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BAL  4
WSA  3
 BOS  4
DET  3
(10)		 CLE  4
NYY  3
 MIN  2
KCA  0
 CHC  1
STL  0
 MLN  9
@CIN  5
 PIT  4
@PHI  3
 LAD  4
@SFG  3
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 10,085

 Saturday, May 20, 1961
Time of Game: 2:31
Tigers
3
23-11
Lost 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0   0    3  7  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0   1    4  7  0
W: Dave Hillman (2-0), L: Hank Aguirre (1-3)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
 Red Sox
4
13-17
Won 2
7th, 8 GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     4   1   1   3    0   1  .279  .792              3   3   HR
B Bruton CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .625              3   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .792              1   0   
R Colavito LF                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .280  .962              4   0   GDP
N Cash 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .339 1.015              8   0   GDP
S Boros 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .808              1   2   2·GDP
D Brown C                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .301  .849              7   0   
C Fernandez SS                1   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .634              0   2   
  C Maxwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.017              0   0   
  T Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
D Mossi P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .478              0   1   SH
  B Osborne PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .333 1.029              0   0   
  C Cottier SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .452              2   1   
Totals                       31   3   7   0    4   4                         29   9
Batting Events
HR: J Wood (4, off B Muffett; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
SH: D Mossi (2, off B Muffett).
TB: J Wood 4; N Cash 2; B Bruton 2; R Colavito; D Brown.
GIDP: S Boros 2 (3); N Cash (2); R Colavito (1).
RBI: J Wood 3 (23).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: C Fernandez (9).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                4   1   0   0    0   1  .233  .609              5   3   SH
C Hardy CF                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .239  .655              2   0   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              5   0   2   1    0   0  .245  .667              1   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .191  .495              4   0   SF
J Pagliaroni C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .740              5   0   
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .323              1   5   
P Runnels 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .338  .862              9   2   2B
D Buddin SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .765              3   4   
  R Nixon PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .657              0   0   
  B Harrell PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .492              0   1   
B Muffett P                   1   1   0   0    2   1  .167  .542              0   0   
  D Hillman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Repulski PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .727              0   0   
  T Brewer PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .273  .614              0   0   
Totals                       36   4   7   0    2   5                         30  15
Batting Events
2B: P Runnels (6, off T Fox); C Hardy (4, off D Mossi).
SF: J Jensen (1, off D Mossi).
SH: C Schilling (3, off H Aguirre).
TB: C Yastrzemski 2; P Runnels 2; C Hardy 2; J Jensen; R Repulski; D Buddin.
RBI: J Jensen 2 (6); C Yastrzemski (17); C Hardy (5).
2-out RBI: J Jensen.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 5. C Schilling-D Buddin-P Runnels; P Runnels-D Buddin-P Runnels; F Malzone-P Runnels-D Buddin; F Malzone-C Schilling-P Runnels; D Buddin-C Schilling-P Runnels.

