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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 20, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 37,793 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Linsalata 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
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 |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 20, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stallard
Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Wood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Stallard
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Stallard
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Stallard
There goes Kaline. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Stallard
Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen throws the ball in to Green who tags Colavito trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kaline scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stallard
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stallard
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Bunning
Pagliaroni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hardy vs. Bunning
Hardy 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 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stallard
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Stallard
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Stallard
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Bunning
Stallard hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Bunning
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stallard
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stallard
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stallard
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Stallard
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Stallard
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Stallard
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hardy vs. Bunning
Hardy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Hardy reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stallard vs. Bunning
Stallard 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. Green scores. Hardy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski 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 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stallard
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Stallard
Roarke strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Stallard
Bunning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a popup towards the mound. Bunning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Malzone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Bunning
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stallard
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stallard
Bruton hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stallard
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hardy vs. Bunning
Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallard vs. Bunning
Stallard bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. Hardy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Stallard
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stallard
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Stallard
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Stallard
Fernandez strikes out. There goes Cash. The throw from Pagliaroni and Cash is out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Bunning
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Bunning
There goes Malzone. The throw from Roarke and he is safe. Malzone steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Bunning
Green is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hardy vs. Bunning
The ball gets by Roarke for a passed ball. Green moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hardy vs. Bunning
Hardy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Stallard
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Stallard
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stallard
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stallard
Bruton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Stallard hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Fox
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fox
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stallard
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Stallard
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Stallard
Cash hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Stallard
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Osborne vs. Stallard
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Chico Fernandez.
Osborne hits a popup in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Morton vs. Stallard
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Mike Roarke.
Morton hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Colavito scores. Cash scores. McAuliffe moves to third. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Stallard
Fox strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Fox
Reno Bertoia now playing third base. Frank House now catching. Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop.
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Fox
Malzone hits a line drive towards short. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Fox
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fox
Billy Harrell pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni.
Jensen hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1961, game 2 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 5 1 2 1 Wood J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 1 2 Bruton B, cf 3 1 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 5 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 1
Malzone F, 3b 5 0 2 0 Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 1
Pagliaroni J, c 5 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 2 3 2
Harrell B, pr 0 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 3b-ss 3 0 1 0
Jensen J, rf 5 1 1 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 0 0 0
Green P, ss 3 2 3 0 Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hardy C, cf 4 1 2 2 Bertoia R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Stallard T, p 3 0 0 0 Roarke M, c 3 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 1 2
House F, c 0 0 0 0
Bunning J, p 2 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 1 1 1
Fox T, p 1 0 0 0
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40 6 13 5 32 7 9 7
Boston 002 202 000 -- 6
Detroit 301 000 12x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard T (L) 8.0 9 7 6 4 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J 7.0 12 6 5 1 4
Fox T (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Malzone F, Cash N, Yastrzemski C
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 5
2B -- Wood J, Wertz V, Hardy C, Malzone F, Green P
3B -- Green P
HR -- Cash N, Yastrzemski C, Maxwell C
SB -- Kaline A, Malzone F
CS -- Cash N
SH -- Stallard T
PB -- Roarke M
T -- 2:46
A -- 37793
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