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Washington Senators @ Minnesota Twins

1961-09-24 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 10975 · 56°F · Wind 5 mph · 2:20

Washington Senators defeated Minnesota Twins 4–1. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 4th. Dick Donovan earned the win. Joe Altobelli went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	10
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1

W: Dick Donovan L: Jim Kaat SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Al Smith · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny O'Connell	5	0	1	0	0	1
Chuck Cottier	5	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Hinton	4	1	3	0	1	0
Gene Green	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	3	2	2	1	1	0
Willie Tasby	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bud Zipfel	3	0	0	1	0	1
Pete Daley	2	0	1	0	2	0
Dick Donovan	4	0	0	0	0	3

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Green	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Martin	3	0	0	0	1	2
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Altobelli	3	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Allison	3	0	0	0	0	2
Hal Naragon	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle	3	0	0	0	0	0
Zoilo Versalles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Kaat	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Dobbek	1	0	0	0	0	0
Julio Becquer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Donovan	9.0	1	2	6

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	6.0	7	3	5
Lee Stange	2.0	2	1	2
Ray Moore	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

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

Bot 1

Lenny Green: K
Billy Martin: K
Harmon Killebrew: W
Joe Altobelli: 3/G

Top 2

Gene Green: 63
Bob Johnson: 63
Willie Tasby: K

Bot 2

Bob Allison: 63
Hal Naragon: 3/G
Bill Tuttle: 63

Top 3

Bud Zipfel: K
Pete Daley: S8
Dick Donovan: K
Danny O'Connell: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Zoilo Versalles: 6/L
Jim Kaat: 6/P
Lenny Green: 43

Top 4

Chuck Cottier: 8
Chuck Hinton: S8
Gene Green: S9.1-2
Bob Johnson: S8.2-H;1-2
Willie Tasby: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Bud Zipfel: 3/P
Pete Daley: IW
Dick Donovan: 43

Bot 4

Billy Martin: W
Harmon Killebrew: 3/FL
Joe Altobelli: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Danny O'Connell: D7
Chuck Cottier: K/C
Chuck Hinton: W
Gene Green: SB3;SB2
Gene Green: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 5

Bob Allison: K
Hal Naragon: 3/G
Bill Tuttle: E5/G.B-1
Zoilo Versalles: 53

Top 6

Bob Johnson: D7
Willie Tasby: 43.2-3
Bud Zipfel: 8/SF.3-H
Pete Daley: W
Dick Donovan: K/C

Bot 6

Dan Dobbek: 43
Lenny Green: 43
Billy Martin: 7

Top 7

Danny O'Connell: K
Chuck Cottier: 7
Chuck Hinton: T9
Gene Green: 13

Bot 7

Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Joe Altobelli: HR/9D
Bob Allison: K
Hal Naragon: 43

Top 8

Bob Johnson: W
Willie Tasby: S8.1-3
Bud Zipfel: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Pete Daley: 6(2)6(1)/GDP.B-1
Dick Donovan: K

Bot 8

Bill Tuttle: 63
Zoilo Versalles: 63
Julio Becquer: 9

Top 9

Danny O'Connell: 9/L
Chuck Cottier: 8
Chuck Hinton: S9
Gene Green: SB2/OBS.1-3(E4)
Gene Green: 2/FL

Bot 9

Lenny Green: 7/L
Billy Martin: K
Harmon Killebrew: 3/P

Notes & reviews

DIFF: Altobelli's official records incorrectly credited him with a GDP on this play
Billy Martin called for obstruction for holding Chuck Hinton when Hal Naragon's throw went into CF

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