Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. McClain
  
  Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. McClain
  
  Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  There goes Wood. The throw from Green and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  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 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Lary
  
  O'Connell 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 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Lary
  
  Keough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Keough reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Woodling vs. Lary
  
  Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keough tags and scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Lary
  
  Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boros vs. McClain
  
  Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. McClain
  
  Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. McClain
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lary vs. McClain
  
  Lary takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wood vs. McClain
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez moves to third. Lary moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Lary scores. Wood moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  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 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Lary
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hicks vs. Lary
  
  Hicks strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bright vs. Lary
  
  Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boros vs. McClain
  
  Boros strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veal vs. Lary
  
  Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McClain vs. Lary
  
  McClain strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Lary
  
  O'Connell 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 

Top 4

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. McClain
  
  Brown is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. McClain
  
  Fernandez strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. McClain
  
  Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Lary
  
  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 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Lary
  
  Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Lary
  
  Long hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  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 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  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 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Lary
  
  Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hicks vs. Lary
  
  Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. Green moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bright vs. Lary
  
  Bright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Bright reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Hicks goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Veal vs. Lary
  
  There goes Bright. The throw from Brown and he is out, Boros applying the tag. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veal vs. Lary
  
  Veal 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 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McClain vs. Lary
  
  McClain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  O'Connell vs. Lary
  
  O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boros vs. McClain
  
  Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Lary
  
  Keough bunts towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Lary
  
  Woodling takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Long vs. Lary
  
  Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Long reaches second base with a double. Keough scores. Woodling goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Green vs. Lary
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Long moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hicks vs. Lary
  
  Hicks strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bright vs. Lary
  
  Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. McClain
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. McClain
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright juggles the ball. That's an error on Bright. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osborne vs. McClain
  
  Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Frank Lary.
  
  Osborne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling. Osborne reaches second base with a double. Fernandez goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wood vs. McClain
  
  George Thomas pinch runs for Bobo Osborne.
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bruton vs. McClain
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veal vs. Regan
  
  Chuck Cottier now playing shortstop. Phil Regan now pitching.
  
  Veal 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 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McClain vs. Regan
  
  McClain strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Connell vs. Regan
  
  O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. McClain
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. McClain
  
  Colavito hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. McClain
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boros vs. McClain
  
  Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maxwell vs. Sisler
  
  Dave Sisler now pitching. Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Dick Brown.
  
  Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Regan
  
  Mike Roarke now catching.
  
  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 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Regan
  
  Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Regan
  
  Long 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 

Top 9

• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gernert vs. Sisler
  
  R C Stevens now playing first base. Dick Gernert pinch hits for Phil Regan.
  
  Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morton vs. Sisler
  
  Ozzie Virgil pinch runs for Dick Gernert. Bubba Morton pinch hits for Chuck Cottier.
  
  Morton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. Sisler
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Sisler
  
  Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hicks. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Virgil moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kaline vs. Sisler
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/3/1961 -- Detroit at Washington (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Wood J, 2b            5  0  2  0   O'Connell D, 2b       4  0  0  0   
Bruton B, cf          5  0  2  2   Keough M, cf          4  2  2  0   
Kaline A, rf          5  0  1  0   Woodling G, rf        2  1  0  1   
Colavito R, lf        4  0  0  0   Long D, 1b            4  0  1  2   
Cash N, 1b            4  0  0  0   Stevens R, 1b         0  0  0  0   
Boros S, 3b           4  0  1  0   Green G, c            3  1  1  0   
Brown D, c            3  1  1  1   Hicks J, lf           3  1  0  0   
Maxwell C, ph         1  0  0  0   Bright H, 3b          3  0  1  2   
Roarke M, c           0  0  0  0   Veal C, ss            3  0  0  0   
Fernandez C, ss       3  2  1  0   McClain J, p          3  0  1  0   
Regan P, p            0  0  0  0   Sisler D, p           0  0  0  0   
Gernert D, ph         0  0  0  0                                      
Virgil O, pr          0  0  0  0                                      
Lary F, p             1  1  0  0                                      
Osborne B, ph         1  0  1  1                                      
Thomas G, pr          0  0  0  0                                      
Cottier C, ss         0  0  0  0                                      
Morton B, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  4  9  4                        29  5  6  5

Detroit          030 000 100 --  4
Washington       100 022 00x --  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lary F (L)            6.0  6  5  4  1  3
Regan P               2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McClain J (W)         7.2  8  4  3  1  4
Sisler D (S)          1.1  1  0  0  1  2

E -- Wood J, Bright H
LOB -- Detroit 8, Washington 2
2B -- Bright H, Long D, Osborne B, Bruton B
3B -- Keough M
HR -- Brown D
SB -- Wood J
CS -- Bright H
SF -- Woodling G
T -- 2:08
A -- 4017

    

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