Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
July 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1961 at Metropolitan 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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Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Piersall cf 4 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 1 1
Kirkland rf 3 0 0 0
Essegian lf 4 0 1 0
Romano c 2 0 0 0
Held ss 4 1 1 1
Hawkins p 2 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 1 1 0
  Schaffernoth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 0 2 1
Martin 2b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 0
Lemon lf 2 0 0 0
  Dobbek lf 1 0 0 0
Allison rf 2 1 0 0
Battey c 4 1 2 2
Tuttle 3b 3 1 2 0
Valdivielso ss 4 1 1 1
Lee p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Cleveland 000 000 021351
Minnesota 000 300 001482
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   7.0 6 3 3 4 0
  Schaffernoth  L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
8
4
4
5
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (2-2) 9.0 5 3 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
2
7

  E–Temple (11), Tuttle (8), Lee (1).  DP–Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2.  2B–Cleveland Temple (15,off Lee), Minnesota Killebrew (11,off Schaffernoth).  HR–Cleveland Held (9,8th inning off Lee 0 on, 2 out); Phillips (14,9th inning off Lee 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Battey (10,4th inning off Hawkins 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Kirkland (1,by Lee).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Lee (2,off Hawkins).  Team–7.  SB–Green (10,2nd base off Hawkins/Romano); Tuttle (1,2nd base off Hawkins/Romano); Valdivielso (1,2nd base off Schaffernoth/Romano).  CS–Green (9,2nd base by Hawkins/Romano).  HBP–Lee (3,Kirkland).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:35.  A–17,100.
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