Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins
July 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 3 1 1 0
Koppe ss 4 3 3 0
Hunt cf 5 2 2 3
Bilko 1b 4 0 2 3
  Thomas L. pr 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski 1b 0 0 0 0
Thomas G. lf 4 0 0 0
Averill c 3 0 0 0
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Bridges 2b 3 0 1 0
Grba p 2 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 0 0
  Donohue p 1 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 3 0 0 0
Martin 2b 5 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 1 0 0
Allison rf 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 1 2 2
Battey c 4 0 1 0
Tuttle 3b 3 0 1 0
Valdivielso ss 3 0 1 0
  Becquer ph 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 3 0 2 0
  McDevitt p 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Los Angeles 100 000 023691
Minnesota 010 100 000270
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba   6.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Donohue  W (3-2) 2.1 2 0 0 3 1
  Fowler  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (3-8) 7.0 7 3 3 2 2
  McDevitt   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Lee   1.2 2 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
2

  E–Yost (2).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1.  PB–Battey (6).  2B–Los Angeles Bilko 2 (9,off Kaat 2); Hunt (17,off Kaat).  HR–Los Angeles Hunt (18,9th inning off Lee 2 on, 2 out), Minnesota Lemon (9,2nd inning off Grba 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bridges (2,off Kaat); G Thomas (1,off McDevitt).  HBP–Pearson (3,by Kaat).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  WP–Kaat (5).  HBP–Kaat (6,Pearson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–3:16.  A–16,169.
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