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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 27, 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 August 27, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bennie Daniels |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Johnny Stevens |
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 |
| Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Shortstop |
| Gene Green | Right Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Harry Bright | Catcher |
| Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Bennie Daniels | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 27, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Daniels
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Daniels
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Daniels
There goes Bruton. The throw from Bright and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Daniels
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Daniels
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Daniels
Cash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Cash reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Daniels
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. McAuliffe reaches third base with a triple. Cash scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Daniels
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Mossi
Hinton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mossi
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mossi
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. McAuliffe catches it and throws to first to double up O'Connell. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Daniels
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Daniels
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Daniels covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Daniels
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Mossi
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Mossi
Bright 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, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Daniels
Bruton hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Daniels
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Daniels
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Mossi
Zipfel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Mossi
Cottier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zipfel moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daniels vs. Mossi
Daniels hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zipfel tags and scores. Cottier tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Mossi
Hinton hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Mossi
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Daniels
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Daniels
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Daniels
Fernandez hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mossi
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby 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, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Daniels
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Daniels
Mossi bunts towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Cottier covering, for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Daniels
Wood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. House scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Daniels
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wood tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Daniels
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Mossi
Bright hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Mossi
Zipfel hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Mossi
Cottier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Daniels
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Daniels
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Daniels covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Daniels
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Daniels
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Mossi
Coot Veal pinch hits for Bennie Daniels.
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Mossi
Hinton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mossi
O'Connell 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, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
House hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Burnside
Mossi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Burnside
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mossi
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Mossi
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 -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Mossi
Bright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zipfel vs. Mossi
Zipfel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tasby moves to third. Bright moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cottier vs. Mossi
Cottier 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, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Burnside
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Burnside
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Burnside
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Mossi
Marty Keough pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Mossi
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mossi
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Klippstein
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton who is chasing the ball. McAuliffe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Klippstein
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Klippstein
House hits a popup towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Klippstein
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mossi
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Mossi
Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McAuliffe. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bright vs. Mossi
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. Tasby moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zipfel vs. Mossi
Zipfel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tasby scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Mossi
There goes Zipfel. The throw from House and he is safe. Zipfel steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cottier vs. Mossi
Cottier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zipfel scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Fox
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Terry Fox now pitching.
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cottier moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinton vs. Staley
Billy Klaus pinch runs for Gene Woodling. Gerry Staley now pitching.
Hinton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1961, game 1 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Hinton C, lf 5 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 2 1 0 1 O'Connell D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 3 1 0 0 Johnson B, ss 4 1 1 0
Colavito R, lf 4 1 1 1 Green G, rf 4 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 2 Tasby W, cf 3 1 0 0
McAuliffe D, 3b 4 1 2 1 Bright H, c 4 0 1 1
Fernandez C, ss 4 0 1 1 Zipfel B, 1b 4 2 3 1
House F, c 4 1 1 0 Cottier C, 2b 4 0 2 1
Mossi D, p 3 0 0 0 Daniels B, p 0 0 0 1
Fox T, p 0 0 0 0 Veal C, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0
Keough M, ph 1 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Woodling G, ph 1 0 1 0
Klaus B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 7 7 35 4 9 4
Detroit 300 021 001 -- 7
Washington 001 000 003 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (W) 8.2 8 4 1 1 3
Fox T* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Staley G (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels B (L) 6.0 5 6 6 2 2
Burnside P 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Klippstein J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- McAuliffe D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 2, Washington 6
2B -- Cash N, Johnson B
3B -- McAuliffe D 2, Wood J
HR -- Colavito R
SB -- Bruton B, Zipfel B
SH -- Mossi D
SF -- Daniels B, Bruton B
T -- 2:34
A -- 0
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