GAME 2:
Game MVP:Mike de la Hoz
Metropolitan Stadium (02-21-2026 14:00:58) Time 3:09, 70ø, Wind: 5 MPH Left to Right Day Game
Sep 27, 1961 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1961 Cleveland 83-74 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 8 12 1
1961 Minnesota 67-89 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Recap
Cle 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
Cle Tito Francona tripled scoring Cline to take the lead. Cle 1 Min 0.
Min 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.
Min Bob Allison doubled scoring 1 to tie the score. Cle 1 Min 1.
Min Bill Tuttle hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead. Cle 1 Min 2.
Min 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Min Earl Battey hit a grounder scoring 1, E1. Cle 1 Min 3.
Cle 4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.
Cle Mike de la Hoz doubled scoring 2 to tie the score. Cle 3 Min 3.
Cle 5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.
Cle Tito Francona singled scoring Temple to take the lead. Cle 4 Min 3.
Cle Johnny Romano doubled scoring 2. Cle 6 Min 3.
Min 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.
Min Earl Battey hit a solo HR(11). Cle 6 Min 4.
Min Zoilo Versalles singled scoring Allison. Cle 6 Min 5.
Cle 7th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
Cle Jim Perry DP with bases loaded, end 7th.
Cle 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.
Cle Willie Kirkland doubled scoring Francona. Cle 7 Min 5.
Cle 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Cle Vic Power hit a solo HR(8). Cle 8 Min 5.
Cle Johnny Romano: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI.
Cle Vic Power: 2 for 4, HR, 2 runs.
Cle Tito Francona: 2 for 3, triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 2 W.
Min Earl Battey: 1 for 4, HR, 2 runs.
Min Zoilo Versalles: 3 for 3.
Cle Jim Perry pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 5 K. He's 15-12 on the season.
Cle Bobby Locke pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 8th save of the year.
Min Al Schroll pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 1 K. He goes to 2-2 on the year.
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Cleveland IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Perry W(15-12) 8.0 8 5 4 1 4 5 120 81 39 3.94 37 120(120) 49
Locke S(8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 7 6 4.44 4 70(75)
9.0 8 5 4 1 5 5 133 88 45 3.94 41
Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Schroll L(2-2) 5.0 8 6 5 0 4 1 99 58 41 6.17 26 125(124) 26
Lee 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 20 19 2.49 9 75(75)
Strange 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 46 32 14 8.18 10 45(48)
9.0 12 8 7 1 8 2 184 110 74 4.19 45
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E-Perry(7), Tuttle(16)
2B-Romano 2(27), Kirkland(16), de la Hoz(8), Cline(2), Allison(20)
3B-Francona(10)
HR-Cle Power(8) off Strange(2) in the 9th with bases empty, 396 feet
Min Battey(11) off Perry(31) in the 5th with bases empty, 396 feet
CS-Cle Cline(1) by Schroll(2) and Battey(16), 3rd
RBI-Cle - Romano 2(85), Power(76), Francona 2(73), Kirkland(97), de la Hoz 2(19)
Min - Battey(54), Tuttle(34), Versalles(57), Allison(102)
HBP-Versalles(Min) by Perry(Cle)
SF-Tuttle(2)
WP-Schroll(6)
Great-Power(14), Tuttle(13), Green(30)
Poor-Held(35), Martin(15), Allison(8), Altobelli(6)
LOB-Cleveland 10 Minnesota 9
DP-Cleveland 1 Minnesota 2
GWRBI-Francona