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September 10, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 10 1
Athletics 0 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 10 1
Athletics 0 5 1

Joe Pignatano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .333 .351
At Bats 2 235
Hits 0 58
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 0 22

Pedro Ramos Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 17 2
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Municipal Stadium - September 10, 1961
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Out
Pedro Ramos
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Bill Tuttle
Zoilo Versalles
Joe Altobelli
Lenny Green
Bob Allison
Joe Pignatano
Frank Cipriani
Deron Johnson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 7 10 1 9
Kansas City Athletics 0 5 1 8
Winning Pitcher Pedro Ramos
Losing Pitcher Bill Kunkel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harmon Killebrew
Attendance 7,706
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cipriani takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Siebern strikes out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Battey moves to second.
Top 9 Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 9 Altobelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Howser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Shoemaker hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Del Greco strikes out.
Top 8 Green strikes out.
Top 8 Ramos hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Versalles bunts towards the mound. Wyatt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Battey scores. Tuttle moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Altobelli scores. Battey moves to third.
Top 8 Allison bunts towards the mound. Wyatt fields it and throws to first for the out. Altobelli moves to third. Battey moves to second.
Top 8 Battey bunts towards the mound. Wyatt juggles the ball. That's an error on Wyatt. Altobelli moves to second.
Top 8 John Wyatt now pitching. Altobelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Lew Krausse. Nuxhall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Pignatano strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cipriani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Causey hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martin is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ramos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Siebern 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 6 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lew Krausse now pitching. Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shoemaker hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the 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 Gene Stephens pinch hits for Ed Rakow. Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pignatano takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Battey strikes out.
Top 5 Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rakow fields it and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 5 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Shoemaker who tags Martin, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Cipriani hits a line drive towards short. Versalles catches it and throws to second to double up Johnson.
Bottom 4 Causey takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Siebern strikes out.
Top 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out.
Top 4 Ramos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ed Rakow now pitching. Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Shoemaker hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jim Rivera pinch hits for Bill Kunkel. Rivera hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Allison hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Battey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Kunkel covering, for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Green moves to second.
Top 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shoemaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Ramos strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cipriani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew.
Top 2 Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shoemaker moves to third.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Shoemaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Altobelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Green hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.