Athletics @ Tigers
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

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Tiger Stadium - May 31, 1961
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Defensive Indifference
Bill Kunkel
Joe Pignatano
Bob Boyd
Wayne Causey
Andy Carey
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Jay Hankins
Al Pilarcik
Al Kaline
Bill Bruton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Bruton moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.