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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 3, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 3, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe McClain |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 4,017 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Ed Runge |
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 |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Joe Hicks | Left Fielder |
| Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Joe McClain | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 3, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McClain
There goes Wood. The throw from Green and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lary
O'Connell 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, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lary
Keough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Keough reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keough tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lary
Long 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 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McClain
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McClain
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. McClain
Lary takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez moves to third. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Lary scores. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Lary
Hicks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Lary
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McClain
Boros strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Lary
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Lary
McClain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lary
O'Connell 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 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McClain
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. McClain
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lary
Keough 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, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Lary
Long hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Lary
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. Green moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bright vs. Lary
Bright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Bright reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Hicks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veal vs. Lary
There goes Bright. The throw from Brown and he is out, Boros applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Lary
Veal 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, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Lary
McClain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Lary
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. McClain
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lary
Keough bunts towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Lary
Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Long reaches second base with a double. Keough scores. Woodling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Long moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hicks vs. Lary
Hicks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bright vs. Lary
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McClain
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright juggles the ball. That's an error on Bright. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. McClain
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Osborne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling. Osborne reaches second base with a double. Fernandez goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. McClain
George Thomas pinch runs for Bobo Osborne.
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. McClain
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Regan
Chuck Cottier now playing shortstop. Phil Regan now pitching.
Veal 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, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Regan
McClain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Regan
O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. McClain
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching. Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Dick Brown.
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Regan
Mike Roarke now catching.
Keough 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, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Regan
Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Regan
Long 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 9
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Sisler
R C Stevens now playing first base. Dick Gernert pinch hits for Phil Regan.
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Sisler
Ozzie Virgil pinch runs for Dick Gernert. Bubba Morton pinch hits for Chuck Cottier.
Morton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Sisler
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Sisler
Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hicks. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Virgil moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Sisler
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1961 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 0 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 5 0 2 2 Keough M, cf 4 2 2 0
Kaline A, rf 5 0 1 0 Woodling G, rf 2 1 0 1
Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 1 2
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stevens R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Green G, c 3 1 1 0
Brown D, c 3 1 1 1 Hicks J, lf 3 1 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 Bright H, 3b 3 0 1 2
Roarke M, c 0 0 0 0 Veal C, ss 3 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 3 2 1 0 McClain J, p 3 0 1 0
Regan P, p 0 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0
Gernert D, ph 0 0 0 0
Virgil O, pr 0 0 0 0
Lary F, p 1 1 0 0
Osborne B, ph 1 0 1 1
Thomas G, pr 0 0 0 0
Cottier C, ss 0 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 4 9 4 29 5 6 5
Detroit 030 000 100 -- 4
Washington 100 022 00x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 6.0 6 5 4 1 3
Regan P 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
McClain J (W) 7.2 8 4 3 1 4
Sisler D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Wood J, Bright H
LOB -- Detroit 8, Washington 2
2B -- Bright H, Long D, Osborne B, Bruton B
3B -- Keough M
HR -- Brown D
SB -- Wood J
CS -- Bright H
SF -- Woodling G
T -- 2:08
A -- 4017
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