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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 4, 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 4, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Al Smith 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Lenny Green | Left Fielder |
| Julio Becquer | First Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Hal Naragon | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Camilo Pascual | 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 |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 4, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Lary
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Lary
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Pascual
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Pascual
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Pascual
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Wood scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pascual
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew 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: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle 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--
Naragon vs. Lary
There goes Tuttle. The throw from Brown and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pascual
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Pascual
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pascual
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Pascual
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Pascual
Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Pascual
Wood takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bruton vs. Pascual
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
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pascual vs. Lary
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pascual
Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop.
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pascual
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pascual
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison throws the ball in to Martin who tags Cash trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Boros. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdivielso moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Becquer vs. Lary
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Valdivielso scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Pascual
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pascual
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Pascual
Fernandez 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, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon 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, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Pascual
Lary 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, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Pascual
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Pascual
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Lary
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito throws the ball in to Cash who tags Green trying to return to first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pascual
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Pascual
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Pascual
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Allison picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Allison. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boros vs. Pascual
The ball gets by Naragon for a passed ball. Colavito scores. Cash moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boros vs. Pascual
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Pascual
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Pascual
Fernandez hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Pascual
Lary hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Lary
Becquer hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Pascual
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Pascual
Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pascual
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Pascual
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lary
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Lary
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Camilo Pascual.
Valo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Palmquist
Ed Palmquist now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Palmquist
Boros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Palmquist
There goes Boros. The throw from Naragon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Palmquist
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Palmquist
Fernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Palmquist
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Palmquist
Wood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Palmquist
Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Sadowski
Ted Sadowski now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Sadowski
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Lary
Valdivielso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Lary
Becquer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Allison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1961, game 1 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Versalles Z, ss 1 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 4 2 2 2
Valdivielso J, ss 3 2 2 1 Bruton B, cf 5 1 3 1
Green L, lf 3 1 2 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 0 0
Becquer J, 1b 4 1 1 3 Colavito R, lf 5 1 1 0
Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 1 3 2
Allison B, rf 4 0 1 0 Boros S, 3b 3 1 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown D, c 3 1 1 2
Naragon H, c 4 0 1 0 Fernandez C, ss 4 1 2 1
Martin B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lary F, p 4 1 2 0
Pascual C, p 2 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
Palmquist E, p 0 0 0 0
Sadowski T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 35 10 14 8
Minnesota 000 100 003 -- 4
Detroit 110 002 15x -- 10
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual C (L) 7.0 9 5 4 3 2
Palmquist E 0.1 5 5 5 1 0
Sadowski T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 9 4 3 1 4
E -- Boros S, Allison B, Naragon H
DP -- Minnesota 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Minnesota 3, Detroit 6
2B -- Bruton B, Allison B
HR -- Cash N, Bruton B, Brown D, Fernandez C, Wood J, Valdivielso J, Becquer J
SB -- Boros S
CS -- Tuttle B
HBP -- by Pascual C (Kaline A)
PB -- Naragon H
T -- 2:36
A -- 0
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