ARAIG BASEBALL 50s thru 60s

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Kansas City Falls To Minnesota. Twins Sweep A's At Muncipal.

GAME 3:

Game MVP:Lenny Green

Injury: Lee,D (today only)

Municipal Stadium (08-23-2026 09:48:18) Time 2:58, 64 , Wind: 2 MPH In from LCF Day Game

Apr 12, 1962 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

1962 Minnesota 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 6 13 0

1962 Kansas City 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0

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Recap

Min 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Min Lenny Green hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead. Min 1 KC 0.

KC 2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

KC Norm Siebern hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score. Min 1 KC 1.

KC Dick Howser walked scoring Posada to take the lead. Min 1 KC 2.

Min 4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

Min Zoilo Versalles singled scoring Allison to tie the score. Min 2 KC 2.

Min 5th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Min Lenny Green scored on a PB by Azcue to take the lead. Min 3 KC 2.

Min Harmon Killebrew singled scoring Power. Min 4 KC 2.

Min 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Min Lenny Green hit a solo HR(2). Min 5 KC 2.

Min 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Min Bill Tuttle hit a grounder scoring 1. Min 6 KC 2.

Min Lenny Green: 3 for 4, double, 2 HRs, 2 RBI, 3 runs.

Min Zoilo Versalles: 3 for 4, double.

Min Dick Stigman pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 0 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 1-0 on the year.

KC Norm Bass pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 10 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc

Lee,D 4.1 3 2 2 1 4 4 79 52 27 4.15 20 115(121) + 49

Stange H(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7 7 0.00 3 75(75)

Moore,R H(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 8 5 0.00 3 25(27)

Sadowski H(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 2 0.00 3 30(40)

Stigman W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24 16 8 0.00 6 75(75)

9.0 3 2 2 1 6 7 141 92 49 3.00 35

Kansas City IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc

Bass L(0-1) 6.0 10 4 3 1 2 3 102 68 34 4.50 27 90(92) 39

Segui 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 13 7 4.50 5 70(75)

Grim 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 36 19 17 9.00 8 25(28)

Wickersham 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.00 1 80(75)

9.0 13 6 5 2 5 5 161 103 58 8.33 41

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KC: Stephens hit for Segui in the 7th

Charles hit for Posada in the 8th

Jimenez moved to LF in the 9th

2B-Green,L(2), Versalles(1), Lumpe(1)

HR-Min Green,L(1) off Bass(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 367 feet

Min Green,L(2) off Segui(1) in the 7th with bases empty, 387 feet

KC Siebern(1) off Lee(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 359 feet

CS-Min Killebrew(1) by Bass(1) and Azcue(1), 5th

RBI-Min - Green,L 2(2), Killebrew(6), Tuttle,B(1), Versalles(4)

KC - Howser(3), Siebern(1)

HBP-Del Greco(KC) by Lee(Min)

SH-Allen,B(1)

PB-Azcue (1)

Great-Versalles(3), Howser(1)

Poor-Howser(2)

OfA-Del Greco 2(2)

LOB-Minnesota 8 Kansas City 6

DP-Minnesota 2 Kansas City 2

Pascual Throws Complete Game. Twins Drop A's For 2nd Straight Day

GAME 2:

Game MVP:Camilo Pascual

Municipal Stadium (08-23-2026 09:37:34) Time 3:14, 61 , Wind: 6 MPH Left to Right Night Game

Apr 11, 1962 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

1962 Minnesota 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 8 13 0

1962 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 8 0

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Recap

Min 1st: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Min Earl Battey DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

Min 3rd: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 6 hits and on one walk.

Min Vic Power doubled scoring Pascual to take the lead. Min 1 KC 0.

Min Harmon Killebrew doubled scoring Power. Min 2 KC 0.

Min Earl Battey singled scoring 2. Min 4 KC 0.

Min Zoilo Versalles singled scoring Battey. Min 5 KC 0.

