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May 31, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 13 0
Tigers 4 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 13 0
Tigers 4 7 2

Al Kaline Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .309
OBP .500 .372
At Bats 3 162
Hits 1 50
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 25

Bill Kunkel Season Stats

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Tiger Stadium - May 31, 1961
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Out
Bill Kunkel
Joe Pignatano
Bob Boyd
Wayne Causey
Andy Carey
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Jay Hankins
Al Pilarcik
Al Kaline
Bill Bruton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 6 13 0 10
Detroit Tigers 4 7 2 8
Winning Pitcher Joe Nuxhall
Losing Pitcher Frank Lary
Save Bill Kunkel
Game Winning RBI Dick Howser
Attendance 7,397
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kaline hits a line drive into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 9 Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Wood scores.
Bottom 9 Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Bill Fischer. Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Chico Fernandez. Osborne strikes out.
Top 9 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hankins moves to second.
Top 9 Hankins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Kunkel now pitching. Boros takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cash is hit by the pitch. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 8 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pilarcik hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brown fires to third and picks off Pignatano.
Top 8 Howser takes first base on ball four. Nuxhall moves to second.
Top 8 Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pignatano moves to third.
Top 8 Pignatano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Pignatano reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bill Fischer now pitching. Carey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Hank Aguirre. Virgil strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wayne Causey now playing second base. Jay Hankins now playing center field. Leo Posada now playing left field. Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brown fires to third and picks off Boyd.
Top 7 Jay Hankins pinch runs for Norm Siebern. Posada is hit by the pitch. Boyd moves to third. Hankins moves to second.
Top 7 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik scores. Boyd moves to second.
Top 7 Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser scores. Pilarcik moves to third.
Top 7 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Hank Bauer pinch hits for Jerry Lumpe. Bauer hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Howser reaches second base with a double. Pignatano scores.
Top 7 Nuxhall bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Pignatano moves to second.
Top 7 Pignatano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Boros hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a popup towards the mound. Nuxhall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third.
Top 5 Pilarcik bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second.
Top 5 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boros takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Kaline reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Boros.
Top 4 Pignatano hits a line drive into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Posada scores. Pignatano moves to second.
Top 4 Carey strikes out.
Top 4 Posada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Posada reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wood hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lary strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards Wood, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pignatano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Carey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Carey reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Posada strikes out.
Top 2 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kaline strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.