Red Sox @ Tigers
August 18, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 0 4 2
Tigers 5 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 0 4 2
Tigers 5 10 0

Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .333 .324
At Bats 3 206
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 17

Ron Kline Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 1
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Tiger Stadium - August 18, 1961
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Out
Ron Kline
Mike Roarke
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Dick McAuliffe
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Al Kaline
Russ Nixon
Frank Malzone

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 0 4 2 5
Detroit Tigers 5 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Ron Kline
Losing Pitcher Bill Monbouquette
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Bruton
Attendance 33,733
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Malzone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.
Top 9 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wood strikes out.
Bottom 8 Galen Cisco now pitching. Kline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Kline reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pete Runnels pinch hits for Chet Nichols. Runnels strikes out.
Top 8 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Hardy moves to third.
Top 8 Hardy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jensen hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roarke strikes out. Nixon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Roarke out.
Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Cash. The throw from Nixon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wertz hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schilling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wood hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hardy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Colavito scores. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 4 Chet Nichols now pitching. Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Wood strikes out.
Top 4 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Malzone takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kline strikes out.
Bottom 3 Roarke takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Monbouquette strikes out.
Top 3 Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaline for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Wood. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Wood steals second.
Bottom 2 Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kline strikes out.
Bottom 2 Roarke strikes out.
Top 2 Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Monbouquette covering, for the out. Wood scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Wood. The throw from Nixon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.