Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels
July 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels 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 1, Los Angeles Angels 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 5 0 1 0
Tuttle 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Lemon lf 4 1 2 0
Allison rf 1 0 0 0
Battey c 4 0 1 1
Lepcio 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
  Becquer ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Ramos p 3 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 3 1 1 0
Moran 2b 3 0 1 1
Thomas L. lf 4 1 1 2
Bilko 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomas G. 3b 3 1 1 1
Hunt cf 3 0 0 0
Koppe ss 2 1 1 0
Sadowski c 3 0 0 0
McBride p 2 0 1 0
Totals 26 4 6 4
Minnesota 001 000 000170
Los Angeles 200 100 01x461
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (6-11) 7.0 4 3 3 1 10
  Moore   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
2
11
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride  W (9-5) 9.0 7 1 1 5 11
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
5
11

  E–G Thomas (2).  2B–Minnesota Killebrew (10,off McBride); Lemon (16,off McBride), Los Angeles McBride (3,off Ramos).  HR–Los Angeles L Thomas (11,1st inning off Ramos 1 on, 1 out); G Thomas (4,4th inning off Ramos 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Moran (4,off Ramos); McBride (1,off Moore).  IBB–Pearson (1,by Moore).  Team–2.  SB–Lepcio (1,2nd base off McBride/Sadowski).  CS–Koppe (2,2nd base by Ramos/Battey).  IBB–Moore (2,Pearson).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:19.  A–4,002.
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