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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 19, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 19, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,216 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 19, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Perry
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Bunning
Temple bunts towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Bunning
Francona hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Francona reaches second base with a double. Temple goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Bunning
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Bunning drops the ball. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Bunning
Held strikes out. The ball gets by Brown. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Francona. He's safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Bunning
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. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Perry
Boros hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Bunning
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Bunning
Romano hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Bunning
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perry
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez bunts towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bunning vs. Perry
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Perry
Wood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Bunning
Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Bunning
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Bunning
Kirkland hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bruton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Perry
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Bunning
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perry
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Perry
Bunning is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Bunning
Romano hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Bunning
Perry 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Bunning
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Perry
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Bunning
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Bunning
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Perry
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perry
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Perry. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Perry
George Thomas pinch runs for Dick Brown. Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Chico Fernandez.
Maxwell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osborne vs. Perry
Bubba Morton pinch runs for Charlie Maxwell. Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Osborne takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. Funk
Frank Funk now pitching.
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Fox
Mike Roarke now catching. Chuck Cottier now playing shortstop. Terry Fox now pitching.
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Fox
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fox
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Fox
Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Funk vs. Fox
Funk strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Funk
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Funk
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Funk
Colavito bunts towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Funk
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boros vs. Funk
Boros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Boros reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. Kaline scores. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roarke vs. Funk
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Funk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boros moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cottier vs. Funk
Cottier bunts towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Boros scores. Roarke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Funk
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Fox
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Fox
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Fox
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Fox
Kirkland 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
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Hawkins
Wynn Hawkins now pitching.
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Hawkins
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hawkins
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Hawkins
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Hawkins
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Fox
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Fox
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fox
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cottier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cottier. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Fox
Romano is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1961 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bruton B, cf 4 2 2 0 Francona T, lf 4 1 2 1
Kaline A, rf 3 1 2 1 Piersall J, cf 3 0 0 0
Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 0 0 Held W, ss 4 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 4 1 1 3 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown D, c 3 0 2 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Thomas G, pr 0 0 0 0 Romano J, c 4 0 1 0
Roarke M, c 1 0 1 0 Perry J, p 2 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 1 0 0 0 Funk F, p 1 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 0 0 0 0 Hawkins W, p 0 0 0 0
Morton B, pr 0 0 0 0
Cottier C, ss 0 0 0 1
Bunning J, p 2 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 0 0 0 0
Fox T, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 8 5 34 2 5 1
Detroit 000 100 040 -- 5
Cleveland 200 000 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J 6.0 2 2 1 1 3
Fox T (W) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J 6.1 5 1 1 2 3
Funk F (L) 1.2 2 4 4 3 0
Hawkins W 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Bunning J, Brown D, Perry J, Cottier C
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Cleveland 6
2B -- Francona T, Kaline A 2, Boros S
SB -- Kirkland W
SH -- Fernandez C, Colavito R, Cottier C
HBP -- by Perry J (Maxwell C)
T -- 2:40
A -- 28216
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