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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 20, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Muffett |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 10,085 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Schwarts 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Billy Muffett | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 20, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Muffett
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Mossi
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Mossi
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Mossi
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Muffett
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Muffett
Boros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Mossi
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Mossi
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Mossi
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Muffett
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Muffett
Mossi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Mossi
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Mossi
Buddin hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Mossi
Muffett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Mossi
Schilling strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Muffett
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Muffett
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Mossi
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Mossi
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Mossi
Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Muffett
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Mossi
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Mossi
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Mossi
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Muffett
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Muffett
Mossi bunts towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Mossi
Buddin hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Mossi
Muffett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Mossi
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Muffett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Mossi
Hardy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Hardy reaches second base with a double. Muffett scores. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Mossi
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Hardy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Mossi
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hardy tags and scores. Yastrzemski tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Mossi
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Muffett
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Muffett
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muffett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Muffett
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Mossi
Malzone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Mossi
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Mossi
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muffett vs. Mossi
Muffett strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Muffett
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Chico Fernandez.
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Muffett
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Osborne takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Buddin covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching. Chuck Cottier now playing shortstop.
Schilling hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Fox
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fox
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fox
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Hillman
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hillman
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Hillman
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Fox
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Fox
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fox
Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrell vs. Aguirre
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Don Buddin. Hank Aguirre now pitching. Billy Harrell pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Harrell hits a popup towards short. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hillman
Billy Harrell now playing shortstop.
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Hillman
Aguirre is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Hillman
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Aguirre
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Aguirre covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Aguirre
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Rip Repulski.
Schilling bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Brewer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Aguirre
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Aguirre
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Aguirre
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brewer scores. Schilling moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1961 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 1 1 3 Schilling C, 2b 4 1 0 0
Bruton B, cf 4 0 2 0 Hardy C, cf 5 1 1 1
Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 2 1
Colavito R, lf 2 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 2
Cash N, 1b 4 0 2 0 Pagliaroni J, c 4 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Brown D, c 4 1 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fernandez C, ss 1 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 1 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 Nixon R, ph 0 0 0 0
Fox T, p 0 0 0 0 Harrell B, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Aguirre H, p 1 0 0 0 Muffett B, p 1 1 0 0
Mossi D, p 1 0 0 0 Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 0 1 0 0 Repulski R, ph 1 0 1 0
Cottier C, ss 1 0 0 0 Brewer T, pr 0 1 0 0
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31 3 7 3 36 4 7 4
Detroit 000 000 030 0 -- 3
Boston 000 003 000 1 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D 7.0 3 3 1 2 4
Fox T 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Aguirre H (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Muffett B 7.1 7 3 3 3 2
Hillman D (W) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Fernandez C
DP -- Boston 5
LOB -- Detroit 3, Boston 7
2B -- Hardy C, Runnels P
HR -- Wood J
SH -- Mossi D, Schilling C
SF -- Jensen J
T -- 2:31
A -- 10085
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