April 23, 1961 Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYY 1 BOS 4
@CHW 3 CHW 7
BOS 1 DET 3
LAA 1 DET 3
LAA 2
(11) CLE 10
@KCA 8 MIN 1
WSA 0 LAD 5
CIN 1 PHI 1
CHC 0 PHI 6
CHC 0 MLN 3
@PIT 1 SFG 2
STL 1 STL 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 23, 1961
Time of Game: 2:17

Angels

1-6

Lost 6

10th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  X    3  7  0

W: B Bruce (1-0), L: K McBride (0-2), S: J Donohue (1)

Tigers

6-1

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Brickell SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .376    0    1   2   
  S Bilko PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.500    0    0   0   
  T Clevenger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Pearson CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.044    0    3   0   
L Wagner RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .575    0    0   0   
T Kluszewski 1B               4   1   1   1    0   0  .318 1.148    0    9   1   HR
B Cerv LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .714    0    2   0   2·2B
K Aspromonte 2B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .517    0    2   2   HBP
G Leek 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .489    0    0   1   
  E Averill PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   HBP
D Rice C                      1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    5   0   
  J Becquer PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  K Hamlin SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Hunt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .286 1.067    0    0   0   
K McBride P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   4   
  T Morgan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  F Throneberry PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  E Sadowski C                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  L Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: B Cerv 2 (3, 2 off B Bruce).

HR: T Kluszewski (3, off B Bruce; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: K Aspromonte (2, by T Fox); E Averill (1, by T Fox).

TB: T Kluszewski 4; B Cerv 4; G Leek; F Throneberry; K Aspromonte.

RBI: T Kluszewski (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Kluszewski-F Brickell-K McBride.

E: B Cerv (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .905    0    2   3   
B Bruton CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .562    0    3   1   
A Kaline RF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .414 1.124    0    3   0   2B
R Colavito LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .871    0    2   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .292 1.016    0    6   1   
S Boros 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   3  .304  .741    0    2   3   
D Brown C                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.010    0    7   0   HR
C Fernandez SS                2   0   1   0    1   0  .227  .565    0    1   0   
B Bruce P                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   GDP
  T Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Donohue P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   3   7   2    3   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: A Kaline (5, off T Clevenger); R Colavito (2, off K McBride).

HR: D Brown (2, off K McBride; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

TB: A Kaline 4; D Brown 4; R Colavito 2; C Fernandez; S Boros.

GIDP: B Bruce (1).

RBI: D Brown (4); S Boros (8).

2-out RBI: D Brown.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K McBride, L (0-2)             5.1   6   3   3    3   5   1   4.35   24     -       ·  ·      9· 0· 1· 6     46    -     0.85  -0.05
T Morgan                       1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    5     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.37   0.04
T Clevenger                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         8     7   3   3    3   6   1          33     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 7          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bruce, W (1-0)               8.1   6   1   1    2   6   1   1.08   32     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 6     71    -     0.89   0.40
T Fox                          0     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.07  -0.18
J Donohue, S (1)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          3-0    5.99   0.28
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      6·13· 1· 6          4-0

T Fox faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Fox 2 (3; K Aspromonte, E Averill).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Angels            Detroit Tigers                       
1. F Brickell           SS    1. J Wood               2B 
2. A Pearson            CF    2. B Bruton             CF 
3. L Wagner             RF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. T Kluszewski         1B    4. R Colavito           LF 
5. B Cerv               LF    5. N Cash               1B 
6. K Aspromonte         2B    6. S Boros              3B 
7. G Leek               3B    7. D Brown              C  
8. D Rice               C     8. C Fernandez          SS 
9. K McBride            P     9. B Bruce              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  ---      15%  67% D Brown         K McBride       Home Run (Deep CF)
   t 9   2  3-1  123      15% 100% L Burke         J Donohue       Popfly: 1B
   t 9   1  3-1  123      13%  85% K Hunt          J Donohue       Foul Flyball: C
   b 6   1  0-1  1--      12%  86% R Colavito      K McBride       Double to LF; Kaline Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI
   t 9   1  3-1  12-     -12%  72% E Averill       T Fox           Hit By Pitch; Cerv to 3B; Aspromonte to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Bruce facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Brickell      Strikeout
          ---      50%  A Pearson       Walk
   O      1--      53%  L Wagner        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      55%  T Kluszewski    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Wood          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      51%  B Bruton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Kaline        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Bruce facing 5-6-7
          ---      44%  B Cerv          Double to CF
   O      -2-      48%  K Aspromonte    Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      52%  G Leek          Popfly: 2B
          -2-      51%  D Rice          Walk
   O      12-      55%  K McBride       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Colavito      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Boros         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Bruce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  F Brickell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Pearson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  L Wagner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D Brown         Strikeout
          ---      56%  C Fernandez     Walk
   OO     1--      50%  B Bruce         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Bruce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  B Cerv          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      56%  K Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Wood          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  B Bruton        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  A Kaline        Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Bruce facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Leek          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      55%  D Rice          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  K McBride       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      52%  S Boros         Strikeout
   R      ---      67%  D Brown         Home Run (Deep CF)
          ---      68%  C Fernandez     Single to LF
          1--      70%  B Bruce         Walk; Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-      66%  J Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Bruce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  F Brickell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  A Pearson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  L Wagner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken McBride facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  B Bruton        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      74%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   R      1--      86%  R Colavito      Double to LF; Kaline Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI
          -2-      86%  N Cash          Walk
   R      12-      92%  S Boros         Single to CF; Colavito Scores; Cash to 2B
                  Tom Morgan replaces Ken McBride pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  D Brown         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      89%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Bruce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  B Cerv          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  K Aspromonte    Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  G Leek          Single to CF; Aspromonte out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Morgan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  B Bruce         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Wood          Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  B Bruton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Bruce facing 8-9-1
                  Julio Becquer pinch hits for Del Rice batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  J Becquer       Strikeout
                  Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Tom Morgan batting 9th
          ---      92%  F Throneberry   Single to RF
                  Steve Bilko pinch hits for Fritz Brickell batting 1st
   O      1--      95%  S Bilko         Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  A Pearson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tex Clevenger facing 3-4-5
                  Tex Clevenger replaces Steve Bilko pitching and batting 1st; Ed Sadowski replaces Faye Throneberry playing C batting 9th; Ken Hamlin replaces Julio Becquer playing SS batting 8th
          ---      98%  A Kaline        Double to RF
   O      -2-      97%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      97%  N Cash          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      96%  S Boros         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Bruce facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  L Wagner        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      96%  T Kluszewski    Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      90%  B Cerv          Double to RF
                  Terry Fox replaces Bob Bruce pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      83%  K Aspromonte    Hit By Pitch
                  Earl Averill pinch hits for Gene Leek batting 7th
          12-      72%  E Averill       Hit By Pitch; Cerv to 3B; Aspromonte to 2B
                  Jim Donohue replaces Terry Fox pitching and batting 9th; Ken Hunt pinch hits for Ken Hamlin batting 8th
   O      123      85%  K Hunt          Foul Flyball: C
                  Leo Burke pinch hits for Ed Sadowski batting 9th
   O      123     100%  L Burke         Popfly: 1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196104231

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation