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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 11, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on June 11, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe McClain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Woodeshick |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Joe McClain | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Hal Woodeshick | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 11, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Woodeshick
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Woodeshick
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Woodeshick
Hinton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McClain
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Woodeshick
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Woodeshick covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Woodeshick
Tasby hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Woodeshick
Green hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McClain
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Woodeshick
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Woodeshick
Cottier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McClain vs. Woodeshick
McClain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to home to get Keough. Cottier moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veal vs. Woodeshick
Veal takes first base on ball four. Cottier moves to third. McClain moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Woodeshick
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cottier scores. There goes McClain trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Veal moves to third. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hinton vs. Woodeshick
Hinton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Hinton reaches second base with a double. Veal scores. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Woodeshick
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodeshick vs. McClain
Woodeshick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McClain
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Woodeshick
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Woodeshick
Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Woodeshick
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Woodeshick
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McClain
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Woodeshick
McClain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Woodeshick
Veal hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Woodeshick
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Woodeshick
Hinton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Woodeshick
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hinton moves to third. Long moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Fox
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. McClain
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Terry Fox.
Morton hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McClain
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton strikes out. Green drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bruton out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Casale
Jerry Casale now pitching.
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Casale
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Casale
McClain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Casale
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Casale
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Casale
Hinton strikes out. There goes Veal. The throw from Brown to second, and Veal is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McClain
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. McClain
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Jerry Casale.
Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. McClain
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Osborne moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Fischer
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fischer
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Gabler
John Gabler now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Gabler
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Gabler covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Gabler
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Fischer
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Fischer
Cottier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gabler vs. Fischer
Gabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cottier moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Aguirre
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Coot Veal. Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Aguirre
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. Cottier scores. Gabler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Aguirre
Hinton hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gabler
Jim Mahoney now playing shortstop.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gabler
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gabler
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Hank Aguirre.
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Gabler covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1961, game 1 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Veal C, ss 2 1 0 0 Boros S, 3b 2 0 1 0
Woodling G, ph 1 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0
Mahoney J, ss 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 1
O'Connell D, 3b 5 2 3 3 Colavito R, lf 4 1 1 1
Hinton C, rf 4 0 1 2 Cash N, 1b 4 2 2 2
Long D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Tasby W, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown D, c 4 0 0 0
Green G, c 4 1 1 1 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0
Keough M, lf 4 0 1 0 Woodeshick H, p 1 0 0 0
Cottier C, 2b 3 2 1 0 Fox T, p 0 0 0 0
McClain J, p 3 0 0 0 Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gabler J, p 1 1 1 0 Casale J, p 0 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 0 0 0 0
Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0
Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 7 10 7 33 4 6 4
Washington 003 110 002 -- 7
Detroit 000 201 010 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
McClain J (W)* 7.0 6 4 4 3 1
Gabler J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Woodeshick H (L) 4.2 7 5 5 2 2
Fox T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Casale J 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Fischer B 1.1 1 2 2 1 1
Aguirre H 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 5, Detroit 5
2B -- Hinton C, O'Connell D 2
HR -- Green G, Colavito R, Cash N 2, Kaline A
CS -- Veal C
T -- 2:42
A -- 0
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