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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 5, 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 July 5, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Muffett |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,785 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| 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
July 5, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Muffett
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up 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 right field. Jensen 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 strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
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 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Muffett
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Cash trying to get to third. Geiger throws the ball in to Malzone, who tags Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe 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. Bunning
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning juggles the ball. That's an error on Bunning. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bunning
There goes Jensen. The throw from Brown and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Muffett
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Muffett
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up 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. Bunning
Runnels 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--
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Muffett vs. Bunning
Muffett bunts for a double play. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton bunts towards short. Buddin 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 bunts towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Muffett
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Muffett
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
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, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Muffett
Bunning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Muffett
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Bunning moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bruton vs. Stallard
Tracy Stallard now pitching.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Stallard
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bunning scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Stallard
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Schilling who tags Colavito, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McAuliffe scores. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stallard
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Stallard
Boros hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stallard
Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Wood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Stallard
There goes Wood. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Wood steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Stallard
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bunning vs. Stallard
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Bunning
Stallard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stallard
McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stallard
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stallard
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Kaline fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kaline. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nixon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Bunning
Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Tracy Stallard.
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wood
Wilbur Wood now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wood
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Wood
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bunning
Schilling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bunning
Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bunning
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wood fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Geiger moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wood
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wood
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Wood
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Bunning
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Wilbur Wood.
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1961, game 1 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 1 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bruton B, cf 4 1 1 0 Geiger G, cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 3 2 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito R, lf 4 1 2 5 Nixon R, c 4 1 1 0
Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 1
Boros S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 1 0 0
Wood J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 2 0
Brown D, c 3 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 1 1
Bunning J, p 4 1 1 0 Muffett B, p 1 0 0 0
Stallard T, p 1 0 0 0
Green P, ph 1 0 0 0
Wood W, p 0 0 0 0
Pagliaroni J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 6 34 2 7 2
Detroit 000 330 000 -- 6
Boston 000 000 200 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Muffett B (L)* 4.0 6 5 4 1 1
Stallard T 3.0 3 1 1 1 0
Wood W 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Bunning J, Wood J, Malzone F, Kaline A
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, Boston 7
2B -- McAuliffe D, Kaline A, Wood J, Nixon R, Buddin D
HR -- Colavito R
SB -- Wood J
CS -- Jensen J
SH -- Kaline A
T -- 2:24
A -- 7785
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