Red Sox @ Tigers
August 20, 1961

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Top 2	R	H	E
Red Sox	0	0	1
Tigers	2	4	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Red Sox	0	1	1
Tigers	2	4	1

Russ Nixon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.285
OBP	.000	.323
At Bats	0	207
Hits	0	59
• Singles	0	46
• Doubles	0	12
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	17

Frank Lary Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
17	6	0

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Tiger Stadium - August 20, 1961

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Triple

Frank Lary

Frank House

Norm Cash

Jake Wood

Dick McAuliffe

Chico Fernandez

Rocky Colavito

Bill Bruton

Al Kaline

Russ Nixon

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Nixon reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third.

Bottom 1 Colavito hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Bruton moves to third. Kaline moves to second.

Bottom 1 There goes Bruton. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Bruton steals second.

Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Yastrzemski strikes out.

Top 1 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe juggles the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe.

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