GAME LOG Kansas City @ Minnesota
Thursday, 5/4/1961
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
RF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF George Altman:
Base on balls.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
O. Cepeda to third.
G. Altman to second.
C Sam Calderone:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bud Daley
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Al Smith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
P Bud Daley:
Thompson caught stealing at second.
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to center
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Throneberry out at 2nd base.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Kirkland out at 2nd base.
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to center
J. Lynch to second.
J. Lynch to third.
2B Ron Santo:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
RF Faye Throneberry:
Strikes out looking.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
CF George Altman:
Wild pitch.
O. Cepeda to second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
P Bob Chakales:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
CF Leo Posada:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
E. Kasko to second.
3B Al Smith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Posada out at 2nd base.
E. Kasko to third.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Minnesota 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
C Sam Calderone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to right
2B Hank Thompson:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
D. Groat to third.
P Bud Daley:
SINGLES to left
D. Groat scores.
H. Thompson to third.
H. Thompson scores.
RF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 2, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
LF Willie Kirkland:
SINGLES to right
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kirkland out at 2nd base.
C Gus Triandos:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (444 feet)
2B Ron Santo:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (369 feet)
P Bob Chakales:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to short center field.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF George Altman:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (417 feet)
C Sam Calderone:
Base on balls.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Calderone to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to left
S. Calderone to third.
D. Groat to second.
P Bud Daley:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Calderone scores.
D. Groat scores.
H. Thompson to third.
Thompson tries to score...
Lynch throws home...
Thompson scores!
New pitcher: George Susce.
RF Faye Throneberry:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 6 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Al Smith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to left
LF Willie Kirkland:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Minnesota 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: George Susce
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to center
CF George Altman:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
O. Cepeda to third.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
O. Cepeda scores.
G. Altman to third.
Altman tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Rudy Arias.
C Sam Calderone:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to left
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 10, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
RF Jerry Lynch:
Base on balls.
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES down the right field line.
J. Lynch to second.
Lynch tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Lynch scores.
G. Triandos to second.
PH Gene Oliver:
SINGLES to right
G. Triandos to third.
R. Santo to second.
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
G. Triandos scores.
R. Santo to third.
G. Oliver to second.
CF Leo Posada:
Flies out to shallow right field.
3B Al Smith:
Base on balls.
R. Santo scores.
G. Oliver to third.
E. Kasko to second.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 10, Minnesota 6
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Rudy Arias
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
P Bud Daley:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Faye Throneberry:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 10, Minnesota 6
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 10, Minnesota 6
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Don Bessent
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Base on balls.
CF George Altman:
SINGLES to right
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
C Sam Calderone:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
O. Cepeda to third.
G. Altman to second.
SS Dick Groat:
Base on balls.
O. Cepeda scores.
G. Altman to third.
S. Calderone to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Groat out at 2nd base.
G. Altman scores.
S. Calderone to third.
New pitcher: Frank Funk.
P Bud Daley:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 12, Minnesota 6
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
PH Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to left
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Boyd out at 2nd base.
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kasko out at 2nd base.
3B Al Smith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 12, Minnesota 6
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Frank Funk
New pitcher: Bennie Daniels.
RF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the catcher.
W. Moon to second.
CF George Altman:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 12, Minnesota 6
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
New pitcher: Eddie Erautt.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Lines out to the third baseman.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out to short left-center.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Throneberry out at 2nd base.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 12, Minnesota 6
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