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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 24, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 24, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,542 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sam Carrigan 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Ed Runge |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 24, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Perry
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Perry
There goes Bruton. The throw from Romano and he is out, Held applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. Wood scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Perry
Cash takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Perry
Roarke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Perry
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Perry
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Lary
Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roarke vs. Perry
Roarke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lary vs. Perry
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. Perry
Wood takes first base on ball four. Cash scores. McAuliffe moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. There goes Fernandez trying to get to home. Kirkland throws the ball in to Romano who tags Fernandez who's trying to score from second, for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Perry
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Perry
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Perry
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Perry
Roarke strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Perry
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Perry
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Perry
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Perry drops the ball. Lary scores. Wood moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Lary
Walt Bond pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Bond strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lary
Lary fires to first and picks off Piersall. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Allen
Bob Allen now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Allen
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Allen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Allen
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roarke vs. Allen
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Colavito scores. There goes Cash trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Allen
Lary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Allen
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Allen
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Allen covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Allen
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips 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, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Lary
Don Dillard pinch hits for Bob Allen.
Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Dailey
Bill Dailey now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dailey
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Dailey
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Dailey
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple catches it and throws to second with Held covering, to double up Cash. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1961 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 5 1 4 2 Piersall J, cf 3 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Francona T, lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito R, lf 5 1 1 1 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 1 0
Cash N, 1b 3 1 3 0 Romano J, c 3 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, 3b 5 1 3 0 Phillips B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 5 0 1 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 0 0
Roarke M, c 4 0 1 1 Held W, ss 3 0 1 0
Lary F, p 4 1 1 0 Perry J, p 1 0 1 0
Bond W, ph 1 0 0 0
Allen B, p 0 0 0 0
Dillard D, ph 1 0 0 0
Dailey B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 16 5 30 0 4 0
Detroit 101 201 100 -- 6
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (L) 6.0 10 5 4 3 3
Allen B 2.0 5 1 1 0 0
Dailey B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Perry J
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Detroit 10, Cleveland 4
2B -- Held W
HR -- Bruton B
CS -- Bruton B
T -- 2:02
A -- 10542
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