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August 15, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 9 1
Twins 9 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 9 1
Twins 9 12 0

Dick Howser Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .274
OBP 1.000 .386
At Bats 3 442
Hits 3 121
• Singles 1 93
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 78
RBI’s 2 38

Jack Kralick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 8 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 15, 1961
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Out
Jack Kralick
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Dick Howser
Jerry Lumpe
Bobby Del Greco

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 4 9 1 8
Minnesota Twins 9 12 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jack Kralick
Losing Pitcher Jim Archer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jack Kralick
Attendance 17,614
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Del Greco moves to second.
Top 9 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Haywood Sullivan pinch hits for Bill Fischer. Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Causey 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 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Green reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Kralick hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jay Hankins now playing right field. Versalles hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pignatano strikes out.
Top 8 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jay Hankins pinch runs for Deron Johnson. Posada hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field. Howser hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 There goes Battey. The throw from Pignatano and he is out, Lumpe applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Tuttle strikes out.
Bottom 7 Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bill Fischer now pitching. Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lumpe 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 7 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gordon MacKenzie pinch hits for Bill Kunkel. MacKenzie hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Versalles strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third.
Bottom 5 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Howser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Howser reaches second base with a double. Lumpe scores.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Lumpe reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Del Greco strikes out.
Bottom 4 Allison is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Bill Kunkel now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Archer drops the ball. Versalles scores. Kralick moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Kralick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Battey scores. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 4 Versalles is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Battey moves to third.
Bottom 4 Battey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Battey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Causey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Pignatano is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Siebern hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Allison hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Posada hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howser is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Green hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 2 Kralick takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Archer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Archer reaches second base with a double. Allison throws the ball in to Tuttle who tags Archer trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Causey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howser tags and scores.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Howser moves to third.
Top 1 Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.