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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 30, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 30, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 30, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 16,121 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: John Rice 3B: Harry Schwarts |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Bubba Morton | Right Fielder |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Chico Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Mike Roarke | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 30, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Lary
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Kralick
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Kralick
Morton hits a line drive towards the mound. Kralick catches it and throws to first to double up McAuliffe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Ozzie Virgil now playing third base. Bill Bruton now playing center field. Al Kaline now playing right field. Chico Fernandez now playing shortsto
Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lary
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Lary
Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kralick vs. Lary
Kralick hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Lary
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Gladding
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Gladding
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gladding
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Gladding
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladding vs. Kralick
Gladding strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Gladding
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Gladding
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kralick vs. Gladding
Kralick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Versalles vs. Gladding
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lepcio tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Gladding
Green is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Gladding
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Kralick
Virgil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kralick
There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Gladding
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gladding
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Gladding
Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Gladding
Lepcio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roarke vs. Kralick
The ball gets by Naragon for a passed ball. Wood moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Osborne vs. Kralick
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Fred Gladding.
Osborne is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Montejo
Manny Montejo now pitching.
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Montejo
Kralick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Montejo
Versalles 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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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Kralick
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a line drive towards the mound. Kralick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Montejo
Green strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Montejo
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Montejo
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Montejo
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Montejo
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Montejo
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Montejo
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kralick
Billy Martin now playing second base. Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field.
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Kralick
Virgil strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kralick for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Regan
Versalles hits a popup towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Regan
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Regan
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kralick
There's a wild pitch. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive towards the mound. Kralick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/30/1961 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 1 McAuliffe D, ss 1 0 1 0 Green L, cf-lf 4 0 2 0 Virgil O, 3b 3 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 5 0 0 0 Morton B, rf 1 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 3 1 1 1 Bruton B, cf 3 0 1 0 Lemon J, lf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf-rf 4 0 1 0 Martin B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 4 1 3 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lepcio T, 2b-3b 3 2 1 2 Wood J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Tuttle B, 3b-cf 4 0 2 0 Fernandez C, 3b-ss 3 0 1 0 Kralick J, p 4 0 0 0 Roarke M, c 4 0 0 0 Lary F, p 0 0 0 0 Gladding F, p 1 0 0 0 Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0 Montejo M, p 0 0 0 0 Maxwell C, ph 0 0 0 0 Regan P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 10 4 33 0 8 0 Minnesota 030 100 000 -- 4 Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kralick J (W) 9.0 8 0 0 2 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (L) 1.2 6 3 3 0 0 Gladding F 3.1 2 1 1 2 2 Montejo M 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 Regan P 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- Minnesota 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Minnesota 8, Detroit 8 2B -- Tuttle B HR -- Allison B, Lepcio T SF -- Versalles Z HBP -- by Gladding F (Green L) WP -- Kralick J 2 PB -- Naragon H T -- 2:36 A -- 16121
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