Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels
April 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 5, Los Angeles Angels 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 6 1 2 0
Green cf 6 0 2 1
Mincher 1b 4 2 1 0
Allison rf 5 0 2 0
Battey c 5 1 1 0
Lemon lf 3 1 1 0
  Whisenant pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 5 0 1 1
Gardner 2b 5 0 1 0
Ramos p 5 0 1 1
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 5 12 3
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 4 1 1 0
Aspromonte 2b 6 0 1 0
Wagner lf 6 1 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 2 2 1
Bilko rf 3 0 0 0
  Hunt rf 2 0 0 1
Averill c 4 1 1 3
Leek 3b 5 0 0 0
Brickell ss 3 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
Kline p 3 0 1 0
  Hamlin ss 2 1 1 1
Totals 44 6 9 6
Minnesota 120 000 010 0015120
Los Angeles 000 300 010 002695
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos   11.0 6 4 4 4 10
  Pleis  L (2-1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
11.2
9
6
6
5
10
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   9.0 10 4 3 4 2
  Morgan  W (1-0) 3.0 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
12
5
3
5
3

  E–Aspromonte (3), Kluszewski (1), Leek (1), Brickell (3), Morgan (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Minnesota Battey (3,off Kline); Green (3,off Kline); Allison 2 (3,off Kline,off Morgan); Mincher (2,off Morgan), Los Angeles Wagner 2 (2,off Ramos 2); Kluszewski (2,off Ramos).  HR–Los Angeles Averill (2,4th inning off Ramos 2 on, 2 out); Kluszewski (4,8th inning off Ramos 0 on, 2 out); Hamlin (1,12th inning off Pleis 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Allison (2,off Kline).  IBB–Lemon (1,by Kline); Battey (1,by Morgan); Kluszewski (1,by Pleis).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Hunt (2,by Pleis).  Team–9.  SB–Versalles (7,2nd base off Kline/Averill).  CS–Green (2,2nd base by Kline/Averill); Versalles (2,2nd base by Morgan/Averill).  HBP–Pleis (2,Hunt).  IBB–Pleis (1,Kluszewski); Kline (2,Lemon); Morgan (1,Battey).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–3:43.  A–9,745.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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