Min 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Min Earl Battey singled scoring Allison. Min 6 KC 0.

Min 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Min Harmon Killebrew singled scoring Green. Min 7 KC 0.

KC 6th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

KC Jerry Lumpe hit a 2 run HR(2). Min 7 KC 2.

Min 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Min Johnny Goryl scored on a WP by McDevitt. Min 8 KC 2.

KC 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

KC Gino Cimoli hit a fly ball scoring 1. Min 8 KC 3.

Min Harmon Killebrew: 2 for 3, double, 2 RBI, 2 W.

Min Vic Power: 3 for 5, 2 doubles.

Min Rich Rollins: 2 for 4, 2 doubles.

KC Jerry Lumpe: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Min Camilo Pascual threw a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He's 1-0 on the year.

KC Johnny Wyatt pitched poorly for 4 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 5 BB, 1 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc

Pascual W(1-0) 9.0 8 3 3 1 1 7 117 84 33 3.00 35 130(133) 65

9.0 8 3 3 1 1 7 117 84 33 3.50 35

Kansas City IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc

Wyatt, J L(0-1) 4.0 9 6 6 0 5 1 101 64 37 13.50 23 90(82) 16

McDevitt 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 4 57 41 16 6.00 14 75(75)

Archer 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 2 45 26 19 0.00 9 75(75) +

9.0 13 8 8 0 9 7 203 131 72 10.00 46

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Min: Goryl moved to 2B in the 5th

KC: Stephens hit for McDevitt in the 7th

2B-Allen,B(2), Killebrew(1), Pascual(1), Power 2(2), Rollins 2(2), Causey(1)

HR- KC Lumpe(2) off Pascual(1) in the 6th with 1 on base, 368 feet

SB-Min Allison(1) off Wyatt(1) + Sullivan(2), 3rd

Min Versalles(2) off Wyatt(2) + Sullivan(3), 3rd

CS-Min Allen(1) by Wyatt(1) and Sullivan(1), 2nd

Green(1) by Wyatt(2) and Sullivan(2), 4th

RBI-Min - Battey 3(4), Killebrew 2(5), Power(2), Versalles(3)

KC - Cimoli(1), Lumpe 2(5)

IBB-Min Rollins off Wyatt

SF-Cimoli(1)

WP-McDevitt(1)

PB-Sullivan (2)

Great-Allen,B(1), Power(1), Versalles(2), Tartabull(1)

Poor-Killebrew(1), Causey(1), Howser(1), Jimenez(1)

LOB-Minnesota 11 Kansas City 5

DP-Minnesota 1 Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Power

Kilebrew Dashes KC Home Opening Hopes. Twins Destroy A's

GAM# 1:

Game MVP:Harmon Killebrew

Municipal Stadium (08-23-2026 09:25:28) Time 2:42, 67 , Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 1 MPH Out to RF Day Game

Apr 10, 1962 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

1962 Minnesota 0 1 3 6 0 0 2 0 0 12 18 1

1962 Kansas City 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 7 12 2

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Recap

Min 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Min Zoilo Versalles singled scoring Allen to take the lead. Min 1 KC 0.

Min 3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.

Min Harmon Killebrew hit a 2 run HR(1). Min 3 KC 0.

Min Zoilo Versalles singled scoring Battey. Min 4 KC 0.

KC 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

KC Bobby Del Greco doubled scoring Howser. Min 4 KC 1.

Min 4th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks.

Min Vic Power hit a grounder scoring 1. Min 5 KC 1.

Min Harmon Killebrew singled scoring Green. Min 6 KC 1.

Min Bernie Allen doubled scoring 2. Min 8 KC 1.

Min Rich Rollins tripled scoring 2. Min 10 KC 1.

KC 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

KC Dick Howser hit a solo HR(1). Min 10 KC 2.

Min 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Min Bob Allison singled scoring Power. Min 11 KC 2.

Min Earl Battey singled scoring 1. Min 12 KC 2.

KC 7th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 6 hits, on one walk and an error.

