Philadelphia Sweeps LA In Short 2 Game Series

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Bobby Malkmus

Shibe Park    (02-25-2026 06:18:37)       Time 2:48, 79ø, Wind: 15 MPH In from LF  Night Game

Sep 28, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(N) 78-74     0 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 0      2  8  1
1961 Philadelphia 55-97       4 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 -      6 10  2

Recap

Phi  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

Phi      Tony Gonzalez singled scoring Malkmus to take the lead.  LAD  0 Phi 1.

Phi      Wes Covington doubled scoring 2.  LAD  0 Phi 3.

Phi      Clay Dalrymple singled scoring 1.  LAD  0 Phi 4.

Phi  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Phi      Bobby Malkmus hit a solo HR(3).  LAD  0 Phi 5.

LAD  3rd: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Phi  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Phi      Lee Walls hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAD  0 Phi 6.

LAD  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 5 walks.

LAD      Daryl Spencer walked scoring Gilliam.  LAD  1 Phi 6.

LAD      Norm Sherry walked scoring Moon.  LAD  2 Phi 6.

LAD  Maury Wills: 3 for 5.

Phi  Bobby Malkmus: 2 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

Phi  Chris Short pitched a solid 5.2 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 8 BB, 1 K. He's now 3-12 on the season.

LAD  Don Drysdale pitched 1 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 1 K. He drops to 12-12 on the season.

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

Drysdale L(12-12)             1.0  4  4  2  0  0  1   30  24   6   4.64   8   40(40)s  -   34

 Roebuck                      2.0  4  2  2  1  0  2   41  30  11   3.86  10   30(29)

 Perranoski                   3.0  0  0  0  0  2  0   45  31  14   3.90  11   75(75)

 Golden                       2.0  2  0  0  0  0  1   31  24   7   6.23   8   30(39)   +

                              8.0 10  6  4  1  2  4  147 109  38   4.51  37

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

Short W(3-12)                 5.2  6  2  2  0  8  1  121  66  55   6.68  31 115(115)   -   42

 Baldschun H(5)               2.1  2  0  0  0  0  1   31  22   9   6.29   9   30(40)

 Green                        0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0   10   6   4   5.24   3   75(75)   +

 Lehman                       0.1  0  0  0  0  1  0    8   4   4   2.59   2   70(68)

                              9.0  8  2  2  0  9  2  170  98  72   4.93  45

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  E-Wills, M(29), Amaro(18), Malkmus(7)

 2B-Fairly(19), Covington(14)

 HR-Phi Malkmus(3) off Roebuck(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 370 feet

RBI-LAD  - Sherry, N(15), Spencer, D(41)

    Phi  - Dalrymple(50), Walls(34), Gonzalez(61), Malkmus(25), Covington 2(33)

 SH-Gilliam(18)

 WP-Perranoski(4), Short(15)

Great-Gonzalez(12), Malkmus(17)

LOB-Los Angeles(N) 15 Philadelphia 7

 DP-Philadelphia 2

GWRBI-Gonzalez

Solid Play By Last Place Phils Help Upset Dodgers

 GAME 1:Game MVP:Bobby Gene Smith

Shibe Park    (02-25-2026 05:58:54)       Time 3:00, 79ø  Night Game

Sep 27, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Los Angeles(N) 78-73     0 0 0   1 0 1   0 0 0      2  6  2
1961 Philadelphia 54-97       0 1 1   4 1 0   0 2 -      9 13  1

Recap

Phi  2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Phi      Bobby Malkmus walked scoring Amaro to take the lead.  LAD  0 Phi 1.

Phi  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Phi      Pancho Herrera hit a fly ball scoring 1.  LAD  0 Phi 2.

LAD  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Ron Fairly hit a solo HR(12).  LAD  1 Phi 2.

Phi  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, on one walk and an error.

Phi      Bobby Malkmus singled scoring 2.  LAD  1 Phi 4.

Phi      Tony Taylor singled scoring Owens.  LAD  1 Phi 5.

