Minnesota Twins 2 – 20 Kansas City Athletics
25 April 1961 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | final score 20–2 | 1 in 16,119 games | |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | Norm Bass | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games |
| 43 | Batting Around Twice · 14 | Kansas City Athletics | 1 in 131 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 16 | 0 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenny Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Mincher | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pete Whisenant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lemon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Battey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Reno Bertoia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Gardner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Consolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Sadowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elmer Valo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Naragon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Sadowski | 2.2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Lee Stange | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Bruckbauer | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Giel | 0.1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Moore | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Pleis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Howser | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Jay Hankins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Lumpe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Lou Klimchock | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Andy Carey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Norm Siebern | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marv Throneberry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Tuttle | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Haywood Sullivan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 3B, 2B |
| Norm Bass | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 39 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
Kansas City Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Bass | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |