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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1961-07-01 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 4921 · 90°F · 2:52
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Athletics 9–3. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 9th. Jim Kaat earned the win. Harmon Killebrew went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |
| KC1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
W: Jim Kaat L: Bob Shaw SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Al Smith · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zoilo Versalles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Martin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Allison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lemon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Battey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lenny Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Tuttle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Kaat | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dan Dobbek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reno Bertoia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Klimchock | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Howser | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Norm Siebern | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Leo Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Deron Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Lumpe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Pignatano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Haywood Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Prescott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kaat | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Shaw | 5.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
 Gerry Staley | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Rakow | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Kunkel | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Zoilo Versalles: 5
- Billy Martin: 6
- Harmon Killebrew: 53
Bot 1
- Reno Bertoia: 3/G
- Lou Klimchock: S9
- Dick Howser: E8/F.1-3;B-2
- Norm Siebern: 63.3-H(UR);2-3
- Leo Posada: 5E3.3-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Deron Johnson: 63
Top 2
- Bob Allison: 43
- Jim Lemon: 63
- Earl Battey: D9
- Lenny Green: 31
Bot 2
- Jerry Lumpe: 13
- Joe Pignatano: 8
- Bob Shaw: 13
Top 3
- Bill Tuttle: S7
- Jim Kaat: W.1-2
- Zoilo Versalles: 3/FL
- Billy Martin: S8.2-H;1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: S7.2-H;1-3
- Bob Allison: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Reno Bertoia: 63
- Lou Klimchock: 63
- Dick Howser: S7
- Norm Siebern: S5.1-3
- Leo Posada: 9
Top 4
- Jim Lemon: 7
- Earl Battey: HR/78XD
- Lenny Green: 3/L
- Bill Tuttle: 43
Bot 4
- Deron Johnson: 6
- Jerry Lumpe: 43
- Joe Pignatano: W
- Bob Shaw: 9
Top 5
- Jim Kaat: 8
- Zoilo Versalles: S7
- Billy Martin: 9
- Harmon Killebrew: S7.1-3
- Bob Allison: 54(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Reno Bertoia: W
- Lou Klimchock: 54/SH.1-2
- Dick Howser: W
- Norm Siebern: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Leo Posada: 9
Top 6
- Jim Lemon: 53
- Earl Battey: S8
- Lenny Green: S7.1-3
- Bill Tuttle: S8.3-H;1-2
- Jim Kaat: CS3(25)
- Jim Kaat: S8.1-3
- Zoilo Versalles: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1X3(546);B-1
Bot 6
- Deron Johnson: 53
- Jerry Lumpe: S5
- Joe Pignatano: 3/FL
- Haywood Sullivan: W.1-2
- Reno Bertoia: 5(2)/FO
Top 7
- Billy Martin: K
- Harmon Killebrew: S7
- Bob Allison: 6(1)3(B)/GDP
Bot 7
- Lou Klimchock: 53
- Dick Howser: W
- Norm Siebern: K
- Leo Posada: W.1-2
- Deron Johnson: 8
Top 8
- Jim Lemon: 63
- Earl Battey: K
- Lenny Green: 2/FL
Bot 8
- Jerry Lumpe: 3/G
- Joe Pignatano: 9
- Bobby Prescott: K
Top 9
- Bill Tuttle: 43
- Jim Kaat: D8
- Zoilo Versalles: E6/G.B-1
- Billy Martin: E6/TH.2-3;1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/7D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Bob Allison: 43#
- Dan Dobbek: 2/FL
Bot 9
- Reno Bertoia: S8
- Lou Klimchock: S9.1-3
- Dick Howser: 64(1)/FO.3-H;B-1
- Norm Siebern: K
- Leo Posada: 4
Notes & reviews
- DIFF: the official records do not have this CS
- Jim Kaat rounded 2B too far