Final
CLE 7 — MIN 3
9/26/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN196109260
Complete available game record for CLE at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Aspromonte | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lenny Green | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Martin | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Pleis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Dobbek | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Altobelli | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Romano | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allison | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zoilo Versalles | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike de la Hoz | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stange | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Naragon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Kralick | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Becquer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Snyder | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bell | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jack Kralick | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lee Stange | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Pleis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike de la Hoz | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Romano | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Aspromonte | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Woodie Held | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allison | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zoilo Versalles | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Altobelli | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Green | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Kralick | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Pleis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Snyder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stange | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 86(1)/FO.3-H;2-3;B-1 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | S8.BX2(86) | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 6(B)4(2)/LDP | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6/FL | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S6.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S4.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | IW | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H(RBI);2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2 | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 7–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-3 | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7D.3-H;1-H | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–3 |