Saturday, February 14, 2026

6 Plus 7 (Innings) Equal 9 (runs) as Washington Takes Down Minnesota

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Gene Green

Injury: Dotter (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (02-14-2026 06:50:30)       Time 3:07, 74ø, Cloudy, Light Rain  Night Game

Sep 19, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Minnesota 66-84          0 0 0   0 0 4   0 0 0      4  8  2
1961 Washington 63-88         3 0 0   0 0 6   3 0 -     12 12  1


Recap


Was  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Was      Gene Green hit a 3 run HR(10) to take the lead.  Min  0 Was 3.

Min  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits.

Min      Billy Martin doubled scoring Dobbek.  Min  1 Was 3.

Min      Earl Battey singled scoring Martin.  Min  2 Was 3.

Min      Bill Tuttle doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Min  4 Was 3.

Was  6th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 6 hits, and 2 errors.

Was      Bud Zipfel tripled scoring Green to tie the score.  Min  4 Was 4.

Was      Chuck Hinton doubled scoring Zipfel to take the lead.  Min  4 Was 5.

Was      Ken Retzer hit a grounder scoring 1, E5.  Min  4 Was 6.

Was      Joe McClain singled scoring Retzer.  Min  4 Was 7.

Was      Chuck Cottier doubled scoring 2.  Min  4 Was 9.

Was  7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Ken Retzer singled scoring Green.  Min  4 Was 10.

Was      Danny O'Connell singled scoring 2.  Min  4 Was 12.


Min  Billy Martin: 3 for 4, double.

Was  Gene Green: 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 3 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 runs.


Was  Joe McClain pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He goes to 10-14 on the year.

Min  Jim Kaat pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He drops to 12-8 on the year.


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

Kaat L(12-8)                  6.0  9  9  5  1  2  5  115  77  38   3.49  30 135(136)       29

 Dotter                       1.1  3  3  3  0  3  1   48  28  20   6.23  10   60(69)

 Schroll                      0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0   16   8   8   5.83   3   70(75)  --

                              8.0 12 12  8  1  6  6  179 113  66   4.21  43


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

McClain W(10-14)              7.0  8  4  4  0  2  3  111  74  37   3.91  31 125(126)       46

 Kutyna                       2.0  0  0  0  0  1  3   26  18   8   4.01   7   75(75)

                              9.0  8  4  4  0  3  6  137  92  45   4.19  38


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  E-Tuttle(14), Altobelli(3), Zipfel(3)

 2B-Martin(16), Tuttle(13), Hinton(14), Cottier(12)

 3B-Zipfel(8)

 HR-Was Green(10) off Kaat(10) in the 1st with 2 on base, 346 feet

RBI-Min  - Battey(51), Martin(35), Tuttle 2(31)

    Was  - Green 3(46), O'Connell 2(39), Hinton(35), Cottier 2(31), Zipfel(19), Retzer(6), McClain(3)

 WP-Schroll(5)

Great-Johnson,B(12)

Poor-Versalles 2(19), Tasby(10), Johnson,B(11), Zipfel(4)

LOB-Minnesota 7 Washington 7

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Hinton

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