Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Foytack
  
  Keough 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 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. Foytack
  
  Klaus is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zipfel vs. Foytack
  
  Zipfel is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. McClain
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. McClain
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Foytack
  
  Woodling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Woodling reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  King vs. Foytack
  
  King takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Green vs. Foytack
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez throws to second for one, and Wood throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Woodling scores. Green moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Foytack
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cottier vs. Foytack
  
  Cottier 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 2

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. McClain
  
  Osborne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. McClain
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McClain vs. Foytack
  
  McClain hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Foytack
  
  Keough hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. Foytack
  
  Klaus strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roarke vs. McClain
  
  Roarke hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foytack vs. McClain
  
  Foytack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. McClain
  
  Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foytack moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. McClain
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zipfel vs. Foytack
  
  Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Foytack
  
  Woodling 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 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Foytack
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  Colavito strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. McClain
  
  Osborne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Foytack
  
  Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Foytack
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cottier vs. Foytack
  
  Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McClain vs. Foytack
  
  McClain hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. McClain
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roarke vs. McClain
  
  Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foytack vs. McClain
  
  Foytack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. McClain
  
  Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Foytack
  
  Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. Foytack
  
  Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zipfel vs. Foytack
  
  Zipfel hits a popup towards third. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. McClain
  
  Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Bruton. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Foytack
  
  Woodling hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Foytack
  
  King strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Foytack
  
  Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Foytack
  
  There's a wild pitch. Green moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Foytack
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cottier vs. Foytack
  
  Cottier is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. McClain
  
  Osborne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. McClain
  
  Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maxwell vs. McClain
  
  Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Mike Roarke.
  
  Maxwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McClain vs. Foytack
  
  Frank House now catching.
  
  McClain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Foytack
  
  Keough hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. Foytack
  
  Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zipfel vs. Foytack
  
  Klaus is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. McClain
  
  Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Paul Foytack.
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. McClain
  
  Wood hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Keough picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Keough. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. Wood moves all the way to home. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. McClain
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  Colavito strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zipfel vs. Aguirre
  
  Hank Aguirre now pitching.
  
  Zipfel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Aguirre
  
  Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Aguirre
  
  King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Green vs. Regan
  
  Phil Regan now pitching.
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fernandez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Willie Tasby now playing center field. Marty Keough now playing right field.
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osborne vs. Sisler
  
  Dave Sisler now pitching.
  
  Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Sisler
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 10

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Regan
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cottier vs. Regan
  
  Cottier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Long vs. Regan
  
  Dale Long pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
  
  Long hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. Regan
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  House vs. Klippstein
  
  Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
  
  House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Regan vs. Klippstein
  
  Regan strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Klippstein
  
  Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 11

• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. Regan
  
  Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zipfel vs. Regan
  
  Zipfel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tasby vs. Regan
  
  Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Gladding
  
  Fred Gladding now pitching.
  
  King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Green vs. Gladding
  
  Green takes first base on ball four. King moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Johnson vs. Montejo
  
  Manny Montejo now pitching.
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. King scores. Green moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cottier vs. Montejo
  
  Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Klippstein vs. Montejo
  
  Klippstein strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 11

• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Klippstein
  
  Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Klippstein
  
  Kaline hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Klippstein
  
  Colavito takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Burnside
  
  Pete Burnside now pitching.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cash vs. Burnside
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Alusik vs. Burnside
  
  George Alusik pinch hits for Bobo Osborne.
  
  Alusik hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/2/1961, game 2 -- Washington at Detroit (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Keough M, cf-rf       5  0  0  0   Wood J, 2b            5  1  2  1   
Klaus B, 3b           4  0  0  0   Bruton B, cf          4  0  1  0   
Zipfel B, 1b          5  1  2  1   Kaline A, rf          5  0  0  0   
Woodling G, rf        4  1  1  0   Colavito R, lf        4  0  0  0   
Tasby W, cf           1  1  1  0   Cash N, 1b            5  0  1  0   
King J, lf            4  1  2  0   Osborne B, 3b         4  0  2  0   
Green G, c            4  2  2  1   Alusik G, ph          1  0  0  0   
Johnson B, ss         4  0  1  2   Fernandez C, ss       4  0  0  0   
Cottier C, 2b         4  0  0  1   Roarke M, c           2  0  0  0   
McClain J, p          3  0  0  0   Maxwell C, ph         1  0  0  0   
Sisler D, p           0  0  0  0   House F, c            1  0  0  0   
Long D, ph            1  0  0  0   Foytack P, p          2  0  2  0   
Klippstein J, p       1  0  0  0   McAuliffe D, ph       0  1  0  0   
Burnside P, p         0  0  0  0   Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Regan P, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Gladding F, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Montejo M, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  6  9  5                        39  2  8  1

Washington       010 010 000 04 --  6
Detroit          000 000 020 00 --  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McClain J*            8.0  8  2  2  1  3
Sisler D              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Klippstein J (W)      1.1  0  0  0  2  1
Burnside P (S)        0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foytack P             8.0  3  2  2  3  5
Aguirre H             0.2  2  0  0  0  0
Regan P (L)           1.2  2  2  2  1  0
Gladding F+           0.0  1  2  2  1  0
Montejo M             0.2  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 11th

E -- Wood J, Keough M
DP -- Washington 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Woodling G
3B -- Wood J
HR -- Green G, Zipfel B
CS -- Klaus B
WP -- Foytack P, Burnside P
T -- 3:10
A -- 27010

    

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