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MIN
@BAL		3
1
LAA
@BOS		5
6
LAA
@BOS		4
4		 
(11)
CLE
@DET		1
0
CLE
@DET		1
2
KCA
@NYY		1
6
KCA
@NYY		9
6
MLN
@CIN		8
10
PIT
@LAD		4
2
PHI
@SFG		5
2
Thursday, June 8, 1961,
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:21
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Indians
1
34-17
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
 at Tigers
0
33-19
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Jim Perry (4-4)
L: Don Mossi (6-1)
S: Frank Funk (5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 10  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .332 .826 0.074 0.90 0.123 -0.049 0.8 2 2 2·2B
Jim Piersall CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .371 .935 0.020 0.92 0.084 -0.064 0.2 4 0 2B
Tito Francona LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .293 .749 -0.031 1.04 0.040 -0.071 -0.3 3 0 2B
   Chuck Essegian PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .980 -0.054 1.14 0.000 -0.054 -0.7 0 0
Vic Power 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .295 .768 -0.087 1.31 0.097 -0.184 -0.8 7 0 2B,GDP
Willie Kirkland RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .256 .707 -0.060 0.90 0.009 -0.069 -0.6 2 0
John Romano C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .349 1.057 -0.088 0.85 0.000 -0.088 -1.0 6 0
Woodie Held SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 .858 -0.019 0.72 0.033 -0.052 -0.1 2 3
Bubba Phillips 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .717 -0.062 0.84 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 0 1
Jim Perry P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .250 -0.055 0.86 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 1 1 SH
   Frank Funk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 1 5 .219 .617 -0.362 0.93 0.386 -0.748 -3.7 27 7
2B: J Temple 2 (11, 1 off T Fox, 1 off D Mossi); J Piersall (13, off D Mossi); T Francona (13, off D Mossi); V Power (18, off D Mossi).
SH: J Perry (2, off D Mossi).
TB: J Temple 4; J Piersall 3; T Francona 2; V Power 2; W Held.
GIDP: V Power (4).
RBI: V Power (31).
2-out RBI: V Power.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Perry-V Power; J Temple-W Held-V Power.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jake Wood 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .771 -0.272 2.10 0.061 -0.333 -1.6 4 2 SB
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .685 0.000 1.46 0.097 -0.097 -0.4 4 0
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .794 -0.110 1.88 0.044 -0.154 -0.7 3 0
Rocky Colavito LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .987 -0.135 1.91 0.034 -0.169 -0.7 1 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .343 1.077 -0.064 1.62 0.074 -0.137 -0.8 9 1 GDP
Steve Boros 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .757 -0.158 2.27 0.054 -0.211 -0.5 1 3
Dick Brown C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .278 .804 -0.073 1.35 0.014 -0.087 -0.4 5 0
   Bobo Osborne PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .725 -0.091 3.53 0.000 -0.091 -0.2
Chico Fernandez SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261 .664 -0.012 1.58 0.081 -0.094 0.1 0 3
Don Mossi P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .160 .450 0.059 2.00 0.087 -0.028 0.4 0 1
   Charlie Maxwell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .324 1.030 0.042 1.83 0.042 0.000 0.2
   George Thomas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Terry Fox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hank Aguirre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bubba Morton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .639 -0.049 1.87 0.000 -0.049 -0.1
Team Totals 35 0 10 0 1 4 .286 .591 -0.863 1.86 0.588 -1.450 -4.7 27 11
TB: C Fernandez; R Colavito; C Maxwell; S Boros; B Bruton; J Wood; A Kaline; D Brown; N Cash; D Mossi.
GIDP: N Cash (7).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Boros-J Wood-N Cash.
Baserunning
SB: J Wood (10, 2nd base off J Perry/J Romano).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, W (4-4) 7 9 0 0 1 2 0 3.82 29 60 0.412 1.52 3.3
Frank Funk, S (5) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.37 7 1 0 0.451 3.27 1.4
Team Totals 9 10 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 36 60 1 0 0.863 0.93 4.7
J Perry faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Mossi, L (6-1) 7 5 1 1 1 3 0 2.13 27 65 0.267 0.93 2.7
Terry Fox 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 2 0 0 -0.124 1.03 -1.3
Hank Aguirre 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.95 5 2 0 0.219 0.93 2.4
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 5 0 1.00 34 65 2 0 0.362 1.86 3.7
T Fox faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Harry Schwarts, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Johnny Stevens.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Jake Wood 2B
2 Jim Piersall CF 2 Bill Bruton CF
3 Tito Francona LF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Vic Power 1B 4 Rocky Colavito LF
5 Willie Kirkland RF 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 John Romano C 6 Steve Boros 3B
7 Woodie Held SS 7 Dick Brown C
8 Bubba Phillips 3B 8 Chico Fernandez SS
9 Jim Perry P 9 Don Mossi P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-1 1 123 OO DET J. Wood J. Perry 22% 66% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
b8 0-1 2 1-3 O DET S. Boros F. Funk 14% 83% Flyball: CF
t8 1-0 1 1-3 OO CLE V. Power H. Aguirre -12% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- R CLE V. Power D. Mossi 10% 58% Double to LF; Temple Scores
b8 0-1 0 --- DET B. Bruton J. Perry -10% 59% Single to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE J. Temple D. Mossi 6% 56% Double to CF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O CLE J. Piersall D. Mossi -4% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CLE T. Francona D. Mossi -3% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- R CLE V. Power D. Mossi 10% 58% Double to LF; Temple Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- CLE W. Kirkland D. Mossi 1% 59% Walk
