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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 14, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 14, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 14, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 14, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 30,999 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Cal Drummond |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Chico Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 14, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Lary
There goes Green. The throw from Roarke and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. Lary
There's a wild pitch. Green scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lary
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Lary
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Lary
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Kralick
Osborne is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Kralick
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kralick vs. Lary
Kralick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Green reaches second base with a double. Valdivielso moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a fly ball towards center field. Bruton makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Bruton. Valdivielso tags and scores. Green tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kralick
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lary
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Lary
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lepcio vs. Lary
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. Lemon scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kralick vs. Lary
Kralick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Osborne vs. Kralick
Osborne strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lary
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Kralick
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Kralick
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lary
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Lary
Battey strikes out. Roarke drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Battey out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Lary
Lepcio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kralick. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Osborne vs. Kralick
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Lary
Kralick hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green 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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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Kralick
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Kralick
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Morton hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gladding juggles the ball. That's an error on Gladding. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Gladding
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Gladding
There goes Martin. The throw from Roarke and he is out, Wood applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Gladding
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gladding
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Battey vs. Gladding
Bill Tuttle pinch runs for Jim Lemon.
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Gladding
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny Green now playing left field.
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Kralick
The ball gets by Battey for a passed ball. Fernandez moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Osborne vs. Kralick
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osborne for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Gladding
Valdivielso 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 -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Gladding
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gladding
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gladding
Martin 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
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Kralick
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Kralick
Roarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kralick
Dick Brown pinch hits for Fred Gladding.
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Brown reaches second base with a double. Roarke moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bruton vs. Kralick
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. Roarke scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/14/1961 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Green L, cf-lf 5 1 3 0 Bruton B, cf 5 0 0 1
Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 1 Fernandez C, 3b 5 0 2 0
Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0
Allison B, rf 3 2 1 1 Colavito R, lf 3 0 0 0
Lemon J, lf 4 1 2 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Tuttle B, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Osborne B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Battey E, c 4 0 2 1 McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 2 0
Lepcio T, 3b 4 0 0 1 Roarke M, c 4 1 3 1
Valdivielso J, ss 4 1 2 0 Lary F, p 2 0 0 0
Kralick J, p 4 0 0 0 Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
Brown D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 4 37 2 10 2
Minnesota 101 101 010 -- 5
Detroit 000 010 001 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick J (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 7.0 7 4 3 0 8
Gladding F 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
E -- Roarke M, Bruton B, Kralick J, Gladding F
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Detroit 9
2B -- Green L, Kaline A, McAuliffe D, Fernandez C, Brown D
HR -- Allison B
SB -- Green L
CS -- Martin B
SF -- Martin B
WP -- Lary F
PB -- Battey E
T -- 2:49
A -- 30999
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