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September 19, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 1
Senators 1 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 1
Senators 1 6 0

Bud Zipfel Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .201
OBP .000 .271
At Bats 3 154
Hits 0 31
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 16

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 15 0
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Griffith Stadium - September 19, 1961
Out
Jim Kaat
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Jose Valdivielso
Zoilo Versalles
Dan Dobbek
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Bud Zipfel
Willie Tasby

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 7 1 4
Washington Senators 1 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Kaat
Losing Pitcher Joe McClain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Tuttle
Attendance 1,980
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat juggles the ball. That's an error on Kaat.
Bottom 9 Jose Valdivielso now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Dan Dobbek now playing left field. Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tuttle for the out.
Top 9 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Battey strikes out.
Top 9 Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Altobelli for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 8 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Sisler now pitching. Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Sisler covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Harry Bright pinch hits for Joe McClain. Bright hits a line drive towards the mound. Kaat catches it and throws to first to double up Retzer.
Bottom 7 Retzer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dan Dobbek now playing center field. Hinton is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allison scores. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third.
Top 7 Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Tasby strikes out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cottier scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cottier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Altobelli. Cottier reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with McClain covering, for the out.
Top 6 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McClain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out.
Bottom 5 McClain is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Retzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hinton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kaat 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 Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zipfel strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Allison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to home to get Retzer. McClain moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. McClain moves to second.
Bottom 3 McClain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Retzer moves to third.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Battey for a passed ball. Retzer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Retzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Altobelli strikes out.
Top 3 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hinton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zipfel for the out.
Bottom 2 Tasby is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle scores.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple. Battey scores.
Top 2 Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Battey hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Altobelli hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Martin. The throw from Retzer and he is safe. Martin steals second.
Top 1 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with McClain covering, for the out.