GAME LOG Cleveland @ Minnesota
Wednesday, 10/4/1961
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Gary Bell
CF Lenny Green:
Hit by pitch.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (411 feet)
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to left.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to right
2B Ron Santo:
Strikes out looking.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Gary Bell
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
C Bob Roselli:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
T. Lepcio to second.
P Bob Bruce:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
T. Lepcio to third.
R. Jablonski to second.
CF Lenny Green:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
T. Lepcio scores.
R. Jablonski scores.
B. Bruce to third.
Bruce tries to score...
Lynch throws home...
Bruce is out at home!
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
1B Marv Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Wes Covington:
SINGLES to short center field.
CF Jim Delsing:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (352 feet)
LF Gene Oliver:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jerry Lynch:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
P Gary Bell:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Gary Bell
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to left
P. Whisenant to second.
2B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
P. Whisenant scores.
S. Esposito to third.
C Bob Roselli:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Roselli out at 2nd base.
S. Esposito scores.
T. Lepcio to third.
P Bob Bruce:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C Gus Triandos:
Flies into double play, 8-3!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
CF Lenny Green:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (414 feet)
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
1B Marv Throneberry:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
C Bob Roselli:
Popped out to the first baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
LF Gene Oliver:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
PH Bob Boyd:
SINGLES down the left field line.
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to short left field.
B. Boyd to second.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kasko out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
New pitcher: Bennie Daniels.
P Bob Bruce:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to center
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Lines into double play, 1-3!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
C Gus Triandos:
Triandos thrown out at second by the centerfielder while trying to stretch a single into a double.
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
3B Wes Covington:
Base on balls.
M. Throneberry to second.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Covington out at 2nd base.
M. Throneberry to third.
LF Gene Oliver:
Base on balls.
J. Delsing to second.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bennie Daniels
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to right
SS Sammy Esposito:
Lines into double play, U3!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
PH Leo Posada:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Base on balls.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kasko out at 2nd base.
C Gus Triandos:
Base on balls.
R. Santo to second.
1B Marv Throneberry:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (399 feet)
3B Wes Covington:
SINGLES to short right field.
CF Jim Delsing:
SINGLES to right
W. Covington to second.
W. Covington to third.
PH Willie Kirkland:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bennie Daniels
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
2B Ted Lepcio:
New LF: Willie Kirkland.
Strikes out looking.
C Bob Roselli:
Base on balls.
PH Jim Pagliaroni:
Roselli steals second.
Base on balls.
P Bob Bruce:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Pagliaroni out at 2nd base.
B. Roselli to third.
CF Lenny Green:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
B. Roselli scores.
B. Bruce to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
RF Jerry Lynch:
New 3B: Jim Davenport.
New C : Jim Pagliaroni.
Base on balls.
P Don Bessent:
SAC BUNT.
Lynch advances to second.
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
J. Lynch to third.
Lynch tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Ron Santo:
Flies out to left field.
C Gus Triandos:
Base on balls.
E. Kasko to second.
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Minnesota 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Don Bessent
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
PH Frank Torre:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Minnesota 6
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dolan Nichols
3B Wes Covington:
New 2B: Tom Umphlett.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 8, Minnesota 6
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