Mincher Blasts 2 To Help Twins Down A's

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Don Mincher

Municipal Stadium    (08-26-2025 19:43:36)       Time 3:27, 66ø, Wind: 4 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

Apr 24, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Minnesota 7-3            2 0 0   0 3 0   1 3 0      9 12  1
1961 Kansas City 2-5          1 0 0   0 2 0   0 0 3      6  6  1

Recap

Min  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 3 walks.

Min      Don Mincher hit a 2 run HR(3) to take the lead.  Min  2 KC 0.

KC   1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

KC       Leo Posada tripled scoring Bauer.  Min  2 KC 1.

Min  5th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Min      Bob Allison tripled scoring Mincher.  Min  3 KC 1.

Min      Earl Battey hit a 2 run HR(1).  Min  5 KC 1.

KC   5th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

KC       Hank Bauer doubled scoring 2.  Min  5 KC 3.

Min  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Min      Don Mincher hit a 401 foot solo HR(4).  Min  6 KC 3.

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

Min      Reno Bertoia hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Min  7 KC 3.

Min      Billy Gardner scored on a WP by Kunkel.  Min  8 KC 3.

Min      Lenny Green doubled  scoring 1.  Min  9 KC 3.

KC   9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, 3 walks and an error.

KC       Jerry Lumpe walked scoring Siebern.  Min  9 KC 4.

KC       Hank Bauer hit a liner scoring 1.  Min  9 KC 5.

KC       Bill Tuttle walked scoring Howser.  Min  9 KC 6.

Min  Earl Battey: 3 for 5, triple, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Min  Bob Allison: 2 for 4, triple.

Min  Don Mincher: 2 for 5, 2 HRs, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

Min  Jim Kaat pitched 6 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 5 BB, 5 K. He's 1-1 on the year.

Min  Don Lee pitched the final 3 innings earning his 2nd save.

KC   Don Larsen pitched 4 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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  E-Mincher(2), Kunkel(1)

 2B-Green(1), Bauer(1)

 3B-Battey(1), Allison(1), Posada(1)

 HR-Min Mincher(3) off Larsen(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 365 feet

    Min Battey(1) off Rakow(1) in the 5th with 1 on base, 380 feet

    Min Mincher(4) off Rakow(2) in the 7th with bases empty, 401 feet

 SB- KC Howser(2) off Kaat(1) + Battey(1), 3rd

 CS-Min Versalles(1) by Larsen(1) and Pignatano(1), 1st

RBI-Min  - Battey 2(7), Green(1), Allison(9), Bertoia(3), Mincher 3(8)

     KC  - Lumpe(3), Posada(3), Bauer 3(5), Tuttle(4)

 SF-Bertoia(1), Bauer(2)

 SH-Lee(1)

 WP-Kunkel(1), Larsen(1)

Great-Lumpe(1), Howser(1), Tuttle(4)

LOB-Minnesota 7 Kansas City 9

 DP-Minnesota 1 Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Mincher

Reds Drub Dodgers In Crucial Road Win To Take Over NL Lead

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bob Purkey

LA Memorial Col    (08-25-2025 20:28:46)       Time 2:55, 70ø, Wind: 10 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Apr 23, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cincinnati 9-2           2 1 0   0 4 0   0 5 0     12 15  1
1961 Los Angeles 9-4          0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  2  1

Recap

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

Cin      Frank Robinson doubled scoring Kasko to take the lead.  Cin  1 LAD 0.

Cin      Wally Post hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cin  2 LAD 0.

Cin  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cin      Vada Pinson singled scoring Cardenas.  Cin  3 LAD 0.

Cin  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Cin      Wally Post doubled scoring Robinson.  Cin  4 LAD 0.

Cin      Ed Bailey doubled scoring Post.  Cin  5 LAD 0.

Cin      Gene Freese hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cin  6 LAD 0.

Cin      Bob Purkey hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cin  7 LAD 0.

LAD  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon doubled scoring Gilliam.  Cin  7 LAD 1.

Cin  8th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Cin      Gordy Coleman walked scoring Kasko.  Cin  8 LAD 1.

Cin      Ed Bailey doubled scoring 3.  Cin  11 LAD 1.

