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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 7, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Regan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 21,567 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Cal Drummond |
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 |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Phil Regan | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Al Smith | Right Fielder |
J.C. Martin | Third Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Cal McLish | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 7, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McLish
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McLish
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. McLish
There goes Kaline. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. McLish
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields it and throws to second for the out. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. McLish
Boros is hit by the pitch. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. McLish
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Regan
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Regan
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Regan
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Regan
Minoso hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Regan
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. McLish
Chiti hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. McLish
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McLish
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McLish
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Regan
Landis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Regan
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Regan
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Regan
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Regan
McLish strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McLish
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sievers. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. McLish
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash moves to third. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. McLish
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. Boros scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. McLish
Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. McLish
Regan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McLish
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Fox applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Regan
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Regan
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Regan
Minoso hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McLish
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McLish
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Regan
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Regan
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Regan
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Regan
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Regan
Lollar takes first base on ball four. Landis moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McLish vs. Regan
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McLish
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. McLish
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. McLish
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Regan
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Regan
Fox hits a popup towards first. Cash reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Aparicio attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Regan
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Regan
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Kemmerer
Regan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kemmerer
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Regan
Landis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Regan
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Regan
Martin 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 7
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kemmerer
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kemmerer
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kemmerer
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Regan
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Regan
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer.
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Regan
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. There goes Torgeson trying to get to home. Colavito throws the ball in to Chiti, who tags Torgeson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Regan
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Lown
Boros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Boros reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Lown
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiti vs. Lown
Chiti hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Lown
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Regan
Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Regan
Sievers 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, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Regan
Landis hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Regan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lown
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wood for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lown
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lown
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Lown
There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Lown
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Regan
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Regan
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Regan
Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1961, game 2 -- Detroit at Chicago (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Wood J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 2 0 Bruton B, cf 5 1 2 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 5 0 2 0 Minoso M, lf 3 1 1 1 Colavito R, lf 3 2 1 1 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 1 Landis J, cf 4 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 3 1 2 1 Smith A, rf 4 1 1 1 Fernandez C, ss 3 0 1 2 Martin J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Chiti H, c 4 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 2 0 1 1 Regan P, p 4 0 0 0 McLish C, p 2 0 0 0 Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 10 5 32 3 8 3 Detroit 103 010 000 -- 5 Chicago 020 000 010 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Regan P (W) 9.0 8 3 3 3 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McLish C (L) 5.0 8 5 4 2 0 Kemmerer R 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Lown T 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 E -- Sievers R DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, Chicago 6 2B -- Aparicio L, Boros S, Kaline A 3B -- Martin J HR -- Smith A, Colavito R, Minoso M SB -- Kaline A, Aparicio L CS -- Fernandez C SF -- Lollar S HBP -- by McLish C (Boros S) WP -- Lown T T -- 2:29 A -- 21567
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