5/31/1961, KC 61-Det61, Tiger Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 9 3
1961 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 1 3 2
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Detroit AB R H BI AVG
Wills ss 4 2 2 0 .253 Aspromonte 2b 3 0 1 1 .261
Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaline cf 4 1 1 0 .313
Pena p 0 0 0 0 .000 Allison rf 4 0 1 0 .187
Fox 2b 4 1 1 1 .256 Adcock 1b 4 0 1 0 .254
Virdon cf 4 1 2 1 .311 Moryn lf 2 0 0 0 .274
Gentile 1b 1 0 0 2 .304 LeMay p 0 0 0 0 1.000
Roseboro c 5 0 0 0 .218 Boros ph 1 0 0 0 .212
Azcue c 0 0 0 0 .250 Robinson p 0 0 0 0 .000
Maye lf 4 0 0 0 .208 Nicholson lf 1 0 0 0 .200
Jensen rf 3 1 0 0 .188 Triandos c 3 0 1 0 .248
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0 .218 Kasko 3b 3 1 2 0 .284
Maloney p 2 0 1 0 .250 Versalles ss 3 0 0 0 .252
McBean p 0 0 0 0 .000 Green p 1 0 0 0 .053
Post ph 0 0 0 0 .268 Locke p 0 0 0 0 .300
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 .333 Walker p 0 0 0 0 .333
Flood ph 0 0 0 0 .288 Green lf 1 0 0 0 .167
de la Hoz ss 0 0 0 0 .345 Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0 .143
30 5 6 4 Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0 .000
31 2 7 1
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Maloney 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 40 23 2.70
McBean W 2-2 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 26 18 3.38
Roebuck H 3 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 34 20 4.88
Nuxhall 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 18 13 3.00
Pena 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 17 9 0.00
9.0 7 2 2 1 4 135 83
Detroit INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Green L 2-5 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 61 33 3.90
Locke 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 8 2 5.49
Walker 1.0 0 1 1 3 0 29 12 5.21
LeMay 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 32 17 7.02
Robinson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 18 8 0.00
Tiefenauer 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 16 7 0.00
9.0 6 5 5 9 2 164 79
KC : Post batted for McBean in the 6th
Flood batted for Roebuck in the 8th
de la Hoz inserted at ss in the 8th
Azcue inserted at c in the 9th
Det: Green inserted at lf in the 6th
Boros batted for LeMay in the 7th
Torgeson batted for Green in the 8th
Nicholson inserted at lf in the 9th
E-Maye, Versalles. 2B-Virdon(6), Kaline(10). 3B-Fox(3). RBI-Fox(8),
Virdon(17), Gentile 2(27), Aspromonte(18). SB-Wills 2(23), Virdon(3).
K-Wills, Maloney, Adcock 2, Versalles, Green. BB-Fox, Virdon, Gentile 3,
Jensen, Boyer, Post, Flood, Aspromonte. SH-Wills. SF-Gentile. PB-Triandos.
WP-Roebuck.
GWRBI: Virdon
Jim Maloney was removed after a rain delay
Dallas Green was removed after a rain delay
Temperature: 71, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from left at 10 MPH,
Rain Delays: 51 minutes.
