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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 23, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,449 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Linsalata 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bob Stewart |
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 |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 23, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher juggles the ball. That's an error on Mincher. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Bunning
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Kralick
Bunning hits a line drive towards the mound. Kralick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison throws the ball in to Gardner who tags Kaline trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wood scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colavito for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bunning
Gardner strikes out. There goes Battey. The throw from Brown to Fernandez, and Battey is out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Bunning
Kralick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Bunning
Mincher takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Green moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Kralick
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bunning
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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 -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. Battey moves to third. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Bunning
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
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Bunning
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Mincher moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mincher tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Kralick
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bunning
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kralick vs. Bunning
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Billy Gardner.
Kralick bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Bunning
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Bunning
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wood fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Billy Consolo now playing second base.
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kralick
There goes Bruton. The throw from Battey and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Bubba Morton now playing left field.
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Donohue
Jim Donohue now pitching.
Allison takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Battey vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Killebrew scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Fox
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Billy Consolo.
Valo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henry vs. Aguirre
Jose Valdivielso pinch runs for Elmer Valo. Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Jack Kralick. Hank Aguirre now pitching. Ron Henry pinch hits for Dan Dobbek
Henry hits a fly ball into left field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching. Jose Valdivielso now playing second base.
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Moore
Boros hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Giel
Paul Giel now pitching.
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Giel
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguirre vs. Giel
Aguirre is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Giel
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Giel
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Aguirre
Versalles 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 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Aguirre
Green hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Aguirre
Mincher 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1961 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Versalles Z, ss 5 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 5 0 1 0 Green L, cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 1 2 2 Mincher D, 1b 3 1 0 0
Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 3 1 1 0
Morton B, lf 0 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 4 0 1 0
Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 1 Allison B, rf 2 0 0 1
Boros S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Battey E, c 3 0 1 0
Brown D, c 4 1 2 1 Gardner B, 2b 3 0 2 0
Fernandez C, ss 3 0 0 0 Consolo B, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Bunning J, p 3 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 0
Donohue J, p 0 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Fox T, p 0 0 0 0 Kralick J, p 2 0 1 0
Aguirre H, p 1 0 0 0 Dobbek D, ph 0 0 0 0
Henry R, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0
Giel P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 30 2 7 1
Detroit 001 001 003 -- 5
Minnesota 000 001 010 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J* 7.0 7 2 2 5 3
Donohue J+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Fox T 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Aguirre H (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick J 8.0 6 2 2 1 7
Moore R (L)# 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Giel P 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Mincher D, Wood J, Versalles Z, Battey E
DP -- Detroit 3, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Minnesota 10
HR -- Kaline A, Cash N, Boros S, Brown D
SB -- Bruton B
CS -- Battey E
SH -- Kralick J
SF -- Allison B
T -- 2:46
A -- 24449
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