Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
July 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 12, Cleveland Indians 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf,lf 6 3 5 2
Tuttle 3b,cf 5 1 2 3
Killebrew 1b 4 2 2 1
Becquer lf,rf 5 1 2 1
Allison rf 2 0 0 1
  Martin 2b 2 0 0 0
Naragon c 5 0 1 1
Lepcio 2b,3b 4 1 0 0
Valdivielso ss 5 2 2 0
Cueto p 0 1 0 0
  Lee p 4 1 1 1
Totals 42 12 15 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Dillard lf 5 1 2 1
Francona 1b 4 1 2 2
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 2 0
Essegian cf 3 0 0 0
Romano c 2 1 0 0
de la Hoz ss 4 1 1 2
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Stigman p 2 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Minnesota 103 013 00412151
Cleveland 004 000 100583
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Cueto   2.2 4 4 4 2 0
  Lee  W (1-2) 6.1 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   2.2 5 4 4 1 0
  Stigman  L (2-3) 3.0 5 4 3 3 2
  Funk   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Allen   2.0 5 4 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
7
5
3

  E–Lepcio (4), Francona (4), Kirkland (8), de la Hoz (8).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Green (18,off Hawkins); Tuttle (7,off Stigman); Becquer (1,off Stigman), Cleveland Temple (12,off Lee).  3B–Minnesota Green (4,off Allen).  HR–Cleveland de la Hoz (3,3rd inning off Cueto 1 on, 0 out); Francona (7,3rd inning off Cueto 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Tuttle (2,off Hawkins).  IBB–Killebrew (4,by Allen).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  WP–Hawkins (3).  IBB–Allen (2,Killebrew).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:49.  A–16,945.
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