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

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  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