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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 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 6, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Smith 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Essegian | Center Fielder |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
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 |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mossi
Temple hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton 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. Mossi
Francona strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Perry
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Essegian picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Essegian. Bruton moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Perry
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertoia vs. Perry
Bertoia hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Mossi
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Mossi
Essegian hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Mossi
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Mossi
Kirkland hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Perry
House hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Perry
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mossi for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Mossi
Held hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Mossi
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mossi
Temple hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Perry
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry juggles the ball. That's an error on Perry. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Perry
Cash takes first base on ball four. Wood moves to third. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bertoia vs. Perry
Bertoia hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Mossi
Francona 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 -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Mossi
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Perry
House bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mossi vs. Perry
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Mossi
Essegian hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Mossi
Romano hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Mossi
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Mossi
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Mossi
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mossi
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Perry
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Mossi
Francona hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Mossi
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Mossi
Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Mossi
Romano hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Perry
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Perry
Mossi hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Perry
Wood bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Perry
There goes Bruton. The throw from Romano and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Mossi
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Mossi
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Mossi
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Nieman hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Mossi
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Schaffernoth
Joe Schaffernoth now pitching.
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Schaffernoth
The ball gets by Romano for a passed ball. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Schaffernoth
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Schaffernoth
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Schaffernoth
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Latman
House hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Mossi
Francona hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Mossi
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1961, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 2 1
Francona T, lf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 0
Phillips B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 1
Essegian C, cf 3 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 1 0 0 0
Romano J, c 2 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 3 1 1 1 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0
Held W, ss 2 0 0 0 House F, c 3 1 1 0
Perry J, p 2 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 3 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Schaffernoth J, p 0 0 0 0
Latman B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 3 1 28 2 5 2
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
Detroit 100 000 10x -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (L) 7.0 5 2 2 2 0
Schaffernoth J 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Latman B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 3
E -- Essegian C, Perry J, Held W
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 3, Detroit 9
HR -- Kirkland W
CS -- Bruton B
SH -- House F, Wood J
HBP -- by Schaffernoth J (Kaline A)
PB -- Romano J
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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