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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 27, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 27, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,844 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Harry Schwarts 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | 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 |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 27, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bunning
There goes Jensen. The throw from Brown and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Delock
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Delock
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Delock
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Delock
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Delock
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash races to the bag and beats Green for the out. There's the throw to second, and Fernandez drops the ball. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delock vs. Bunning
Delock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Delock
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Delock
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Delock
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Delock
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Delock
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Delock
Bruton takes first base on ball four. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Delock
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Wood moves to third. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Delock
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Wood scores. Bruton moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Delock
Cash takes first base on ball four. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boros vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Hillman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hillman
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Hillman
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Hillman
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Bunning
Hillman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hillman
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hillman
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Hillman
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bunning
There goes Jensen. The throw from Brown and he is out, Wood applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hillman
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Hillman
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hillman
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Hillman
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Hillman
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Osborne hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Hillman
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hillman
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hillman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Grzenda
Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Hillman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Grzenda
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Grzenda
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Grzenda
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Grzenda
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Grzenda
Billy Harrell pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Hillman
Billy Harrell now playing third base. Pete Runnels now playing first base.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hillman
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Hillman
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hillman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Grzenda
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Grzenda
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to first for the out. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Grzenda
Green is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hillman vs. Grzenda
Hillman bunts towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to first for the out. Runnels moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schilling vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Schilling 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
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hillman
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Hillman
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Hillman
George Thomas pinch runs for Charlie Maxwell.
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Hillman
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1961 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Wood J, 2b 5 1 1 0
Geiger G, cf 4 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 1 2 3 Colavito R, lf 2 0 0 1
Harrell B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 2 0 0 1
Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 0 Boros S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Runnels P, 3b-1b 4 1 3 0 Brown D, c 4 0 0 0
Nixon R, c 3 1 1 2 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0
Green P, ss 3 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 2 0 0 0
Delock I, p 1 0 0 0 Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 2 0 0 0 Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0
Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 1 0
Thomas G, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 32 2 5 2
Boston 200 200 010 -- 5
Detroit 002 000 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I 2.1 2 2 2 5 1
Hillman D (W) 6.2 3 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (L) 7.0 6 4 2 0 3
Grzenda J 1.2 4 1 1 1 0
Fischer B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Boros S, Fernandez C
LOB -- Boston 5, Detroit 9
HR -- Wertz V, Nixon R
CS -- Jensen J 2
SH -- Nixon R, Hillman D
T -- 2:45
A -- 2844
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