Minnesota Twins (3) Cleveland Indians (2)
| 1961
Date of Game: Friday, September 15, 1961
Stadium: Cleveland Stadium
Stadium: Cleveland Stadium
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | Cleveland Indians (AL) |
| Record: 65-82 | Record: 72-75 |
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Attendance: 4,503
Time of Game: 3:05
Game Notes:
Jake Jacobs - 1st career hit Jack Kubiszyn - 1st career hit Sam McDowell - 1st career game Jim Snyder - 1st career game Sam McDowell - 1st career game Lee Stange - 1st career win
Best at-bats
Jim Lemon 2B in 9th inning (35.66)
Earl Battey 1B in 9th inning (32.26)
Chuck Essegian HR in 6th inning (11.97)
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Game Notes:
Best at-bats
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins Batting Stats |
| Minnesota Twins | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Jake Jacobs | cf | 24.098 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Dobbek | ph-cf | 26.283 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .181 | 64 | 190 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Zoilo Versalles | ss | 21.272 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | 117 | 161 | 6 | 43 | 15 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 1b | 25.078 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .291 | 136 | 526 | 43 | 113 | 1 |
| Bob Allison | rf | 27.066 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | 145 | 451 | 29 | 97 | 2 |
| Earl Battey | c | 26.253 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .308 | 124 | 412 | 17 | 54 | 2 |
| Jim Lemon | lf | 33.176 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 | 126 | 919 | 14 | 53 | 1 |
| Jim Kaat | pr | 22.312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 2b | 33.122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | 100 | 970 | 4 | 32 | 2 |
| Bill Tuttle | 3b | 32.073 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .239 | 124 | 1121 | 4 | 38 | 1 |
| Jim Snyder | 2b | 29.031 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Becquer | ph | 29.270 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | 64 | 482 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jose Valdivielso | 2b | 27.116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | 68 | 392 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Hal Naragon | ph | 32.349 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | 48 | 387 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Moore | p | 35.106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 42 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kralick | p | 26.106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | 31 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Rich Rollins | ph | 23.152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lee Stange | p | 24.323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Altobelli | ph-lf | 29.112 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | 27 | 153 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals: | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | .222 | 1274 | 6583 | |||||
Cleveland Indians Batting Stats |
| Cleveland Indians | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Johnny Temple | 2b | 34.038 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 | 125 | 1182 | 3 | 28 | 9 |
| Jim Piersall | cf | 31.305 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | 117 | 1269 | 6 | 38 | 7 |
| Chuck Essegian | lf | 30.037 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 | 62 | 191 | 11 | 34 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | rf | 34.232 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .394 | 40 | 1039 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Hal Jones | 1b | 25.159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | ss | 29.174 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | 133 | 581 | 20 | 67 | 0 |
| Jack Kubiszyn | 3b | 24.270 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | ph | 27.315 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | 142 | 733 | 16 | 77 | 1 |
| Valmy Thomas | c | 32.329 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | 22 | 238 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | ph | 27.210 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | 137 | 521 | 24 | 86 | 7 |
| Sam McDowell | p | 18.359 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Funk | p | 26.016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | 55 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Dailey | p | 26.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dillard | ph | 24.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | 69 | 85 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals: | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .229 | 931 | 5932 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Chuck Essegian (8), Jim Lemon (26)
HR: Chuck Essegian (11)
RBIs: Bob Allison (97), Earl Battey (54), Chuck Essegian (34), Jim Lemon (53), Bob Nieman (11)
GDP: Valmy Thomas (6)
HR: Chuck Essegian (11)
RBIs: Bob Allison (97), Earl Battey (54), Chuck Essegian (34), Jim Lemon (53), Bob Nieman (11)
GDP: Valmy Thomas (6)
Minnesota Twins Pitching Stats |
| Minnesota Twins | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Jack Kralick | 26.106 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.62 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 72 |
| Lee Stange (W 1-0) | 24.323 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ray Moore (Sv 13) | 35.106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.06 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 281 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 356 | |||
Cleveland Indians Pitching Stats |
| Cleveland Indians | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Sam McDowell | 18.359 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Funk (L 11-11) | 26.016 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.36 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 64 |
| Bill Dailey | 26.125 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 74 | |||
Other Game Information |
Wild Pitches: Jack Kralick;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jack Kralick 0-0-0; Lee Stange 0-0-0; Ray Moore 0-0-0; Sam McDowell 0-0-0; Frank Funk 0-0-0; Bill Dailey 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Jack Kralick 24; Lee Stange 9; Ray Moore 3; Sam McDowell 27; Frank Funk 14; Bill Dailey 3;
Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 4,503
Umpires: Home: Bill McKinley 1B John Rice 2B Al Smith 3B Harry Schwarts
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