KC Haywood Sullivan doubled scoring Causey. Min 12 KC 3.

KC Dick Howser hit a grounder scoring 1. Min 12 KC 4.

KC Jerry Lumpe hit a 3 run HR(1). Min 12 KC 7.

Min Bernie Allen: 3 for 5, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Min Earl Battey: 3 for 5.

Min Lenny Green: 3 for 5, double, 2 runs.

Min Harmon Killebrew: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

KC Dick Howser: 1 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 runs.

Min Jack Kralick pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 11 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 1-0 on the year.

KC Ed Rakow pitched poorly for 3.1 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 11 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

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Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc

Kralick W(1-0) 7.0 11 7 4 2 1 2 111 78 33 5.14 33 115(115) 34

Stange 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22 16 6 0.00 7 75(75)

9.0 12 7 4 2 1 3 133 94 39 4.00 40

Kansas City IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc

Rakow L(0-1) 3.1 11 8 8 1 1 3 70 45 25 21.60 23 120(128) -- 8

Osinski 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 38 23 15 10.80 8 40(35)

Kunkel 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 2 29 19 10 5.40 7 20(23) ++

Grim 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 3 6 27.00 4 25(30) ++

Segui 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 2 0.00 5 70(75) +

Wickersham 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 0.00 3 70(75) -

9.0 18 12 12 1 4 6 173 113 60 12.00 50

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E-Allen,B(1), Howser(1), Posada(1)

2B-Allen,B(1), Green,L(1), Cimoli(1), Del Greco(1), Posada(1), Sullivan(1)

3B-Rollins(1)

HR-Min Killebrew(1) off Rakow(1) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 349 feet

KC Howser(1) off Kralick(1) in the 5th with bases empty, 346 feet

KC Lumpe(1) off Kralick(2) in the 7th with 2 on base, 371 feet

SB-Min Versalles(1) off Rakow(1) + Sullivan(1), 2nd

RBI-Min - Allen,B 2(2), Allison,B(1), Battey(1), Killebrew 3(3), Power(1), Rollins 2(2), Versalles 2(2)

KC - Del Greco(1), Howser 2(2), Lumpe 3(3), Sullivan(1)

HBP-Green(Min) by Rakow(KC)

SH-Mincher(1), Power(1)

PB-Sullivan (1)

Great-Versalles(1), Del Greco(1)

Poor-Cimoli(1)

OfA-Allison,B(1), Cimoli(1)

LOB-Minnesota 11 Kansas City 6

GWRBI-Versalles

Thursday, July 9, 2026

ARAIGBB 1962 Season Coming In August!

The 1962 major league baseball season began on April 9, 1962. The regular season ended on October 3, with the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in a regular season best-of-three tiebreaker, for the National League title in three games, after both teams finished their 162-game schedules with identical 101–61 records. This was the fifth regular season tie-breaker. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 59th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 7 on October 16. In the seventh iteration of this World Series matchup, and their first since the Giants relocated to San Francisco from New York, the Yankees defeated the Giants, four games to three, capturing their 20th championship in franchise history, winning back-to-back World Series.

For the fourth and final year, there were two separate All-Star Games played. The first, the 32nd All-Star Game, was held on July 11 at District of Columbia Stadium in Washington, D.C., home of the Washington Senators. The National League won, 3–1. The second, the 33rd All-Star Game, was held on July 31 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Cubs. The American League won, 9–4.

In response to the proposed Continental League, the National League announced expansion during the 1960 World Series, with a new team in Houston, Texas and a new team in New York City. The 1962 season would see the Houston Colt .45s and New York Mets enfranchised, the latter being the National League's return to New York City after a four-year absence.

Schedule

The 1962 schedule consisted of 162 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had 10 teams. Each team was scheduled to play 18 games against the other nine teams of their respective league. The 162-game, 18 games per team format had previously been used by the American League since the previous season due to expansion and was the first season that the National League used it due to their own expansion. The format would be used until 1969.