5/31/1961, KC 61-Det61, Tiger Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 9 3
1961 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 1 3 2
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Wills ss 1>S 54/SH.1-2 5>Locke LeMay 643/gdp
S note 1
Nuxhall p
Pena p
Fox 2b SB2 7 SB2 W 9>Tiefenauer
8.2-3 T.2-H 43
Virdon cf D.3-H S.2-3 W 643/gdp 53
Gentile 1b SB3 W.1-2 Walker 7>W W
8/SF.3-H 63.3-H;1-2
Roseboro c 7 4 31.2-3 9 64/f
Azcue c
Maye lf 2>53 4>9 63 46/f.B-1
Jensen rf 9 e6.B-2 6>W 9
Boyer 3b 53 9 W.1-2 8>Robinson
7
Maloney p 3>S k
McBean p
Post ph W.2-3;1-2
Roebuck p
Flood ph W
de la Hoz ss
1: k+pb.3-H;2-3;1-2
Detroit -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Aspromonte 2b 1>W 4>McBean wp.1-2 7
9 note 1
Kaline cf 463/gdp 9 8 9>D
Allison rf 7 2/fl 7>6 Pena
S.2-3
Adcock 1b 2>S 5>k k note 2
Moryn lf 643/gdp 43
LeMay p
Boros ph 9
Robinson p
Nicholson lf 53
Triandos c 63 5/L 8>Nuxhall
S
Kasko 3b 3>43 6>Roebuck S.1-2
S
Versalles ss 7 8 k
Green p 8
Locke p
Walker p
Green lf k
Torgeson ph 7.2-3
Tiefenauer p
1: S.2-H;B-2(e7/th) 2: 643/gdp.3-H
Kansas City IN OUT ER Detroit IN OUT ER
Maloney A1 A9 0 Green A1 B9 2 L 2-5
McBean B1 B6 0 W 2-2 Locke C1 C3 2
Roebuck B7 C5 1 H 3 Walker C4 C9 1
Nuxhall C6 D2 1 LeMay D1 D7 0
Pena D3 D5 0 Robinson D8 E1 0
Tiefenauer E2 E5 0
5/31/1961, KC 61-Det61, Tiger Stadium
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1961 Kansas City 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 9 3
1961 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 1 3 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Wills reached on an infield single to third (BBX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Wills stole second (>B)
0-0 0 -2- 10 Fox flied out to center, Wills to third (>B.X)
0-0 1 --3 10 Virdon doubled to right center, Wills scored (BX)
1-0 1 -2- 00 Virdon stole third (>C)
1-0 1 --3 21 Gentile hit a sacrifice fly to center, Virdon scored
(>C.BBX)
2-0 2 --- 20 Roseboro flied out to left (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Detroit batting
2-0 0 --- 32 Aspromonte walked (CBCBBB)
2-0 0 1-- 01 Kaline grounded into a double play, Fox to Wills to
Gentile (CX)
2-0 2 --- 22 Allison flied out to left (BFCBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
2-0 0 --- 10 Maye grounded out to third (BX)
2-0 1 --- 02 Jensen flied out to right (FFX)
2-0 2 --- 01 Boyer grounded out to third (FX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Detroit batting
2-0 0 --- 11 Adcock reached on an infield single to short (SBX)
2-0 0 1-- 32 Moryn grounded into a double play, Wills to Fox to
Gentile (1CBFBBFX)
2-0 2 --- 12 Triandos grounded out to short (BCCX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
2-0 0 --- 12 Maloney reached on an infield single to second (CBFX)
2-0 0 1-- 20 Wills sacrifice bunted to third, Maloney to second (BBXb)
2-0 1 -2- 31 Fox lined out to left (BBBCX)
2-0 2 -2- 20 Virdon lined a single to shallow right, Maloney to third
(BBX)
2-0 2 1-3 32 Gentile walked, Virdon to second (BBSFB>F>B)
2-0 2 123 01 Roseboro popped out to second (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Detroit batting
2-0 0 --- 32 Kasko grounded out to second (CBBCBX)
2-0 1 --- 21 Versalles flied out to left (BSBX)
2-0 2 --- 11 Green flied out to center (BFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
2-0 0 --- 22 Maye flied out to right (CBFBX)
2-0 1 --- 10 Jensen to second on an error by the shortstop Versalles
(BX)
2-0 1 -2- 10 Boyer popped out to right (BX)
2-0 2 -2- 32 Maloney struck out (CCBBBFS)
Game delayed by rain for 51 minutes
Maloney left the game after a rain delay
Green left the game after a rain delay
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Detroit batting
McBean now pitching
