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Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels, played on April 23, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 23, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken McBride |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Jim Honochick |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
Leon Wagner | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Ken McBride | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
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 |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 23, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Bruce
Brickell strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Bruce
Pearson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Bruce
Wagner hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Bruce
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McBride
Wood hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McBride
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McBride
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bruce
Cerv hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Cerv reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Bruce
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leek vs. Bruce
Leek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Bruce
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Bruce
McBride strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McBride
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McBride
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McBride
Boros is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Bruce
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Bruce
Pearson 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 -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bruce
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McBride
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McBride
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruce vs. McBride
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with McBride covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bruce
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bruce
Cerv hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bruce
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McBride
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McBride
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McBride
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McBride
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Bruce
Leek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bruce
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bruce
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McBride
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McBride
Boros strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McBride
Brown hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McBride
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruce vs. McBride
Bruce takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. McBride
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Bruce
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Bruce
Pearson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bruce
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McBride
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McBride
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McBride
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Cerv picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Cerv. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. McBride
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. McBride
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Morgan
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bruce
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Bruce covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bruce
Cerv 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 -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bruce
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Bruce
Leek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Aspromonte trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Morgan
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Morgan
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Morgan
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Bruce
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Del Rice.
Becquer strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bruce
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Bruce
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Fritz Brickell.
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Bruce
Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching. Ken Hamlin now playing shortstop. Ed Sadowski now catching.
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wagner. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Clevenger
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Clevenger
Boros strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bruce
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bruce
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bruce
Cerv hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Cerv reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Aspromonte is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Fox
Earl Averill pinch hits for Gene Leek.
Averill is hit by the pitch. Cerv moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunt vs. Donohue
Jim Donohue now pitching. Ken Hunt pinch hits for Ken Hamlin.
Hunt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burke vs. Donohue
Leo Burke pinch hits for Ed Sadowski.
Burke hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1961, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Detroit (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Brickell F, ss 3 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bilko S, ph 1 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0 Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 3 0 Pearson A, cf 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 4 1 1 0 Wagner L, rf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Boros S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Cerv B, lf 4 0 2 0 Brown D, c 3 1 1 1 Aspromonte K, 2b 3 0 1 0 Fernandez C, ss 2 0 1 0 Leek G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Bruce B, p 2 0 0 0 Averill E, ph 0 0 0 0 Fox T, p 0 0 0 0 Rice D, c 1 0 0 0 Donohue J, p 0 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hamlin K, ss 0 0 0 0 Hunt K, ph 1 0 0 0 McBride K, p 2 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Throneberry F, ph 1 0 1 0 Sadowski E, c 0 0 0 0 Burke L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 6 1 30 3 7 2 Los Angeles 000 000 001 -- 1 Detroit 000 012 00x -- 3 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO McBride K (L) 5.1 6 3 3 3 5 Morgan T 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Clevenger T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bruce B (W) 8.1 6 1 1 2 6 Fox T* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Donohue J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Cerv B DP -- Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Detroit 6 2B -- Cerv B 2, Colavito R, Kaline A HR -- Brown D, Kluszewski T HBP -- by Fox T (Aspromonte K), by Fox T (Averill E) T -- 2:17 A -- 0
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