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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 29, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 29, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,366 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 29, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Brewer
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Brewer
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brewer
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Brewer
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Brewer
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Brewer
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Lary
Brewer hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger strikes out. Brown drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Geiger out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Brewer
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Brewer
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Brewer
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brewer
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Brewer
Boros hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Brewer
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Brewer
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Brewer
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Brewer
There's a wild pitch. Fernandez moves to third. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wood vs. Brewer
Wood hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Brewer
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Green. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Brewer
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Brewer
Boros takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Brewer
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Muffett
Billy Muffett now pitching.
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Muffett
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Lary
Muffett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Geiger reaches second base with a double. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon 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
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Muffett
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Lary
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Billy Muffett.
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hardy for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Aguirre covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nichols
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Nichols
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Aguirre
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Aguirre
Green strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Aguirre
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Chet Nichols.
Repulski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stallard
Jim Pagliaroni now catching. Tracy Stallard now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stallard
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Stallard
Aguirre is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Aguirre
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Aguirre
Geiger 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Aguirre
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1961 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 4 2 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 1 1 3
Geiger G, cf 5 2 2 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 3 3 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 0 2 1 Colavito R, lf 4 2 1 1
Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 2 1 0
Runnels P, 3b 3 0 1 1 Boros S, 3b 3 1 0 0
Nixon R, c 3 0 0 0 Brown D, c 4 1 1 4
Pagliaroni J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 4 1 1 1
Green P, ss 4 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 1 1 0
Brewer T, p 1 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 1 0 0 0
Muffett B, p 1 0 1 0
Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Stallard T, p 0 0 0 0
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36 5 9 5 34 9 8 9
Boston 000 003 200 -- 5
Detroit 010 440 00x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer T (L) 4.1 8 9 5 2 3
Muffett B 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Nichols C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Stallard T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 6.2 9 5 5 3 5
Aguirre H (S) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Green P 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 3
2B -- Cash N, Geiger G, Wertz V
HR -- Colavito R, Wood J, Brown D
WP -- Brewer T
T -- 2:21
A -- 5366
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