GAME LOG Minnesota @ Los Angeles (A)
Monday, 5/8/1961
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
2B Ron Santo:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (427 feet)
LF Wes Covington:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to center
W. Covington to third.
Covington tries to score...
Small throws home...
Covington scores!
G. Triandos to second.
3B Al Smith:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Triandos to third.
1B Bob Boyd:
Lines into double play, 1-3!
CF Jim Delsing:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Los Angeles (A) 0
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Gary Bell
SS Tony Taylor:
SINGLES down the right field line.
C Russ Nixon:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
T. Taylor to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Taylor to third.
R. Nixon to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
T. Taylor scores.
R. Nixon to third.
2B Bobby Avila:
SINGLES to center
R. Nixon scores.
S. Amoros to second.
RF Leon Wagner:
Strikes out looking.
CF Jim Small:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
S. Amoros scores.
B. Avila scores.
1B Carl Yastrzemski:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 4, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
RF Jerry Lynch:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Gary Bell:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to left
2B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to short left-center.
E. Kasko to second.
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 4, Minnesota 3
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Gary Bell
P Art Houtteman:
Hit by pitch.
SS Tony Taylor:
Strikes out swinging.
C Russ Nixon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
A. Houtteman to third.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to left
A. Houtteman scores.
R. Nixon to third.
Nixon tries to score...
Covington throws home...
Nixon scores!
R. Sievers to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to left field.
2B Bobby Avila:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 6, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Al Smith:
Strikes out looking.
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 6, Minnesota 3
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Gary Bell
RF Leon Wagner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Jim Small:
Flies out to right field.
1B Carl Yastrzemski:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
P Art Houtteman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 6, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
CF Jim Delsing:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Jerry Lynch:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (291 feet)
P Gary Bell:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 6, Minnesota 5
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
SS Tony Taylor:
Strikes out looking.
C Russ Nixon:
Base on balls.
3B Roy Sievers:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (282 feet)
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to deep left-center.
2B Bobby Avila:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Gus Triandos:
Strikes out looking.
3B Al Smith:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
RF Leon Wagner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Jim Small:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Carl Yastrzemski:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
P Art Houtteman:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jerry Lynch:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
SS Tony Taylor:
Base on balls.
C Russ Nixon:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to right field.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
P Gary Bell:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Popped out to the catcher.
2B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
LF Wes Covington:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
2B Bobby Avila:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Leon Wagner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Jim Small:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
1B Carl Yastrzemski:
SINGLES to center
J. Small to second.
J. Small to third.
P Art Houtteman:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Al Smith:
Flies out down the left field line.
1B Bob Boyd:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
PH Willie Kirkland:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Los Angeles (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Gary Bell
SS Tony Taylor:
New RF: Willie Kirkland.
New CF: Jerry Lynch.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Russ Nixon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
CF Jerry Lynch:
SINGLES to short left-center.
PH Marv Throneberry:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Eddie Kasko:
Wild pitch.
J. Lynch to second.
SINGLES to left
J. Lynch to third.
Lynch tries to score...
Amoros throws home...
Lynch scores!
E. Kasko to second.
2B Ron Santo:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
E. Kasko to third.
LF Wes Covington:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 6
Game over. Score: Los Angeles (A) 8, Minnesota 6
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