9/27/1961, Cle61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1961 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 2 13 1 1961 Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 1 Indians AB R H BI AVG Twins AB R H BI AVG Temple 2b 5 0 0 0 .289 Green,L cf 5 0 0 1 .299 Cline cf 2 0 1 0 .296 Martin,B 2b 4 0 0 0 .245 Funk p 0 0 0 0 .286 Pleis p 0 0 0 0 .500 Francona lf 4 0 0 0 .287 Valdivielso ss 0 0 0 0 .203 Kirkland rf 2 1 0 0 .271 Becquer,J ph 1 0 0 0 .264 Romano c 3 0 1 0 .296 Killebrew 1b 2 0 0 0 .279 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 .227 Altobelli lf 4 0 0 0 .222 Thomas,V c 1 0 0 0 .211 Battey c 4 0 1 0 .284 Power 1b 5 0 1 0 .265 Allison rf 4 0 0 0 .253 Held ss 3 1 2 1 .274 Tuttle,B 3b 4 1 1 0 .274 de la Hoz 3b 5 1 1 2 .246 Versalles ss 4 0 2 0 .282 Perry p 3 0 0 0 .210 Lee p 0 0 0 0 .083 Piersall ph 1 0 0 0 .341 Schroll p 2 0 0 0 .278 34 3 6 3 Snyder,J 2b 0 0 0 0 .333 Dobbek ph 1 0 0 0 .140 35 1 4 1 Indians INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Perry 8.0 4 1 1 3 2 121 69 4.69 Funk W 8-4 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 18 12 1.92 10.0 4 1 1 3 3 139 81 Twins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Schroll 8.0 5 1 1 6 1 116 59 4.33 Pleis 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 21 11 5.70 Lee L 7-6 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 23 12 4.30 10.0 6 3 3 8 2 160 82 Cle: Dillard ran for Romano in the 8th Thomas,V inserted at c in the 8th Piersall batted for Perry in the 9th Piersall moved to cf in the 9th Min: Snyder,J inserted at 2b in the 9th Valdivielso inserted at ss in the 10th Dobbek batted for Snyder,J in the 10th Becquer,J batted for Valdivielso in the 10th E-Held 2. 2B-Power(29), Held(23), Battey(23), Versalles(27). HR-de la Hoz(2). RBI-Held(95), de la Hoz 2(22), Green,L(62). K-Perry, Piersall, Allison, Versalles, Schroll. BB-Cline, Francona, Kirkland 3, Romano, Held 2, Killebrew 2, Schroll. SH-Temple. HBP-Cline 2, Piersall. PB-Battey. HB-Schroll, Pleis 2. GWRBI: de la Hoz Temperature: 56, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 10 MPH. Attendance: 6,365 Game Time: 2:37 9/27/1961, Cle61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1961 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 2 13 1 1961 Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 1 Indians -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Temple 2b 1>9 53 5>8 63 24/SH.1-2 Cline cf HBP S W 8 HBP Funk p Francona lf 63.1-2 W.1-2 4 8>7 pb.2-3;1-2 9 Kirkland rf 1 W.2-3;1-2 6/f W IW Romano c 2>53 8 6>S W.1-2 Dillard pr Thomas,V c 31 Power 1b 8 4>D 643/gdp 7 0>Lee 1/L Held ss W 53 D S.2-H;1-2 W de la Hoz 3b 3/g 4 4 6/L HR.1-H Perry p 3>k 43 7>63 9>Pleis Piersall ph HBP k Twins -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Green,L cf 1>43 e6.1-2;B-1 note 1 43 7 Martin,B 2b 7 543/gdp 7 8>9 Pleis p Valdivielso ss Becquer,J ph 31 Killebrew 1b W 4>13 6>W 63 Altobelli lf 5 3/fl 64/f.B-1 e6.B-2 Battey c 2>53 63 D.1-3 31 Allison rf 31 5>63 3/fl 9>Funk k Tuttle,B 3b 8 S 63 9 Versalles ss 3>S D.1-3 7>k 5/L Lee p Schroll p k W 7 Snyder,J 2b Dobbek ph 0>7 1: 64/f.3-H;2-3;B-1 Indians -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Temple 2b 63 Cline cf Funk p Francona lf Kirkland rf Romano c Dillard pr Thomas,V c Power 1b Held ss de la Hoz 3b Perry p Piersall ph Twins -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Green,L cf Martin,B 2b Pleis p Valdivielso ss Becquer,J ph Killebrew 1b Altobelli lf Battey c Allison rf Tuttle,B 3b Versalles ss Lee p Schroll p Snyder,J 2b Dobbek ph Indians IN OUT ER Twins IN OUT ER Perry A1 D5 1 Schroll A1 D8 1 Funk D6 E2 0 W 8-4 Pleis D9 E5 0 Lee E6 F1 2 L 7-6 9/27/1961, Cle61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1961 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 2 13 1 1961 Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Indians batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Temple lined out to right (BCBFX) 0-0 1 --- 20 Cline was hit by a pitch (BBH) 0-0 1 1-- 11 Francona grounded out to short, Cline to second (BC>X) 0-0 2 -2- 10 Kirkland popped out to the mound (BX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Twins batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Green,L grounded out to second (X) 0-0 1 --- 00 Martin,B popped out to left (X) 0-0 2 --- 31 Killebrew walked (FBBBB) 0-0 2 1-- 21 Altobelli popped out to third (FBBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Indians batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Romano grounded out to third (CX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Power flied out to center (X) 0-0 2 --- 32 Held walked (BBCCBB) 0-0 2 1-- 11 de la Hoz grounded out to first (BFX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Twins batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Battey grounded out to third (BSFX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Allison grounded out to first (BCX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Tuttle,B flied out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Indians batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Perry struck out (BCSFS) 0-0 1 --- 21 Temple grounded out to third (BFBX) 0-0 2 --- 11 Cline lined