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Mossi                        7     3   3   1    2   4   0   2.26   27     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 2     65    -     0.84  -0.02
T Fox                          1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.75    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.69   0.14
H Aguirre, L (1-3)             1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 0          1-0    3.53  -0.25
Totals                         9.2   7   4   2    2   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     13·16· 3· 4          1-0 
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Muffett                      7.1   7   3   3    3   2   1   5.46   29     -       ·  ·      9·11· 4· 4     51    -     1.25  -0.02
D Hillman, W (2-0)             2.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   1.11    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.19   0.39
Totals                        10     7   3   3    4   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     12·12· 4· 4          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Schwarts, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Johnny Stevens.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 10,085.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            Boston Red Sox                               
1. Jake Wood                    2B       1. Chuck Schilling              2B
2. Bill Bruton                  CF       2. Carroll Hardy                CF
3. Al Kaline                    RF       3. Carl Yastrzemski             LF
4. Rocky Colavito               LF       4. Jackie Jensen                RF
5. Norm Cash                    1B       5. Jim Pagliaroni                C
6. Steve Boros                  3B       6. Frank Malzone                3B
7. Dick Brown                    C       7. Pete Runnels                 1B
8. Chico Fernandez              SS       8. Don Buddin                   SS
9. Don Mossi                     P       9. Billy Muffett                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b10 2 12- R 39% 100% 3-3 BOS J. Jensen H. Aguirre Single to LF (Line Drive); Brewer Scores; Schilling to 2B
t8 1 12- RRR -33% 55% 0-3 DET J. Wood B. Muffett Home Run (Deep RF Line); Brown Scores; Osborne Scores
b6 1 12- R 19% 82% 0-0 BOS C. Hardy D. Mossi Double to RF (Deep CF-RF); Muffett Scores; Schilling to 3B
t9 0 1-- OO 19% 61% 3-3 DET N. Cash D. Hillman Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t7 1 1-3 OO 12% 94% 0-3 DET S. Boros B. Muffett Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 DET J. Wood B. Muffett Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 DET B. Bruton B. Muffett Flyball: LF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 DET A. Kaline B. Muffett Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 BOS C. Schilling D. Mossi Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 BOS C. Hardy D. Mossi Strikeout
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Mossi Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 DET R. Colavito B. Muffett Walk
t2 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 DET N. Cash B. Muffett Lineout: RF
t2 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 DET S. Boros B. Muffett Flyball: 2B
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 DET D. Brown B. Muffett Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 BOS J. Jensen D. Mossi Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 BOS J. Pagliaroni D. Mossi Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 BOS F. Malzone D. Mossi Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 DET C. Fernandez B. Muffett Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 DET D. Mossi B. Muffett Foul Flyball: C
t3 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 DET J. Wood B. Muffett Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 BOS P. Runnels D. Mossi Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 BOS D. Buddin D. Mossi Lineout: CF
b3 2 --- 1% 53% 0-0 BOS B. Muffett D. Mossi Walk
b3 2 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 BOS C. Schilling D. Mossi Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 DET B. Bruton B. Muffett Single to 3B
t4 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 DET A. Kaline B. Muffett Flyball: CF
t4 1 1-- OO 6% 56% 0-0 DET R. Colavito B. Muffett Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 BOS C. Hardy D. Mossi Groundout: P-1B
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Mossi Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 BOS J. Jensen D. Mossi Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 DET N. Cash B. Muffett Single to CF
t5 0 1-- OO 10% 55% 0-0 DET S. Boros B. Muffett Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 57% 0-0 DET D. Brown B. Muffett Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O -3% 54% 0-0 BOS J. Pagliaroni D. Mossi Flyball: 2B
