GAME LOG Chicago (A) @ Minnesota
Friday, 9/22/1961
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to short left-center.
3B Jim Bolger:
Popped out to the catcher.
1B Jim Gentile:
Flies out down the right field line.
RF Jim Lemon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Arnold Earley
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to left
3B Al Smith:
Base on balls.
L. Posada to second.
RF Wes Covington:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (402 feet)
1B Marv Throneberry:
Strikes out looking.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
2B Billy Martin:
Lines out to the third baseman.
CF Frank Campos:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
SS Bobby Richardson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Sammy Taylor:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (409 feet)
P Arnold Earley:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Arnold Earley
C Gene Oliver:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jack Sanford:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jim Bolger:
Base on balls.
1B Jim Gentile:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Arnold Earley
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to center
3B Al Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Wes Covington:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Posada out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
2B Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
CF Frank Campos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Martin to second.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Sammy Taylor:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Arnold Earley
1B Marv Throneberry:
Strikes out looking.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Strikes out swinging.
C Gene Oliver:
Base on balls.
2B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
G. Oliver to second.
P Jack Sanford:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
P Arnold Earley:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Jim Bolger:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Arnold Earley
SS Eddie Kasko:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
CF Leo Posada:
Base on balls.
3B Al Smith:
SINGLES to short right-center.
L. Posada to second.
Posada tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to center
L. Posada scores.
A. Smith to second.
1B Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to short right-center.
A. Smith to third.
W. Covington to second.
Smith tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Ryne Duren.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Lines out to the third baseman.
C Gene Oliver:
Base on balls.
W. Covington to third.
M. Throneberry to second.
2B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
1B Jim Gentile:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Billy Martin:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Frank Campos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ryne Duren
P Jack Sanford:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Lines out to the first baseman.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
SS Bobby Richardson:
Flies out to center field.
C Sammy Taylor:
SINGLES to right
PH Jim Busby:
Base on balls.
S. Taylor to second.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Throwing error to third by the rightfielder.
S. Taylor scores.
J. Busby to second.
PH Walt Moryn:
Base on balls.
1B Jim Gentile:
Base on balls.
J. Busby to third.
W. Moryn to second.
RF Jim Lemon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ryne Duren
New pitcher: Dick Weik.
3B Al Smith:
New CF: Walt Moryn.
New 3B: Marv Breeding.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Wes Covington:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Base on balls.
LF Willie Kirkland:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
M. Throneberry to second.
Throneberry tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Gene Oliver:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
2B Billy Martin:
SINGLES to right
3B Marv Breeding:
SINGLES to left
B. Martin to second.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Breeding out at 2nd base.
B. Martin to third.
C Sammy Taylor:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Weik
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Jack Sanford:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Jack Sanford
PH Jim Landis:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
J. Landis to second.
CF Walt Moryn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Maxwell out at 2nd base.
J. Landis to third.
1B Jim Gentile:
Base on balls.
W. Moryn to second.
RF Jim Lemon:
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN to deep left field. (375 feet)
2B Billy Martin:
Popped out to the shortstop.
3B Marv Breeding:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dick Weik
New pitcher: Dick Bokelmann.
CF Leo Posada:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
3B Al Smith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Wes Covington:
Base on balls.
1B Marv Throneberry:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Willie Kirkland:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (410 feet)
Game over. Score: Minnesota 8, Chicago (A) 7
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