Minnesota Twins vs Washington Senators
July 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Washington Senators 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf,lf 5 1 2 0
Martin 2b 4 1 1 1
Killebrew 1b 2 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 1 1 0
Lemon lf 3 1 0 0
  Tuttle cf 0 0 0 0
Battey c 4 2 3 3
Lepcio 3b 4 1 1 1
Valdivielso ss 4 0 0 0
Pascual p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 7 9 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 4 0 0 0
Klaus ss 4 0 2 0
Woodling rf 3 0 0 0
Green c 4 0 0 0
Tasby cf 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 1 1 0
Keough lf 4 0 1 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 1 1
Cheney p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Daniels p 1 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Minnesota 222 001 000791
Washington 010 000 000150
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (7-11) 9.0 5 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
9
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cheney  L (1-1) 2.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Klippstein   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Daniels   4.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Sisler   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
3
5

  E–Lepcio (2).  DP–Washington 2.  PB–Green (7).  2B–Minnesota Green (16,off Cheney); Allison (12,off Klippstein); Battey (13,off Klippstein), Washington Long (17,off Pascual); Keough (9,off Pascual); Klaus (8,off Pascual).  3B–Minnesota Martin (4,off Cheney).  HR–Minnesota Battey 2 (8,2nd inning off Cheney 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Daniels 0 on, 0 out); Lepcio (2,2nd inning off Cheney 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–7.  SB–Green (8,2nd base off Daniels/Green).  CS–Killebrew (2,2nd base by Klippstein/Green).  WP–Klippstein 2 (7).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:05.  A–12,642.
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