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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 17, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 17, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 12,736 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: John Rice 3B: Harry Schwarts |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
Jay Hankins | Center Fielder |
Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Bubba Morton | Right Fielder |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Mike Roarke | Catcher |
Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 17, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Foytack
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Foytack
There goes Howser. The throw from Roarke and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Foytack
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Foytack
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Foytack
Siebern hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nuxhall
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Nuxhall
Nuxhall fires to first and has Fernandez trapped. There's the throw to Howser who tags Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Nuxhall
Morton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Nuxhall
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Nuxhall
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Morton moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Nuxhall
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Nuxhall
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nuxhall
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Foytack
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Foytack
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Foytack
Sullivan hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hankins vs. Foytack
Hankins hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nuxhall vs. Foytack
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Nuxhall
Roarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Nuxhall
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Nuxhall
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Nuxhall
Morton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Foytack
Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Foytack
Causey hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Foytack
Rivera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Foytack
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Nuxhall
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Nuxhall
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nuxhall
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Nuxhall
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Foytack
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Foytack
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Foytack
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nuxhall
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Nuxhall
Roarke hits a line drive into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Nuxhall
Foytack is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Foytack
Hankins hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Foytack
Nuxhall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Foytack
Howser is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nuxhall
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Nuxhall
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Nuxhall
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Nuxhall
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morton tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Nuxhall
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Foytack
Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Foytack
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Foytack
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Nuxhall
Boros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Boros reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Nuxhall
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roarke vs. Nuxhall
There's a wild pitch. Boros scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Nuxhall
Roarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Nuxhall
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Nuxhall
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Foytack
Bill Bruton now playing center field. Al Kaline now playing right field.
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Foytack
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Foytack
Sullivan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hankins vs. Foytack
Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nuxhall vs. Foytack
Nuxhall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Hankins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Foytack
Howser hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kunkel
Bill Kunkel now pitching.
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kunkel
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kunkel
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Foytack
Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Foytack
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Foytack
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kunkel
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Kunkel
Boros bunts towards the mound. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Kunkel
There's a wild pitch. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Kunkel
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Kunkel
Roarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Kunkel
Foytack bunts towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to third. Roarke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Kunkel
Fernandez hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Foytack
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Foytack
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Foytack
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klimchock vs. Foytack
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Jay Hankins.
Klimchock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Klimchock reaches second base with a double. Lumpe scores. Sullivan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching. Deron Johnson pinch hits for Bill Kunkel.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howser vs. Fox
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez. Sullivan scores. Klimchock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Causey vs. Fox
Causey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Fox scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1961 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 4 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 5 0 2 0 Causey W, 3b 5 0 0 0 Morton B, rf 3 2 1 0 Rivera J, rf 4 1 2 1 Bruton B, cf 1 0 0 0 Siebern N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 2 3 0 Colavito R, lf 2 1 0 1 Stephens G, lf 3 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 2 2 1 4 Sullivan H, c 4 1 1 0 Boros S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hankins J, cf 3 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Klimchock L, ph 1 0 1 1 Roarke M, c 3 0 2 0 Nuxhall J, p 3 0 1 1 Foytack P, p 3 0 0 0 Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0 Fox T, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 9 3 30 7 10 6 Kansas City 001 000 102 -- 4 Detroit 400 011 01x -- 7 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Nuxhall J (L) 6.0 8 6 6 3 4 Kunkel B 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Foytack P (W) 8.1 9 4 3 2 3 Fox T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Fernandez C LOB -- Kansas City 7, Detroit 6 2B -- Klimchock L 3B -- Boros S HR -- Cash N, Rivera J CS -- Howser D SH -- Boros S, Foytack P SF -- Colavito R WP -- Nuxhall J, Kunkel B T -- 2:10 A -- 12736
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