Cin      Gene Freese singled scoring Bailey.  Cin  12 LAD 1.

Cin  Vada Pinson: 4 for 6, triple, 2 runs.

Cin  Frank Robinson: 2 for 5, 2 doubles.

Cin  Wally Post: 2 for 3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Cin  Ed Bailey: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

Cin  Bob Purkey pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 2 hits, 3 BB, 5 K. He's now 2-0 on the year.

LAD  Roger Craig pitched poorly for 5.2 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 10 hits, 3 BB, 1 K. He's 2-1 on the year.

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  E-Cardenas(1), Wills, M(3)

 2B-Robinson,F 2(3), Post 2(5), Bailey 2(10), Moon(3)

 3B-Pinson(1)

RBI-Cin  - Coleman(5), Freese 2(11), Pinson(7), Robinson,F(9), Post 2(14), Bailey 4(6), Purkey(2)

    LAD  - Moon(7)

IBB-Cin Cardenas off Craig

        Post off Perranoski

 SF-Post(3)

 SH-Purkey(3), Gilliam(5)

 WP-Craig(1), Palmquist(1)

Poor-Davis, T(3)

OfA-Davis, W(1)

LOB-Cincinnati 8 Los Angeles 5

GWRBI-Robinson,F

Frank Robinson Blast 2 Dingers As Cincy Downs LA

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Frank Robinson

LA Memorial Col    (08-25-2025 20:19:28)       Time 2:50, 76ø, Rain, Wind: 6 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Apr 22, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cincinnati 8-2           0 1 2   0 3 0   0 0 0      6  9  0
1961 Los Angeles 9-3          2 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  5  0

Recap

LAD  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

LAD      Tommy Davis doubled scoring Wills to take the lead.  Cin  0 LAD 1.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cin  0 LAD 2.

Cin  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cin      Jerry Zimmerman hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cin  1 LAD 2.

Cin  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Cin      Vada Pinson hit a solo HR(3) to tie the score.  Cin  2 LAD 2.

Cin      Frank Robinson hit a solo HR(2) to take the lead.  Cin  3 LAD 2.

Cin  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Cin      Frank Robinson hit a 3 run HR(3).  Cin  6 LAD 2.

Cin :    Vada Pinson at bat 15 min delay, rain.

LAD :    Wally Moon at bat 20 min delay, rain.

Cin  Vada Pinson: 3 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

Cin  Frank Robinson: 3 for 4, 2 HRs, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

Cin  Joey Jay pitched a solid 7.1 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 3 hits, 5 BB, 5 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

LAD  Johnny Podres pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 1-1 on the season.

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2B-Freese(4), Davis, T(2)

 HR-Cin Pinson(3) off Podres(1) in the 3rd with bases empty, 309 feet

    Cin Robinson,F(2) off Podres(2) in the 3rd with bases empty, 257 feet

    Cin Robinson,F(3) off Podres(3) in the 5th with 2 on base, 325 feet

 SB-LAD Wills(3) off Jay(1) + Zimmerman(1), 1st

 CS-LAD Moon(2) by Brosnan(1) and Zimmerman(1), 8th

RBI-Cin  - Zimmerman(1), Pinson(6), Robinson,F 4(8)

    LAD  - Davis, T(13), Moon(6)

 SF-Zimmerman(1)

Poor-Robinson,F(1), Davis, W(1)

OfA-Howard(1)

LOB-Cincinnati 4 Los Angeles 8

 DP-Los Angeles 1

GWRBI-Robinson,F

Koufax Strikes Out 11 As Dodgers Continue Hot Streak

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Sandy Koufax

LA Memorial Col    (08-25-2025 20:09:46)       Time 3:14, 71ø, Wind: 4 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

Apr 21, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cincinnati 7-2           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      1  8  0
1961 Los Angeles 9-2          0 0 0   2 3 1   0 0 -      6 10  0

Recap

LAD  2nd: Failed to score on 3 hits.

LAD  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Cin  0 LAD 2.

LAD  5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

LAD      Tommy Davis hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cin  0 LAD 3.

LAD      Frank Howard singled scoring 2.  Cin  0 LAD 5.

LAD  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Tommy Davis singled scoring Wills.  Cin  0 LAD 6.

