Tigers @ Athletics
July 21, 1961

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Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	2	6	0
Athletics	3	10	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	2	6	0
Athletics	3	10	0

Chico Fernandez Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.253
OBP	.500	.319
At Bats	3	249
Hits	1	63
• Singles	1	51
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	1	24
RBI’s	0	22

Jim Archer Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	5	3

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Municipal Stadium - July 21, 1961

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Jim Archer

Joe Pignatano

Norm Siebern

Jerry Lumpe

Wayne Causey

Dick Howser

Jay Hankins

Bobby Del Greco

Jim Rivera

Chico Fernandez

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Detroit Tigers	2	6	0	8
Kansas City Athletics	3	10	0	11
Winning Pitcher	Jim Archer
Losing Pitcher	Phil Regan
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Norm Siebern
Attendance	16,548
Time of Game	2 hours 34 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick. McAuliffe is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Roarke hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Del Greco strikes out.

Bottom 8 Archer bunts towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to second.

Bottom 8 Causey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Boros strikes out.

Top 8 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Jay Hankins now playing left field. Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Rivera takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second.

Bottom 7 Klimchock strikes out.

Bottom 7 Siebern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Morton hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Jim Rivera now playing right field. Bill Bruton pinch runs for Bobo Osborne. Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.

Top 7 Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Osborne takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Howser hits a line drive into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Archer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pignatano moves to second.

Bottom 6 Causey hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Pignatano is hit by the pitch.

Top 6 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Boros hits a popup, foul, towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. There goes Colavito trying to get to third. Bauer throws the ball in to Causey, who tags Colavito for the out.

Top 6 Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.

Top 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Klimchock hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Lumpe strikes out.

Top 5 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Gladding is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Roarke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Archer 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 4 Wood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Boros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morton scores. Colavito moves to second.

Top 4 Cash is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Colavito takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morton moves to third.

Top 4 Morton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Morton reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Causey is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Fred Gladding now pitching. Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebern scores. Klimchock moves to second.

Bottom 3 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Regan covering. Safe. Siebern moves to third.

Bottom 3 Siebern hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Siebern reaches second base with a double. Howser scores. Lumpe goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 3 Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Howser moves to second.

Bottom 3 Howser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Archer strikes out.

Bottom 2 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Klimchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Boros hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Cash strikes out.

Top 2 Colavito takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Siebern takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Lumpe reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Howser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Del Greco is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Morton strikes out.

Top 1 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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