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Twins 7 @ Athletics 8
Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 2, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Twins with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 2, 1961 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 7 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 8 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 13
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherEd Rakow  
Losing PitcherChuck Stobbs  
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Game Winning RBIDick Howser 

Game Info

DateJuly 2, 1961 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherPedro Ramos  
Home Starting PitcherJerry Walker  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance6,851 
Time of Game3 hours 15 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nestor Chylak
1B: Al Smith
2B: Hank Soar
3B: Bill McKinley

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Bob Allison  Right Fielder 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Earl Battey  Catcher 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Bill Tuttle  Third Baseman 
Pedro Ramos  Pitcher 
Sam Mele  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Howser  Shortstop 
Jim Rivera  Right Fielder 
Lou Klimchock  First Baseman 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Second Baseman 
Gene Stephens  Center Fielder 
Haywood Sullivan  Catcher 
Wayne Causey  Third Baseman 
Jerry Walker  Pitcher 
Hank Bauer  Manager 

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Twins 7 @ Athletics 8
Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1961

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         Game of 7/2/1961 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Versalles Z, ss       4  1  1  0   Howser D, ss          3  2  2  2   
Martin B, 2b          2  0  0  0   Rivera J, rf          4  0  2  0   
Valdivielso J, 2b     1  0  0  0   Bauer H, ph-rf        1  0  0  0   
Naragon H, ph         0  0  0  0   Klimchock L, 1b       4  0  0  0   
Rollins R, pr-2b      0  1  0  0   Posada L, lf          1  0  0  0   
Dobbek D, ph-rf       1  0  0  0   Siebern N, lf-1b      5  1  1  1   
Henry R, 1b           0  0  0  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  1  2  0   
Killebrew H, 1b-3b    4  3  3  2   Stephens G, cf        5  2  3  3   
Allison B, rf-1b-rf   5  1  1  1   Sullivan H, c         4  1  2  0   
Lemon J, lf           5  1  3  2   Causey W, 3b          4  0  2  0   
Battey E, c           5  0  0  1   Walker J, p           2  0  0  0   
Green L, cf           3  0  1  0   Staley G, p           0  1  0  0   
Tuttle B, 3b-2b       4  0  0  0   Johnson D, ph         0  0  0  0   
Ramos P, p            2  0  0  0   Nuxhall J, ph         1  0  1  0   
Becquer J, ph         1  0  0  0   Krausse L, pr         0  0  0  0   
McDevitt D, p         0  0  0  0   Rakow E, p            0  0  0  0   
Lee D, p              0  0  0  0   Pignatano J, ph       0  0  0  0   
Pleis B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Kaat J, ph            0  0  0  0                                      
Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7  9  6                        38  8 15  6

Minnesota        000 004 201 --  7
Kansas City      200 022 101 --  8
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ramos P               5.0 10  4  4  1  0
McDevitt D            1.2  1  3  1  3  2
Lee D*                0.0  1  0  0  1  0
Pleis B               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Stobbs C (L)          1.1  3  1  1  1  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Walker J              5.1  6  4  3  2  3
Staley G              1.2  1  2  2  1  2
Rakow E (W)           2.0  2  1  1  1  4
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Howser D, Klimchock L, McDevitt D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 10, Kansas City 13
2B -- Lumpe J, Lemon J
HR -- Stephens G, Killebrew H
SH -- Causey W
HBP -- by McDevitt D (Howser D), by Staley G (Naragon H), by Rakow E (Kaat J), by Rakow E (Versalles Z)
T -- 3:15
A -- 6851

    

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