Kansas City Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
May 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics 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

Kansas City Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Klimchock 1b 4 0 2 0
  Bauer lf 1 0 0 0
Sullivan c 4 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 1 1 0
  Pilarcik ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Siebern lf 3 2 1 0
  Hankins cf 0 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 2 0
Throneberry rf,1b 4 1 2 4
Herbert p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 1 2 1
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b,3b 4 0 1 1
Battey c 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 0 1 0
  Valdivielso pr 0 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 1 1 1
Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph 1 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 2 0 0 0
  Palmquist p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 0
  Consolo pr 0 1 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Mincher ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Kansas City 030 000 010490
Minnesota 100 000 110371
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  W (3-2) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (1-3) 6.0 6 3 3 2 5
  Palmquist   2.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Moore   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
8

  E–Bertoia (8).  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (5,off Kaat), Minnesota Valo (2,off Herbert).  HR–Kansas City Throneberry (5,2nd inning off Kaat 2 on, 2 out), Minnesota Allison (8,7th inning off Herbert 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Carey (2,by Kaat).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  CS–Howser (3,Home by Kaat/Battey).  HBP–Kaat (1,Carey).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–2:24.  A–8,878.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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