2-0 0 --- 02 Aspromonte flied out to right (FFFX)
2-0 1 --- 22 Kaline flied out to right (CCBBX)
2-0 2 --- 11 Allison popped out to the catcher (CBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
Locke now pitching
2-0 0 --- 10 Wills grounded a single to right (BX)
2-0 0 1-- 00 Wills stole second (>B)
2-0 0 -2- 10 Fox lined a triple down the first base line, Wills scored
(>B.X)
3-0 0 --3 30 Virdon walked (BBBB)
Walker now pitching
3-0 0 1-3 31 Gentile grounded out to short, Fox scored, Virdon to
second (BBCBX)
4-0 1 -2- 20 Roseboro grounded out to first, Virdon to third (BBX)
4-0 2 --3 02 Maye grounded out to short (CSFFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Detroit batting
4-0 0 --- 32 Adcock struck out (FBBSBS)
4-0 1 --- 11 Moryn grounded out to second (FBX)
4-0 2 --- 12 Triandos lined out to third (FCFBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
4-0 0 --- 30 Jensen walked (BBBB)
4-0 0 1-- 32 Boyer walked, Jensen to second (BB1SFBB)
Post pinch hitting for McBean
4-0 0 12- 32 Post walked, Jensen to third, Boyer to second (BBBCCB)
Green now playing left field
LeMay now pitching
4-0 0 123 32 Wills struck out, strike three was a passed ball charged
to Triandos, Jensen scored, Boyer to third, Post to
second (BSBFFBS)
5-0 1 -23 31 Fox walked (BBBCB)
5-0 1 123 32 Virdon grounded into a double play, Versalles to
Aspromonte to Adcock (BBCFFBFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Detroit batting
Roebuck now pitching
5-0 0 --- 31 Kasko lined a single up the middle (FBBBX)
5-0 0 1-- 11 Versalles lined out to center (FBX)
5-0 1 1-- 32 Green struck out (BC1FFBBFS)
5-0 2 1-- 00 Roebuck threw a wild pitch, Kasko to second (B)
5-0 2 -2- 21 Aspromonte lined a single to shallow left, Kasko scored,
Aspromonte to second on an error by the left fielder
Maye (B.CBX)
5-1 2 -2- 00 Kaline flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
5-1 0 --- 32 Gentile walked (BBCCBB)
5-1 0 1-- 00 Roseboro lined out to right (X)
5-1 1 1-- 00 Maye grounded to second, forcing Gentile at second, Maye
to first (X)
5-1 2 1-- 12 Jensen flied out to right (BCCX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Detroit batting
5-1 0 --- 11 Allison popped out to short (BSX)
5-1 1 --- 22 Adcock struck out (BBCSS)
Boros pinch hitting for LeMay
5-1 2 --- 22 Boros popped out to right (CCBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
Robinson now pitching
5-1 0 --- 32 Boyer flied out to left (BSBBSFX)
Flood pinch hitting for Roebuck
5-1 1 --- 30 Flood walked (BBBB)
5-1 1 1-- 32 Wills grounded into a double play, Versalles to
Aspromonte to Adcock (CFBB1FBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Detroit batting
de la Hoz now playing shortstop
Nuxhall now pitching
5-1 0 --- 10 Triandos lined a single to shallow center (BX)
5-1 0 1-- 00 Kasko lined a single to shallow center, Triandos to
second (X)
5-1 0 12- 22 Versalles struck out (BFFBS)
Torgeson pinch hitting for Green
5-1 1 12- 02 Torgeson flied out to left, Triandos to third (CCX)
5-1 2 1-3 10 Aspromonte flied out to left (BX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Nicholson now playing left field
Tiefenauer now pitching
5-1 0 --- 22 Fox grounded out to second (FCBFBX)
5-1 1 --- 00 Virdon grounded out to third (X)
5-1 2 --- 30 Gentile walked (BBBB)
5-1 2 1-- 31 Roseboro grounded to short, forcing Gentile at second
(BFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Detroit batting
Azcue now playing catcher
5-1 0 --- 12 Kaline doubled deep to right (CFBFX)
Pena now pitching
5-1 0 -2- 31 Allison lined a single to shallow left, Kaline to third
(BBBCX)
5-1 0 1-3 32 Adcock grounded into a double play, de la Hoz to Fox to
Gentile, Kaline scored (BFBFFBFFX)
5-2 2 --- 20 Nicholson grounded out to third (BBX)