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 BOS F. Malzone D. Mossi Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 BOS P. Runnels D. Mossi Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 DET C. Fernandez B. Muffett Walk
t6 0 1-- O 2% 47% 0-0 DET D. Mossi B. Muffett Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Fernandez to 2B
t6 1 -2- O 5% 52% 0-0 DET J. Wood B. Muffett Strikeout
t6 2 -2- O 5% 58% 0-0 DET B. Bruton B. Muffett Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O -3% 54% 0-0 BOS D. Buddin D. Mossi Flyball: 3B
b6 1 --- 4% 58% 0-0 BOS B. Muffett D. Mossi Walk
b6 1 1-- 5% 63% 0-0 BOS C. Schilling D. Mossi Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Muffett to 2B
b6 1 12- R 19% 82% 0-0 BOS C. Hardy D. Mossi Double to RF (Deep CF-RF); Muffett Scores; Schilling to 3B
b6 1 -23 R 6% 88% 1-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Mossi Single to CF (Ground Ball); Schilling Scores/unER; Hardy to 3B
b6 1 1-3 RO 2% 91% 2-0 BOS J. Jensen D. Mossi Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hardy Scores/unER; Yastrzemski to 2B
b6 2 -2- O -1% 89% 3-0 BOS J. Pagliaroni D. Mossi Flyball: 2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 2% 92% 0-3 DET A. Kaline B. Muffett Strikeout
t7 1 --- -3% 89% 0-3 DET R. Colavito B. Muffett Single to P (Ground Ball)
t7 1 1-- -6% 83% 0-3 DET N. Cash B. Muffett Single to RF (Ground Ball); Colavito to 3B
t7 1 1-3 OO 12% 94% 0-3 DET S. Boros B. Muffett Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O -1% 94% 3-0 BOS F. Malzone D. Mossi Foul Flyball: C
b7 1 --- O -0% 93% 3-0 BOS P. Runnels D. Mossi Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- 0% 93% 3-0 BOS D. Buddin D. Mossi Single to CF (LF-CF)
b7 2 1-- O -1% 93% 3-0 BOS B. Muffett D. Mossi Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- -4% 88% 0-3 DET D. Brown B. Muffett Single to LF (Line Drive)
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Chico Fernandez (SS) batting 8th
t8 0 1-- O 4% 93% 0-3 DET C. Maxwell B. Muffett Lineout: RF
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Don Mossi (P) batting 9th
t8 1 1-- -5% 88% 0-3 DET B. Osborne B. Muffett Walk; Brown to 2B
t8 1 12- RRR -33% 55% 0-3 DET J. Wood B. Muffett Home Run (Deep RF Line); Brown Scores; Osborne Scores
t8 1 --- -5% 50% 3-3 DET B. Bruton B. Muffett Single to RF
Dave Hillman replaces Billy Muffett pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 1-- OO 11% 61% 3-3 DET A. Kaline D. Hillman Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Terry Fox facing 1-2-3
Terry Fox replaces Charlie Maxwell (PH) pitching and batting 8th; Chuck Cottier replaces Bobo Osborne (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -5% 56% 3-3 BOS C. Schilling T. Fox Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O -3% 53% 3-3 BOS C. Hardy T. Fox Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- 2% 55% 3-3 BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Fox Single to LF
b8 2 1-- O -5% 50% 3-3 BOS J. Jensen T. Fox Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Dave Hillman facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- -8% 42% 3-3 DET R. Colavito D. Hillman Walk
t9 0 1-- OO 19% 61% 3-3 DET N. Cash D. Hillman Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t9 2 --- O 3% 64% 3-3 DET S. Boros D. Hillman Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Terry Fox facing 5-6-7
b9 0 --- O -6% 58% 3-3 BOS J. Pagliaroni T. Fox Flyball: 2B
b9 1 --- O -5% 54% 3-3 BOS F. Malzone T. Fox Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- 7% 61% 3-3 BOS P. Runnels T. Fox Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
Hank Aguirre replaces Terry Fox pitching and batting 8th; Billy Harrell pinch hits for Russ Nixon batting 8th; Russ Nixon pinch hits for Don Buddin (SS) batting 8th
b9 2 -2- O -11% 50% 3-3 BOS B. Harrell H. Aguirre Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Dave Hillman facing 7-8-9
Billy Harrell moves from PH to SS
t10 0 --- O 6% 56% 3-3 DET D. Brown D. Hillman Strikeout Looking
t10 1 --- O 5% 61% 3-3 DET H. Aguirre D. Hillman Strikeout Looking
t10 2 --- O 3% 64% 3-3 DET C. Cottier D. Hillman Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Hank Aguirre facing 9-1-2
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Dave Hillman (P) batting 9th
b10 0 --- 7% 71% 3-3 BOS R. Repulski H. Aguirre Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Rip Repulski (PH) batting 9th
b10 0 1-- 10% 82% 3-3 BOS C. Schilling H. Aguirre Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Brewer to 2B; Schilling to 1B
b10 0 12- O -11% 71% 3-3 BOS C. Hardy H. Aguirre Strikeout
b10 1 12- O -10% 61% 3-3 BOS C. Yastrzemski H. Aguirre Lineout: CF
b10 2 12- R 39% 100% 3-3 BOS J. Jensen H. Aguirre Single to LF (Line Drive); Brewer Scores; Schilling to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

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