Phi      Bobby Gene Smith hit a grounder scoring 1.  LAD  1 Phi 6.

Phi  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Phi      Clay Dalrymple singled scoring Walters.  LAD  1 Phi 7.

LAD  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis singled scoring Larker.  LAD  2 Phi 7.

Phi  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Phi      Lee Walls hit a 2 run HR(7).  LAD  2 Phi 9.

LAD  Ron Fairly: 1 for 3, HR, 2 W.

LAD  Maury Wills: 0 for 3, 2 errors.

Phi  Clay Dalrymple: 3 for 4.

Phi  Bobby Gene Smith: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 runs.

Phi  Jim Owens pitched a solid 6.1 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 5 BB, 2 K. He's 1-12 on the season.

LAD  Sandy Koufax pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 3 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's now 15-11 on the year.

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

Koufax L(15-11)               2.0  3  1  1  0  2  1   50  30  20   3.22  11   60(60)s  -   45

 Craig                        3.0  6  6  5  0  1  0   59  41  18   7.04  17   75(75)   +

 Farrell                      3.0  4  2  2  1  0  1   50  36  14   6.59  13   40(36)

                              8.0 13  9  8  1  3  2  159 107  52   4.51  41

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

Owens W(1-12)                 6.1  6  2  2  1  5  2  105  69  36   5.34  30 120(125)   -   50

 Lehman                       1.1  0  0  0  0  0  2   20  16   4   2.60   4   80(75)

 Baldschun                    1.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   19  12   7   6.50   5   30(38)

                              9.0  6  2  2  1  5  4  144  97  47   4.95  39

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  E-Wills, M 2(28), Herrera(6)

 2B-Larker(18), Smith,B 2(11)

 HR-LAD Fairly(12) off Owens(11) in the 4th with bases empty, 337 feet

    Phi Walls(7) off Farrell(8) in the 8th with 1 on base, 342 feet

 SB-Phi Gonzalez(17) off Craig(8) + Roseboro(24), 4th

RBI-LAD  - Davis, W(66), Fairly(54)

    Phi  - Dalrymple(49), Herrera(61), Taylor(28), Walls 2(33), Malkmus 2(24), Smith,B(16)

IBB-LAD Fairly off Owens

HBP-Smith(Phi) by Craig(LAD)

 SF-Herrera(5)

 SH-Wills, M(10), Owens(5), Walls(7)

 WP-Craig(7)

Great-Walls(4)

Poor-Fairly(8), Gilliam(33), Larker(1)

LOB-Los Angeles(N) 10 Philadelphia 8

 DP-Los Angeles(N) 1

GWRBI-Malkmus

Lew Burdette Throws Complete Game Shutout To Earn His 21st Win. Braves Split Series With Cards

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (02-21-2026 14:35:57)       Time 2:04, 75ø, Wind: 16 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Sep 26, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 73-78          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  5  0
1961 Milwaukee 85-66          0 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 -      2  5  0

Recap

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring Thomas to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

MBr  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(41).  StL  0 MBr 2.

MBr  Lew Burdette threw a shutout: 5 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He moves to 21-7 on the year.

StL  Ray Sadecki pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 6 BB, 6 K. He's 12-11 on the year.

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St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sadecki L(12-11)              8.0  5  2  2  1  6  6  129  82  47   4.05  34 140(142)       64

                              8.0  5  2  2  1  6  6  129  82  47   4.16  34

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

Burdette W(21-7)              9.0  5  0  0  0  1  2  102  65  37   3.64  32 140(143)   +   78

                              9.0  5  0  0  0  1  2  102  65  37   3.84  32

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 2B-White, B(23), Sadecki(4), Thomas, F(21)

 HR-MBr Mathews(41) off Sadecki(32) in the 8th with bases empty, 351 feet

 SB-MBr Maye(12) off Sadecki(5) + Sawatski(19), 3rd

    MBr Bolling(8) off Sadecki(6) + Sawatski(20), 5th

 CS-MBr Bolling(4) by Sadecki(1) and Sawatski(15), 2nd

RBI-MBr  - Bolling(67), Mathews(118)

