GAME LOG Chicago (A) @ Minnesota
Sunday, 7/16/1961
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
2B Billy Martin:
Flies out down the left field line.
3B Jim Bolger:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jim Lemon:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ron Santo:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
R. Santo to third.
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Santo tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to short right field.
W. Covington to second.
Covington tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Al Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
1B Jim Gentile:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Walt Moryn:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
CF Jim Delsing:
Hit by pitch.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Strikes out swinging.
P Mike Fornieles:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
SS Roy Mcmillan:
Strikes out looking.
C Sammy Taylor:
SINGLES to center
P Dick Hyde:
Bunted into fielders choice, Taylor out at second.
2B Billy Martin:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Wes Covington:
Strikes out looking.
C Gus Triandos:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (436 feet)
1B Marv Throneberry:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
3B Jim Bolger:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to left
1B Jim Gentile:
Base on balls.
J. Lemon to second.
CF Walt Moryn:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Lemon scores.
J. Gentile to third.
Gentile tries to score...
Lynch throws home...
Gentile is out at home!
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
3B Al Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Jim Delsing:
Base on balls.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
SS Roy Mcmillan:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Sammy Taylor:
SAC BUNT.
Mcmillan advances to second.
P Dick Hyde:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Billy Martin:
SINGLES to short right-center.
R. Mcmillan to third.
R. Mcmillan scores.
3B Jim Bolger:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
P Mike Fornieles:
Popped out to the catcher.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ron Santo:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
RF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Jim Gentile:
SINGLES to left
CF Walt Moryn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Gentile out at 2nd base.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to center
1B Marv Throneberry:
Flies out to left field.
3B Al Smith:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
SS Roy Mcmillan:
Base on balls.
C Sammy Taylor:
SAC BUNT.
Adams advances to second.
P Dick Hyde:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
H. Adams to third.
2B Billy Martin:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
H. Adams scores.
D. Hyde to second.
3B Jim Bolger:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jim Lemon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hyde out at 3rd base.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
CF Jim Delsing:
New SS: Bobby Richardson.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Strikes out swinging.
P Mike Fornieles:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
1B Jim Gentile:
Lines out to the first baseman.
CF Walt Moryn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to left
2B Ron Santo:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
E. Kasko to second.
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Santo out at 2nd base.
E. Kasko to third.
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Kasko tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Fornieles
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Sammy Taylor:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (412 feet)
P Dick Hyde:
Strikes out looking.
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
2B Billy Martin:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dick Hyde
3B Al Smith:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Willie Kirkland:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
A. Smith to third.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Hit by pitch.
W. Kirkland to second.
PH Bob Boyd:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Smith out at home.
W. Kirkland to third.
J. Lynch to second.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Base on balls.
W. Kirkland scores.
J. Lynch to third.
B. Boyd to second.
New pitcher: Dick Weik.
2B Ron Santo:
Wild pitch.
J. Lynch scores.
B. Boyd to third.
E. Kasko to second.
Game over. Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 4
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