Tigers @ Athletics
September 27, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 10 13 1
Athletics 2 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 10 13 1
Athletics 2 6 1

Ozzie Virgil Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .140
OBP .000 .157
At Bats 3 50
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Terry Fox Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 11
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Municipal Stadium - September 27, 1961
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Out
Terry Fox
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Steve Boros
Dick McAuliffe
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Bubba Morton
Ozzie Virgil
Leo Posada

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 10 13 1 6
Kansas City Athletics 2 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Frank Lary
Losing Pitcher Jerry Walker
Save Terry Fox
Game Winning RBI Bill Bruton
Attendance 2,722
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Posada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wood 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 9 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Colavito hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Lumpe hits a line drive towards the mound. Fox catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 8 Del Greco strikes out.
Bottom 8 Terry Fox now pitching. Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Morton strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Bertoia scores. Bruton moves to third.
Top 8 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Top 8 Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Frank Lary. McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lary is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Dave Wickersham now pitching. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Billy Bryan pinch hits for Ed Rakow. Bryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rivera takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wood strikes out.
Top 7 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Bruton tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Morton is hit by the pitch. Bruton moves to second.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. Lary scores. McAuliffe moves to third.
Top 7 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second.
Top 7 Ed Rakow now pitching. Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Siebern 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 6 Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser scores.
Bottom 6 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boros moves to third.
Top 6 Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cash hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Morton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morton. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Morton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Del Greco hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Wood takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Boros strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Virgil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Posada is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morton strikes out. Virgil drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morton out.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Siebern 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 2 Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morton moves to third.
Top 1 Cash strikes out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Morton moves to second.
Top 1 Morton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Bruton reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.