5/23/1961, Det61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
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1961 Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 1 11 0
1961 Twins 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 x 7 10 0 5 0
Tigers AB R H BI AVG Twins AB R H BI AVG
Wood,J 2b 5 0 1 0 .255 Versalles ss 4 2 3 1 .236
Bruton cf 4 0 2 0 .309 Green,L cf 4 1 2 2 .317
Kaline rf 5 0 1 0 .295 Mincher 1b 3 0 1 0 .203
Colavito lf 5 1 0 0 .246 Bertoia,R ph 0 0 0 0 .296
Cash 1b 2 1 0 0 .390 Valdivielso 3b 0 0 0 0 .250
Boros 3b 4 0 1 0 .196 Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0 .240
Brown,D c 4 0 2 1 .287 Lemon lf 4 1 2 2 .229
Fernandez ss 4 0 2 1 .250 Dobbek lf 0 0 0 0 .171
Bunning p 2 0 0 0 .107 Allison rf 4 1 1 0 .262
Morton ph 1 0 0 0 .250 Battey c 4 1 1 2 .304
Aguirre p 0 0 0 0 .000 Gardner,B 2b 4 1 0 0 .179
Donohue,J p 0 0 0 0 .000 Kralick p 4 0 0 0 .042
Virgil,O ph 0 0 0 0 .000 35 7 10 7
36 2 9 2
Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Bunning L 5-2 6.0 7 4 4 0 4 95 64 3.15
Aguirre 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 17 9 10.05
Donohue,J 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 27 17 4.00
8.0 10 7 5 1 6 139 90
Twins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Kralick W 6-1 9.0 9 2 2 4 5 116 80 2.07
9.0 9 2 2 4 5 116 80
Det: Morton batted for Bunning in the 7th
Virgil,O batted for Donohue,J in the 9th
Min: Bertoia,R batted for Mincher in the 7th
Valdivielso inserted at 3b in the 8th
Killebrew moved to 1b in the 8th
Dobbek inserted at lf in the 9th
E-Wood,J. 2B-Versalles 3(11). HR-Lemon(3), Battey(5). RBI-Brown,D(27),
Fernandez(15), Versalles(10), Green,L 2(9), Lemon 2(12), Battey 2(25).
K-Wood,J, Kaline, Cash 2, Boros, Versalles, Mincher, Killebrew 2, Battey,
Kralick. BB-Bruton, Cash 2, Virgil,O, Bertoia,R. WP-Aguirre.
GWRBI: Battey
Temperature: 62, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from left at 9 MPH.
Attendance: 12,012
Game Time: 2:12
5/23/1961, Det61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
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1961 Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 1 11 0
1961 Twins 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 x 7 10 0 5 0
Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Wood,J 2b 1>S 3>9 7 7 k
Bruton cf W.1-2 S 5>31 8>S 9
Kaline rf k 9 9 1 S.1-2
Colavito lf 53.2-3;1-2 8 9 6/f.B-1 8
Cash 1b k 4>W 6>k W.1-2
Boros 3b 2>k 53.1-2 53 S.2-3;1-2
Brown,D c 6 S.2-3 8 note 1
Fernandez ss S S.3-H;1-2 7>3/g 3/g
Bunning p 46/f 9
Morton ph 43
Aguirre p
Donohue,J p
Virgil,O ph 9>W
1: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Twins -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Versalles ss 1>D 3>k D wp.1-2
D.2-H
Green,L cf 4 43 S.2-H S.2-H
Mincher 1b k 43 S.1-3
Bertoia,R ph W.1-2
Valdivielso 3b
Killebrew 3b 43 4>7 k Donohue,J
k
Lemon lf 2>63 HR 6>63 S.2-H;1-3
Dobbek lf
Allison rf S 31 43 4
Battey c HR.1-H 7 8 8>k
Gardner,B 2b 43 5>63 7>Aguirre 5/L
e4.B-1
Kralick p 7 k 3/b 63
Tigers IN OUT ER Twins IN OUT ER
Bunning A1 C7 4 L 5-2 Kralick A1 E4 2 W 6-1
Aguirre C8 D3 1
Donohue,J D4 D9 0
5/23/1961, Det61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
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1961 Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 1 11 0
1961 Twins 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 x 7 10 0 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Tigers batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Wood,J reached on an infield single to third (X)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Bruton walked, Wood,J to second (CBFBBB)
0-0 0 12- 22 Kaline struck out (BSFBFS)
0-0 1 12- 00 Colavito grounded out to third, Wood,J to third, Bruton
to second (X)
0-0 2 -23 32 Cash struck out (BBSSBC)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Twins batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Versalles lined a double to left center (BX)
0-0 0 -2- 22 Green,L popped out to second (BBCFFX)
0-0 1 -2- 32 Mincher struck out (SCBBBFS)
0-0 2 -2- 22 Killebrew grounded out to second (FBCBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Boros struck out (BCFBFS)
0-0 1 --- 11 Brown,D popped out to short (FBX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Fernandez lined a single down the left field line (X)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Bunning grounded to second, forcing Fernandez at second
