Final
MIN 3 — CLE 2
9/15/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE196109150
Complete available game record for MIN at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Dobbek | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Jacobs | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Temple | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zoilo Versalles | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Chuck Essegian | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Allison | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal Jones | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Battey | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lemon | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Martin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Kubiszyn | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Moore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Kirkland | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Naragon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Becquer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Snyder | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Valmy Thomas | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Valdivielso | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Rollins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Dailey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stange | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam McDowell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Funk | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kralick | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Altobelli | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dillard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kralick | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Sam McDowell | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Frank Funk | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Lee Stange | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Bill Dailey | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Moore | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McDowell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Jones | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Nieman | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Funk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmy Thomas | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kubiszyn | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stange | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Valdivielso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allison | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zoilo Versalles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Altobelli | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Dobbek | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Jacobs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Kralick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lemon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Snyder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | K+WP.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S5/BG.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S5 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 765(2)/FO | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 563 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7D | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | 2E3.1-2# | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D8.2-H;1-3 | 2–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 3–2 |