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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 1, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on October 1, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 1, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 1, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Schroll |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 15,723 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Linsalata 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bob Stewart |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Bubba Morton | Right Fielder |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Joe Altobelli | Left Fielder |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Al Schroll | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 1, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Schroll
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Schroll covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Schroll
Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Schroll
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Schroll
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Schroll
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle juggles the ball. That's an error on Tuttle. Cash scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Schroll
Boros takes first base on ball four. Colavito scores. Morton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Schroll
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morton moves to third. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Schroll
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. Morton scores. Boros moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foytack vs. Schroll
Foytack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boros scores. Freehan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Ramos
Pedro Ramos now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Versalles fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Foytack
Green 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, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Foytack
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foytack
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Foytack
Altobelli hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ramos
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ramos
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ramos
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Ramos
Morton hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Foytack
Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Foytack
Naragon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Foytack
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Ramos
Boros hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ramos
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Ramos
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Foytack
Ramos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Foytack
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foytack
Killebrew is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Foytack
Altobelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Ramos
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ramos
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ramos
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Foytack
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Foytack
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Foytack
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ramos
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ramos
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Ramos
Morton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Foytack
Ramos hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Foytack
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Foytack
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Ramos
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Ramos
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Ramos
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Ramos
Foytack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Ramos
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Foytack
Altobelli hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Foytack
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Foytack
Naragon hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ramos
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ramos
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ramos
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Ramos
Morton hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Foytack
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Foytack
Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Pedro Ramos.
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Foytack
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kaat
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boros scores. Wood moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Kaat
Foytack hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Naragon fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first for the double play. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kaat
Al Kaline pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Freehan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Kaat
Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Al Kaline.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foytack
Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop.
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Foytack
Altobelli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Foytack
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lee
Don Lee now pitching.
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lee
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Lee
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Lee
Boros hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Foytack
Naragon bunts towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Foytack
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Naragon moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Becquer vs. Foytack
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Don Lee.
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wood scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Naragon scores. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/1/1961 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 0 0 Green L, cf 5 0 0 0 Kaline A, ph 1 0 1 1 Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fernandez C, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 2 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 0 Altobelli J, lf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 2 2 1 Allison B, rf 4 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 5 1 2 1 Naragon H, c 4 1 2 0 Morton B, rf 5 1 0 0 Tuttle B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Boros S, 3b 2 2 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 2 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Schroll A, p 0 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 2 2 Ramos P, p 2 1 1 1 Foytack P, p 4 0 1 1 Dobbek D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 0 0 0 0 Lee D, p 0 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 10 6 35 3 8 2 Detroit 500 000 021 -- 8 Minnesota 001 100 001 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Foytack P (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Schroll A (L) 0.2 4 5 2 2 0 Ramos P 6.1 3 0 0 2 3 Kaat J 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 Lee D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 E -- Tuttle B, Wood J, Versalles Z DP -- Detroit 1, Minnesota 2 LOB -- Detroit 7, Minnesota 7 2B -- Bruton B, Kaline A HR -- Ramos P, Tuttle B, Cash N HBP -- by Foytack P (Killebrew H) WP -- Schroll A T -- 1:57 A -- 15723
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