Killebrew Blasts Homers 42 and 43 As Twins Roll Over Angels

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Harmon Killebrew

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-05-2026 06:33:24)       Time 2:47, 70ø, Wind: 9 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Sep 11, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(A) 59-85     0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  2  3
1961 Minnesota 63-80          0 1 2   4 4 2   0 0 -     13 16  0

Recap

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

Min      Zoilo Versalles hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  LAA  0 Min 1.

Min  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Min      Jim Lemon singled scoring 2.  LAA  0 Min 3.

Min  4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.

Min      Lenny Green singled scoring 1.  LAA  0 Min 4.

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a 414 foot 3 run HR(42).  LAA  0 Min 7.

Min  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Min      Camilo Pascual hit a fly ball scoring 1.  LAA  0 Min 8.

Min      Billy Martin singled scoring Green.  LAA  0 Min 9.

Min      Harmon Killebrew hit a 2 run HR(43).  LAA  0 Min 11.

Min  6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

Min      Zoilo Versalles hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAA  0 Min 12.

Min      Camilo Pascual hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAA  0 Min 13.

LAA  9th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Min  Harmon Killebrew: 4 for 5, 2 HRs, 5 RBI, 3 runs.

Min  Billy Martin: 3 for 5, 2 runs.

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

Min  Camilo Pascual threw a shutout: 2 hits, 4 BB, 7 K. He's 13-12 on the season.

LAA  Dean Chance pitched 3.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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Los Angeles(A)                 IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Chance L(0-1)                 3.1  9  7  5  1  1  1   79  57  22  11.57  21   85(91)       18

 Donohue                      1.2  4  4  4  1  2  1   41  25  16   5.82  11   75(75)

 Kline                        2.0  3  2  2  0  0  1   29  22   7   4.98   9   75(75)

 James                        1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   14  10   4   5.58   3   75(75)

                              8.0 16 13 11  2  3  3  163 114  49   4.53  44

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

Pascual W(13-12)              9.0  2  0  0  0  4  7  115  81  34   3.29  33 145(130)   -   86

                              9.0  2  0  0  0  4  7  115  81  34   4.24  33

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  E-Hunt(15), Bridges(6), Chance(1)

 2B-Battey(27), Tuttle(12)

 3B-Green(7)

 HR-Min Killebrew(42) off Chance(1) in the 4th with 2 on base, 414 feet

    Min Killebrew(43) off Donohue(17) in the 5th with 1 on base, 367 feet

 CS-Min Green(9) by Chance(1) and Rodgers(1), 3rd

RBI-Min  - Killebrew 5(96), Martin(33), Versalles(54), Green(51), Lemon 2(53), Pascual 2(7)

 SF-Pascual(1)

 SH-Pascual(8)

Great-Koppe 2(19), Battey(19), Tuttle(9), Lemon(11)

Poor-Satriano(2), Bridges(9)

LOB-Los Angeles(A) 6 Minnesota 7

Washington Jumps Boston In Standings With 4-2 Victory.

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Marty Kutyna

Injury: Hobaugh (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (02-05-2026 06:15:55)       Time 2:20, 82ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 3 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

Sep 13, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Boston 59-90             1 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      2  7  0
1961 Washington 60-87         2 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 -      4  8  1

Recap

Bos  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Bos      Lou Clinton singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Was 0.

Bos      Pete Runnels DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

Was  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Bud Zipfel tripled scoring 1 to tie the score.  Bos  1 Was 1.

Was      Jim King hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Was 2.

Bos  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

Bos      Pete Runnels doubled scoring Clinton to tie the score.  Bos  2 Was 2.

Was  7th: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.

Was      Marty Kutyna singled scoring Cottier to take the lead.  Bos  2 Was 3.

Was      Danny O'Connell hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bos  2 Was 4.

Bos  Lou Clinton: 3 for 4, 2 doubles.

Was  Marty Kutyna pitched 4.2 innings and picked up the win: 4.2 IP, 3 hits, 2 BB, 2 K. He's 4-9 on the season.

Bos  Tracy Stallard pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He drops to 5-10 on the year.

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

Stallard L(5-10)              7.0  8  4  4  0  2  3  109  71  38   5.56  29 120(125)       46

 Fornieles                    1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   10   6   4   4.38   3   75(75)

                              8.0  8  4  4  0  2  3  119  77  42   4.97  32

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

Hobaugh                       4.1  4  1  1  0  5  3   79  45  34   4.38  19 130(125)       49

 Kutyna W(4-9) BS(1)          4.2  3  1  0  0  2  2   74  56  18   4.27  20   75(75)

                              9.0  7  2  1  0  7  5  153 101  52   4.22  39

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  E-Kutyna(2)

 2B-Runnels(20), Schilling(33), Clinton 2(2), Veal(10)

 3B-Zipfel(7)

 SB-Was O'Connell(16) off Stallard(6) + Pagliaroni(43), 1st

 CS-Bos Green(3) by Hobaugh(3) and Retzer(1), 2nd

        Yastrzemski(6) by Hobaugh(4) and Retzer(2), 3rd

    Was King picked off by Stallard(1) in the 6th Inn

Pickoff(P)-Stallard(1)

RBI-Bos  - Runnels(31), Clinton(3)

    Was  - O'Connell(36), King(43), Zipfel(17), Kutyna(2)

IBB-Bos Pagliaroni off Kutyna

 SF-O'Connell(2)

 SH-Hobaugh(7)

Poor-Keough(2)

OfA-Yastrzemski(6)

LOB-Boston 10 Washington 4

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Kutyna

Pete Burnside Hurls His Best Game Of Season. Senators Knot Series With Red Sox

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Pete Burnside

Griffith Stadium    (02-05-2026 06:09:02)       Time 2:32, 82ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 10 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Sep 12, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Boston 59-89             0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  3  1
1961 Washington 59-87         0 0 0   1 0 0   3 0 -      4  5  0

Recap

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

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Jim King hit a solo HR(12) to take the lead.  Bos  0 Was 1.

