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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 4, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 4, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Barry Latman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 38,926 |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Al Smith 3B: Hank Soar |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
John Romano | Catcher |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Barry Latman | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Mike Roarke | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 4, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Latman
Wood hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Latman
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Latman
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Romano reaches second base with a double. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kirkland scores. Romano moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Held vs. Lary
Held is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Latman
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Latman
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Latman
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Latman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Latman. Colavito scores. Cash moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Latman
Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Latman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cash moves to third. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roarke vs. Latman
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to home to get Cash. Bertoia moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lary vs. Latman
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Lary
Latman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Latman
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Latman
There goes Wood. The throw from Romano and he is out, Held applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Latman
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Latman
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Latman
Colavito hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Latman
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Latman
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Latman
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Latman
Roarke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Latman vs. Lary
Latman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Latman
Walt Bond now playing center field.
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Latman
Wood hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Latman
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Latman
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Latman
There goes Kaline. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Latman
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colavito for the out. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Latman
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertoia vs. Latman
There goes Cash. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Cash steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertoia vs. Latman
Bertoia strikes out. Romano drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bertoia out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Lary
Bond hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Latman
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bond who is chasing the ball. Fernandez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roarke vs. Latman
Roarke hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fernandez tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Latman
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Latman
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Stigman
Dick Stigman now pitching.
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Bond settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Lary
Held strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stigman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Stigman
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stigman
Cash strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Lary
Don Dillard pinch hits for Dick Stigman.
Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a fly ball towards left. Colavito catches it and throws to first to double up Dillard. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Lary
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Schaffernoth
Joe Schaffernoth now pitching.
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Phillips. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Schaffernoth
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roarke vs. Schaffernoth
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to home to get Bertoia. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Schaffernoth
Lary strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Lary
There's a wild pitch. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Lary
Romano is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1961 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 1 3 1 Piersall J, cf 2 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 2 2 0 Bond W, cf 2 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 2 2 Francona T, lf 4 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 3 1 0 1 Kirkland W, rf 4 1 2 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Romano J, c 4 0 2 0 Fernandez C, ss 4 1 2 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 0 1 Roarke M, c 3 0 0 1 Held W, ss 3 0 1 0 Lary F, p 4 0 0 0 Latman B, p 2 0 0 0 Stigman D, p 0 0 0 0 Dillard D, ph 1 0 1 0 Schaffernoth J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 7 1 33 6 11 5 Cleveland 010 000 000 -- 1 Detroit 012 021 00x -- 6 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Latman B (L) 5.2 10 6 5 2 3 Stigman D 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Schaffernoth J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 4 E -- Latman B, Phillips B DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Detroit 6 2B -- Romano J, Held W 3B -- Fernandez C HR -- Kaline A, Wood J SB -- Kaline A, Cash N CS -- Wood J SF -- Roarke M WP -- Lary F T -- 2:00 A -- 38926
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