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July 2, 1961

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Twins 4 6 0
Athletics 4 10 2
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Athletics 6 10 2

Jim Rivera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .161
OBP .667 .278
At Bats 3 31
Hits 2 5
• Singles 2 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 3

Danny McDevitt Season Stats

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2 2 1
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Municipal Stadium - July 2, 1961
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Danny McDevitt
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Jose Valdivielso
Bill Tuttle
Zoilo Versalles
Jim Lemon
Lenny Green
Bob Allison
Jim Rivera
Dick Howser
Gerry Staley
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rivera bunts towards the mound. McDevitt throws the ball towards third to get the runner. He throws it away into left field. Lemon throws it back to Tuttle, who tags the runner out. Staley scores. Howser goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.

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Bottom 6 Howser is hit by the pitch. Staley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Danny McDevitt now pitching. Staley takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Julio Becquer pinch hits for Pedro Ramos. Becquer strikes out. Sullivan throws to first to catch Tuttle. Klimchock drops the ball. There goes Lemon. He's safe. There goes Battey. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Tuttle. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. Battey moves to second.
Top 6 Gerry Staley now pitching. Battey hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Allison scores. Lemon moves to second.
Top 6 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Allison moves to third.
Top 6 Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Versalles scores. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Versalles moves to second.
Top 6 Valdivielso strikes out.
Top 6 Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Ramos covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stephens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Lumpe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Jose Valdivielso now playing second base. Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ramos hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Klimchock hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third.
Top 4 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out.
Bottom 3 Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stephens hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ramos hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howser takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lemon hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebern scores. Lumpe moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebern moves to third.
Bottom 1 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. Howser scores.
Bottom 1 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. Howser moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 1 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.