IBB-StL Flood off Burdette

 WP-Sadecki(8)

Great-Mathews 2(32)

Poor-Adcock(6)

LOB-St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 8

 DP-Milwaukee 1

GWRBI-Bolling

Cardinals Play Spoiler. Take Down Braves In Crucial Game

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Al Cicotte

County Stadium    (02-21-2026 14:28:48)       Time 3:17, 68ø, Wind: 6 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Sep 25, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 73-77          0 0 1   0 0 0   0 3 0      4  9  0
1961 Milwaukee 84-66          1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  5  0

Recap

MBr  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.

MBr      Joe Torre walked scoring Maye to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

StL  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

StL      Ken Boyer singled scoring Javier to tie the score.  StL  1 MBr 1.

MBr  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Frank Thomas hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  StL  1 MBr 2.

MBr      Roy McMillan DP with bases loaded, end 3rd.

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

StL      Carl Warwick hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  StL  2 MBr 2.

StL      Joe Cunningham singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  StL  4 MBr 2.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 0 for 1, 3 W.

StL  Lindy McDaniel picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 K. He moves to 5-3 on the year.

StL  Al Cicotte pitched a shutout the final 2 innings to record his 4th save of the year.

MBr  Carl Willey pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He's 11-10 on the season.

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St. Louis                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Washburn                      6.0  4  2  2  0  6  5  111  69  42   1.80  27 145(156)   +   55

 McDaniel W(5-3)              1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   11   8   3   2.73   3   35(42)

 Cicotte S(4)                 2.0  1  0  0  0  2  1   40  21  19   6.16   8   75(73)   -

                              9.0  5  2  2  0  8  7  162  98  64   4.17  38

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

Willey L(11-10)               7.0  7  3  3  0  4  3  134  89  45   4.42  31 130(133)       50

 Buhl BS(1)                   2.0  2  1  1  0  1  1   32  18  14   4.27   9   75(75)

                              9.0  9  4  4  0  5  4  166 107  59   3.86  40

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 2B-Sawatski(10)

 SB-StL Javier(13) off Willey(8) + Torre(40), 3rd

 CS-StL White(7) by Willey(7) and Torre(23), 5th

    MBr Maye(4) by Washburn(1) and Sawatski(14), 4th

RBI-StL  - Boyer(113), Cunningham 2(49), Warwick(12)

    MBr  - Torre(58), Thomas, F(61)

HBP-Adcock(MBr) by Washburn(StL)

 SF-Warwick(3), Thomas, F(5)

 SH-Willey(6)

Great-Boyer(38), McMillan(50)

Poor-Mathews(25), McMillan(30)

LOB-St. Louis 9 Milwaukee 9

 DP-St. Louis 2

GWRBI-Cunningham

11th Inning Walk-Off Homer By Ted Lepcio Helps Break Minnesota Losing Streak

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Ted Lepcio

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-21-2026 14:11:05)       Time 3:23, 71ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 10 MPH Out to RCF  Day Game

Sep 28, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11    R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 83-75          0 0 0   2 0 0   1 0 0    0  0    3  9  1
1961 Minnesota 68-89          1 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0    0  1    4  5  0

Recap

Min  1st: Scored 1 run 2 walks and an error.

Min      Joe Altobelli hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cle  0 Min 1.

Cle  2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle  3rd: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Cle  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

Cle      Vic Power singled scoring Held to tie the score.  Cle  1 Min 1.

Cle      Johnny Temple hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cle  2 Min 1.

Min  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Min      Earl Battey tripled scoring 1 to tie the score.  Cle  2 Min 2.

Min      Bill Tuttle singled scoring Battey to take the lead.  Cle  2 Min 3.

Cle  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Tito Francona hit a solo HR(15) to tie the score.  Cle  3 Min 3.

Cle 10th: Failed to score on 3 walks.

Cle  Tito Francona: 2 for 6, HR.

Min  Ted Lepcio: 1 for 2, HR.

