Thursday, October 2, 2025

Senators Respond To Challenge. Knot Series at 1-Apiece

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Danny O'Connell

Griffith Stadium    (10-02-2025 10:33:14)       Time 2:50, 67ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from CF  Night Game

May 27, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Minnesota 19-21          1 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 1      3  9  1
1961 Washington 14-28         2 0 0   0 2 0   2 0 -      6 11  1


Recap


Min  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a solo HR(11) to take the lead.  Min  1 Was 0.

Was  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Danny O'Connell hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Min  1 Was 2.

Was  5th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Dale Long hit a 2 run HR(6).  Min  1 Was 4.

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

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a solo HR(12).  Min  2 Was 4.

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

Was      Gene Green singled scoring Tasby.  Min  2 Was 5.

Was      Hal Woodeshick singled scoring Long.  Min  2 Was 6.

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

Min      Don Mincher singled scoring Lemon.  Min  3 Was 6.


Min  Harmon Killebrew: 2 for 4, 2 HRs, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Gene Green: 3 for 4, double.

Was  Dale Long: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.


Was  Hal Woodeshick pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 1-3 on the season.

Was  Marty Kutyna got the save, his 4th of the year.

Min  Ed Palmquist pitched 3.2 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-2 on the year.


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 E-Killebrew(6), Long(7)

 2B-Green(3), Veal(4)

 HR-Min Killebrew(11) off Woodeshick(2) in the 1st with bases empty, 286 feet

    Min Killebrew(12) off Woodeshick(3) in the 6th with bases empty, 329 feet

    Was O'Connell(1) off Palmquist(2) in the 1st with 1 on base, 276 feet

    Was Long(6) off Sadowski(3) in the 5th with 1 on base, 346 feet

RBI-Min  - Killebrew 2(24), Mincher(11)

    Was  - Green(5), Long 2(17), O'Connell 2(8), Woodeshick(1)

 WP-Sadowski(3)

Great-Lemon(5), Klaus(11)

LOB-Minnesota 5 Washington 11

 DP-Washington 4

GWRBI-O'Connell

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