GAME LOG Minnesota @ Cleveland
Thursday, 10/5/1961
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ron Santo:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Gus Triandos:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
CF Tom Umphlett:
SINGLES to left.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Umphlett to third.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
T. Umphlett scores.
H. Kuenn to third.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to deep left field.
Kuenn tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Wes Covington:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Jim Delsing:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (379 feet)
1B Gene Oliver:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF Jerry Lynch:
SINGLES to left
G. Oliver to second.
P Bob Chakales:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kasko out at 2nd base.
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Santo to second.
3B Wes Covington:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Santo to third.
G. Triandos to second.
Santo tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Bob Boyd:
Base on balls.
G. Triandos to third.
W. Covington to second.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Triandos out at home.
W. Covington to third.
B. Boyd to second.
1B Gene Oliver:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Delsing out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Whisenant out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jerry Lynch:
SINGLES to short right field.
P Bob Chakales:
SAC BUNT.
Lynch advances to second.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ron Santo:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Gus Triandos:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
3B Wes Covington:
Flies out to short center field.
LF Bob Boyd:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Jim Delsing:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Tom Umphlett:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Gene Oliver:
Flies out to short left-center.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out to left field.
P Bob Chakales:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to deep left field.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
J. Pagliaroni to second.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Eddie Kasko:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
3B Wes Covington:
SINGLES to right
E. Kasko to third.
E. Kasko scores.
PH Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
3B Ray Jablonski:
New LF: Willie Kirkland.
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
CF Tom Umphlett:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Jim Delsing:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Gene Oliver:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Chakales
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to left.
L. Green to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
L. Green to third.
P. Whisenant to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Don Bessent:
New CF: Lenny Green.
PH Marv Throneberry:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Eddie Kasko:
SAC BUNT.
Throneberry advances to second.
2B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Don Bessent
New pitcher: Bill Tremel.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to left field.
PH Bob Bowman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Jim Davenport:
Base on balls.
1B Frank Torre:
Flies out to right-center.
Game over. Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
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