Min  Bert Cueto pitched 1.1 innings and picked up the win: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 1-3 on the year.

Cle  Bobby Locke took the loss: 0 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit. He drops to 7-7 on the year.

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

Grant                         8.0  4  3  2  0  3  6  117  73  44   3.24  30 130(137)       67

 Dailey                       2.0  0  0  0  0  1  1   25  18   7   0.79   7   30(33)

 Locke L(7-7)                 0.0  1  1  1  1  0  0    5   4   1   4.56   1   85(75)

                             10.0  5  4  3  1  4  7  147  95  52   3.93  38

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

Ramos                         7.0  9  3  3  1  3  4  122  85  37   4.51  32 125(131)       48

 Pleis                        2.2  0  0  0  0  1  1   38  22  16   3.28   9   35(39)

 Moore                        0.0  0  0  0  0  2  0   13   5   8   4.24   2   20(20)s --

 Cueto W(1-3)                 1.1  0  0  0  0  2  1   26  14  12   4.18   6   75(75)

                             11.0  9  3  3  1  8  6  199 126  73   4.17  49

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  E-Temple(21)

 2B-Held(27)

 3B-Battey(2)

 HR-Cle Francona(15) off Ramos(38) in the 7th with bases empty, 382 feet

    Min Lepcio(12) off Locke(9) in the 11th with bases empty, 360 feet

 CS-Cle Kirkland(2) by Ramos(5) and Battey(17), 2nd

    Min Tuttle picked off by Romano(2) in the 4th Inn

Pickoff(C)-Romano(1)

RBI-Cle  - Power(77), Temple(55), Francona(74)

    Min  - Battey(55), Tuttle(35), Lepcio(19), Altobelli(6)

IBB-Cle Essegian off Cueto

 SF-Temple(4)

 SH-Temple(4)

Great-Cline(1), Martin 2(7)

Poor-Martin(16), Tuttle(23), Altobelli(7)

LOB-Cleveland 13 Minnesota 4

 DP-Cleveland 1

Metropolitan Fan Base Sparse As Twins Lose 8 of Last 9

 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

Minnesota Still Struggling. Cleveland Takes Game 1

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Chuck Essegian

Injury: Killebrew (today only)

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-21-2026 13:51:00)       Time 2:44, 73ø  Day Game

Sep 26, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 82-74          0 1 1   7 0 0   0 0 0      9 11  0
1961 Minnesota 67-88          2 0 0   0 1 0   0 1 2      6  8  1

Recap

Min  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 4 walks.

Min      Earl Battey doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Cle  0 Min 2.

Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Vic Power hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  1 Min 2.

Cle  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Jim Piersall singled scoring 1 to tie the score.  Cle  2 Min 2.

Cle  4th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 7 runs on 5 hits, on one walk and an error.

Cle      Woodie Held singled scoring Romano to take the lead.  Cle  3 Min 2.

Cle      Gary Bell singled scoring Power.  Cle  4 Min 2.

Cle      Ken Aspromonte doubled scoring 2.  Cle  6 Min 2.

Cle      Chuck Essegian hit a 3 run HR(16).  Cle  9 Min 2.

Min  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Min      Joe Altobelli hit a solo HR(3).  Cle  9 Min 3.

Min  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 4 walks.

Min      Hal Naragon hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  9 Min 4.

Min  9th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Min      Bob Allison hit a 2 run HR(34).  Cle  9 Min 6.

Cle  Johnny Romano: 2 for 4, double, 2 runs.

Min  Earl Battey: 3 for 4, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Min  Bob Allison: 1 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 W.

Min  Joe Altobelli: 1 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

Cle  Gary Bell pitched 8.2 innings to earn the win: 6 earned runs, 8 hits, 9 BB, 6 K. He's 13-13 on the year.

Min  Jack Kralick pitched 3.2 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 8 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He drops to 11-18 on the season.