(X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Twins batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Lemon grounded out to short (BFSX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Allison lined a single to left center (BCBBSX)
0-0 1 1-- 21 Battey homered deep to center, Allison scored (BBCX)
0-2 1 --- 00 Gardner,B grounded out to second (X)
0-2 2 --- 02 Kralick flied out to left (SFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting
0-2 0 --- 00 Wood,J flied out to right (X)
0-2 1 --- 00 Bruton lined a single to shallow left (X)
0-2 1 1-- 01 Kaline flied out to right (CX)
0-2 2 1-- 00 Colavito flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Twins batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Versalles struck out (FFBBS)
0-2 1 --- 01 Green,L grounded out to second (CX)
0-2 2 --- 20 Mincher grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Tigers batting
0-2 0 --- 32 Cash walked (BBCSBB)
0-2 0 1-- 00 Boros grounded out to third, Cash to second (X)
0-2 1 -2- 00 Brown,D lined a single to shallow left, Cash to third (X)
0-2 1 1-3 01 Fernandez grounded a single between first and second,
Cash scored, Brown,D to second (CX)
1-2 1 12- 02 Bunning popped out to right (SbSbX)
1-2 2 12- 21 Wood,J flied out to left (FBBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Twins batting
1-2 0 --- 10 Killebrew flied out to left (BX)
1-2 1 --- 32 Lemon homered deep to left (CBBBSX)
1-3 1 --- 00 Allison grounded out to first (X)
1-3 2 --- 20 Battey flied out to left (BBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Tigers batting
1-3 0 --- 10 Bruton grounded out to first (BX)
1-3 1 --- 01 Kaline lined out to right (FX)
1-3 2 --- 20 Colavito flied out to right (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Twins batting
1-3 0 --- 01 Gardner,B grounded out to short (CX)
1-3 1 --- 12 Kralick struck out (FCFBC)
1-3 2 --- 02 Versalles lined a double to left center (FCFFX)
1-3 2 -2- 00 Green,L lined a single to shallow left, Versalles scored
(X)
1-4 2 1-- 22 Mincher lined a single to right center, Green,L to third
(CBSBX)
1-4 2 1-3 12 Killebrew struck out (CSFBS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Tigers batting
1-4 0 --- 12 Cash struck out (CCBFS)
1-4 1 --- 01 Boros grounded out to third (FX)
1-4 2 --- 02 Brown,D flied out to center (CSFFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Twins batting
1-4 0 --- 22 Lemon grounded out to short (BBCSFX)
1-4 1 --- 02 Allison grounded out to second (CSX)
1-4 2 --- 11 Battey flied out to center (CBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Tigers batting
1-4 0 --- 01 Fernandez grounded out to first (CX)
Morton pinch hitting for Bunning
1-4 1 --- 01 Morton grounded out to second (CX)
1-4 2 --- 10 Wood,J flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Twins batting
Aguirre now pitching
1-4 0 --- 10 Gardner,B to first on an error by the second baseman
Wood,J (BX)
1-4 0 1-- 01 Kralick popped out on a bunt to first (CbXb)
1-4 1 1-- 01 Aguirre threw a wild pitch, Gardner,B to second (CB)
1-4 1 -2- 32 Versalles doubled deep to right center, Gardner,B scored
(CB.CBBX)
1-5 1 -2- 01 Green,L lined a single to right, Versalles scored (CX)
Bertoia,R pinch hitting for Mincher
1-6 1 1-- 31 Bertoia,R walked, Green,L to second (BBCBB)
Donohue,J now pitching
1-6 1 12- 22 Killebrew struck out (BCBCS)
1-6 2 12- 22 Lemon lined a single to left center, Green,L scored,
Bertoia,R to third (BBSSX)
1-7 2 1-3 31 Allison popped out to second (SBBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Tigers batting
Valdivielso now playing third base
Killebrew moved to first base
1-7 0 --- 11 Bruton reached on an infield single to the catcher (CBX)
1-7 0 1-- 00 Kaline popped out to the mound (X)
1-7 1 1-- 01 Colavito grounded to short, forcing Bruton at second,
Colavito to first (FX)
1-7 2 1-- 30 Cash walked, Colavito to second (BBBB)
1-7 2 12- 01 Boros lined a single to right, Colavito to third, Cash to
second (CX)
1-7 2 123 01 Brown,D lined a single to shallow center, Colavito
scored, Cash to third, Boros to second (CX)
2-7 2 123 11 Fernandez grounded out to first (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Twins batting
2-7 0 --- 02 Battey struck out (CCC)
2-7 1 --- 22 Gardner,B lined out to third (CBFBX)
2-7 2 --- 12 Kralick grounded out to short (FBCX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Tigers batting
Dobbek now playing left field
Virgil,O pinch hitting for Donohue,J
2-7 0 --- 32 Virgil,O walked (BSSBBB)
2-7 0 1-- 02 Wood,J struck out (SFS)
2-7 1 1-- 12 Bruton flied out to right (CSBX)
2-7 2 1-- 02 Kaline singled to shallow left, Virgil,O to second (SFFX)
2-7 2 12- 21 Colavito flied out to center (FBBX)