Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
July 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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."

"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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Cleveland Indians 0, Minnesota Twins 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 2 0
Piersall cf 4 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 0 2 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 0
Essegian lf 3 0 0 0
Romano c 3 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 1 0
Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Schaffernoth p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green lf 2 4 2 0
  Naragon c 1 0 1 0
Tuttle 3b,cf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 2
Allison rf 4 2 2 3
Battey c 3 0 0 0
  Kaat pr 0 1 0 0
  Martin 2b 0 0 0 0
Dobbek cf,lf 4 1 1 3
Lepcio 2b,3b 4 1 3 2
Valdivielso ss 4 0 1 0
Ramos p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 11 10
Cleveland 000 000 000060
Minnesota 201 120 40x10110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  L (9-1) 4.0 4 4 4 2 4
  Locke   2.2 6 6 6 2 1
  Schaffernoth   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
10
10
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  W (7-11) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
4

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Green (19,off Latman); Dobbek (3,off Locke).  HR–Minnesota Allison (20,1st inning off Latman 1 on, 2 out); Lepcio (4,4th inning off Latman 0 on, 1 out); Killebrew (30,5th inning off Locke 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Tuttle 2 (7,off Locke 2).  HBP–Battey (2,by Locke).  Team–6.  HBP–Locke (2,Battey).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:30.  A–26,476.
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