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

Bell W(13-13)                 8.2  8  6  6  2  9  6  158  94  64   5.02  42 145(146)       41

 Schaffernoth                 0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    6   5   1   2.84   1   30(35)   +

                              9.0  8  6  6  2  9  6  164  99  65   3.94  43

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

Kralick L(11-18)              3.2  8  9  1  1  1  1   73  47  26   3.80  21 135(144)       25

 Dotter                       2.1  3  0  0  0  0  0   31  21  10   4.05  10   65(68)

 Moore                        2.0  0  0  0  0  2  2   34  20  14   4.24   8   30(40)

 Bruckbauer                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   13   9   4   0.00   3   20(18)

                              9.0 11  9  1  1  3  3  151  97  54   4.17  42

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  E-Tuttle(15)

 2B-Romano(25), Aspromonte(3), Battey(28)

 HR-Cle Essegian(16) off Kralick(19) in the 4th with 2 on base, 349 feet

    Min Altobelli(3) off Bell(37) in the 5th with bases empty, 343 feet

    Min Allison(34) off Bell(38) in the 9th with 1 on base, 356 feet

RBI-Cle  - Power(75), Held(83), Piersall(54), Essegian 3(41), Aspromonte 2(2), Bell(6)

    Min  - Battey 2(53), Allison 2(101), Naragon(18), Altobelli(5)

IBB-Cle Piersall off Kralick

 SF-Power(7)

 SH-Bell(10)

 WP-Moore(4)

 PB-Battey (13)

Great-Killebrew(15), Green(29)

Poor-de la Hoz(11), Martin(14)

LOB-Cleveland 6 Minnesota 10

 DP-Cleveland 1

GWRBI-Held

Phillies Hand Giants Setback In Single Game Series

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Don Ferrarese

Shibe Park    (02-21-2026 13:37:16)       Time 2:23, 68ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to RF  Night Game

Sep 25, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 82-67      0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      1  4  0
1961 Philadelphia 53-97       0 2 0   1 0 2   1 0 -      6  8  1

Recap

Phi  2nd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Phi      Ruben Amaro doubled scoring Herrera to take the lead.  SF   0 Phi 1.

Phi      Clay Dalrymple hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   0 Phi 2.

SF   4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

SF       Willie Mays hit a solo HR(40).  SF   1 Phi 2.

Phi  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Phi      Ruben Amaro singled scoring Herrera.  SF   1 Phi 3.

Phi  6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Phi      Don Demeter hit a 2 run HR(13).  SF   1 Phi 5.

Phi  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Phi      Charley Smith singled scoring 1.  SF   1 Phi 6.

Phi  Pancho Herrera: 1 for 2, 3 runs, 2 W.

Phi  Don Demeter: 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBI.

Phi  Don Ferrarese pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 3 BB, 8 K. He's now 5-8 on the year.

SF   Mike McCormick pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 0 K. He goes to 16-12 on the year.

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

McCormick L(16-12)            7.0  8  6  6  1  4  0  122  75  47   2.99  31 135(141)       33

 Lemay                        1.0  0  0  0  0  1  1   16   7   9   5.01   4   75(75)

                              8.0  8  6  6  1  5  1  138  82  56   3.87  35

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

Ferrarese W(5-8)              9.0  4  1  1  1  3  8  131  87  44   5.58  33 135(137)       80

                              9.0  4  1  1  1  3  8  131  87  44   4.97  33

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  E-Malkmus(6)

 2B-Amaro(17)

 HR- SF Mays(40) off Ferrarese(16) in the 4th with bases empty, 346 feet

    Phi Demeter(13) off McCormick(32) in the 6th with 1 on base, 370 feet

 CS-Phi Walls(1) by McCormick(8) and Orsino(4), 4th

RBI- SF  - Mays(115)

    Phi  - Dalrymple(48), Amaro 2(54), Smith,C(39), Demeter 2(49)

 SH-Amalfitano(6), Malkmus(5)

Great-Mays(41), Amaro(40)

Poor-Amalfitano(22), Pagan(33), Kuenn(21)

LOB-San Francisco 5 Philadelphia 5

 DP-San Francisco 1 Philadelphia 2

GWRBI-Amaro

Sweep! Senators Hold Off Twins For 3-Straight Victories

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Dick Donovan

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-18-2026 15:50:20)       Time 2:31, 59ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 15 MPH In from RF  Night Game

Sep 24, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Washington 66-89         2 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      4  8  3
1961 Minnesota 67-87          0 0 1   0 1 1   0 0 0      3  7  0

Recap

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

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Was  2 Min 0.

