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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 24, 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 June 24, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 24, 1961 |
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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 | June 24, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 9,789 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Mike Roarke | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 24, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Grant
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Grant
Bruton hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Grant
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Grant
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wood fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall tags and scores. Francona tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grant
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Grant
Boros is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Grant
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Grant
Roarke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Roarke reaches third base with a triple. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. Grant
Lary 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, 1 - Indians, 1
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, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Grant
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Grant
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grant
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Grant
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Lary
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple 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 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall bunts towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grant
Cash hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Grant
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Grant
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Grant
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lary
Romano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Romano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Kaline. Romano scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Grant
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Grant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Grant
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Lary
Grant is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lary
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
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 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grant
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Grant
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grant
Cash hits a popup in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona 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, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lary
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Grant
Boros hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Grant
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Grant
Roarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Grant
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. Roarke moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Grant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. Wood scores. Roarke moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Grant
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 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Fischer
Charlie Maxwell now playing left field. Bill Fischer now pitching. Rocky Colavito now playing right field.
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fischer
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Fischer
Held hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Funk
Frank Funk now pitching. Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Funk
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Funk
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Funk
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Funk vs. Foytack
Paul Foytack now pitching.
Funk strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Foytack
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Foytack
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Funk
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Funk
Roarke hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Funk
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Funk
Bubba Morton pinch runs for Charlie Maxwell.
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Funk
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Foytack
Bubba Morton now playing left field.
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Foytack
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Foytack
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wood fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Foytack
Don Dillard pinch runs for John Romano.
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching. Bob Hale pinch hits for Woodie Held.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1961 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, ss 5 1 2 3 Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 2 1 0 Kaline A, rf 2 0 0 0 Francona T, lf 3 1 2 2 Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 0 1 Osborne B, ph 0 0 0 0 Kirkland W, rf 3 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0 Romano J, c 4 1 1 0 Regan P, p 0 0 0 0 Dillard D, pr 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 2 1 1 Held W, ss 3 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Grant M, p 2 0 0 0 Roarke M, c 4 0 2 1 Funk F, p 1 0 0 0 Lary F, p 2 0 0 0 Maxwell C, ph-lf 2 0 2 0 Morton B, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 8 5 31 4 5 3 Detroit 010 100 102 -- 5 Cleveland 102 100 000 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F 6.0 5 4 2 0 3 Fischer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Foytack P (W) 1.2 0 0 0 3 1 Regan P (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Grant M 7.0 6 3 3 2 5 Funk F (L) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 E -- Wood J, Kaline A LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 4 2B -- McAuliffe D, Romano J 3B -- Roarke M HR -- Francona T, Cash N, McAuliffe D SF -- Power V T -- 2:33 A -- 9789
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