GAME LOG Minnesota @ Cleveland
Thursday, 9/21/1961
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
SS Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to left field.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
CF Lenny Green:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Tito Francona:
Green steals second.
SINGLES to right
L. Green to third.
Green tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Sammy Esposito:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
T. Francona scores.
LF Bob Bowman:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Esposito tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Base on balls.
3B Al Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Jim Delsing:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
C Bob Roselli:
Base on balls.
3B Jim Davenport:
Roselli caught stealing at second.
Base on balls.
P Bob Bruce:
SAC BUNT.
Davenport advances to second.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Davenport to third.
J. Davenport scores.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES down the right field line.
L. Green to second.
Green tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Tito Francona:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (416 feet)
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
P Bob Chakales:
Strikes out looking.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
New pitcher: Rudy Arias.
LF Bob Bowman:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (426 feet)
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Bob Roselli:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
3B Jim Davenport:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Roselli to third.
P Bob Bruce:
Wild pitch.
B. Roselli scores.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Rudy Arias
New pitcher: Tom Qualters.
CF Lenny Green:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
L. Green to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Wild pitch.
L. Green to third.
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
1B Marv Throneberry:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Al Smith:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Gene Oliver:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (446 feet)
RF Jerry Lynch:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
P Tom Qualters:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Minnesota 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Qualters
LF Bob Bowman:
New CF: Leo Posada.
SINGLES to short right-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Bowman out at 2nd base.
3B Jim Davenport:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
SS Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Ron Santo:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Minnesota 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Qualters
P Bob Bruce:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Tom Umphlett:
DOUBLES to left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Bennie Daniels.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
T. Umphlett to third.
H. Kuenn to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
T. Umphlett scores.
H. Kuenn to third.
T. Francona to second.
LF Bob Bowman:
Strikes out looking.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Francona out at 3rd base.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
C Gus Triandos:
Hit by pitch.
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
G. Triandos to second.
3B Al Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bennie Daniels
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Jim Davenport:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bob Bruce:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
PH Bob Boyd:
Base on balls.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Boyd out at 2nd base.
2B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to short left-center.
E. Kasko to second.
LF Willie Kirkland:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (363 feet)
C Gus Triandos:
Base on balls.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
3B Al Smith:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Triandos scores.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 5
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bennie Daniels
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
CF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (419 feet)
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
T. Francona to second.
LF Bob Bowman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Esposito out at 2nd base.
T. Francona to third.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Bruce
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out to deep right-center.
P Don Bessent:
Lines out to the pitcher.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Minnesota 5
Game over. Score: Cleveland 11, Minnesota 5
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