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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 5, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 14,602 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Sam Carrigan 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Joe Paparella |
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 |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 5, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Shaw
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Shaw
Bruton hits a fly ball towards left. Minoso settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Minoso. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Shaw
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Shaw
There goes Kaline. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Shaw
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Shaw
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Shaw
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Shaw
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Brown reaches second base with a double. Colavito scores. Cash scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Shaw
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Foytack
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Foytack
Fox 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, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Foytack
Landis 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 2
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Shaw
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Shaw
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Shaw
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Shaw
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wood tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Shaw
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Shaw
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Foytack
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kemmerer
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kemmerer
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Kemmerer
Foytack bunts towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Kemmerer
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Foytack
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer.
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Foytack
Aparicio 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, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lown
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lown
Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Lown
Cash hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Foytack
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Foytack
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson 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, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Lown
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lown
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Lown
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Lown
Foytack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Lown
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Foytack
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Foytack
Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Goodman reaches second base with a double. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Foytack
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Foytack
Aparicio hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Foytack
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landis vs. Foytack
Landis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Staley
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Staley
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Staley
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Staley
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to third. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Staley
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Staley
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foytack vs. Staley
Foytack bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. Staley
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Staley
Bruton hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio catches it and throws to first to double up Wood. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Foytack
Lollar hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Foytack
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Foytack
J.C. Martin pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Martin 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, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pizarro
Juan Pizarro now pitching.
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pizarro
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pizarro
Cash hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Foytack
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Foytack
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Foytack
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Landis moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Landis scores. Minoso scores. Sievers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lollar vs. Donohue
Jim Donohue now pitching.
Lollar 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 9
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Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Pizarro
Boros hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pizarro
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Pizarro
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Donohue
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Donohue
Al Smith pinch hits for Juan Pizarro.
Smith takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Aguirre
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Aguirre
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1961 -- Detroit at Chicago (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Aparicio L, ss 5 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 5 2 1 0 Fox N, 2b 5 1 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 2 2 1 Landis J, cf 5 1 1 0
Colavito R, lf 4 1 2 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 2 3 Sievers R, 1b 3 1 2 2
Boros S, 3b 5 0 2 1 Robinson F, rf 4 0 1 2
Brown D, c 5 0 1 2 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0
Fernandez C, ss 5 1 3 0 Goodman B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Foytack P, p 2 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0
Donohue J, p 0 0 0 0 Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0
Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
Torgeson E, ph 0 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
Martin J, ph 1 0 0 0
Pizarro J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith A, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 15 8 35 4 8 4
Detroit 420 001 100 -- 8
Chicago 000 200 020 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W) 7.2 8 4 4 2 0
Donohue J* 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Aguirre H (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B (L) 1.2 7 6 3 1 2
Kemmerer R 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Lown T 2.0 3 0 0 0 2
Staley G 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Pizarro J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Minoso M
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Chicago 8
2B -- Brown D, Colavito R, Goodman B, Fernandez C, Robinson F
HR -- Sievers R
SB -- Kaline A
SH -- Foytack P 2
SF -- Kaline A
T -- 2:50
A -- 14602
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