a single to right (FBX) 0-0 2 1-- 31 Francona walked, Cline to second (BCBBB) 0-0 2 12- 30 Kirkland walked, Cline to third, Francona to second (BBBB) 0-0 2 123 22 Romano flied out to center (BCBSFFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Twins batting 0-0 0 --- 31 Versalles lined a single down the right field line (BBBCX) 0-0 0 1-- 32 Schroll struck out (FFBBBS) 0-0 1 1-- 22 Versalles to second, Green,L to first on an error by the shortstop Held (FCBFBX) 0-0 1 12- 00 Martin,B grounded into a double play, de la Hoz to Temple to Power (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Indians batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Power doubled deep to right (X) 0-0 0 -2- 10 Held grounded out to third (BX) 0-0 1 -2- 31 de la Hoz popped out to second (SBBBX) 0-0 2 -2- 11 Perry grounded out to second (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Twins batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Killebrew grounded out to the mound (BCBX) 0-0 1 --- 21 Altobelli popped out to first (CBBX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Battey grounded out to short (BX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Indians batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Temple popped out to center (X) 0-0 1 --- 32 Cline walked (BBCBFB) 0-0 1 1-- 01 Francona popped out to second (CX) 0-0 2 1-- 22 Kirkland grounded to short, forcing Cline at second (CBBFX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Twins batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Allison grounded out to short (X) 0-0 1 --- 01 Tuttle,B lined a single to shallow left (CX) 0-0 1 1-- 12 Versalles lined a double down the right field line, Tuttle,B to third (SBSX) 0-0 1 -23 32 Schroll walked (CCFBBBFB) 0-0 1 123 12 Green,L grounded to short, forcing Schroll at second, Tuttle,B scored, Versalles to third, Green,L to first (CBCX) 0-1 2 1-3 22 Martin,B flied out to left (BFFBX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Indians batting 0-1 0 --- 32 Romano lined a single to left center (BCBFBX) 0-1 0 1-- 00 Power grounded into a double play, Versalles to Martin,B to Killebrew (X) 0-1 2 --- 10 Held doubled deep to right center (BX) 0-1 2 -2- 00 de la Hoz popped out to second (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Twins batting 0-1 0 --- 31 Killebrew walked (CBBBB) 0-1 0 1-- 00 Altobelli grounded to short, forcing Killebrew at second, Altobelli to first (X) 0-1 1 1-- 00 Battey lined a double down the left field line, Altobelli to third (X) 0-1 1 -23 32 Allison popped out to first (BFBCFBX) 0-1 2 -23 31 Tuttle,B grounded out to short (BBBCX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Indians batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Perry grounded out to short (X) 0-1 1 --- 21 Temple grounded out to short (CBBX) 0-1 2 --- 00 Cline flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Twins batting 0-1 0 --- 32 Versalles struck out (BBCSBS) 0-1 1 --- 12 Schroll flied out to left (FBSX) 0-1 2 --- 11 Green,L grounded out to second (BFX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Indians batting 0-1 0 --- 10 Francona lined out to left (BX) 0-1 1 --- 31 Kirkland walked (BBCBB) 0-1 1 1-- 31 Romano walked, Kirkland to second (BBBCB) 0-1 1 12- 00 Power lined out to left (X) 0-1 2 12- 21 Held grounded a single up the middle, Kirkland scored, Romano to second (BCBX) Dillard pinch running for Romano 1-1 2 12- 31 de la Hoz lined out to short (BBFBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Twins batting Thomas,V now playing catcher 1-1 0 --- 02 Martin,B flied out to right (FFX) 1-1 1 --- 31 Killebrew grounded out to short (CBBBX) 1-1 2 --- 31 Altobelli to second on an error by the shortstop Held (BFBBX) 1-1 2 -2- 12 Battey grounded out to first (FBCX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Indians batting Pleis now pitching Snyder,J now playing second base Piersall pinch hitting for Perry 1-1 0 --- 11 Piersall was hit by a pitch (CBH) 1-1 0 1-- 00 Temple sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Piersall to second (Xb) 1-1 1 -2- 00 Cline was hit by a pitch (H) 1-1 1 12- 02 Battey allowed a passed ball, Piersall to third, Cline to second (FFB) 1-1 1 -23 22 Francona popped out to right (FFB.BFX) 1-1 2 -23 30 Kirkland was walked intentionally (IIII) 1-1 2 123 12 Thomas,V grounded out to first (CSBFFX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Twins batting Funk now pitching Piersall moved to center field 1-1 0 --- 22 Allison struck out (SBBSC) 1-1 1 --- 10 Tuttle,B flied out to right (BX) 1-1 2 --- 21 Versalles lined out to third (BBFX) ************** Top of the 10th inning, Indians batting Valdivielso now playing shortstop Lee now pitching 1-1 0 --- 10 Power lined out to the mound (BX) 1-1 1 --- 32 Held walked (CBBBCFFB) 1-1 1 1-- 12 de la Hoz homered deep to left, Held scored (CFBX) 3-1 1 --- 32 Piersall struck out (BBBCFS) 3-1 2 --- 20 Temple grounded out to short (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Twins batting Dobbek pinch hitting for Snyder,J 3-1 0 --- 01 Dobbek flied out to left (CX) 3-1 1 --- 01 Green,L flied out to left (CX) Becquer,J pinch hitting for Valdivielso 3-1 2 --- 11 Becquer,J grounded out to first (BSX)