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September 26, 1961

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Municipal Stadium - September 26, 1961
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Wild Pitch
Joe Nuxhall
Haywood Sullivan
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Deron Johnson
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Bobby Del Greco
Frank Cipriani
Rocky Colavito
Bubba Morton
Dick McAuliffe
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe scores. Morton moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Al Kaline pinch hits for Charlie Maxwell. Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. Morton moves to second.
Top 9 Morton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 9 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Vic Wertz pinch hits for Paul Foytack. Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bass for the out.
Bottom 8 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Cipriani. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Wood applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Cipriani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Osborne hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Colavito hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Foytack, and towards Wood, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser scores. Del Greco moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Lumpe hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros. Howser moves to third.
Bottom 7 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Maxwell 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.
Top 7 Morton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bass strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sullivan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Posada moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cipriani hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Posada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Paul Foytack now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Norm Cash pinch hits for Hank Aguirre. Cash strikes out.
Top 6 Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood moves to third.
Top 6 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. Osborne scores.
Top 6 Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Osborne moves to third.
Top 6 Osborne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cipriani. Osborne reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Colavito hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Del Greco trying to get to third. Maxwell throws the ball in to McAuliffe, who relays the ball to Boros who tags Del Greco for the out. Lumpe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 5 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Aguirre strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bass strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Posada scores.
Bottom 4 Cipriani hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Posada moves to third.
Bottom 4 Posada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morton. Posada reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. Boros goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Osborne hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Howser reaches second base with a double. Sullivan scores. Bass moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cipriani strikes out.
Top 3 Maxwell hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second.
Bottom 2 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howser scores. Lumpe moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. Bass scores. Howser moves to third. Lumpe moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 2 Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to third. Bass moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nischwitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Nischwitz. Sullivan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sullivan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cipriani strikes out.
Top 2 Nischwitz strikes out.
Top 2 Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Wood moves to second.
Top 2 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. Colavito moves to third.
Top 2 Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second.
Top 2 Osborne hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Posada hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Del Greco tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howser scores. Del Greco moves to third.
Bottom 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 1 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 1 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Cipriani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morton strikes out.
Top 1 McAuliffe strikes out.