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May 21, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 12 1
Athletics 3 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 12 1
Athletics 3 6 2

Dick Howser Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .264
OBP .500 .402
At Bats 2 106
Hits 0 28
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 2 23
RBI’s 0 10

Frank Lary Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 0
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Municipal Stadium - May 21, 1961
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Out
Frank Lary
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Steve Boros
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Al Kaline
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Hank Bauer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 12 1 11
Kansas City Athletics 3 6 2 7
Winning Pitcher Frank Lary
Losing Pitcher Bud Daley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rocky Colavito
Attendance 7,000
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Leo Posada pinch runs for Don Larsen. Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Don Larsen pinch hits for Jerry Walker. Larsen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hank Bauer pinch hits for Wayne Causey. Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 9 Brown strikes out.
Top 9 Boros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 There goes Cash. The throw from Sullivan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wood is hit by the pitch. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 8 Lary hits a popup in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jerry Walker now pitching. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hankins hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bob Boyd pinch hits for Bill Kunkel. Boyd hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Colavito hits a popup towards first. Klimchock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sullivan hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wood strikes out.
Top 6 Lary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bill Kunkel now pitching. Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klimchock for the out.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. Hankins scores.
Bottom 5 Hankins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Hankins reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Bud Daley. Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins. Boros reaches second base with a double. Cash goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Sullivan hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Throneberry takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second.
Bottom 4 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lary strikes out.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third.
Top 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Boros hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Colavito moves to third.
Top 4 Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins. Colavito reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first, with Daley covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wood scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Sullivan scores.
Bottom 2 Causey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lary is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Daley fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Daley. Brown moves to third.
Top 2 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boros hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Klimchock hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Howser scores. Klimchock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hankins bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 1 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cash is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third.
Top 1 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.