Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
September 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs cf 4 0 2 0
  Dobbek ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Versalles ss 5 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b 2 0 0 0
Allison rf 5 1 1 1
Battey c 3 0 1 1
Lemon lf 5 0 2 1
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Martin 2b 0 0 0 0
Tuttle 3b 3 0 0 0
Snyder 2b 3 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Valdivielso 2b 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Kralick p 2 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 0 0 0 0
  Stange p 0 0 0 0
  Altobelli ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 1 0
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Essegian lf 4 1 2 1
Nieman rf 4 0 2 1
Jones 1b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Kubiszyn 3b 3 0 1 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas c 3 0 1 0
  Kirkland ph 1 0 0 0
McDowell p 2 0 0 0
  Funk p 1 0 0 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Minnesota 000 000 003380
Cleveland 001 001 000281
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick   6.0 6 2 2 0 6
  Stange  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Moore  SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
11
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   6.1 3 0 0 5 5
  Funk  L (11-11) 2.1 4 3 3 2 3
  Dailey   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
8
8

  E–Jones (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Thomas (2).  2B–Minnesota Lemon (26,off Dailey), Cleveland Essegian (8,off Stange).  HR–Cleveland Essegian (11,6th inning off Kralick 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Tuttle (4,by Dailey).  Team LOB–14.  Team–7.  WP–Kralick (4).  IBB–Dailey (1,Tuttle).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–3:05.  A–4,503.
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