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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
1961-07-29 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 13420 · 2:44
Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 8th. Jim Kaat earned the win and Bill Pleis picked up the save. Harmon Killebrew went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Jim Kaat L: Jim Bunning SV: Bill Pleis
Umpires — HP: Harry Schwarts · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zoilo Versalles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lenny Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Allison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lemon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Naragon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Lepcio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bill Tuttle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Kaat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Becquer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bubba Morton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rocky Colavito | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Wood | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chico Fernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Roarke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Bunning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Bruton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobo Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kaat | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 Ray Moore | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Pleis | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Manny Montejo | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Regan | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Zoilo Versalles: 2/FL
- Lenny Green: 5/P
- Harmon Killebrew: 13
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: K/C
- Bubba Morton: S7
- Al Kaline: D7.1-3
- Rocky Colavito: 53.3-H;2-3
- Norm Cash: HP
- Jake Wood: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Bob Allison: 53
- Jim Lemon: 63
- Hal Naragon: 43
Bot 2
- Chico Fernandez: 43
- Mike Roarke: 53
- Jim Bunning: 43
Top 3
- Ted Lepcio: K
- Bill Tuttle: 63
- Jim Kaat: 7
Bot 3
- Dick McAuliffe: S7
- Bubba Morton: 46(1)/FO
- Al Kaline: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Zoilo Versalles: K
- Lenny Green: HP
- Harmon Killebrew: E6/TH.1-2
- Bob Allison: 7
- Jim Lemon: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
- Hal Naragon: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
- Ted Lepcio: K/C
Bot 4
- Rocky Colavito: K
- Norm Cash: HP
- Jake Wood: E6/TH.1-2
- Chico Fernandez: S8.2-H;1-2
- Mike Roarke: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
- Jim Bunning: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Bill Tuttle: 4/P
- Jim Kaat: K
- Zoilo Versalles: 7
Bot 5
- Dick McAuliffe: 43
- Bubba Morton: 31
- Al Kaline: 9
Top 6
- Lenny Green: 43
- Harmon Killebrew: 53
- Bob Allison: 8
Bot 6
- Rocky Colavito: 63
- Norm Cash: 6/P
- Jake Wood: 63
Top 7
- Jim Lemon: K
- Hal Naragon: 4/P
- Ted Lepcio: K
Bot 7
- Chico Fernandez: 63
- Mike Roarke: 8
- Jim Bunning: 9
Top 8
- Bill Tuttle: S8
- Julio Becquer: K
- Zoilo Versalles: 4/P
- Lenny Green: W.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/7D.2-H;1-H
- Bob Allison: S8
- Jim Lemon: 4/P
Bot 8
- Dick McAuliffe: HP
- Bill Bruton: S9.1-3
- Al Kaline: SB2
- Al Kaline: W
- Rocky Colavito: 8/SF.3-H
- Bobo Osborne: 31.2-3;1-2
- Jake Wood: 8
Top 9
- Hal Naragon: 43
- Ted Lepcio: 8
- Bill Tuttle: W
- Billy Martin: 7
Bot 9
- Chico Fernandez: K/C
- Frank House: 13
- Charlie Maxwell: S9
- Dick McAuliffe: E4/G.1-2
- Bill Bruton: K