Saturday, February 21, 2026

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

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