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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 30, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 30, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 30, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Koplitz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 8,668 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Joe Linsalata 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Frank Umont |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Bubba Morton | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Howie Koplitz | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Joe Altobelli | Left Fielder |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 30, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kaat
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kaat
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morton vs. Kaat
Morton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Morton reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Kaat
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Morton trying to get to third. Green throws the ball in to Tuttle who tags Morton for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Kaat
Boros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Kaat
Wood hits a line driveAllison throws the ball in to Naragon who tags Wood trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Colavito scores. Boros goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Koplitz
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Koplitz
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Koplitz
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Altobelli vs. Koplitz
Altobelli hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Green scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Koplitz
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Altobelli moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Naragon vs. Koplitz
Naragon takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Koplitz
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altobelli tags and scores. Allison tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valdivielso vs. Koplitz
Valdivielso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allison scores. Naragon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaat vs. Koplitz
Kaat is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Kaat
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koplitz vs. Kaat
Koplitz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Koplitz
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Koplitz
Martin hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Koplitz
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Koplitz
Altobelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Koplitz
Allison strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kaat
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kaat
The umpire calls a balk on Kaat Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Kaat
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Kaat
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Kaat
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Altobelli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Altobelli. Bruton scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Kaat
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osborne vs. Stange
Osborne takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Stange
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Colavito scores. Boros moves to third. Osborne moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koplitz vs. Stange
Koplitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Stange covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Koplitz
Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Koplitz
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Koplitz
Valdivielso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stange vs. Koplitz
Stange is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stange
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Stange
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Stange
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Stange
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Koplitz
Green hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Koplitz
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Koplitz
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Stange
Boros strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stange
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Stange
Osborne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Osborne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Stange
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Koplitz
Altobelli hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Koplitz
Allison hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Koplitz
Naragon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Koplitz
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Naragon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valdivielso vs. Koplitz
Valdivielso strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koplitz vs. Stange
Koplitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/30/1961 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Fernandez C, ss 3 2 3 0 Green L, cf 3 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 2 1 1 1 Martin B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Morton B, rf 3 0 2 1 Killebrew H, 1b 2 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 3 2 2 1 Altobelli J, lf 3 1 1 1 Boros S, 3b 2 1 1 0 Allison B, rf 3 1 1 1 Wood J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Naragon H, c 1 0 0 0 Osborne B, 1b 2 0 1 0 Tuttle B, 3b 2 0 1 1 Freehan B, c 2 0 0 1 Valdivielso J, ss 3 0 2 1 Koplitz H, p 3 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 1 0 0 0 Stange L, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 6 11 5 22 4 7 4 Detroit 303 000 -- 6 Minnesota 400 00x -- 4 1 out when game ended. Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Koplitz H (W) 5.0 7 4 1 3 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (L) 2.1 8 6 5 1 1 Stange L 3.0 3 0 0 2 2 E -- Green L, Wood J, Altobelli J DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Detroit 5, Minnesota 7 2B -- Morton B, Osborne B SH -- Bruton B SF -- Tuttle B Balk -- Kaat J T -- 1:46 A -- 8668
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