Cin  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cin      Eddie Kasko hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cin  1 LAD 6.

Cin  Ed Bailey: 2 for 4, 2 doubles.

LAD  Sandy Koufax pitched 8.1 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 8 hits, 2 BB, 11 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Cin  Jay Hook pitched 4 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-2 on the year.

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2B-Bailey 2(8), Davis, W(4), Larker(2), Moon(2)

 SB-LAD Wills(2) off Bridges(1) + Bailey(6), 6th

RBI-Cin  - Kasko(4)

    LAD  - Davis, T 2(12), Davis, W 2(9), Howard 2(9)

HBP-Davis(LAD) by Hook(Cin)

 SF-Kasko(1)

 SH-Pinson(1), Wills, M(4)

Great-Pinson(4), Wills, M(6)

OfA-Post(2)

LOB-Cincinnati 10 Los Angeles 7

GWRBI-Davis, W

Cards Leave LA Coliseum With 4th Straight Loss. Dodgers First Place in NL

 GAME 4:

Game MVP:Stan Williams

LA Memorial Col    (08-21-2025 18:13:42)       Time 2:16, 66ø, Wind: 5 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

Apr 20, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 2-7            0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  4  1
1961 Los Angeles 8-2          1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 -      2  5  0

Recap

LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  StL  0 LAD 1.

StL  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

StL      Curt Flood singled scoring Boyer to tie the score.  StL  1 LAD 1.

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

LAD      Tommy Davis singled scoring Wills to take the lead.  StL  1 LAD 2.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched a great 8 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 1-1 on the season.

LAD  Larry Sherry pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 1st save of the season.

StL  Curt Simmons pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He goes to 1-1 on the season.

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  E-Spencer, D(2)

 SB-StL Boyer(1) off Williams(2) + Sherry(1), 2nd

RBI-StL  - Flood(1)

    LAD  - Davis, T(10), Moon(5)

IBB-LAD Moon off Cicotte

HBP-Wills(LAD) by Simmons(StL)

 SF-Moon(2)

 SH-Flood(1), Gilliam 2(4)

Great-Boyer(1), Wills, M(5)

LOB-St. Louis 5 Los Angeles 6

 DP-St. Louis 1

GWRBI-Davis, T

Hit Parade Continues. LA 36 Hits in 3 games Downs St. Louis 3 Straight

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Tommy Davis

LA Memorial Col    (08-21-2025 18:04:35)       Time 2:49, 68ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 3 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Apr 19, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 2-6            0 0 0   0 2 0   0 1 1      4  9  1
1961 Los Angeles 7-2          2 0 0   0 4 0   0 2 -      8 13  0

Rain delay of 43 minutes in the 6th.

Recap

LAD  1st: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

LAD      Tommy Davis hit a 2 run HR(3) to take the lead.  StL  0 LAD 2.

StL  5th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

StL      Don Landrum hit a 2 run HR(2) to tie the score.  StL  2 LAD 2.

LAD  5th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

LAD      Tommy Davis hit a 2 run HR(4) to take the lead.  StL  2 LAD 4.

LAD      Frank Howard singled scoring Moon.  StL  2 LAD 5.

LAD      Willie Davis singled scoring Larker.  StL  2 LAD 6.

StL :    Stan Musial at bat 43 min delay, rain.

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

StL      Stan Musial singled scoring 1.  StL  3 LAD 6.

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

LAD      Jim Gilliam singled scoring 2.  StL  3 LAD 8.

StL  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

StL      Bill White hit a solo HR(1).  StL  4 LAD 8.

StL  Bill White: 1 for 1, HR.

StL  Don Landrum: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI.

LAD  Tommy Davis: 2 for 5, 2 HRs, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Maury Wills: 2 for 3, double, 3 runs, 2 W.

LAD  Don Drysdale pitched a solid 7 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 2 BB, 2 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

LAD  Ron Perranoski got the save, his 3rd of the year.

StL  Ernie Broglio pitched poorly for 4.2 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 5 K. He drops to 1-2 on the year.

