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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1961-09-08 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 5594 · 2:34
Kansas City Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 6–4. Kansas City Athletics put up 4 in the 7th. Dave Wickersham earned the win and John Wyatt picked up the save. Harmon Killebrew went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| KC1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
W: Dave Wickersham L: Jim Kaat SV: John Wyatt
Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Bill Kinnamon · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lenny Green | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Martin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Allison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lemon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Battey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Tuttle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zoilo Versalles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Kaat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Altobelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Julio Becquer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jerry Lumpe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Del Greco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Leo Posada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Norm Siebern | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Deron Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Causey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Cipriani | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Pignatano | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Archer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ozzie Virgil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Haywood Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hankins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kaat | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
 Ray Moore | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Archer | 6.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Wickersham | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wyatt | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lenny Green: 3/L
- Billy Martin: K
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Bob Allison: 5/P
Bot 1
- Jerry Lumpe: 13
- Bobby Del Greco: S9
- Leo Posada: K
- Norm Siebern: T7.1-H
- Deron Johnson: 31
Top 2
- Jim Lemon: S5
- Earl Battey: 53.1-2
- Bill Tuttle: 63
- Zoilo Versalles: 5/P
Bot 2
- Wayne Causey: 9
- Frank Cipriani: 63
- Joe Pignatano: E6
- Jim Archer: 31
Top 3
- Jim Kaat: 3/G
- Lenny Green: S5/BG
- Billy Martin: D7.1-H
- Harmon Killebrew: S7.2-H
- Bob Allison: 36(1)/FO
- Jim Lemon: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Jerry Lumpe: K
- Bobby Del Greco: 4/P
- Leo Posada: K
Top 4
- Earl Battey: 63
- Bill Tuttle: 8
- Zoilo Versalles: S3
- Jim Kaat: 3/G
Bot 4
- Norm Siebern: 7
- Deron Johnson: 8
- Wayne Causey: W
- Frank Cipriani: S8.1-3
- Joe Pignatano: 7
Top 5
- Lenny Green: 43
- Billy Martin: 9
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/7D
- Bob Allison: 3/P
Bot 5
- Jim Archer: 53
- Jerry Lumpe: W
- Bobby Del Greco: 8
- Leo Posada: K
Top 6
- Jim Lemon: 63
- Earl Battey: 63
- Bill Tuttle: 53
Bot 6
- Norm Siebern: 63
- Deron Johnson: 9
- Wayne Causey: 5/P
Top 7
- Zoilo Versalles: S7
- Jim Kaat: 14/SH.1-2
- Lenny Green: S9.2-H
- Billy Martin: PO1(136)
- Billy Martin: S8
- Harmon Killebrew: 4/P
Bot 7
- Frank Cipriani: S5/G
- Joe Pignatano: W.1-2
- Ozzie Virgil: E6/G.2-3;1-2
- Jerry Lumpe: K/C
- Bobby Del Greco: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Haywood Sullivan: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
- Norm Siebern: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
- Deron Johnson: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
- Wayne Causey: W.1-2
- Frank Cipriani: K#
Top 8
- Bob Allison: 2/FL
- Joe Altobelli: W
- Earl Battey: K
- Bill Tuttle: 6(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Joe Pignatano: 4/P
- Jay Hankins: T9/89XD
- Jerry Lumpe: 13/SH.3-H
- Bobby Del Greco: 7
Top 9
- Zoilo Versalles: S8
- Julio Becquer: S7/G.1-2
- Lenny Green: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Billy Martin: K
- Harmon Killebrew: HP.1-2
- Bob Allison: 53
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Frank Cipriani
- 480 feet
- DIFF: the K not in the official record for Cipriani or Kaat
- Debut game for John Wyatt