Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
September 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 1 0 0
Martin 2b 5 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b 2 1 0 0
Altobelli lf 4 1 1 1
Allison rf 2 1 1 0
Naragon c 4 0 2 0
Tuttle 3b 3 0 0 1
Valdivielso ss 4 0 1 1
Schroll p 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cline cf 5 0 0 0
Francona lf 2 1 1 0
Power 2b 4 0 1 0
Romano c 4 1 1 0
Held ss 3 1 2 1
Luplow rf 3 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Kubiszyn 3b 4 0 0 0
Jones 1b 4 0 1 2
Grant p 2 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Minnesota 020 001 200–561
Cleveland 000 000 210–362
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Schroll  W (3-3) 7.2 6 3 1 3 4
  Moore  SV (14) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
4
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (14-9) 7.0 5 5 4 6 5
  Dailey   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
6
5
  E–Valdivielso (6), Power (8), Held (25).  DP–Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1.  PB–Romano (10).  2B–Cleveland Held (21,off Schroll).  Team–7.  WP–Grant (7).  U-HP–Harry Schwarts, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Al Smith.  T–2:35.  A–6,113.
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