GAME LOG Minnesota @ Kansas City
Wednesday, 9/27/1961
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Grim
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to left
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Kasko out at 2nd base.
LF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to right
R. Santo to second.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to short right field.
CF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
O. Cepeda to third.
W. Moon to second.
C Sam Calderone:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
1B Marv Throneberry:
Flies out to short right-center.
3B Al Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Jim Delsing:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
SS Dick Groat:
Lines out to the pitcher.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Bob Grim:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jack Sanford:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Base on balls.
2B Ron Santo:
Kasko steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
E. Kasko to third.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (387 feet)
CF Wally Moon:
Popped out to the first baseman.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
C Sam Calderone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
SS Dick Groat:
Base on balls.
S. Calderone to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
S. Calderone to third.
D. Groat to second.
S. Calderone scores.
P Bob Grim:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
LF Wes Covington:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (389 feet)
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to short center field.
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
G. Triandos to second.
3B Al Smith:
Base on balls.
G. Triandos to third.
M. Throneberry to second.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Triandos out at home.
M. Throneberry to third.
A. Smith to second.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Delsing out at 2nd base.
M. Throneberry scores.
A. Smith to third.
P Jack Sanford:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
A. Smith scores.
J. Lynch to second.
Lynch tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
RF Jackie Jensen:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (402 feet)
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Wally Moon:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
2B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to left
LF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Santo to second.
Santo tries to advance to third...
Jensen throws to third...
OUT at third base.
C Gus Triandos:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (357 feet)
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to right
3B Al Smith:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Bob Grim was injured.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to left field.
C Sam Calderone:
Flies out to short left-center.
SS Dick Groat:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
New pitcher: Ted Bowsfield.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Jack Sanford:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ted Bowsfield:
Strikes out looking.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
2B Ron Santo:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
LF Faye Throneberry:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (419 feet)
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
CF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
J. Piersall to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (437 feet)
C Sam Calderone:
Flies out to shallow center field.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to right
2B Hank Thompson:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
New pitcher: Ken Mackenzie.
1B Marv Throneberry:
New 1B: Dick Williams.
New SS: Granny Hamner.
Popped out to the first baseman.
3B Al Smith:
Base on balls.
PH Willie Kirkland:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (344 feet)
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Jack Sanford:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Lines out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Minnesota 7
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
RF Jackie Jensen:
New RF: Willie Kirkland.
New CF: Jerry Lynch.
Base on balls.
LF Faye Throneberry:
SINGLES to left
D. Taussig to second.
1B Dick Williams:
SAC BUNT.
Taussig advances to third.
Throneberry advances to second.
CF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
C Sam Calderone:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Minnesota 7
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Gus Triandos:
Base on balls.
1B Marv Throneberry:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (363 feet)
3B Al Smith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Don Bessent
P Ben Flowers:
New C : Gene Oliver.
PH Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to short left field.
Game over. Score: Minnesota 9, Kansas City 7
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