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