GAME LOG Minnesota @ Cleveland
Monday, 4/24/1961
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
SS Eddie Kasko:
Base on balls.
CF Leo Posada:
Flies out to short left field.
3B Al Smith:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
RF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to short left-center.
E. Kasko to second.
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to center
E. Kasko to third.
W. Covington to second.
E. Kasko scores.
W. Covington to third.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Gary Bell
CF Lenny Green:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Gary Bell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Gary Bell
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to left
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to short right-center.
R. Jablonski to second.
Jablonski tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Jim Kaat:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Leo Posada:
Base on balls.
3B Al Smith:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Gary Bell
CF Lenny Green:
Hit by pitch.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
L. Green to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Green out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
RF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out looking.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to shallow left field.
2B Ron Santo:
SINGLES down the left field line.
P Gary Bell:
SAC BUNT.
Santo advances to second.
SS Eddie Kasko:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
R. Santo scores.
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
P Jim Kaat:
Base on balls.
CF Lenny Green:
Base on balls.
J. Kaat to second.
RF Tom Umphlett:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Kaat scores.
L. Green to third.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
3B Al Smith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (385 feet)
P Jim Kaat:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
CF Lenny Green:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kaat out at 2nd base.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to right field.
1B Tito Francona:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (406 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
PH Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Whisenant out at 2nd base.
PH Frank Torre:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
P Gary Bell:
New CF: Harvey Kuenn.
New 3B: Jim Davenport.
Strikes out swinging.
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to left
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kasko out at 2nd base.
3B Al Smith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Posada out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to left
P Jim Kaat:
Hit by pitch.
S. Esposito to second.
PH Bob Bowman:
SAC BUNT.
Esposito advances to third.
Kaat advances to second.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to right
S. Esposito scores.
J. Kaat to third.
J. Kaat scores.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to short left-center.
J. Pagliaroni to second.
Pagliaroni tries to advance to third...
Posada throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
RF Wes Covington:
New 2B: Tom Umphlett.
Base on balls.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Strikes out looking.
C Gus Triandos:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (366 feet)
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
Game over. Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
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