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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 27, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 27, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 27, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Walker |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 2,722 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Al Smith 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Bubba Morton | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Deron Johnson | Third Baseman |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
Ozzie Virgil | Catcher |
Jerry Walker | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 27, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Walker
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Walker
Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Bruton reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morton vs. Walker
Morton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Walker
There's a wild pitch. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Walker
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Walker
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Walker
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Walker
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Lary
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Walker
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walker
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Walker
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Walker
Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lary
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lary
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Walker
Morton strikes out. Virgil drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morton out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Walker
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Walker
Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Lary
Posada is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Lary
Virgil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lary
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Walker
Boros strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Walker
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Walker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Lary
Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Walker
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Walker
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Walker
Bruton 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
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lary
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lary
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morton. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Lary
Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Lary
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Walker
Morton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Walker
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Walker
Cash hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Walker
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Walker
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boros moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Walker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lary
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Howser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Lary
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern 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
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Rakow
Ed Rakow now pitching.
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Rakow
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Rakow
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. Lary scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morton vs. Rakow
Morton is hit by the pitch. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Rakow
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Bruton tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Rakow
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Rakow
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Rakow
Wood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lary
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Lary
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Lary
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virgil vs. Lary
Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bryan vs. Lary
Billy Bryan pinch hits for Ed Rakow.
Bryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wickersham
Lary is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Frank Lary.
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Wickersham
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to third. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morton vs. Wickersham
There's a wild pitch. Bertoia scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morton vs. Wickersham
Morton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Fox
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Fox
Lumpe hits a line drive towards the mound. Fox catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Fox
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Fox
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Wickersham
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Wickersham
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
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Fox
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Fox
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Fox
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1961 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, ss 4 2 2 0 Howser D, ss 3 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 2 2 1 Del Greco B, cf 4 0 1 1 Morton B, rf 4 2 2 2 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 4 1 1 2 Siebern N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 5 1 2 3 Johnson D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boros S, 3b 5 0 2 0 Rivera J, rf 3 1 1 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Posada L, lf 3 0 1 1 Brown D, c 4 0 0 0 Virgil O, c 4 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 1 1 0 Walker J, p 2 0 1 0 Bertoia R, pr 0 1 0 0 Rakow E, p 0 0 0 0 Fox T, p 0 0 0 0 Bryan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 10 13 8 31 2 6 2 Detroit 200 002 510 -- 10 Kansas City 000 011 000 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (W) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 Fox T (S) 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Walker J (L) 6.0 8 4 4 2 3 Rakow E 1.0 3 5 4 0 1 Wickersham D 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Lumpe J, Fox T DP -- Detroit 2, Kansas City 2 LOB -- Detroit 6, Kansas City 6 2B -- Bruton B, Rivera J, Howser D HR -- Morton B, Colavito R, Cash N SF -- Colavito R HBP -- by Rakow E (Morton B), by Wickersham D (Lary F) WP -- Walker J, Wickersham D T -- 2:09 A -- 2722
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