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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 31, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 31, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 7,397 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Al Smith 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Al Pilarcik | Right Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
Leo Posada | Center Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 31, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Lary
Pilarcik 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Lary
Boyd 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 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nuxhall
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Nuxhall
Bruton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Nuxhall
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Lary
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Lary
Carey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Lary
Pignatano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Lary
Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Nuxhall
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Nuxhall
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Nuxhall
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Lary
Pilarcik 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Lary
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards Wood, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nuxhall
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nuxhall
Fernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Nuxhall
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nuxhall
Wood hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
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. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Lary
Posada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Posada reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Lary
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pignatano vs. Lary
Pignatano hits a line drive into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Posada scores. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nuxhall vs. Lary
Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Boros. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nuxhall vs. Lary
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Nuxhall
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Nuxhall
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Nuxhall
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Nuxhall
Cash hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Nuxhall
Boros takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Nuxhall
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Lary
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Lary
Pilarcik bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyd vs. Lary
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nuxhall
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Nuxhall
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Nuxhall
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Nuxhall
Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Lary
Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Lary
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Nuxhall
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Nuxhall
Colavito hits a popup towards the mound. Nuxhall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Nuxhall
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Nuxhall
Boros hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nuxhall
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Lary
Pignatano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Lary
Nuxhall bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Howser reaches second base with a double. Pignatano scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Lary
Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching. Hank Bauer pinch hits for Jerry Lumpe.
Bauer hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyd vs. Aguirre
Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser scores. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. Aguirre
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik scores. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Aguirre
Jay Hankins pinch runs for Norm Siebern.
Posada is hit by the pitch. Boyd moves to third. Hankins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carey vs. Aguirre
Brown fires to third and picks off Boyd. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nuxhall
Wayne Causey now playing second base. Jay Hankins now playing center field. Leo Posada now playing left field.
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Nuxhall
Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Hank Aguirre.
Virgil strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nuxhall
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Fischer
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Pignatano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nuxhall vs. Fischer
Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pignatano moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howser vs. Fischer
Howser takes first base on ball four. Nuxhall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pilarcik vs. Fischer
Brown fires to third and picks off Pignatano. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Fischer
Pilarcik hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Nuxhall
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Nuxhall
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Nuxhall
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Nuxhall
Cash is hit by the pitch. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Kunkel
Bill Kunkel now pitching.
Boros takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Kunkel
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Fischer
Causey 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 -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Fischer
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Fischer
Hankins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Fischer
Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hankins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Fischer
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Kunkel
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Chico Fernandez.
Osborne strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kunkel
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kunkel
Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Kunkel
Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Wood scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kunkel
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Kunkel
Kaline hits a line drive into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1961 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 3 1 1 1 Wood J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Pilarcik A, rf 3 1 0 0 Bruton B, cf 5 0 1 1 Lumpe J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 0 Bauer H, ph 1 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 2 0 1 0 Causey W, 2b 1 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Boyd B, 1b 5 0 1 1 Boros S, 3b 2 1 1 2 Siebern N, lf 4 0 1 1 Brown D, c 4 0 0 0 Hankins J, pr-cf 1 0 1 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 1 1 1 Posada L, cf-lf 4 1 2 0 Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 5 1 1 0 Lary F, p 2 0 1 0 Pignatano J, c 4 2 4 3 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 3 0 2 0 Virgil O, ph 1 0 0 0 Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0 Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0 Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 13 6 33 4 7 4 Kansas City 020 100 300 -- 6 Detroit 001 002 001 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Nuxhall J (W) 7.2 5 3 3 4 5 Kunkel B (S) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (L) 6.1 7 6 6 3 2 Aguirre H 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Fischer B 2.0 4 0 0 1 1 E -- Bruton B, Boros S DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Detroit 8 2B -- Carey A, Kaline A, Howser D, Pignatano J, Bruton B 3B -- Posada L, Wood J HR -- Pignatano J, Fernandez C, Boros S SH -- Pilarcik A, Nuxhall J HBP -- by Aguirre H (Posada L), by Nuxhall J (Cash N) T -- 2:58 A -- 7397
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