Minnesota Twins vs Washington Senators
September 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, Washington Senators 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 3 1 1 1
  Dobbek cf,lf 2 0 0 0
Martin 2b 5 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 5 1 2 2
Altobelli lf 5 0 2 1
  Valdivielso 3b 0 0 0 0
Battey c 3 0 2 0
  Kaat pr 0 1 0 0
  Naragon c 0 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 1 1 0
Tuttle 3b,cf 2 1 1 0
Versalles ss 3 1 2 2
Kralick p 2 0 0 0
  Lee p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 5 0 1 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson ss 4 0 0 0
Green rf 4 2 2 0
Tasby cf 3 1 1 0
Retzer c 4 0 3 1
Hinton lf 3 0 1 0
  King ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Zipfel 1b 4 0 1 0
Daniels p 2 0 1 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
  Cheney p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 1
Minnesota 000 032 1006112
Washington 010 002 0003100
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  W (13-10) 5.1 7 2 1 0 4
  Lee  SV (3) 3.2 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels  L (10-11) 5.0 7 5 5 3 1
  Kutyna   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Cheney   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
1

  E–Allison (10), Versalles (25).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Minnesota Allison (20,off Daniels); Altobelli (2,off Kutyna), Washington Zipfel (7,off Kralick); Retzer (4,off Lee).  3B–Minnesota Killebrew (7,off Kutyna).  SH–Kralick (6,off Kutyna); Naragon (2,off Kutyna).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Versalles (16,2nd base off Cheney/Retzer).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:49.  A–1,498.
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