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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox
1961-04-18 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 2309 · 40°F · 2:43
Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Jim Kaat earned the win and Bill Pleis picked up the save. Jim Lemon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
W: Jim Kaat L: Billy Muffett SV: Bill Pleis
Umpires — HP: Al Smith · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zoilo Versalles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lenny Green | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Mincher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Bob Allison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Lemon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Battey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reno Bertoia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Gardner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Kaat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Pleis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Schilling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Geiger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Billy Harrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Pagliaroni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Runnels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pumpsie Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Muffett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russ Nixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carroll Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Malzone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Clinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kaat | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bill Pleis | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Muffett | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hillman | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Chet Nichols | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Zoilo Versalles: 43
- Lenny Green: S8
- Don Mincher: 8/L
- Bob Allison: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Bob Allison: S7/78.3-H
- Jim Lemon: D8/78XD.1XH(842)
Bot 1
- Chuck Schilling: 63
- Gary Geiger: K/C
- Billy Harrell: S7
- Jackie Jensen: 8
Top 2
- Earl Battey: 7
- Reno Bertoia: 53
- Billy Gardner: 6/P
Bot 2
- Jim Pagliaroni: K
- Carl Yastrzemski: 63
- Pete Runnels: K/C
Top 3
- Jim Kaat: 63
- Zoilo Versalles: S8
- Lenny Green: 13/SH.1-2
- Don Mincher: S7.2-H
- Bob Allison: W.1-2
- Jim Lemon: 53
Bot 3
- Pumpsie Green: 3/G
- Billy Muffett: K/C
- Chuck Schilling: 3/G
Top 4
- Earl Battey: 43
- Reno Bertoia: 43
- Billy Gardner: 13
Bot 4
- Gary Geiger: K
- Billy Harrell: 13
- Jackie Jensen: E5/G.B-1
- Russ Nixon: 63
Top 5
- Jim Kaat: 6/L
- Zoilo Versalles: 63
- Lenny Green: S8
- Don Mincher: 43
Bot 5
- Carl Yastrzemski: 7/L
- Pete Runnels: 13
- Pumpsie Green: K/C
Top 6
- Bob Allison: 7/L
- Jim Lemon: HR/7D
- Earl Battey: 43
- Reno Bertoia: 31
Bot 6
- Carroll Hardy: 9
- Chuck Schilling: W
- Gary Geiger: W.1-2
- Billy Harrell: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Jackie Jensen: 2/FL
Top 7
- Billy Gardner: S7
- Jim Kaat: 56(1)/FO
- Zoilo Versalles: 4/P
- Lenny Green: S9.1-2
- Don Mincher: W.2-3;1-2
- Bob Allison: 6/P
Bot 7
- Russ Nixon: 63
- Carl Yastrzemski: 63
- Pete Runnels: 13
Top 8
- Jim Lemon: 6/FL
- Earl Battey: 43
- Reno Bertoia: 6/P
Bot 8
- Pumpsie Green: D9
- Rip Repulski: S8.2-3
- Chuck Schilling: 43.3-H;1-2
- Gary Geiger: W
- Billy Harrell: 9
- Jackie Jensen: HP.2-3;1-2
- Frank Malzone: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
- Carl Yastrzemski: 8
Top 9
- Billy Gardner: 13
- Bill Pleis: S6
- Zoilo Versalles: 4/P
- Lenny Green: S9.1-2
- Don Mincher: W.2-3;1-2
- Bob Allison: K
Bot 9
- Pete Runnels: 8
- Pumpsie Green: W
- Lou Clinton: K
- Chuck Schilling: 4/P
Notes & reviews
- Jim Pagliaroni injured in collision with Bob Allison