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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 (back to top)
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 (back to top)
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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 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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