Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
September 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 0, Cleveland Indians 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs cf 2 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 0 2 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Allison rf 3 0 0 0
Battey c 3 0 1 0
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Tuttle 3b 2 0 1 0
Versalles ss 3 0 0 0
Ramos p 2 0 0 0
  Altobelli ph 1 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Cline cf 4 0 0 0
Francona lf 4 0 2 0
Luplow rf 4 0 0 0
Jones 1b 3 0 0 0
Held ss 4 1 1 1
Kubiszyn 3b 3 1 1 0
Thomas c 3 0 2 1
Latman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Minnesota 000 000 000041
Cleveland 000 020 00x270
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (11-18) 7.0 6 2 2 0 5
  Pleis   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
1
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  W (13-4) 9.0 4 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
7

  E–Tuttle (18).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Temple (22,off Ramos); Thomas (3,off Ramos); Francona (29,off Pleis).  3B–Cleveland Francona (7,off Ramos).  HR–Cleveland Held (21,5th inning off Ramos 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Latman (1,off Ramos).  Team–7.  SB–Francona (2,3rd base off Pleis/Battey).  WP–Latman (5).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:05.  A–2,946.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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