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

Was      Bud Zipfel doubled scoring Johnson.  Was  3 Min 0.

Was      Pete Daley singled scoring Tasby.  Was  4 Min 0.

Min  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Min      Billy Martin doubled scoring Kaat.  Was  4 Min 1.

Min  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Min      Billy Martin hit a grounder scoring 1.  Was  4 Min 2.

Min  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Min      Bill Tuttle hit a grounder scoring 1, E5.  Was  4 Min 3.

Was :    Pete Daley at bat 28 min delay, rain.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 errors.

Was  Dick Donovan threw a complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 12-10 on the year.

Min  Jim Kaat pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 7 BB, 4 K. He drops to 12-9 on the year.

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

Donovan W(12-10)              9.0  7  3  1  0  1  3  125  90  35   3.44  38 120(129)       67

                              9.0  7  3  1  0  1  3  125  90  35   4.17  38

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

Kaat L(12-9)                  7.0  7  4  4  0  7  4  132  84  48   3.55  34 110(124)       44

 Moore                        2.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   31  13  18   4.39   7   30(39)

                              9.0  8  4  4  0  8  4  163  97  66   4.19  41

============

  E-O'Connell 2(20), Donovan(5)

 2B-O'Connell 2(24), Zipfel(4), Martin(17), Versalles(21), Allison(19)

 CS-Was Hinton(6) picked off by Kaat(2) in the 4th Inn

        Keough(5) by Moore(1) and Naragon(8), 9th

Pickoff(P)-Kaat(2)

RBI-Was  - Tasby 2(49), Daley(15), Zipfel(20)

    Min  - Martin(37)

 SH-Cottier(6), Johnson,B(2)

Great-Hinton 2(12), Johnson,B(13), Tuttle(12), Versalles(47), Kaat(11)

Poor-Versalles(20)

LOB-Washington 10 Minnesota 8

GWRBI-Tasby

Camilo Pascaul K's His 211th Batter In Losing Effort. Minnesota Drops Game Two Of DH To Washington

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Jim King

Metropolitan Stadium     Game 1    (02-18-2026 15:41:41)       Time 2:41, 66ø, Wind: 7 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Sep 23, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Washington 65-89         2 0 0   1 0 0   2 0 0      5  6  0
1961 Minnesota 67-86          0 1 0   2 0 1   0 0 0      4  7  1

Recap

Was  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit, and an error.

Was      Jim King hit a 412 foot 2 run HR(16) to take the lead.  Was  2 Min 0.

Min  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Min      Bob Allison hit a solo HR(33).  Was  2 Min 1.

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Ken Retzer hit a solo HR(3).  Was  3 Min 1.

Min  4th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

Min      Bill Tuttle hit a 2 run HR(4) to tie the score.  Was  3 Min 3.

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

Min      Dan Dobbek hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Was  3 Min 4.

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

Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring Cottier to tie the score.  Was  4 Min 4.

Was      Gene Green singled scoring Woodling to take the lead.  Was  5 Min 4.

Min  9th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was  Billy Klaus: , 4 K.

Was  Jim King: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Min  Bob Allison: 1 for 3, HR, 2 runs.

Was  Pete Burnside pitched 6 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 4 hits, 4 BB, 2 K. He goes to 6-7 on the year.

Was  Dave Sisler pitched a shutout the final 1.2 innings to record his 10th save of the season.

Min  Camilo Pascual went the distance and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 12 K. He drops to 13-13 on the season.