t1 1-0 2 12- O CLE J. Romano D. Mossi -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- DET J. Wood J. Perry -4% 51% Single/Bunt
b1 0-1 0 1-- DET B. Bruton J. Perry -2% 49% Wood Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- O DET B. Bruton J. Perry 4% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 -2- O DET A. Kaline J. Perry 3% 56% Flyball: CF; Wood to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 O DET R. Colavito J. Perry 4% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- CLE W. Held D. Mossi 3% 63% Single to CF
t2 1-0 0 1-- O CLE B. Phillips D. Mossi -3% 60% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 1-- O CLE J. Perry D. Mossi -2% 59% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Held to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- O CLE J. Temple D. Mossi -3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O DET N. Cash J. Perry 3% 58% Lineout: LF
b2 0-1 1 --- O DET S. Boros J. Perry 2% 60% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 --- DET D. Brown J. Perry -1% 58% Single to CF
b2 0-1 2 1-- O DET C. Fernandez J. Perry 3% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall D. Mossi -2% 59% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 1 --- CLE T. Francona D. Mossi 4% 63% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-0 1 -2- O CLE V. Power D. Mossi -3% 59% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 -2- O CLE W. Kirkland D. Mossi -3% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O DET D. Mossi J. Perry 3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O DET J. Wood J. Perry 2% 61% Flyball: SS
b3 0-1 2 --- O DET B. Bruton J. Perry 1% 62% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- O CLE J. Romano D. Mossi -2% 60% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 1 --- O CLE W. Held D. Mossi -2% 58% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 2 --- O CLE B. Phillips D. Mossi -1% 57% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Perry 3% 60% Popfly: 1B
b4 0-1 1 --- DET R. Colavito J. Perry -3% 57% Single to SS
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO DET N. Cash J. Perry 7% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- O CLE J. Perry D. Mossi -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- O CLE J. Temple D. Mossi -2% 59% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- CLE J. Piersall D. Mossi 2% 62% Double to CF
t5 1-0 2 -2- O CLE T. Francona D. Mossi -4% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- DET S. Boros J. Perry -5% 53% Single to 3B
b5 0-1 0 1-- O DET D. Brown J. Perry 5% 58% Strikeout
b5 0-1 1 1-- DET C. Fernandez J. Perry -5% 53% Single to LF; Boros to 2B
b5 0-1 1 12- DET D. Mossi J. Perry -9% 44% Single to LF; Boros to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
b5 0-1 1 123 OO DET J. Wood J. Perry 22% 66% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
t6 1-0 0 --- O CLE V. Power D. Mossi -3% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- O CLE W. Kirkland D. Mossi -2% 61% Popfly: 2B
t6 1-0 2 --- O CLE J. Romano D. Mossi -1% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- O DET B. Bruton J. Perry 4% 64% Flyball: RF
b6 0-1 1 --- DET A. Kaline J. Perry -4% 60% Single to 3B
b6 0-1 1 1-- O DET R. Colavito J. Perry 5% 65% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 0-1 2 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Perry 4% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 7-8-9
t7 1-0 0 --- O CLE W. Held D. Mossi -3% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-0 1 --- O CLE B. Phillips D. Mossi -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-0 2 --- O CLE J. Perry D. Mossi -1% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
b7 0-1 0 --- O DET S. Boros J. Perry 5% 68% Flyball: LF
b7 0-1 1 --- O DET D. Brown J. Perry 4% 72% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-1 2 --- DET C. Fernandez J. Perry -3% 69% Walk
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Don Mossi (P) batting 9th
b7 0-1 2 1-- DET C. Maxwell J. Perry -4% 65% Single to RF; Fernandez to 2B
George Thomas pinch runs for Charlie Maxwell (PH) batting 9th
b7 0-1 2 12- O DET J. Wood J. Perry 9% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Terry Fox facing 1-2-3
Terry Fox replaces George Thomas (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-0 0 --- CLE J. Temple T. Fox 7% 81% Double to LF
t8 1-0 0 -2- CLE J. Piersall T. Fox 6% 87% Single to 3B/Bunt; Temple to 3B
Hank Aguirre replaces Terry Fox pitching and batting 9th
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Tito Francona (LF) batting 3rd
t8 1-0 0 1-3 O CLE C. Essegian H. Aguirre -5% 81% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 1-0 1 1-3 OO CLE V. Power H. Aguirre -12% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
Chuck Essegian moves from PH to LF
b8 0-1 0 --- DET B. Bruton J. Perry -10% 59% Single to RF
Frank Funk replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-1 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline F. Funk 9% 68% Foul Flyball: C
b8 0-1 1 1-- O DET R. Colavito F. Funk 8% 76% Popfly: C
b8 0-1 2 1-- DET N. Cash F. Funk -7% 69% Single to RF; Bruton to 3B
b8 0-1 2 1-3 O DET S. Boros F. Funk 14% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Hank Aguirre facing 5-6-7
t9 1-0 0 --- O CLE W. Kirkland H. Aguirre -2% 81% Strikeout
t9 1-0 1 --- O CLE J. Romano H. Aguirre -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
t9 1-0 2 --- O CLE W. Held H. Aguirre -1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Frank Funk facing 7-8-9
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Dick Brown (C) batting 7th
b9 0-1 0 --- O DET B. Osborne F. Funk 9% 88% Strikeout
b9 0-1 1 --- O DET C. Fernandez F. Funk 7% 95% Strikeout
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Hank Aguirre (P) batting 9th
b9 0-1 2 --- O DET B. Morton F. Funk 5% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

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