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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 11, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on May 11, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Gabler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Fischer |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,599 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Jim Mahoney | Shortstop |
| John Gabler | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Bill Fischer | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 11, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Fischer
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Fischer
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Fischer
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Gabler
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Gabler
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby throws the ball in to Long who tags Bruton trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wood goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gabler
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Gabler
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Fischer
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Fischer
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Fischer
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Gabler
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gabler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Gabler
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Gabler
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fischer
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahoney vs. Fischer
Mahoney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito throws the ball in to Fernandez who tags Mahoney trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Green moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gabler vs. Fischer
Gabler strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Fischer
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gabler
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Gabler
Fischer hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Gabler
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Gabler
There goes Wood. The throw from Green and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Gabler
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Gabler
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Gabler
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Fischer
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Fischer
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Fischer
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Fischer
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Gabler
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Gabler
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Gabler
There goes Boros. The throw from Green and he is safe. Boros steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Gabler
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Brown reaches second base with a double. King throws the ball in to Klaus who tags Brown trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boros scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gabler
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Fischer
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fischer
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahoney vs. Fischer
Mahoney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Fischer
Marty Keough pinch hits for John Gabler.
Keough takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Mahoney moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klaus vs. Fischer
Klaus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Fischer
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Aguirre
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Aguirre
King 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
Bottom 5
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching. Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Hank Aguirre.
Virgil hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kutyna
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kutyna
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Kutyna
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kutyna
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Colavito is out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Donohue
Jim Donohue now pitching.
Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Donohue
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Donohue
Mahoney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kutyna vs. Donohue
Kutyna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Donohue
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. Kutyna moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Donohue
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kutyna
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby throws the ball in to Mahoney who tags Cash trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kutyna
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kutyna
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kutyna
The ball gets by Green for a passed ball. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Kutyna
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Donohue
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Donohue
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Donohue
King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. King reaches second base with a double. Woodling scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Donohue
Long is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Donohue
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Kutyna
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Jim Donohue.
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kutyna
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kutyna
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Mahoney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kutyna vs. Fox
Kutyna bunts towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. Mahoney moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Fox
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fox, and towards Fernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Mahoney moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Fox
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mahoney scores. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Fox
Woodling takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Fox
Tasby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kutyna
Maxwell hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kutyna
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kutyna
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Kutyna
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Fox
King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Fox
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. King moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Fox
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mahoney vs. Fox
Mahoney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kutyna
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kutyna
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Kutyna
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Terry Fox.
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kutyna fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1961 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Klaus B, 3b 5 1 1 4 Wood J, 2b 3 2 2 0
O'Connell D, 2b 2 1 1 1 Bruton B, cf 4 0 2 1
Woodling G, rf 3 2 2 2 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0
Tasby W, cf 5 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
King J, lf 5 0 2 1 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0
Long D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Boros S, 3b 4 1 2 0
Green G, c 4 1 1 0 Brown D, c 4 0 2 1
Mahoney J, ss 5 2 3 0 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0
Gabler J, p 1 0 0 0 Fischer B, p 1 0 0 0
Keough M, ph 0 1 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0
Kutyna M, p 1 0 1 0 Virgil O, ph 1 1 1 1
Donohue J, p 0 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Fox T, p 0 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 12 9 34 4 11 3
Washington 000 061 110 -- 9
Detroit 101 110 000 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Gabler J 4.0 7 3 3 1 0
Kutyna M (W) 5.0 4 1 1 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer B (L) 4.1 5 5 5 5 1
Aguirre H 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Donohue J 2.0 3 2 2 2 1
Fox T 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
E -- Cash N
DP -- Washington 1, Detroit 3
LOB -- Washington 8, Detroit 5
2B -- Brown D, King J
HR -- Klaus B, Woodling G, Virgil O, Long D
SB -- Wood J, Boros S
SH -- Kutyna M
PB -- Green G
T -- 2:27
A -- 7599
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