Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Muffett
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Muffett
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Muffett
  
  Kaline strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Bunning
  
  Schilling is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Bunning
  
  Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Muffett
  
  Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Muffett
  
  Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boros vs. Muffett
  
  Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Cash trying to get to third. Geiger throws the ball in to Malzone, who tags Cash for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. Muffett
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Bunning
  
  Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Bunning
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Bunning
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning juggles the ball. That's an error on Bunning. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  There goes Jensen. The throw from Brown and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Muffett
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Muffett
  
  Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Muffett
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Runnels moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Muffett vs. Bunning
  
  Muffett bunts for a double play. Buddin moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schilling vs. Bunning
  
  Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Muffett
  
  Bruton bunts towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Muffett
  
  Kaline bunts towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. Bruton moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Colavito vs. Muffett
  
  Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Muffett
  
  Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boros vs. Muffett
  
  Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wood vs. Muffett
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Muffett
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Bunning
  
  Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
  
  Yastrzemski 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 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Bunning
  
  Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Muffett
  
  Bunning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Muffett
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Bunning moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bruton vs. Stallard
  
  Tracy Stallard now pitching.
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kaline vs. Stallard
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bunning scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Colavito vs. Stallard
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Schilling who tags Colavito, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McAuliffe scores. Kaline scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Stallard
  
  Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Bunning
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Bunning
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boros vs. Stallard
  
  Boros hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Stallard
  
  Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Wood reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Stallard
  
  There goes Wood. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Wood steals third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Brown vs. Stallard
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bunning vs. Stallard
  
  Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stallard vs. Bunning
  
  Stallard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Bunning
  
  Schilling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geiger vs. Bunning
  
  Geiger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Stallard
  
  McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Stallard
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Stallard
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
  
  Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Bunning
  
  Nixon hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Kaline fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kaline. Nixon moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Malzone vs. Bunning
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nixon scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Bunning
  
  Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Green vs. Bunning
  
  Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Tracy Stallard.
  
  Green hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Wood
  
  Wilbur Wood now pitching.
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Wood
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boros vs. Wood
  
  Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Bunning
  
  Schilling is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Bunning
  
  Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nixon vs. Bunning
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wood fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Geiger moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Malzone vs. Bunning
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Wood
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Wood
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Wood
  
  Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Bunning
  
  Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Bunning
  
  Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Bunning
  
  Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pagliaroni vs. Bunning
  
  Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Wilbur Wood.
  
  Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/5/1961, game 1 -- Detroit at Boston (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
McAuliffe D, ss       4  1  1  0   Schilling C, 2b       4  0  1  0   
Bruton B, cf          4  1  1  0   Geiger G, cf          4  0  1  0   
Kaline A, rf          3  2  1  1   Yastrzemski C, lf     4  0  1  0   
Colavito R, lf        4  1  2  5   Nixon R, c            4  1  1  0   
Cash N, 1b            3  0  1  0   Malzone F, 3b         4  0  0  1   
Boros S, 3b           4  0  1  0   Jensen J, rf          3  1  0  0   
Wood J, 2b            4  0  1  0   Runnels P, 1b         4  0  2  0   
Brown D, c            3  0  0  0   Buddin D, ss          3  0  1  1   
Bunning J, p          4  1  1  0   Muffett B, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Stallard T, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Green P, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Wood W, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Pagliaroni J, ph      1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  6  9  6                        34  2  7  2

Detroit          000 330 000 --  6
Boston           000 000 200 --  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W)         9.0  7  2  2  2  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Muffett B (L)*        4.0  6  5  4  1  1
Stallard T            3.0  3  1  1  1  0
Wood W                2.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Bunning J, Wood J, Malzone F, Kaline A
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, Boston 7
2B -- McAuliffe D, Kaline A, Wood J, Nixon R, Buddin D
HR -- Colavito R
SB -- Wood J
CS -- Jensen J
SH -- Kaline A
T -- 2:24
A -- 7785

    

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