Tigers @ Twins
May 24, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 9 0
Twins 4 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 9 0
Twins 4 11 2

Jim Lemon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .378
At Bats 4 100
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 9

Bill Fischer Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - May 24, 1961
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Strikeout
Bill Fischer
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Steve Boros
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Al Kaline
Jim Lemon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 9 0 8
Minnesota Twins 4 11 2 9
Winning Pitcher Don Mossi
Losing Pitcher Camilo Pascual
Save Bill Fischer
Game Winning RBI Al Kaline
Attendance 24,358
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lemon strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Green is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Ted Sadowski. Valo 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 9 Colavito hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Killebrew, and towards Versalles, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bruton bunts towards the mound. Sadowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second.
Top 9 Don Mincher now playing first base. Harmon Killebrew now playing third base. Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Don Mincher pinch hits for Reno Bertoia. Mincher strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Battey 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 Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fischer strikes out. There goes Fernandez. The throw from Battey to Versalles, and Fernandez is out.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadowski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bill Fischer now pitching. Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Versalles moves to third.
Bottom 7 Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Versalles reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Lemon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lemon. Kaline moves to second.
Top 7 Ted Sadowski now pitching. Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ron Henry pinch hits for Don Lee. Henry strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mossi strikes out.
Top 6 Fernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Green reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Versalles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Lee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Don Lee now pitching. Brown hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. Cash scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 There goes Cash. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Cash steals second.
Top 5 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood scores.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wood moves to third.
Top 5 Wood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Wood reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Mossi is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lemon strikes out.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pascual for the out.
Top 3 Colavito strikes out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bertoia hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Allison moves to third.
Bottom 2 Battey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mossi strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mossi out.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Top 2 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew strikes out. There goes Green. The throw from Brown to second, and Green is out.
Bottom 1 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.