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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 2, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 2, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 22,141 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Al Smith |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Lenny Green | Left Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Dan Dobbek | Right Fielder |
| Bob Allison | First Baseman |
| Hal Naragon | Catcher |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | 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 |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 2, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Bunning
Dobbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Bunning
Naragon hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kralick, and towards Versalles, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle 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 -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Bunning
Kralick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Kralick
Bunning hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Wood reaches second base with a double. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash bunts towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Bunning
Dobbek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Bunning
Naragon hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Kralick
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Bunning
Kralick hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bunning
There goes Versalles. The throw from Brown and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a line drive towards first. Allison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bunning
There goes Green. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobbek vs. Bunning
Dobbek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Naragon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Bunning
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bunning
Jim Lemon pinch hits for Jack Kralick.
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Lee
Don Lee now pitching.
Bunning hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lee
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lee
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Lee
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Bunning
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Billy Martin.
Valo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bunning
Green takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros. Versalles moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dobbek vs. Bunning
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Bunning covering. It's a double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1961 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Versalles Z, ss 4 0 2 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Martin B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 2 1
Green L, lf 3 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 1
Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 2 0 0 0
Dobbek D, rf 4 0 1 0 Boros S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Allison B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Brown D, c 3 0 0 0
Naragon H, c 3 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 0 2 0
Tuttle B, cf 3 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 3 0 0 0
Kralick J, p 2 0 0 0
Lemon J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lee D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 27 2 7 2
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 010 001 00x -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick J (L) 7.0 6 2 2 2 2
Lee D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
E -- Brown D, Boros S
DP -- Minnesota 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Detroit 5
2B -- Wood J
HR -- Colavito R, Kaline A
SB -- Versalles Z, Green L
SH -- Cash N
T -- 2:36
A -- 22141
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