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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 24, 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 24, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,358 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Linsalata 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Charlie Berry |
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 |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 24, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Pascual
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Pascual
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Pascual
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Pascual
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Mossi
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. Mossi
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Mossi
Killebrew strikes out. There goes Green. The throw from Brown to second, and Green is out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pascual
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Pascual
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pascual
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Pascual
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mossi vs. Pascual
Mossi strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mossi out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Mossi
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Mossi
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Mossi
Battey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Mossi
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertoia vs. Mossi
Bertoia hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it 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: ---
Wood vs. Pascual
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Pascual
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pascual
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pascual
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Mossi
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pascual for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Mossi
Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Mossi
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Mossi
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pascual
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Pascual
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Pascual
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Pascual
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Mossi
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Mossi
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Mossi
Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Mossi
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton 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: ---
Mossi vs. Pascual
Mossi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Pascual
Wood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Wood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Pascual
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Pascual
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Pascual
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Pascual
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Pascual
There goes Cash. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Cash steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boros vs. Pascual
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. Cash scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lee
Don Lee now pitching.
Brown hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Mossi
Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Mossi
Lee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Mossi
Versalles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Mossi
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Mossi
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Mossi
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Lee
Mossi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lee
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Mossi
Allison hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Mossi
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Mossi
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Mossi
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henry vs. Mossi
Ron Henry pinch hits for Don Lee.
Henry strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Sadowski
Ted Sadowski now pitching.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sadowski
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Lemon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lemon. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Sadowski
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Sadowski
Cash hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Sadowski
Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Mossi
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Versalles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Mossi
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Fischer
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sadowski
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Sadowski
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Sadowski
Fischer strikes out. There goes Fernandez. The throw from Battey to Versalles, and Fernandez is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Fischer
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Fischer
Battey 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Fischer
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Fischer
Don Mincher pinch hits for Reno Bertoia.
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Sadowski
Don Mincher now playing first base. Harmon Killebrew now playing third base.
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Sadowski
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Sadowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Sadowski
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Sadowski
Colavito hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Killebrew, and towards Versalles, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Fischer
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Ted Sadowski.
Valo 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Fischer
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Fischer
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Fischer
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Fischer
Lemon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1961 -- 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 2 4 2
Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0 Green L, cf 4 0 2 0
Kaline A, rf 5 2 3 2 Killebrew H, 1b-3b 5 1 1 2
Colavito R, lf 4 1 1 2 Lemon J, lf 5 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 0 Allison B, rf 2 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Battey E, c 4 0 1 0
Brown D, c 3 0 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Fernandez C, ss 4 0 1 0 Bertoia R, 3b 3 1 2 0
Mossi D, p 3 0 0 0 Mincher D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Fischer B, p 1 0 0 0 Pascual C, p 1 0 0 0
Lee D, p 1 0 0 0
Henry R, ph 1 0 0 0
Sadowski T, p 0 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 4 36 4 11 4
Detroit 001 040 000 -- 5
Minnesota 000 020 002 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (W)* 6.0 9 2 2 3 5
Fischer B (S) 3.0 2 2 2 1 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual C (L) 4.2 6 5 4 3 3
Lee D 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Sadowski T 3.0 3 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Killebrew H, Lemon J
DP -- Detroit 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Minnesota 9
2B -- Gardner B, Wood J, Green L, Versalles Z
HR -- Kaline A, Colavito R, Versalles Z, Killebrew H
SB -- Cash N
CS -- Green L, Fernandez C
SH -- Bruton B
T -- 3:00
A -- 24358
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