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

Burnside W(6-7)               6.0  4  4  4  2  4  2   88  56  32   4.41  25 130(119)   -   46

 Kutyna H(2)                  1.1  1  0  0  0  1  2   26  20   6   3.88   6   75(75)

 Sisler S(10)                 1.2  2  0  0  0  1  0   32  17  15   3.78   7   75(75)

                              9.0  7  4  4  2  6  4  146  93  53   4.19  38

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

Pascual L(13-13)              9.0  6  5  3  2  3 12  150 104  46   3.27  37 145(151)       68

                              9.0  6  5  3  2  3 12  150 104  46   4.19  37

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  E-Versalles(33)

 HR-Was King(16) off Pascual(22) in the 1st with 1 on base, 412 feet

    Was Retzer(3) off Pascual(23) in the 4th with bases empty, 389 feet

    Min Allison(33) off Burnside(14) in the 2nd with bases empty, 352 feet

    Min Tuttle(4) off Burnside(15) in the 4th with 1 on base, 350 feet

 SB-Was Cottier(10) off Pascual(10) + Battey(30), 7th

RBI-Was  - Green(47), King 2(52), Johnson,B(25), Retzer(9)

    Min  - Tuttle 2(33), Allison(99), Dobbek(13)

IBB-Was Woodling off Pascual

 SF-Dobbek(3)

Great-Battey(21), Green(28), Lemon(12), Lepcio(7)

Poor-Green(2), Klaus(11), Johnson,B(13)

OfA-Tasby(8)

LOB-Washington 5 Minnesota 7

 DP-Washington 2

GWRBI-Green

New Senators Crush Old Senators (Twins) In Easy Fashion

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Claude Osteen

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-18-2026 15:32:20)       Time 3:25, 70ø, Wind: 15 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Sep 23, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Washington 64-89         0 0 0   2 3 2   3 0 0     10 12  2
1961 Minnesota 67-85          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 1 3      5  5  5

Recap

Was  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Was      Ken Retzer hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  Was  2 Min 0.

Was  5th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Bob Johnson hit a solo HR(3).  Was  3 Min 0.

Was      Jim King hit a 450 foot 2 run HR(15).  Was  5 Min 0.

Was  6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring 2.  Was  7 Min 0.

Was  7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and 2 errors.

Was      Chuck Cottier hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Was  8 Min 0.

Was      Claude Osteen hit a grounder scoring 1, E1.  Was  9 Min 0.

Was      Billy Klaus singled scoring Tasby.  Was  10 Min 0.

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

Min      Dan Dobbek singled scoring Allison.  Was  10 Min 1.

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

Min      Hal Naragon hit a solo HR(2).  Was  10 Min 2.

Min  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Min      Lenny Green doubled scoring 2.  Was  10 Min 4.

Min      Billy Martin hit a grounder scoring 1.  Was  10 Min 5.

Was  Jim King: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Bob Johnson: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.

Min  Billy Martin: 2 errors.

Min  Hal Naragon: 1 for 1, HR.

Was  Claude Osteen pitched a great 6.1 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 1 hit, 3 BB, 8 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Min  Pedro Ramos pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He drops to 11-14 on the year.

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

Osteen W(1-0)                 6.1  1  1  1  0  3  8  101  68  33   1.42  25  100(99)       72

 Klippstein                   1.2  1  1  1  1  2  1   38  22  16   7.08   8   65(75)   +

 Heiser                       1.0  3  3  3  0  2  0   41  25  16  16.50   8   55(60)   -

                              9.0  5  5  5  1  7  9  180 115  65   4.19  41

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

Ramos L(11-14)                5.0  8  7  5  3  2  1   92  64  28   4.53  26 140(144)       26

 Pleis                        1.1  2  3  0  0  1  1   28  18  10   3.44   8   35(34)   +

 Bruckbauer                   0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   10   6   4   0.00   2   20(27)   +

 Strange                      1.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   19  12   7   8.64   5   45(49)

 Cueto                        1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   17  11   6   4.39   5   70(75)

