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September 8, 1961

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Bottom 7 R H E
Twins 4 9 2
Athletics 3 4 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Twins 4 9 2
Athletics 4 5 0

Norm Siebern Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .287
OBP .333 .373
At Bats 3 488
Hits 1 140
• Singles 0 88
• Doubles 0 30
• Triples 1 5
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 69
RBI’s 1 85

Jim Kaat Season Stats

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Municipal Stadium - September 8, 1961
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Single
Jim Kaat
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Jose Valdivielso
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Norm Siebern
Bobby Del Greco
Jay Hankins
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Siebern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hankins scores. Del Greco moves to second. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 7 Haywood Sullivan pinch hits for Leo Posada. Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pignatano tags and scores. Hankins tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Cipriani scores. Pignatano moves to third. Hankins moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Jay Hankins pinch runs for Ozzie Virgil. Lumpe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Dave Wickersham. Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. Cipriani moves to third. Pignatano moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pignatano takes first base on ball four. Cipriani moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cipriani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dave Wickersham now pitching. Wickersham fires to first and has Green trapped. There's the throw to Causey who tags Green for the out.
Top 7 Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Versalles scores.
Top 7 Kaat bunts towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second.
Top 7 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Causey hits a popup towards third. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jose Valdivielso now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field. Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 5 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Allison hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pignatano hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cipriani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Causey moves to third.
Bottom 4 Causey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaat for the out.
Top 4 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields the ball and throws to Archer covering. Safe.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 3 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe strikes out.
Top 3 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores.
Top 3 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Martin reaches second base with a double. Green goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Green bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaat for the out.
Bottom 2 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles.
Bottom 2 Cipriani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Versalles hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second.
Top 2 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Siebern hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Siebern reaches third base with a triple. Del Greco goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 1 Del Greco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allison hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.
Top 1 Green hits a line drive towards first. Siebern reaches out and makes the catch for the out.