Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels
April 27, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Los Angeles Angels 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 1 0
Green cf 4 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 4 1 2 0
Allison rf 4 0 0 1
Lemon lf 2 1 1 0
  Whisenant pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Battey c 4 1 2 3
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Valdivielso 2b 0 0 0 0
Pascual p 2 0 1 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 2b 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 1 0
  McBride pr 0 0 0 0
  Hunt cf 1 0 0 0
Cerv lf 4 0 0 0
Bilko rf,1b 2 1 1 0
Averill c 4 1 1 2
Leek 3b 4 0 1 0
Hamlin ss 2 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
Grba p 2 0 0 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 1 0
  Brickell ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Minnesota 000 103 000482
Los Angeles 020 000 000270
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (2-0) 7.1 6 2 2 5 4
  Moore  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
4
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba  L (1-2) 6.1 6 4 4 3 4
  Bowsfield   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5

  E–Allison (1), Gardner (3).  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–Minnesota Mincher (1,off Grba), Los Angeles Leek (2,off Pascual).  HR–Minnesota Battey (1,6th inning off Grba 2 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Averill (1,2nd inning off Pascual 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Allison (2,off Grba).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  SB–Versalles (6,2nd base off Clevenger/Averill).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Linsalata, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:13.  A–11,931.
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