Bos  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bos      Frank Malzone hit a solo HR(14) to tie the score.  Bos  1 Was 1.

Was  7th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Marty Keough hit a 3 run HR(9) to take the lead.  Bos  1 Was 4.

Was  Marty Keough: 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBI.

Was  Jim King: 1 for 2, HR, 2 W.

Was  Pete Burnside pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 3 hits, 3 BB, 5 K. He goes to 4-7 on the year.

Bos  Bill Monbouquette pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 4 BB, 5 K. He drops to 12-12 on the year.

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

Monbouquette L(12-12)         7.0  5  4  4  2  4  5  120  83  37   4.56  30 145(147)       52

 Earley                       1.0  0  0  0  0  1  1   13   7   6   5.45   4   35(35)   +

                              8.0  5  4  4  2  5  6  133  90  43   4.98  34

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

Burnside W(4-7)               9.0  3  1  1  1  3  5  122  77  45   4.44  33 130(138)       79

                              9.0  3  1  1  1  3  5  122  77  45   4.24  33

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  E-Gile(1)

 2B-Pagliaroni(26), Green(17)

 HR-Bos Malzone(14) off Burnside(13) in the 5th with bases empty, 312 feet

    Was King(12) off Monbouquette(28) in the 4th with bases empty, 277 feet

    Was Keough(9) off Monbouquette(29) in the 7th with 2 on base, 319 feet

 SB-Was Keough(13) off Monbouquette(15) + Pagliaroni(41), 1st

    Was O'Connell(15) off Monbouquette(16) + Pagliaroni(42), 5th

RBI-Bos  - Malzone(83)

    Was  - Keough 3(40), King(42)

IBB-Bos Pagliaroni off Burnside

 SH-Veal(8)

Great-Schilling(21), King(7)

Poor-Tasby(9)

OfA-Yastrzemski(5)

LOB-Boston 5 Washington 5

 DP-Boston 2

GWRBI-Keough

BoSox Hang On For Meaningless Win Over Washington

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Frank Malzone

Griffith Stadium    (02-05-2026 06:02:40)       Time 2:41, 71ø, Wind: 10 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Sep 11, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Boston 59-88             3 0 0   0 1 1   0 0 0      5  6  0
1961 Washington 58-87         0 0 1   0 0 1   0 1 1      4 10  0

Recap

Bos  1st: Scored 3 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

Bos      Frank Malzone tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Bos  2 Was 0.

Bos      Jackie Jensen hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bos  3 Was 0.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

Was      Jim King singled scoring Veal.  Bos  3 Was 1.

Was      Bud Zipfel DP with bases loaded, end 3rd.

Bos  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bos      Gary Geiger hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  4 Was 1.

Bos  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bos      Jim Pagliaroni doubled scoring Runnels.  Bos  5 Was 1.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Ken Retzer singled scoring Zipfel.  Bos  5 Was 2.

Was  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Chuck Cottier singled scoring King.  Bos  5 Was 3.

Was  9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.

Was      Marty Keough walked scoring O'Connell.  Bos  5 Was 4.

Bos  Chuck Schilling: 1 for 2, 2 W, 2 SB.

Bos  Don Schwall threw a complete game for the win: 4 earned runs, 10 hits, 8 BB, 3 K. He's 11-7 on the season.

Was  Tom Cheney pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 4 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He goes to 1-4 on the season.

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

Schwall W(11-7)               9.0 10  4  4  0  8  3  147  80  67   4.22  44 140(141)   -   46

                              9.0 10  4  4  0  8  3  147  80  67   4.98  44

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

Cheney L(1-4)                 5.0  4  4  4  0  3  3   90  59  31   5.06  22   90(83)       43

 Kutyna                       3.0  2  1  1  0  2  1   51  31  20   4.50  13   80(75)

 Sisler                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   12   9   3   3.94   3   70(75)

                              9.0  6  5  5  0  5  5  153  99  54   4.26  38

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 2B-Pagliaroni(25), Schwall(3), Retzer(2)

 3B-Malzone(5)

 SB-Bos Schilling(8) off Cheney(3) + Retzer(2), 3rd

    Bos Runnels(5) off Cheney(4) + Retzer(3), 4th

    Bos Geiger(17) off Cheney(5) + Retzer(4), 5th

    Bos Schilling(9) off Kutyna(4) + Retzer(5), 7th

RBI-Bos  - Pagliaroni(69), Malzone 2(82), Geiger(63), Jensen(65)

    Was  - Keough(37), Cottier(28), King(41), Retzer(4)

HBP-Schilling(Bos) by Cheney(Was)

 SF-Jensen(8)

 WP-Cheney 2(5)

Great-Schilling(20), Malzone(23), Keough(8)

Poor-Jensen(8)

LOB-Boston 6 Washington 12

 DP-Boston 2 Washington 1

GWRBI-Malzone