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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 25, 1961
(1 Comment)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 25, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 25, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 25, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wynn Hawkins |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Schwarts 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: John Rice |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Mike Roarke | Catcher |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike de la Hoz | Second Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Wynn Hawkins | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 25, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hawkins
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hawkins
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hawkins
There goes Bruton. The throw from Romano and he is out, de la Hoz applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hawkins
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Bunning
de la Hoz hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Bunning
Francona is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Hawkins
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hawkins
Cash hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Hawkins
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Hawkins
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Hawkins
Roarke strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Hawkins
There goes Boros. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Boros steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bunning vs. Hawkins
Bunning hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Bunning
Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Bunning
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Bunning
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hawkins
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Hawkins
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hawkins
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Hawkins
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Hawkins
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Hawkins covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hawkins vs. Bunning
Hawkins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Bunning
de la Hoz hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Hawkins
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Hawkins
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roarke vs. Hawkins
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it, throws to third for one, and over to second - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Hawkins
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Bunning
Francona hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Bunning
Kirkland 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, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Bunning
Romano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Bunning
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hawkins
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Hawkins
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Hawkins
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Hawkins
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hawkins
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Hawkins
Boros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Boros reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Hawkins
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wood for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Bunning
Don Dillard pinch hits for Wynn Hawkins.
Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
de la Hoz vs. Bunning
de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall is hit by the pitch. Held moves to third. de la Hoz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Bunning
Mudcat Grant pinch runs for Jim Piersall.
Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Bunning
Power 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 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Allen
Don Dillard now playing center field. Bob Allen now pitching.
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Allen
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Allen
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Allen
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Romano and he is out, Held applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Bunning
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Bunning
Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Bunning
Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Bunning
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Allen
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Allen
Kaline hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Allen
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Allen
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Bunning
Dillard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Bunning
de la Hoz hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Bunning
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Bob Allen.
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Locke
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Locke
There's a wild pitch. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roarke vs. Locke
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bunning vs. Locke
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Bunning
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Bunning
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Bunning
Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Romano reaches second base with a double. Power scores. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Phillips vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Held vs. Fox
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Locke
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Locke
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Locke
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Fox
Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
de la Hoz vs. Fox
de la Hoz hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Fox
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Bobby Locke.
Essegian hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Fox
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/25/1961, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, ss 5 1 3 0 de la Hoz M, 2b 5 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 0 1 0 Piersall J, cf 2 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf 5 2 2 2 Grant M, pr 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 2 1 0 0 Allen B, p 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 2 2 4 Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 3 0 3 0 Locke B, p 0 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Essegian C, ph 1 0 0 0 Roarke M, c 4 0 0 0 Francona T, lf 5 1 2 2 Bunning J, p 4 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 1 0 Fox T, p 0 0 0 0 Kirkland W, rf 3 0 1 0 Romano J, c 3 0 1 1 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Held W, ss 3 0 0 0 Hawkins W, p 1 0 0 0 Dillard D, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 12 6 34 3 7 3 Detroit 020 030 100 -- 6 Cleveland 000 200 010 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (W) 7.1 7 3 3 2 5 Fox T (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Hawkins W (L) 5.0 9 5 5 3 2 Allen B 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Locke B 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 9 2B -- McAuliffe D, Boros S, Romano J HR -- Cash N 2, Francona T, Kaline A SB -- Boros S CS -- Bruton B, McAuliffe D HBP -- by Bunning J (Romano J), by Bunning J (Piersall J) WP -- Locke B T -- 2:50 A -- 0
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