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CHW  4
CLE  2
 DET  7
WSA  2
 WSA  5
@DET  4
 KCA  5
NYY  4
 LAA  8
BOS  7
 BAL 13
@MIN  5
 MLN  8
CHC  5
 LAD  5
@PHI  2
(6)		 PIT  9
SFG  6
Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

 Tuesday, May 9, 1961
Time of Game: 2:20
Senators
2
8-15
Lost 1
10th, 8½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0
Tigers          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  4  X    7  8  0
W: Don Mossi (4-0), L: Joe McClain (3-2)
 Tigers
7
17-5
Won 6
1st

Batting Stats

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Keough LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .678              3   0   
D O'Connell 2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .224  .598              1   2   2B
W Tasby CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .786              2   0   HR
G Green RF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .300  .750              2   0   HR
R Stevens 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .352             10   0   
P Daley C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .488              2   2   
H Bright 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .132  .421              2   3   
J Mahoney SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .586              1   3   GDP
J McClain P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .538              1   2   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  M Kutyna P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  J Klippstein P              0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       29   2   4   0    2   3                         24  12
Batting Events
2B: D O'Connell (4, off D Mossi).
HR: G Green (1, off D Mossi; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); W Tasby (2, off D Mossi; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: W Tasby 5; G Green 4; D O'Connell 2.
GIDP: J Mahoney (1).
RBI: G Green (1); W Tasby (8).
2-out RBI: G Green; W Tasby.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .779              3   1   2·SB
B Bruton CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .237  .605              6   0   
A Kaline RF                   1   1   0   1    2   1  .322  .823              2   0   SF
R Colavito LF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .219  .821              1   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .342 1.053             10   1   2B
S Boros 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .836              1   1   2B,SF
D Brown C                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .294  .867              4   0   3B
C Fernandez SS                3   0   1   1    1   0  .299  .695              0   5   CS,IW
D Mossi P                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .083  .350              0   5   SH
Totals                       28   7   8   0    6   1                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: N Cash (4, off M Kutyna); S Boros (6, off J McClain).
3B: D Brown (1, off J Klippstein).
SF: S Boros (2, off J Klippstein); A Kaline (3, off J McClain).
SH: D Mossi (1, off J Klippstein).
IBB: C Fernandez (3, by J McClain).
TB: D Brown 4; S Boros 2; N Cash 2; J Wood 2; C Fernandez; B Bruton.
RBI: B Bruton (13); A Kaline (13); J Wood (16); S Boros (16); D Brown (14); N Cash (24); C Fernandez (11).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. C Fernandez-J Wood-N Cash; N Cash-D Mossi-S Boros.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Wood 2 (5, 2nd base off J McClain/P Daley).
CS: C Fernandez (2, 2nd base by J McClain/P Daley).

Pitching Stats

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J McClain, L (3-2)             7     5   3   3    4   1   0   3.46   29     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 5     52    -     1.02   0.04
M Kutyna                       0     1   3   3    2   0   0   3.31    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.79  -0.11
J Klippstein                   1     2   1   1    0   0   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.13  -0.02
Totals                         8     8   7   7    6   1   0          37     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 8          2-2
M Kutyna faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
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, W (4-0)               9     4   2   2    2   3   2   1.94   31     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 4     72    -     0.86   0.41
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   3   2          31     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J McClain (2; C Fernandez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Eddie Hurley.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Washington Senators                       Detroit Tigers                               
1. Marty Keough                 LF       1. Jake Wood                    2B
2. Danny O'Connell              2B       2. Bill Bruton                  CF
3. Willie Tasby                 CF       3. Al Kaline                    RF
4. Gene Green                   RF       4. Rocky Colavito               LF
5. R.C. Stevens                 1B       5. Norm Cash                    1B
6. Pete Daley                    C       6. Steve Boros                  3B
7. Harry Bright                 3B       7. Dick Brown                    C
8. Jim Mahoney                  SS       8. Chico Fernandez              SS
9. Joe McClain                   P       9. Don Mossi                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 1 12- R 13% 73% 0-0 DET J. Wood J. McClain Single to RF; Brown Scores; Mossi to 3B
t4 2 --- R -10% 67% 1-3 WSA G. Green D. Mossi Home Run (Deep LF)
t3 0 1-- OO 8% 54% 0-0 WSA J. Mahoney D. Mossi Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 2 --- R -8% 77% 0-3 WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi Home Run (Deep RF)
t1 1 -2- OO 7% 55% 0-0 WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi Double Play: Flyball: 1B; O'Connell out at 3B/1B-P-3B

