Thursday, October 2, 2025

Killebrew Is Clutch As Senators Take Game 1 Of Series

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Harmon Killebrew

Griffith Stadium    (10-02-2025 10:26:16)       Time 3:25, 73ø, Wind: 4 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

May 26, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Minnesota 19-20          0 0 4   0 0 0   3 0 0      7 11  1
1961 Washington 13-28         0 2 3   0 0 0   0 0 1      6 12  0


Recap


Was  2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Harry Bright singled scoring Tasby to take the lead.  Min  0 Was 1.

Was      Joe McClain hit a grounder scoring 1.  Min  0 Was 2.

Min  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Min      Harmon Killebrew tripled scoring 3 to take the lead.  Min  3 Was 2.

Min      Jim Lemon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Min  4 Was 2.

Was  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring Hinton.  Min  4 Was 3.

Was      Dale Long singled scoring King to tie the score.  Min  4 Was 4.

Was      Harry Bright singled scoring Tasby to take the lead.  Min  4 Was 5.

Min  7th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a 2 run HR(10) to take the lead.  Min  6 Was 5.

Min      Jim Lemon hit a solo HR(5).  Min  7 Was 5.

Was  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Harry Bright hit a grounder scoring 1.  Min  7 Was 6.


Min  Harmon Killebrew: 2 for 4, triple, HR, 5 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Willie Tasby: 3 for 4, 2 runs.


Min  Ted Sadowski picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 BB. He moves to 2-2 on the year.

Min  Chuck Stobbs pitched the 9th to earn his 1st save.

Was  Dave Sisler pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-2 on the year.


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 E-Bertoia(7)

 2B-Battey(6), Green(2), Hinton(2), Woodling(5)

 3B-Killebrew(2)

 HR-Min Killebrew(10) off Sisler(6) in the 7th with 1 on base, 265 feet

    Min Lemon(5) off Sisler(7) in the 7th with bases empty, 338 feet

 CS-Min Versalles(3) by Kutyna(3) and Green(4), 9th

RBI-Min  - Killebrew 5(22), Lemon 2(16)

    Was  - Long(15), Tasby(7), Bright 3(10), McClain(2)

HBP-Long(Was) by Kaat(Min)

    King(Was) by Kaat(Min)

 SF-Lemon(1)

 SH-Kaat(3)

 WP-Sadowski(2)

Great-Versalles(17), Lemon(4), Veal(2), Bright(8)

Poor-Versalles(6), Green(4), Allison(1)

LOB-Minnesota 4 Washington 12

 DP-Minnesota 1 Washington 1

GWRBI-Killebrew


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