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  E-Grammas(1)

 2B-Wills, M(1)

 HR-StL Landrum(2) off Drysdale(2) in the 5th with 1 on base, 302 feet

    StL White, B(1) off Palmquist(3) in the 9th with bases empty, 258 feet

    LAD Davis, T(3) off Broglio(2) in the 1st with 1 on base, 325 feet

    LAD Davis, T(4) off Broglio(3) in the 5th with 1 on base, 347 feet

 SB-LAD Wills(1) off Miller(2) + Smith(2), 8th

 CS-LAD Wills picked off by Cicotte(1) in the 6th Inn

Pickoff(P)-Cicotte(1)

RBI-StL  - White, B(2), Musial(3), Landrum 2(6)

    LAD  - Davis, T 4(9), Davis, W(7), Gilliam 2(2), Howard(7)

HBP-Cunningham(StL) by Drysdale(LAD)

 SH-Gilliam(2), Sherry, L(1)

 WP-Broglio(1), Miller,B(2)

Great-Wills, M(4)

Poor-Schoendienst(1), Moryn(1)

OfA-Moryn(1)

LOB-St. Louis 8 Los Angeles 10

 DP-Los Angeles 2

Dodgers Put Up 6 Run Lead And Barely Hang On To Win Game 2

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Johnny Roseboro

LA Memorial Col    (08-21-2025 17:53:46)       Time 3:08, 68ø  Night Game

Apr 18, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis 2-5            0 0 0   1 0 0   0 2 4      7 16  1
1961 Los Angeles 6-2          3 1 2   0 0 0   1 3 -     10 17  0

Recap

LAD  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon singled scoring Gilliam to take the lead.  StL  0 LAD 1.

LAD      Frank Howard walked scoring Davis.  StL  0 LAD 2.

LAD      Willie Davis hit a fly ball scoring 1.  StL  0 LAD 3.

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

LAD      Jim Gilliam singled scoring Wills.  StL  0 LAD 4.

LAD  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

LAD      Norm Larker hit a solo HR(1).  StL  0 LAD 5.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro doubled scoring Howard.  StL  0 LAD 6.

StL  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

StL      Hal Smith doubled scoring Musial.  StL  1 LAD 6.

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

LAD      Johnny Roseboro doubled scoring Davis.  StL  1 LAD 7.

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

StL      Julian Javier singled scoring Smith.  StL  2 LAD 7.

StL      Bill White singled scoring Flood.  StL  3 LAD 7.

LAD  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis singled scoring Moon.  StL  3 LAD 8.

LAD      Johnny Roseboro hit a 2 run HR(1).  StL  3 LAD 10.

StL  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

StL      Don Taussig doubled scoring Spencer.  StL  4 LAD 10.

StL      Gene Oliver hit a 3 run HR(1).  StL  7 LAD 10.

StL  Bill White: 3 for 6.

StL  Julian Javier: 3 for 5.

StL  Hal Smith: 2 for 3, double, 2 runs, 2 W.

StL  Gene Oliver: 1 for 1, HR, 3 RBI.

LAD  Jim Gilliam: 3 for 3, double.

LAD  Norm Larker: 3 for 5, HR.

LAD  Wally Moon: 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 W.

LAD  Johnny Roseboro: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, HR, 4 RBI.

LAD  Roger Craig pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 9 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's now 2-0 on the year.

StL  Al Cicotte pitched poorly for 2.1 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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E-Cunningham(1)

 2B-Taussig(1), Spencer, D(1), Smith,H(2), Gilliam(1), Howard(2), Roseboro 2(2)

 HR-StL Oliver(1) off Palmquist(2) in the 9th with 2 on base, 337 feet

    LAD Larker(1) off Cicotte(1) in the 3rd with bases empty, 307 feet

    LAD Roseboro(1) off McDaniel(2) in the 8th with 1 on base, 307 feet

RBI-StL  - White, B(1), Javier(2), Taussig(1), Smith,H(4), Oliver 3(3)

    LAD  - Davis, W 2(6), Howard(6), Larker(5), Moon(4), Roseboro 4(5)

 SF-Davis, W(1)

 SH-Gilliam(1)

 WP-Cicotte(2)

Great-Spencer, D(3), Roseboro(2)

Poor-Javier(1), Taussig(1), Spencer, D(1), Davis, T(2), Wills, M(3)

LOB-St. Louis 14 Los Angeles 12

 DP-St. Louis 1

GWRBI-Moon