew reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Francona is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Piersall hits a line drive towards the mound. Lee juggles the ball. That's an error on Lee. Dillard scores. Temple moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Temple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Temple reaches second base with a double. Dillard moves to third.
Top 8 Don Dillard pinch hits for Wynn Hawkins. Dillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dan Dobbek now playing left field. Essegian is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Green. The throw from Romano and he is out, Temple applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Green bunts towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out.
Bottom 6 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out.
Top 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hawkins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Held strikes out.
Top 5 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Essegian strikes out.
Top 5 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Bottom 4 Lee bunts towards first. Francona scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Valdivielso moves to second.
Bottom 4 Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Tuttle. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Tuttle steals second.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Battey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle juggles the ball. That's an error on Tuttle.
Top 4 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hawkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Held is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Kirkland is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Allison takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green moves to third.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Green. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Green steals second.
Bottom 1 Green takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.