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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 28, 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 28, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe McClain |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,506 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: John Rice 3B: Harry Schwarts |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Right Fielder |
| Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Joe McClain | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 28, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood 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, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McClain
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McClain
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Kline
Veal hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Kline
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Kline
Hinton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. McClain
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. McClain
Kline bunts towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Cottier covering, for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Green fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Kline
Zipfel strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kline
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McClain
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McClain
There goes Kaline. The throw from Green and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. McClain
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. McClain
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
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Kline
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, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Kline
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Kline
McClain hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. McClain
Roarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. McClain
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Kline
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Kline
Klaus strikes out. There goes Veal. The throw from Roarke to Fernandez, and Veal is out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Kline
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. Kline
The ball gets by Roarke for a passed ball. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zipfel vs. Kline
Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. Hinton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McClain
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McClain
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McClain
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McClain
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kline
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Kline
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Kline
Cottier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tasby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McClain vs. Kline
McClain hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tasby tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veal vs. Kline
Veal hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McClain
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McClain
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. McClain
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Klaus. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roarke vs. McClain
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kline vs. McClain
Kline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. Hobaugh
Ed Hobaugh now pitching.
Wood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Hobaugh
Maxwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hobaugh
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Kline
Klaus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Kline
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Kline
Zipfel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Zipfel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Hobaugh
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hobaugh
Cash takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Hobaugh
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel fields it and throws to second for the out. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Hobaugh
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roarke vs. Hobaugh
Roarke hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kline
Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Kline
Tasby hits a line drive into left field. Colavito picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Colavito. Keough scores. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cottier vs. Kline
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobaugh vs. Kline
There's a wild pitch. Tasby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Kline
Dale Long pinch hits for Ed Hobaugh.
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. Tasby scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Kline
Veal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Kline
Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veal moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinton vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Hinton hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Burnside
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Burnside
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Charlie Maxwell.
Morton hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Burnside
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnside fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Fox
Bill Bruton now playing center field. Al Kaline now playing right field.
Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fox
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Fox
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Fox
Tasby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Burnside
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Burnside
Cash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Burnside
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Burnside
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Fox
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Fox
Harry Bright pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
Bright strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Fox
Veal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Veal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Fox
Klaus hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1961 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 1 1 4 Veal C, ss 4 0 2 0
Maxwell C, rf 4 0 1 0 Klaus B, 3b 5 0 1 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hinton C, rf 4 0 1 0
Bruton B, cf 0 0 0 0 Zipfel B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, cf-rf 4 1 1 1 Green G, c 4 0 1 0
Colavito R, lf 5 1 2 1 Keough M, lf 4 1 1 0
Cash N, 1b 3 1 3 0 Tasby W, cf 3 2 1 1
McAuliffe D, 3b 5 1 1 1 Cottier C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Fernandez C, ss 4 1 0 0 McClain J, p 1 0 0 1
Roarke M, c 4 0 0 0 Hobaugh E, p 0 0 0 0
Kline R, p 2 1 1 0 Long D, ph 1 0 0 1
Fox T, p 1 0 1 0 Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0
Bright H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 7 35 3 9 3
Detroit 200 005 000 -- 7
Washington 000 010 200 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (W) 6.2 7 3 3 2 5
Fox T (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
McClain J (L) 5.1 7 6 5 3 2
Hobaugh E 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Burnside P 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Cash N, Klaus B, Colavito R
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Washington 8
2B -- McAuliffe D, Keough M, Cash N, Veal C
3B -- Zipfel B
HR -- Kaline A, Colavito R, Wood J
SB -- Kaline A
CS -- Veal C
SH -- Kline R
SF -- McClain J
WP -- Kline R
PB -- Roarke M
T -- 3:00
A -- 2506
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