Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels
April 29, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Minnesota Twins 1, Los Angeles Angels 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Green cf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew lf 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 0 1 0
Battey c 3 1 2 1
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 2 0 1 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Sadowski p 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 2 1 1 1
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 2 2
Hunt cf 4 0 1 0
Cerv lf 3 1 0 0
Bilko 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b 1 0 0 0
Averill c 0 0 0 0
Leek 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph,1b 2 0 0 1
  Becquer 1b 0 0 0 0
Hamlin ss 3 1 1 0
McBride p 4 0 1 0
Totals 28 4 6 4
Minnesota 000 100 000151
Los Angeles 200 110 00x460
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (1-1) 4.1 4 4 3 6 4
  Sadowski   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Giel   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
8
7
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride  W (1-2) 9.0 5 1 1 5 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
6

  E–Bertoia (3).  2B–Los Angeles Hamlin (1,off Kaat).  HR–Minnesota Battey (2,4th inning off McBride 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Aspromonte (1,1st inning off Kaat 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Kaat (1,off McBride); Cerv (1,off Kaat).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Averill (1,by Kaat).  Team–9.  CS–Pearson (2,2nd base by Giel/Battey).  IBB–Kaat (1,Averill).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–2:31.  A–5,109.
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