Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Shaw
  
  Wood is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Shaw
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball towards left. Minoso settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Minoso. Bruton moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kaline vs. Shaw
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Colavito vs. Shaw
  
  There goes Kaline. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Colavito vs. Shaw
  
  Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cash vs. Shaw
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Boros vs. Shaw
  
  Boros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Brown vs. Shaw
  
  Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Brown reaches second base with a double. Colavito scores. Cash scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fernandez vs. Shaw
  
  Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Foytack
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Foytack
  
  Fox 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, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landis vs. Foytack
  
  Landis 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 2

• Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foytack vs. Shaw
  
  Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Shaw
  
  Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Shaw
  
  Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kaline vs. Shaw
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wood tags and scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Shaw
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Shaw
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Boros vs. Kemmerer
  
  Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
  
  Boros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Foytack
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Foytack
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Foytack
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lollar vs. Foytack
  
  Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Kemmerer
  
  Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Kemmerer
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foytack vs. Kemmerer
  
  Foytack bunts towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wood vs. Kemmerer
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Foytack
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ginsberg vs. Foytack
  
  Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer.
  
  Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Foytack
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Lown
  
  Turk Lown now pitching.
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Lown
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Lown
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cash vs. Lown
  
  Cash hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Foytack
  
  Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landis vs. Foytack
  
  Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Foytack
  
  Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Foytack
  
  Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Foytack
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boros vs. Lown
  
  Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Lown
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Lown
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boros moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Foytack vs. Lown
  
  Foytack is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wood vs. Lown
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lollar vs. Foytack
  
  Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Goodman vs. Foytack
  
  Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Goodman reaches second base with a double. Lollar moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Torgeson vs. Foytack
  
  Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Turk Lown.
  
  Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Aparicio vs. Foytack
  
  Aparicio hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fox vs. Foytack
  
  Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Landis vs. Foytack
  
  Landis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Staley
  
  Gerry Staley now pitching.
  
  Bruton strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Staley
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Staley
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cash vs. Staley
  
  Cash is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Boros vs. Staley
  
  Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to third. Boros moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Brown vs. Staley
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Foytack
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Foytack
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Foytack
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Staley
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foytack vs. Staley
  
  Foytack bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Wood vs. Staley
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Staley
  
  Bruton hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio catches it and throws to first to double up Wood. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lollar vs. Foytack
  
  Lollar hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Foytack
  
  Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Foytack
  
  J.C. Martin pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Pizarro
  
  Juan Pizarro now pitching.
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Pizarro
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Pizarro
  
  Cash hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Foytack
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Foytack
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landis vs. Foytack
  
  Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Foytack
  
  Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landis moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sievers vs. Foytack
  
  Sievers takes first base on ball four. Landis moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Robinson vs. Foytack
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Landis scores. Minoso scores. Sievers moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lollar vs. Donohue
  
  Jim Donohue now pitching.
  
  Lollar 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 9

• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boros vs. Pizarro
  
  Boros hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Pizarro
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Pizarro
  
  Fernandez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Donohue
  
  Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Donohue
  
  Al Smith pinch hits for Juan Pizarro.
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Aparicio vs. Aguirre
  
  Hank Aguirre now pitching.
  
  Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fox vs. Aguirre
  
  Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Landis vs. Aguirre
  
  Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/5/1961 -- Detroit at Chicago (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Wood J, 2b            5  1  2  1   Aparicio L, ss        5  0  0  0   
Bruton B, cf          5  2  1  0   Fox N, 2b             5  1  1  0   
Kaline A, rf          4  2  2  1   Landis J, cf          5  1  1  0   
Colavito R, lf        4  1  2  0   Minoso M, lf          4  1  1  0   
Cash N, 1b            4  1  2  3   Sievers R, 1b         3  1  2  2   
Boros S, 3b           5  0  2  1   Robinson F, rf        4  0  1  2   
Brown D, c            5  0  1  2   Lollar S, c           4  0  1  0   
Fernandez C, ss       5  1  3  0   Goodman B, 3b         3  0  1  0   
Foytack P, p          2  0  0  0   Shaw B, p             0  0  0  0   
Donohue J, p          0  0  0  0   Kemmerer R, p         0  0  0  0   
Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   Ginsberg J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Lown T, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Torgeson E, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Staley G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Martin J, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Pizarro J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Smith A, ph           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  8 15  8                        35  4  8  4

Detroit          420 001 100 --  8
Chicago          000 200 020 --  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W)         7.2  8  4  4  2  0
Donohue J*            0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Aguirre H (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shaw B (L)            1.2  7  6  3  1  2
Kemmerer R            1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Lown T                2.0  3  0  0  0  2
Staley G              2.0  4  2  2  1  1
Pizarro J             2.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Minoso M
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Chicago 8
2B -- Brown D, Colavito R, Goodman B, Fernandez C, Robinson F
HR -- Sievers R
SB -- Kaline A
SH -- Foytack P 2
SF -- Kaline A
T -- 2:50
A -- 14602

    

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