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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 14, 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 June 14, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 14, 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 | June 14, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Muffett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 8,202 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Linsalata 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Charlie Berry |
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 |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Billy Muffett | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | 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
June 14, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Muffett
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Muffett
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Lary
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muffett vs. Lary
Muffett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary 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: ---
Osborne vs. Muffett
Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Muffett
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Osborne moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Muffett
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Osborne scores. Fernandez moves to third. Wood moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Muffett, and towards Buddin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Muffett
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Muffett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Muffett
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Muffett
Osborne hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen 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: ---
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton 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--
Buddin vs. Lary
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muffett vs. Lary
Muffett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown 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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Muffett
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Muffett
Lary hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Muffett
Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple. Fernandez scores. Wood goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxwell vs. Muffett
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Bruton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Muffett
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Muffett
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Muffett
Osborne 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, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Muffett
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards Wood, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Muffett
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Muffett
Lary 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, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Muffett
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Lary
Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Billy Muffett.
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Bruton 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, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Nichols
Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Charlie Maxwell.
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Nichols
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virgil moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Nichols
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Virgil moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morton vs. Nichols
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Bobo Osborne.
Morton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Ozzie Virgil now playing third base. Bubba Morton now playing left field.
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geiger tags and scores. Yastrzemski tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buddin vs. Lary
Buddin hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nichols
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nichols
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Nichols
Lary bunts towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Nichols
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Nichols
Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lary
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Chet Nichols.
Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/14/1961 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 5 1 2 1
Geiger G, cf 4 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 2
Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 2 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 3 0 1 0 Virgil O, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 0 2 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 3 0
Malzone F, 3b 3 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Nixon R, c 4 0 1 1 Osborne B, 3b 2 1 0 0
Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 0 Morton B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Muffett B, p 2 0 0 0 Brown D, c 4 0 0 0
Runnels P, ph 1 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 1 1 0
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 1 0
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35 2 8 2 34 4 7 3
Boston 000 000 020 -- 2
Detroit 010 300 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Muffett B (L) 6.0 6 4 2 2 2
Nichols C 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
E -- Malzone F 3, Yastrzemski C, Wood J, Buddin D
LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 10
2B -- Wertz V
3B -- Bruton B
SH -- Lary F
SF -- Malzone F
HBP -- by Lary F (Geiger G)
T -- 2:12
A -- 8202
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