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Tigers
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
July 24, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 24, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Donohue |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,935 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sam Carrigan 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Ed Runge |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | Third Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
| Jim Donohue | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
July 24, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Donohue
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Donohue
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Donohue
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Donohue
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bunning
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Bunning
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Bunning
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koppe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Bunning
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koppe tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Bunning
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Bunning
Hunt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Donohue
Cash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt who is chasing the ball. Cash reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Osborne vs. Donohue
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osborne for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Donohue
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roarke vs. Donohue
Roarke strikes out. Averill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Roarke out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Bunning
Averill hits a line drive towards third. Osborne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Bunning
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Bunning
Donohue hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Donohue
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Donohue
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Donohue
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Donohue
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bunning
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Bunning
Koppe bunts towards third. Osborne fields it and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Bunning
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. Bunning
Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Donohue
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Donohue
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Donohue
Osborne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bunning
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Bunning
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Bunning
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moran vs. Bunning
Moran hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Donohue
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Donohue
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Donohue
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Bunning
Donohue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Bunning
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Bunning
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Donohue
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Donohue
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Donohue
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donohue fields it and throws to home to get Wood. Bruton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Donohue
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Donohue
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Donohue
Osborne is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Bunning
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Bunning
Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Bunning
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Bunning
Hunt hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Donohue
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Donohue
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Donohue
Bunning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Donohue
Wood hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Bunning
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Bunning
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Bunning
Albie Pearson pinch hits for Jim Donohue.
Pearson bunts towards third. Osborne throws towards the plate. Roarke fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roarke. Averill scores. Moran moves to third. Pearson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Bunning
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koppe vs. Bunning
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne fields it and throws to home to get Moran. Pearson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Bunning
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Fowler
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Fowler
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Bunning
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bunning
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Bunning
Tom Satriano pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fowler
George Thomas now playing right field. Lee Thomas now playing first base.
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Fowler
Osborne hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Fowler
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Fowler
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Fowler
Bunning is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Bunning
Chico Fernandez now playing third base.
Averill hits a line drive towards third. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Bunning
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Bunning
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Bunning
Yost hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/24/1961 -- Detroit at Los Angeles (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 5 0 2 0
Bruton B, cf 3 1 2 0 Koppe J, ss 3 1 0 0
Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 0 Thomas L, rf-1b 3 0 1 0
Colavito R, lf 4 1 1 3 Wagner L, lf 3 0 0 1
Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 2 0
Osborne B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Satriano T, pr 0 0 0 0
Fernandez C, 3b 0 0 0 0 Thomas G, rf 0 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 1 2 Hunt K, cf 4 0 0 0
Roarke M, c 4 0 0 0 Averill E, c 3 1 0 0
Bunning J, p 4 0 1 0 Moran B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Donohue J, p 2 0 1 0
Pearson A, ph 1 0 1 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
Bilko S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 32 2 8 1
Detroit 000 003 002 -- 5
Los Angeles 100 000 100 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 8 2 1 3 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Donohue J (L) 7.0 6 3 3 1 5
Fowler A 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
E -- Roarke M, McAuliffe D
DP -- Detroit 2, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Kluszewski T
3B -- Cash N
HR -- Colavito R, McAuliffe D
SH -- Koppe J
SF -- Wagner L
T -- 2:38
A -- 11935
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