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September 23, 1961

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Bottom 6 R H E
Senators 0 1 3
Twins 7 6 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Senators 0 1 3
Twins 7 6 0

Harmon Killebrew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .288
OBP 1.000 .400
At Bats 1 518
Hits 1 149
• Singles 0 80
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 43
Walks 2 98
RBI’s 0 115

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 23, 1961
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Johnny Klippstein
Ken Retzer
Bud Zipfel
Chuck Cottier
Billy Klaus
Bob Johnson
Jim King
Willie Tasby
Gene Green
Harmon Killebrew
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Green hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dale Long pinch hits for Tom Cheney. Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pascual hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cottier is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Retzer 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 4 Altobelli hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Battey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Pascual scores. Martin moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 4 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Pascual moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pascual moves to second.
Bottom 4 Green strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pascual takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Zipfel strikes out.
Top 4 King hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Joe Altobelli now playing left field. Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Battey tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Jim Lemon. Altobelli hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allison tags and scores. Battey tags and moves to third.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Killebrew scores. Allison moves to third. Battey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Battey takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second.
Bottom 3 Tom Cheney now pitching. Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Killebrew moves to third.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 3 Martin bunts towards first. Zipfel fields the ball and throws to Burnside covering. Safe.
Top 3 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burnside is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Versalles. The slide. Retzer applies the tag. Versalles is out.
Bottom 2 Green hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Retzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pascual hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnside picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Burnside. Versalles moves to third.
Top 2 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Retzer hits a line drive into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields the ball and throws to Pascual covering. Safe.
Top 2 King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin scores. Killebrew moves to third. Allison moves to second.
Bottom 1 Allison takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. King chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Johnson. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Johnson. Green goes all the way around to score. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 1 Green takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Klaus takes first base on ball four.