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Minnesota Twins @ Washington Senators

1962-09-05 Β· Day game Β· Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Β· 11 innings Β· night Β· 3:39

Minnesota Twins defeated Washington Senators 9–7. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 1st. Frank Sullivan earned the win and Bill Pleis picked up the save. Earl Battey went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

1234567891011RHE
MIN21200002002911
WS200000210400711

W: Frank Sullivan   L: Steve Hamilton   SV: Bill Pleis

Umpires β€” HP: Joe Paparella Β· 1B: Hank Soar Β· 2B: Al Smith Β· 3B: John Rice Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lenny Green533010
Vic Power601201
Rich Rollins300120
Harmon Killebrew421210
Bob Allison311020
Earl Battey322210
Bernie Allen501101
Zoilo Versalles401100
Dick Stigman300002
Lee Stange000000
Jim Lemon101000
Bill Tuttle100000

Washington Senators β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Danny O'Connell321030
Chuck Cottier402210
Chuck Hinton611200
Harry Bright400011
Don Lock411002
Jim Piersall500000
Bob Schmidt200011
Ken Hamlin512100
Ed Hobaugh100001
John Kennedy111100
Ken Retzer311000
Joe Hicks200001
Jim King101100
Bob Johnson101000
Bud Zipfel100001

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dick Stigman6.2434
Lee Stange0.2210
Ray Moore1.0221
Frank Sullivan1.2201
Bill Pleis1.0101

Washington Senators β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dave Stenhouse2.2422
Ed Hobaugh3.1311
Pete Burnside1.0010
Jim Hannan2.0211
Steve Hamilton1.0120
Marty Kutyna1.0100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lenny Green: S8
  • Vic Power: 7
  • Rich Rollins: 8
  • Harmon Killebrew: HR/7.1-H
  • Bob Allison: 8

Bot 1

  • Danny O'Connell: 63
  • Chuck Cottier: 9
  • Chuck Hinton: 53

Top 2

  • Earl Battey: HR/7
  • Bernie Allen: K/C
  • Zoilo Versalles: 9
  • Dick Stigman: K/C

Bot 2

  • Harry Bright: K
  • Don Lock: K
  • Jim Piersall: 8

Top 3

  • Lenny Green: D7
  • Vic Power: 8.2-3
  • Rich Rollins: 7/SF.3-H
  • Harmon Killebrew: W
  • Bob Allison: W.1-2
  • Earl Battey: S8.1-3;2-H
  • Bernie Allen: 3

Bot 3

  • Bob Schmidt: K
  • Ken Hamlin: 8
  • Ed Hobaugh: K

Top 4

  • Zoilo Versalles: 7
  • Dick Stigman: 6/L
  • Lenny Green: 43

Bot 4

  • Danny O'Connell: W
  • Chuck Cottier: 4
  • Chuck Hinton: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

  • Vic Power: 43
  • Rich Rollins: W
  • Harmon Killebrew: 2/FL
  • Bob Allison: D7.1-3
  • Earl Battey: 63

Bot 5

  • Harry Bright: 9/9D
  • Don Lock: 6
  • Jim Piersall: 8

Top 6

  • Bernie Allen: 6
  • Zoilo Versalles: S8
  • Dick Stigman: CS2(26)
  • Dick Stigman: K

Bot 6

  • Bob Schmidt: 7
  • Ken Hamlin: 63
  • John Kennedy: HR/7
  • Danny O'Connell: W
  • Chuck Cottier: SB2
  • Chuck Cottier: S7.2-H
  • Chuck Hinton: 8/8D

Top 7

  • Lenny Green: 8
  • Vic Power: 5/L
  • Rich Rollins: W
  • Harmon Killebrew: 4

Bot 7

  • Harry Bright: 8
  • Don Lock: S7
  • Jim Piersall: 8/8D
  • Bob Schmidt: W.1-2
  • Ken Hamlin: S8.1-2;2-H
  • Ken Retzer: 13

Top 8

  • Bob Allison: W
  • Earl Battey: E1/SH.1-2
  • Bernie Allen: S9.1-3;2-H
  • Zoilo Versalles: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Lee Stange: 34/SH.1-2
  • Lenny Green: S3.2-3
  • Vic Power: K

Bot 8

  • Danny O'Connell: S7
  • Chuck Cottier: S9.1-2
  • Chuck Hinton: 64(1)/FO.2-3
  • Harry Bright: W.1-2
  • Don Lock: K
  • Jim Piersall: 6

Top 9

  • Rich Rollins: 63
  • Harmon Killebrew: 63
  • Bob Allison: 53

Bot 9

  • Joe Hicks: 5/FL
  • Ken Hamlin: S8
  • Ken Retzer: S9.1-2
  • Danny O'Connell: W.2-3;1-2
  • Chuck Cottier: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Chuck Hinton: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
  • Harry Bright: WP.1-2;2-3
  • Harry Bright: FC.3X3(65)
  • Jim King: S9.1-3;2-H
  • Jim Piersall: 3

Top 10

  • Earl Battey: W
  • Bernie Allen: 1
  • Zoilo Versalles: 9(B)3(1)/DP

Bot 10

  • Joe Hicks: K
  • Ken Hamlin: 63
  • Ken Retzer: 8/8D

Top 11

  • Jim Lemon: S8
  • Lenny Green: W.1-2
  • Vic Power: WP.1-2;2-3
  • Vic Power: D7.2-H;3-H
  • Rich Rollins: 53
  • Bill Tuttle: 7(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 11

  • Danny O'Connell: 63
  • Bob Johnson: S7
  • Chuck Hinton: 43.1-2
  • Bud Zipfel: K

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for John Kennedy
  • Chuck Cottier ejected by 3B umpire John Rice