Opening Day took place on April 9, featuring four teams. The final day of the scheduled regular season was on October 1, which saw all 20 teams play, the first time all existing teams played on the final day since 1960. Due to the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants finishing with the same record of 101–61, a best-of-three tie-breaker was scheduled, to be considered an extension of the regular season, and took place between October 1 and October 3. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 16

Milestones

Batters

Cycles

Lou Clinton (BOS):
- Clinton hit for his first cycle and 13th in franchise history, on July 13 against the Kansas City Athletics.^[10]

Other batting accomplishments

Earl Averill Jr. (LAA):
- Tied a Major League record by reaching base in 17 consecutive plate appearances between June 3 and 10, previously set by Piggy Ward in 1893.^[11]
Bob Allison / Harmon Killebrew (MIN):
- Became the first duo to hit two grand slams in the same inning, in the midst of an 11-run first inning against the Cleveland Indians on July 18.
Warren Spahn (MIL):
- Set a National League record for most career home runs by a pitcher by hitting his 35th home run on July 26 against the New York Mets.^[12]
Mickey Mantle (NYY):
- Became the seventh player in Major League history to hit 400 home runs in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers on September 10.^[13]^[14]

Pitchers

No-hitters

Bo Belinsky (LAA):
- Belinsky threw his first career no-hitter and first no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 2–0 on May 5. Belinsky walked four, hitting two by pitch, and struck out nine.^[15]
Earl Wilson (BOS):
- Wilson threw his first career no-hitter and 12th no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Los Angeles Angels 2–0 on June 26. Wilson walked four and struck out five.^[16]
Sandy Koufax (LAD):
- Koufax threw his first career no-hitter and 14th no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the New York Mets 5–0 on June 30. Koufax walked five and struck out 13, throwing 80 strikes on 138 pitches.^[17]
Bill Monbouquette (BOS):
- Monbouquette threw his first career no-hitter and 13th no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Chicago White Sox 1–0 on August 1. Monbouquette walked one and struck out seven.^[18]
Jack Kralick (MIN):
- Kralick threw his first career no-hitter and third no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Kansas City Athletics 1–0 on August 26. Kralick walked one and struck out three.^[19]

Other pitching accomplishments

Sandy Koufax (LAD):
- Became the third player to strike out 18 batters in a modern Major League game (including his previous record in 1959) for most strikeouts in a single game in a 10–2 win against the Chicago Cubs on April 24.^[20]
Tom Cheney (WAS):
- Set a Major League record (when including extra innings) for most strikeouts in a single game, throwing 21 strikeouts in a 16-inning 2–1 win against the Baltimore Orioles on September 12.^[21]

Miscellaneous

New York Yankees:
- Set a Major League record for most runs scored in the 22nd inning, by scoring two runs against the Detroit Tigers on September 1.^[22]
New York Mets:

Set the modern Major League record for most losses in a season on September 30 with 120. The previous record of 117 was set by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1916.

Awards and honors

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Ken Hubbs (CHC)	Tom Tresh (NYY)
Cy Young Award	Don Drysdale (LAD)	—
Most Valuable Player	Maury Wills (LAD)	Mickey Mantle (NYY)
Babe Ruth Award (World Series MVP)	—	Ralph Terry (NYY)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Bobby Shantz (STL/HOU)	Jim Kaat (MIN)
Catcher	Del Crandall (MIL)	Earl Battey (MIN)
1st Base	Bill White (STL)	Vic Power (MIN)
2nd Base	Ken Hubbs (CHC)	Bobby Richardson (NYY)
3rd Base	Jim Davenport (SF)	Brooks Robinson (BAL)
Shortstop	Maury Wills (LAD)	Luis Aparicio (CWS)
Outfield	Bill Virdon (PIT)	Jim Landis (CWS)
	Roberto Clemente (PIT)	Al Kaline (DET)
	Willie Mays (SF)	Mickey Mantle (NYY)