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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 20, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 2,272 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 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 |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bell
Wood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bell
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Bell
There goes Bruton. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Bell
Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Bell
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Bell
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Boros goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Bell
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bell
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bell
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bell
Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Bell
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Bell
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lary
Bell 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, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Bell
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bell
Lary hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Romano settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Romano. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bell
Lary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Lary
The ball gets by Brown for a passed ball. Piersall moves to third. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Held vs. Lary
Held strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Kirkland scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bell
Wood hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bell
Bruton hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Bell
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Bell
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Lary
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Latman
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Latman
Lary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Lary
Held strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Latman
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Latman
Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Latman
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Latman
There goes Kaline. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Latman
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Latman
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boros vs. Latman
Boros is hit by the pitch. Wood scores. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Latman
Brown hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lary
Romano strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Lary
Don Dillard pinch hits for Barry Latman.
Dillard 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 8
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Heman
Russ Heman now pitching. Walt Bond now playing right field.
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Heman
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heman fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Heman
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Heman
There goes Wood. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Heman
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Heman
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Wood scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Heman
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Heman
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boros vs. Heman
Boros is hit by the pitch. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Heman
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bond vs. Lary
Bond hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Heman
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Heman
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Heman
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Heman
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Romano reaches second base with a double. Phillips goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Lary
Bob Hale pinch hits for Russ Heman.
Hale 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1961 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 2 1 1 Temple J, 2b 2 1 1 0
Bruton B, cf 4 2 0 0 Francona T, lf 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 1 Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 0
Colavito R, lf 3 2 2 1 Kirkland W, rf 3 1 1 1
Cash N, 1b 3 2 1 3 Bond W, rf 1 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 3 1 1 3 Held W, ss 4 0 1 0
Brown D, c 5 0 1 1 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 2
Fernandez C, ss 5 1 1 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Lary F, p 5 0 0 0 Romano J, c 4 0 1 1
Bell G, p 1 0 0 0
Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Latman B, p 0 0 0 0
Dillard D, ph 1 0 0 0
Heman R, p 0 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 11 9 10 34 4 8 4
Detroit 400 030 130 -- 11
Cleveland 000 300 001 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 8 4 3 2 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G (L) 5.0 5 7 4 3 2
Latman B 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Heman R 2.0 3 3 3 3 1
E -- Romano J, Phillips B, Wood J
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 9, Cleveland 5
2B -- Colavito R, Kaline A, Romano J
HR -- Cash N
SB -- Bruton B, Kaline A, Wood J
HBP -- by Latman B (Boros S), by Heman R (Boros S)
PB -- Brown D
T -- 2:31
A -- 2272
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