                              9.0 12 10  5  3  3  3  166 111  55   4.20  46

============

 E-Klaus(9), Tasby(4), Martin 2(17), Versalles(32), Ramos(2), Bruckbauer(1)

 2B-Green(22)

 3B-Woodling(5)

 HR-Was Retzer(2) off Ramos(35) in the 4th with 1 on base, 334 feet

    Was Johnson,B(3) off Ramos(36) in the 5th with bases empty, 349 feet

    Was King(15) off Ramos(37) in the 5th with 1 on base, 450 feet

    Min Naragon(2) off Klippstein(12) in the 8th with bases empty, 340 feet

RBI-Was  - Klaus(21), Cottier(32), King 2(50), Johnson,B 3(24), Retzer 2(8)

    Min  - Martin(36), Green 2(56), Naragon(17), Dobbek(12)

HBP-Hinton(Was) by Cueto(Min)

 SF-Cottier(4)

LOB-Washington 9 Minnesota 8

 DP-Minnesota 2

GWRBI-Retzer

Pittsburgh Sweeps Last Place Philadelphia. Move To Within 2 Games Of Division Leading Braves

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bill Mazeroski

Shibe Park    (02-18-2026 06:40:52)       Time 2:30, 77ø, Wind: 11 MPH Out to LCF  Day Game

Sep 24, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 81-66         1 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 0      5  8  0
1961 Philadelphia 52-97       0 1 0   0 0 3   0 0 0      4 10  0

Recap

Pit  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Pit      Bob Skinner singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Pit  1 Phi 0.

Phi  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Phi      Clay Dalrymple hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  1 Phi 1.

Pit  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Bill Virdon singled scoring Skinner to take the lead.  Pit  2 Phi 1.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a 3 run HR(16).  Pit  5 Phi 1.

Phi  6th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Phi      Tony Gonzalez hit a 2 run HR(12).  Pit  5 Phi 3.

Phi      Wes Covington hit a solo HR(7).  Pit  5 Phi 4.

Pit  7th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Pit      Bob Skinner DP with bases loaded, end 7th.

Pit  Donn Clendenon: 2 for 3, 2 doubles.

Phi  Ruben Amaro: 2 for 3, 3 great plays.

Phi  Wes Covington: 3 for 4, double, HR, 2 runs.

Pit  Larry Foss pitched 6 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's now 1-1 on the season.

Pit  Al McBean pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 2nd save of the year.

Phi  Dallas Green pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 5 BB, 2 K. He drops to 5-9 on the year.

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

Foss W(1-1)                   6.0  7  4  4  2  1  5   92  63  29   9.82  24 100(102)       46

 Shantz H(3)                  1.2  0  0  0  0  0  3   17  14   3   3.68   5   75(75)

 Labine H(9)                  0.1  2  0  0  0  0  0   10   7   3   4.77   3   75(75)

 McBean S(2)                  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   12   7   5   4.25   4   65(75)

                              9.0 10  4  4  2  1  8  131  91  40   3.95  36

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

Green L(5-9)                  8.0  8  5  5  1  5  2  110  67  43   5.27  35 125(129)  ++   43

 Sullivan                     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   12   8   4   4.10   3   80(75)

                              9.0  8  5  5  1  5  3  122  75  47   5.00  38

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 2B-Clendenon 2(2), Covington(13)

 HR-Pit Mazeroski(16) off Green(9) in the 6th with 2 on base, 388 feet

    Phi Gonzalez(12) off Foss(4) in the 6th with 1 on base, 371 feet

    Phi Covington(7) off Foss(5) in the 6th with bases empty, 367 feet

 SB-Pit Skinner(3) off Green(1) + Dalrymple(19), 6th

RBI-Pit  - Mazeroski 3(74), Virdon(62), Skinner(49)

    Phi  - Gonzalez 2(60), Covington(31)

IBB-Pit Burgess off Green

        Stuart off Green

 SH-Amaro(10)

Great-Amaro 3(39), Malkmus(16)

Poor-Stuart(10), Schofield(6)

LOB-Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 5

 DP-Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 2

GWRBI-Virdon