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Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 21, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels, played on April 21, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Casale |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 3,335 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Albie Pearson | Right Fielder |
Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Earl Averill | Catcher |
Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
Jerry Casale | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | 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 |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Don Mossi | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 21, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Mossi
Pearson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Mossi
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Mossi
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. Pearson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bilko vs. Mossi
Bilko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Mossi
Cerv is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Casale
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Casale
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Casale
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Casale
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Casale
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Casale
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Casale
There goes Cash. The throw from Averill and he is out, Aspromonte applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Mossi
Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Mossi
Leek hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brickell vs. Mossi
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Casale
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Casale
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mossi vs. Casale
Mossi hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Casale
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casale vs. Mossi
Casale hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Mossi
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Mossi
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Mossi
Hunt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Casale
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Casale
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Casale
Casale fires to first and has Kaline trapped. There's the throw to Aspromonte who tags Kaline for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Casale
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Mossi
Bilko hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Mossi
Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Mossi
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Mossi
Cerv is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leek vs. Mossi
Leek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brickell vs. Mossi
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Casale
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Casale
Boros hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Casale
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casale vs. Mossi
Casale strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Mossi
Pearson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Pearson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Mossi
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Mossi
Hunt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Casale
Fernandez hits a popup towards third. Leek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Casale
Mossi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Casale
Wood bunts towards third. Leek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mossi moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Casale
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mossi scores. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte misplays the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. Wood scores. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Clevenger
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pearson. Cash reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Clevenger
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Clevenger
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. Boros moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Clevenger
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Mossi
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Mossi
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Mossi
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Clevenger
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Clevenger
Wood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Wood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Clevenger
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Mossi
Leek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Mossi
Brickell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Mossi
Leo Burke pinch hits for Tex Clevenger.
Burke hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Semproch
Ray Semproch now pitching.
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Semproch
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Semproch
There goes Cash. The throw from Averill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boros vs. Semproch
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Semproch
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Semproch
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Semproch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Mossi
Pearson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Mossi
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Mossi
Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Bowsfield
Ted Bowsfield now pitching.
Mossi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bowsfield
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Bowsfield
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bowsfield
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Mossi
Bilko hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Mossi
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Mossi
Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leek vs. Mossi
Leek strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brickell vs. Mossi
Brickell 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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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1961 -- Los Angeles at Detroit (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Pearson A, rf 4 0 2 0 Wood J, 2b 4 2 3 0 Aspromonte K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 1 Hunt K, cf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 2 1 1 Bilko S, 1b 3 1 1 1 Colavito R, lf 4 1 1 3 Cerv B, lf 4 0 2 0 Cash N, 1b 3 2 2 2 Averill E, c 4 0 2 0 Boros S, 3b 2 0 0 1 Leek G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Brown D, c 3 0 2 1 Brickell F, ss 4 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0 Casale J, p 2 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 4 1 1 0 Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0 Burke L, ph 1 0 0 0 Semproch R, p 0 0 0 0 Bowsfield T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 8 1 33 9 11 9 Los Angeles 000 100 000 -- 1 Detroit 300 050 10x -- 9 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Casale J (L) 4.1 7 6 5 2 2 Clevenger T 1.2 3 2 0 1 2 Semproch R 1.0 0 1 0 2 1 Bowsfield T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Mossi D (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 9 E -- Wood J, Aspromonte K, Averill E DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 7, Detroit 6 2B -- Brown D, Pearson A, Cash N, Wood J HR -- Colavito R, Bilko S SB -- Cash N CS -- Cash N SF -- Boros S T -- 2:40 A -- 3335
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