Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
May 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians 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 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 1 1 1
Green cf 4 0 0 1
Killebrew 3b 2 0 1 0
Lemon lf 3 1 0 0
  Dobbek lf 0 0 0 0
Allison rf 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
Battey c 4 0 2 1
Valdivielso 2b 4 1 1 0
Pascual p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
de la Hoz 2b 4 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 1 2 0
Francona lf 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 3 1 1 1
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 0
Romano c 3 2 1 0
Held ss 2 0 1 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Hawkins p 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 1
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 4 8 4
Minnesota 002 001 000373
Cleveland 000 000 211480
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L (4-5) 8.1 8 4 3 3 4
Totals
8.1
8
4
3
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   7.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Funk  W (6-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4

  E–Green (3), Mincher 2 (8).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Battey (7,off Hawkins).  3B–Minnesota Versalles (1,off Hawkins).  SH–Allison (3,off Hawkins).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Power (6,off Pascual).  IBB–Held (1,by Pascual).  Team–7.  BK–Funk (1).  IBB–Pascual (1,Held).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:33.
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