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, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 WSA M. Keough D. Mossi Strikeout
t1 1 --- -4% 48% 0-0 WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi Double to LF
t1 1 -2- OO 7% 55% 0-0 WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi Double Play: Flyball: 1B; O'Connell out at 3B/1B-P-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Joe McClain facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 DET J. Wood J. McClain Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 DET B. Bruton J. McClain Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 DET A. Kaline J. McClain Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 WSA G. Green D. Mossi Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 WSA R. Stevens D. Mossi Flyball: CF
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 WSA P. Daley D. Mossi Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Joe McClain facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 DET R. Colavito J. McClain Groundout: P-1B
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 DET N. Cash J. McClain Groundout: P-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 DET S. Boros J. McClain Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 WSA H. Bright D. Mossi Walk
t3 0 1-- OO 8% 54% 0-0 WSA J. Mahoney D. Mossi Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 WSA J. McClain D. Mossi Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Joe McClain facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 DET D. Brown J. McClain Single to LF
b3 0 1-- O -4% 56% 0-0 DET C. Fernandez J. McClain Foul Flyball: C
b3 1 1-- 4% 60% 0-0 DET D. Mossi J. McClain Walk; Brown to 2B
b3 1 12- R 13% 73% 0-0 DET J. Wood J. McClain Single to RF; Brown Scores; Mossi to 3B
b3 1 1-3 2% 75% 1-0 DET B. Bruton J. McClain Wood Steals 2B
b3 1 -23 R 6% 81% 1-0 DET B. Bruton J. McClain Single to RF; Mossi Scores; Wood to 3B
b3 1 1-3 RO 1% 82% 2-0 DET A. Kaline J. McClain Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wood Scores
b3 2 1-- O -1% 81% 3-0 DET R. Colavito J. McClain Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 WSA M. Keough D. Mossi Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 2% 85% 0-3 WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- R -8% 77% 0-3 WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi Home Run (Deep RF)
t4 2 --- R -10% 67% 1-3 WSA G. Green D. Mossi Home Run (Deep LF)
t4 2 --- O 1% 69% 2-3 WSA R. Stevens D. Mossi Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Joe McClain facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -2% 66% 3-2 DET N. Cash J. McClain Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- 4% 70% 3-2 DET S. Boros J. McClain Double to LF
b4 1 -2- O -3% 67% 3-2 DET D. Brown J. McClain Flyball: RF; Boros to 3B
b4 2 --3 1% 68% 3-2 DET C. Fernandez J. McClain Intentional Walk
b4 2 1-3 O -5% 64% 3-2 DET D. Mossi J. McClain Fernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 67% 2-3 WSA P. Daley D. Mossi Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 69% 2-3 WSA H. Bright D. Mossi Groundout: P-1B
t5 2 --- O 2% 71% 2-3 WSA J. Mahoney D. Mossi Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Joe McClain facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -2% 69% 3-2 DET D. Mossi J. McClain Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- 2% 71% 3-2 DET J. Wood J. McClain Single to RF
b5 1 1-- O -3% 68% 3-2 DET B. Bruton J. McClain Flyball: CF
b5 2 1-- 1% 69% 3-2 DET A. Kaline J. McClain Wood Steals 2B
b5 2 -2- 1% 70% 3-2 DET A. Kaline J. McClain Walk
b5 2 12- O -4% 66% 3-2 DET R. Colavito J. McClain Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 4% 69% 2-3 WSA J. McClain D. Mossi Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 3% 72% 2-3 WSA M. Keough D. Mossi Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- -2% 70% 2-3 WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi Walk
t6 2 1-- O 4% 74% 2-3 WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Joe McClain facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- 3% 77% 3-2 DET N. Cash J. McClain Walk
b6 0 1-- O -3% 74% 3-2 DET S. Boros J. McClain Lineout: 3B
b6 1 1-- O -3% 71% 3-2 DET D. Brown J. McClain Popfly: P
b6 2 1-- O -2% 69% 3-2 DET C. Fernandez J. McClain Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 4% 73% 2-3 WSA G. Green D. Mossi Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 3% 77% 2-3 WSA R. Stevens D. Mossi Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O 2% 79% 2-3 WSA P. Daley D. Mossi Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Joe McClain facing 9-1-2
b7 0 --- O -2% 77% 3-2 DET D. Mossi J. McClain Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O -1% 75% 3-2 DET J. Wood J. McClain Groundout: C-1B
b7 2 --- O -1% 74% 3-2 DET B. Bruton J. McClain Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 6% 80% 2-3 WSA H. Bright D. Mossi Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 4% 84% 2-3 WSA J. Mahoney D. Mossi Lineout: 2B
Jim King pinch hits for Joe McClain (P) batting 9th
t8 2 --- O 3% 87% 2-3 WSA J. King D. Mossi Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Marty Kutyna facing 3-4-5
Marty Kutyna replaces Jim King (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- 2% 88% 3-2 DET A. Kaline M. Kutyna Walk
b8 0 1-- 3% 91% 3-2 DET R. Colavito M. Kutyna Walk; Kaline to 2B
b8 0 12- R 6% 97% 3-2 DET N. Cash M. Kutyna Double to LF; Kaline Scores; Colavito to 3B
Johnny Klippstein replaces Marty Kutyna pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 -23 RO 0% 98% 4-2 DET S. Boros J. Klippstein Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Colavito Scores
b8 1 -2- R 2% 99% 5-2 DET D. Brown J. Klippstein Triple to CF; Cash Scores
b8 1 --3 R 0% 100% 6-2 DET C. Fernandez J. Klippstein Single to CF; Brown Scores
b8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 7-2 DET D. Mossi J. Klippstein Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Fernandez to 2B
b8 2 -2- O -0% 99% 7-2 DET J. Wood J. Klippstein Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 7.
Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-7, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 WSA M. Keough D. Mossi Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi Groundout: P-1B
t9 2 --- -0% 100% 2-7 WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi Single to LF
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 2-7 WSA G. Green D. Mossi Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Tigers 7.

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