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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 9, 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 9, 1961 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 27,374 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Bill Kinnamon |
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 |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Frank Lary | 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 |
| Bob Roselli | Catcher |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 9, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McLish
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McLish
Bruton 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McLish
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lary
The ball gets by Roarke for a passed ball. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Lary
Landis bunts towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso 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, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. McLish
Bertoia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McLish
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roarke vs. McLish
Roarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. McLish
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roarke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. McLish
Wood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roselli vs. Lary
Roselli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Lary
There goes Fox. The throw from Roarke and he is out, Wood applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McLish
Bruton 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, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline 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, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McLish
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McLish
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. McLish
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Lary
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lary
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Roarke and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
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 4
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McLish
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. McLish
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. McLish
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McLish
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Lary
Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McLish
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McLish
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roselli vs. Lary
Roselli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Lary
McLish hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. McLish
Bertoia 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McLish
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. McLish
Roarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Lary
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. McLish
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McLish
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McLish
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McLish
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McLish
The ball gets by Roselli for a passed ball. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. McLish
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. McLish
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Hacker
Warren Hacker now pitching.
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Colavito moves to third. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roarke vs. Hacker
Roarke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roselli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roselli vs. Lary
Roselli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Lary
Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
Pilarcik 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 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Larsen
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Larsen
Bruton takes first base on ball four. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Larsen
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Wood moves to third. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Wood scores. Bruton moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Lown
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Lown
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Lown
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roarke vs. Lown
Roarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash scores. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Lary takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to third. Roarke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. Kemmerer
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Lary
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Landis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Landis moves to third. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1961 -- Detroit at Chicago (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 1 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 2 0
Bruton B, cf 4 1 0 0 Robinson F, rf 3 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 4 2 3 1 Landis J, cf 3 1 2 1
Colavito R, lf 4 2 2 2 Sievers R, 1b 2 0 0 1
Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 2 Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0
Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fernandez C, ss 3 1 1 0 Fox N, 2b 2 0 0 0
Roarke M, c 5 0 2 3 Roselli B, c 3 0 0 0
Lary F, p 4 0 2 0 McLish C, p 2 0 0 0
Hacker W, p 0 0 0 0
Pilarcik A, ph 1 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 11 8 28 2 5 2
Detroit 011 000 015 -- 8
Chicago 100 100 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (L) 7.1 9 3 3 3 4
Hacker W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Larsen D 0.1 0 3 3 3 1
Lown T 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
Kemmerer R 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Chicago 4
2B -- Fernandez C, Smith A
HR -- Colavito R, Landis J, Kaline A
CS -- Fox N, Aparicio L
SH -- Landis J
SF -- Sievers R
PB -- Roarke M, Roselli B
T -- 2:42
A -- 27374
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