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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 16, 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 July 16, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 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 | July 16, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Walker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Regan |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 21,468 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Schwarts 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Jay Hankins | Center Fielder |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Jerry Walker | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | 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 McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Mike Roarke | Catcher |
Phil Regan | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 16, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Regan
Howser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Regan
Hankins 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: ---
Rivera vs. Regan
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Walker
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Walker
Bruton hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Walker
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Regan
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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Regan
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Regan
Stephens hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Regan
Causey 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Walker
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Walker
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Walker
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Walker
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Regan
Pignatano hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Regan
Walker hits a line drive towards short. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Regan
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Walker
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Walker
Regan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Walker
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Walker
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Regan
Hankins hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Regan
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Regan
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Regan
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Regan
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Walker
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hankins. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Walker
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Walker
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Walker
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Walker
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roarke vs. Walker
Roarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Regan vs. Walker
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Regan
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, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Regan
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Regan
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Regan
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hankins vs. Regan
Hankins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Walker
Wood hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Walker
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Walker
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Regan
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Regan
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Regan
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Regan
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Walker
Colavito is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Walker
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Walker
Boros strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Walker
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Walker
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Walker
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Regan
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, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Regan
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Pignatano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klimchock vs. Regan
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Jerry Walker.
Klimchock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Klimchock reaches second base with a double. Pignatano scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Regan
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hankins vs. Regan
Hankins hits a line drive towards first. Cash catches it and throws to second to double up Klimchock. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Ditmar
Bruton bunts towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
There goes Wood. The throw from Pignatano and he is safe. Wood steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Staley
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Staley
Cash is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Staley
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Regan
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Regan
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Regan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebern vs. Regan
Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Regan
Stephens 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, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Regan
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Staley
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Staley
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Regan vs. Staley
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Staley
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Regan
Pignatano hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Regan
Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Nuxhall hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Regan
Howser hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1961, game 2 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 5 0 2 0 Wood J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Hankins J, cf 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0 Rivera J, rf 4 1 2 0 Kaline A, rf 3 2 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 3 3 2 5 Siebern N, 1b 4 1 4 2 Cash N, 1b 2 1 2 2 Stephens G, lf 4 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Causey W, 3b 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 3 1 Pignatano J, c 4 1 2 0 Roarke M, c 4 0 1 0 Walker J, p 2 0 0 0 Regan P, p 3 0 0 0 Klimchock L, ph 1 0 1 1 Ditmar A, p 0 0 0 0 Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 12 3 31 8 10 8 Kansas City 000 000 120 -- 3 Detroit 000 203 30x -- 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Walker J (L) 6.0 7 5 5 2 2 Ditmar A 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 Staley G 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Regan P (W) 9.0 12 3 3 0 2 DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 2 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Detroit 5 2B -- Kaline A, Pignatano J, Klimchock L, Rivera J HR -- Colavito R 2, Cash N, McAuliffe D, Siebern N SB -- Wood J SH -- Bruton B HBP -- by Walker J (Colavito R), by Staley G (Cash N) T -- 2:02 A -- 21468
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