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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 8, 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 August 8, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 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 | August 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Baumann |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 32,518 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Jim Honochick |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bubba Morton | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Frank Baumann | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 8, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Baumann
Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Wood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morton vs. Baumann
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baumann fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Baumann
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Baumann
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumann covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bunning
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Baumann
Cash 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, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baumann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Baumann
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Baumann
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Bunning
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Baumann
Bunning hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Baumann
Wood bunts towards the mound. Baumann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Baumann
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Baumann
There goes Morton. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Morton steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Baumann
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Baumann
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia juggles the ball. That's an error on Bertoia. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumann vs. Bunning
Baumann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Baumann
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Baumann
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Baumann
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bunning
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a popup in front of the plate. Roarke catches it and throws to second to double up Landis. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Baumann
Bunning hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Baumann
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Baumann
There goes Wood. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morton vs. Baumann
Morton hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Baumann
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Bunning
Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Baumann
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Baumann
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar hits a line drive into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Bunning
Baumann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Aparicio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Bunning
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Baumann
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roarke vs. Baumann
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bunning vs. Baumann
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Baumann
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Baumann
Morton hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a popup, foul, towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Bunning
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Baumann
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Baumann
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Baumann
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso throws the ball in to Fox who tags Cash, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Baumann
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Baumann
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Bunning
Cam Carreon pinch runs for Sherm Lollar. Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Frank Baumann.
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching. Cam Carreon now catching.
Roarke 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, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Lown
Bunning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lown
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Lown
There goes Wood. The throw from Carreon and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bunning
Al Kaline now playing right field. Bill Bruton now playing center field.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a line drive into left field. Colavito 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 8/8/1961 -- Detroit at Chicago (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 0 5 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0
Morton B, rf 4 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf 4 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 0 0 0 0 Landis J, cf 4 0 2 0
Kaline A, cf-rf 3 1 1 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Colavito R, lf 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 3 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 2 2 Smith A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 3 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 3 1 1 0 Lollar S, c 2 0 1 0
Roarke M, c 4 0 0 0 Carreon C, pr-c 0 0 0 0
Bunning J, p 4 0 0 0 Baumann F, p 2 0 0 0
Pilarcik A, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
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35 3 11 3 30 0 4 0
Detroit 000 100 110 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann F (L) 8.0 10 3 3 2 1
Lown T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Bertoia R
DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Wood J, Fernandez C, Kaline A
3B -- Aparicio L
HR -- Cash N
SB -- Morton B, Wood J
CS -- Wood J
SH -- Lollar S
T -- 2:14
A -- 32518
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