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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 27, 1960
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 27, 1960 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1960 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1960 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Lee |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 6,686 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ozzie Virgil | Third Baseman |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
Don Lee | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 27, 1960
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Lee
Virgil hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Lee
There goes Kaline. The throw from Battey and he is out, Consolo applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lee
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bruce
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bruce
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bruce
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bruce
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Lee
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lee
Bolling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Bolling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Lee
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berberet vs. Lee
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Bruce
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bruce
Allison is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bruce
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Lee
Bruce hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Lee
Virgil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virgil moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Lee
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virgil moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Lee
Maxwell hits a line drive towards short. Consolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Bruce
Consolo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Bruce
Lee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bruce
Gardner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lee
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lee
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Lee
Berberet is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bruce
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bruce
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berberet scoops up the ball and tags Killebrew for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Bruce
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Green moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertoia vs. Bruce
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Bertoia reaches second base with a double. Green scores. There goes Lemon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Bruce
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruce vs. Lee
Bruce bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Virgil vs. Lee
Virgil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gardner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bruce
Battey hits a popup towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Bruce
Consolo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Bruce
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bruce
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lee
Cash hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Lee
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Lee
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bruce
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bruce
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Bruce
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertoia vs. Bruce
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lee
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Lee
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chrisley vs. Moore
Hank Foiles pinch runs for Lou Berberet. Ray Moore now pitching. Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Chico Fernandez.
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Moore
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Bob Bruce.
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Foytack
Hank Foiles now catching. Coot Veal now playing shortstop. Paul Foytack now pitching.
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Foytack
Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Foytack
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Billy Consolo.
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allison tags and scores. Battey tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Foytack
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Foytack
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Battey scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Foytack
Green hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Moore
Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop.
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moore
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Moore
Cash bunts towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Moore
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Moore
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foytack
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Foytack
Dan Dobbek pinch runs for Jim Lemon.
Bertoia hits a fly ball towards right. Colavito catches it and throws to Bolling who relays to Cash to double up Dobbek. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Moore
Dan Dobbek now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field.
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Moore
Foiles hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Moore
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Coot Veal.
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1960 -- Detroit at Washington (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Virgil O, 3b 3 0 1 1 Gardner B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Kaline A, cf 4 0 2 0 Green L, cf-lf 4 1 2 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 1 1 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0 Lemon J, lf 3 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dobbek D, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Berberet L, c 1 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 3 1 1 0 Foiles H, pr-c 1 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 1 1 0 Fernandez C, ss 2 1 1 0 Consolo B, ss 2 0 0 0 Chrisley N, ph 1 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 1 Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, ss 0 0 0 0 Bilko S, ph 1 0 0 0 Lee D, p 2 0 0 0 Bruce B, p 1 0 0 0 Moore R, p 1 0 0 0 Amoros S, ph 1 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 7 1 29 4 8 4 Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1 Washington 100 100 20x -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bruce B (L) 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 Foytack P 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Lee D (W) 6.1 5 1 1 3 4 Moore R (S) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 E -- Fernandez C DP -- Detroit 2, Washington 1 LOB -- Detroit 7, Washington 4 2B -- Bolling F, Bertoia R, Fernandez C HR -- Killebrew H CS -- Kaline A SH -- Bruce B SF -- Valo E T -- 2:23 A -- 6686
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