Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins
May 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 0 0
Pearson cf 4 0 1 0
Wagner lf 2 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 0 0
Hunt rf 4 1 1 2
Averill c 4 1 2 1
Leek 3b 4 0 0 0
Hamlin ss 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Grba p 2 1 1 1
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 0 0 0 0
  Moeller pr 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Green cf 3 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 3 1 1 0
Battey c 4 1 1 0
Lemon lf 3 1 1 2
  Dobbek lf 0 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0
Allison rf 2 1 0 0
Bertoia 3b 2 0 0 0
Ramos p 3 1 2 3
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 6 5
Los Angeles 000 210 001460
Minnesota 000 212 00x560
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba  L (3-3) 5.1 6 5 5 6 6
  Morgan   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  James   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
7
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  W (3-2) 8.0 6 4 4 5 8
  Moore  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
6
8

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Averill (1,off Ramos); Pearson (4,off Ramos), Minnesota Lemon (4,off Grba).  HR–Los Angeles Hunt (5,4th inning off Ramos 1 on, 1 out); Grba (1,5th inning off Ramos 0 on, 1 out); Averill (6,9th inning off Ramos 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Ramos (1,5th inning off Grba 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Allison (1,by Grba).  Team–5.  CS–Green (5,2nd base by James/Averill).  WP–Ramos (1).  IBB–Grba (3,Allison).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:59.  A–4,739.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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