Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Athletics
September 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Athletics 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf,lf,cf 5 1 2 1
Martin 2b 5 1 2 1
Killebrew 1b 3 1 2 2
Allison rf 5 0 0 0
Lemon lf 3 0 1 0
  Valdivielso 3b 0 0 0 0
  Altobelli ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Battey c 4 0 0 0
Tuttle 3b,cf,3b 4 0 0 0
Versalles ss 4 1 3 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lumpe 2b 3 0 0 1
Del Greco cf 4 2 1 1
Posada lf 3 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 0 0 0 1
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 2 2
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1
Causey ss 2 0 0 0
Cipriani rf 4 1 2 0
  Stephens rf 0 0 0 0
Pignatano c 3 1 0 0
Archer p 2 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 0 0
  Hankins pr,lf 1 2 1 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
Minnesota 002 010 1004112
Kansas City 100 000 41x670
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (7-15) 6.2 5 5 1 4 5
  Moore   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
2
5
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Archer   6.1 8 4 4 1 1
  Wickersham  W (2-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
3

  E–Versalles 2 (24).  2B–Minnesota Martin (11,off Archer).  3B–Kansas City Siebern (5,off Kaat); Hankins (2,off Moore).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (40,5th inning off Archer 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Kaat (2,off Archer); Lumpe (4,off Moore).  HBP–Killebrew (2,by Wyatt).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Sullivan (1,off Kaat).  Team–8.  HBP–Wyatt (1,Killebrew).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:34.  A–5,594.
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