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July 23, 1961

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Tigers 2 7 1
Athletics 2 5 0
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Athletics 2 5 0

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .242
OBP .500 .316
At Bats 3 355
Hits 1 86
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 38

Gerry Staley Season Stats

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0 4 1
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Municipal Stadium - July 23, 1961
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Out
Gerry Staley
Joe Pignatano
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Lou Klimchock
Bobby Del Greco
Jim Rivera
Bill Bruton
Chico Fernandez
Mike Roarke
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lumpe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Roarke moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gerry Staley now pitching. Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Klimchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Paul Foytack. Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Roarke moves to second.
Top 9 Joe Pignatano now catching. Roarke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Joe Pignatano pinch runs for Haywood Sullivan. Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and steps on first for the out. Cash throws to McAuliffe, who throws back to Cash who tags Pignatano for the double play.
Bottom 8 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colavito for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second.
Top 7 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Nuxhall pinch hits for Bob Shaw. Nuxhall strikes out.
Bottom 6 Del Greco bunts towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebern moves to third.
Bottom 5 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Klimchock hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boros hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cash is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klimchock. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Kaline goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wood strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. Causey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Klimchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe 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 3 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivera 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 3 Boros hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cash takes first base on ball four. Wood moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Top 3 Colavito hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood moves to second.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howser is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Shaw hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Del Greco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Causey takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Foytack hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Roarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klimchock. Roarke reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boros is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Sullivan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. Klimchock scores.
Bottom 1 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser scores. Klimchock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Klimchock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 1 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Colavito strikes out. Sullivan throws to third, and they've got Bruton trapped. The throw to Sullivan, and Bruton is tagged out for the double play.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third.
Top 1 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.