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September 27, 1961

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Tigers 10 12 0
Athletics 2 6 1
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Tigers 10 12 0
Athletics 2 6 1

Dick Howser Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .333 .377
At Bats 3 600
Hits 1 168
• Singles 0 131
• Doubles 1 28
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 90
RBI’s 0 45

Terry Fox Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 11
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Municipal Stadium - September 27, 1961
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Walk
Terry Fox
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Steve Boros
Dick McAuliffe
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Bubba Morton
Dick Howser
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Terry Fox now pitching. Howser takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Morton strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Bertoia scores. Bruton moves to third.
Top 8 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Top 8 Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Frank Lary. McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lary is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Dave Wickersham now pitching. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Billy Bryan pinch hits for Ed Rakow. Bryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rivera takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wood strikes out.
Top 7 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Bruton tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Morton is hit by the pitch. Bruton moves to second.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. Lary scores. McAuliffe moves to third.
Top 7 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second.
Top 7 Ed Rakow now pitching. Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser scores.
Bottom 6 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boros moves to third.
Top 6 Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cash hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Morton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morton. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Wood takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Boros strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Virgil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Posada is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morton strikes out. Virgil drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morton out.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morton moves to third.
Top 1 Cash strikes out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Morton moves to second.
Top 1 Morton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Bruton reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.