Tigers @ Angels
May 27, 1961

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Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .314
OBP .667 .440
At Bats 1 105
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 1 26

Jim Donohue Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - May 27, 1961
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Strikeout
Jim Donohue
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Steve Boros
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Al Kaline
Earl Averill
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Jim Donohue now pitching. Averill is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Bob Bruce. Maxwell strikes out.
Top 7 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Brown reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to third. Wagner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bridges moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bridges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cash hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colavito strikes out.
Top 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Leek bunts towards the mound. Bruce fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 5 Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bob Bruce now pitching. Hunt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas bunts towards the mound. Regan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bridges moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bridges takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wood is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Regan strikes out.
Bottom 4 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a fly ball towards left. Colavito catches it and throws to second to double up Averill.
Bottom 4 Leek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 4 Averill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Brown for a passed ball. Hunt moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Hunt reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to home to get Cash. Brown moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to third.
Top 4 Boros strikes out.
Top 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood.
Bottom 3 Bridges is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride 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 2 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 2 Leek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Regan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Boros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Averill hits a fly ball towards center. Bruton catches it and throws to Cash who throws to third to double up Hunt. Kluszewski tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Hunt reaches second base with a double. Bridges scores. Wagner scores. Kluszewski moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to third. Wagner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wagner takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bridges takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Averill fires to first and picks off Bruton.
Top 1 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.