Minnesota Twins vs Washington Senators
May 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Washington Senators 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 1 1 1
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 2 2 2
Lemon lf 5 0 1 0
Allison rf 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 5 0 0 0
Battey c 3 0 1 0
Valdivielso 2b 3 1 1 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Kralick p 1 0 0 0
  Palmquist p 1 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph 1 0 1 0
  Consolo 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Veal ss 0 1 0 0
  Mahoney ph,ss 4 1 1 0
O'Connell 2b 4 0 2 1
Hinton lf 4 1 2 2
King rf 3 0 1 1
Tasby cf 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 2 1 1 0
Bright 3b 4 0 1 0
Green c 4 2 2 2
  Daley c 0 0 0 0
Daniels p 2 0 0 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
  Sisler p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Minnesota 201 100 000491
Washington 100 221 00x6103
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  L (4-2) 4.1 8 5 5 1 2
  Palmquist   2.2 2 1 1 3 0
  Lee   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
4
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels   4.0 7 4 3 1 1
  Kutyna  W (3-0) 3.0 1 0 0 3 2
  Sisler  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
4

  E–Mincher (6), Veal (1), Hinton (2), Bright (6).  DP–Minnesota 1, Washington 1.  2B–Minnesota Versalles (11,off Daniels); Killebrew (3,off Daniels).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (12,1st inning off Daniels 1 on, 1 out), Washington Green (3,4th inning off Kralick 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Green (2,off Daniels); Kralick (5,off Daniels).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–Long (4,by Palmquist); King (1,by Palmquist).  Team–8.  IBB–Palmquist 2 (2,Long,King).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:45.  A–18,882.
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