Tigers @ Indians
August 23, 1961

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Top 8 R H E
Tigers 2 6 1
Indians 3 9 0
Top 8 R H E
Tigers 2 6 1
Indians 3 9 0

Rocky Colavito Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .284
OBP .333 .406
At Bats 3 444
Hits 1 126
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 34
Walks 0 93
RBI’s 1 110

Frank Funk Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 9 8
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 23, 1961
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Out
Frank Funk
John Romano
Vic Power
Johnny Temple
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Bob Nieman
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Kaline strikes out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 There goes Wood. The throw from Romano and he is out, Held applying the tag.
Top 8 Frank Funk now pitching. Willie Kirkland now playing right field. Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tito Francona pinch hits for Barry Latman. Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Held hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gerry Staley now pitching. Frank House now catching. Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Frank Lary pinch runs for Charlie Maxwell. Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Don Mossi. Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osborne for the out. Fernandez moves to third. Lary moves to second.
Top 7 Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Mike Roarke. Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cash scores.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Cash moves to second.
Top 7 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Colavito hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Romano strikes out.
Bottom 6 Essegian hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Wood. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Wood steals second.
Top 6 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Mossi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Latman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power moves to third.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roarke picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Roarke. Power moves to second.
Top 5 Roarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Essegian strikes out.
Top 4 Cash strikes out.
Top 4 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Latman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mossi strikes out.
Top 3 Roarke hits a line drive towards short. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Essegian scores. Romano moves to third.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Essegian moves to third. Romano moves to second.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Essegian moves to second.
Bottom 2 Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.