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

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NYY 8
@BOS 3 CLE 9
@KCA 5 DET 4
@LAA 2 WSA 6
@MIN 4 MIN 10
WSA 0 CIN 10
SFG 6 MLN 6
CHC 3
(7) PHI 5
PIT 4
(16) LAD 8
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 2,939

Saturday, September 23, 1961
Time of Game: 2:32

Tigers

95-59

Won 4

2nd, 9 GB

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

W: J Bunning (17-11), L: K McBride (12-15), S: T Fox (11)

Angels

66-88

Lost 6

8th, 38 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe SS                5   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .727    0    3   2   3B
B Bruton CF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .711    0    1   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .322  .900    0    1   0   2B
R Colavito LF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .288  .988    0    1   0   HR
N Cash 1B                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .356 1.135    0    8   1   SB
S Boros 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .267  .739    0    0   2   2B
J Wood 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .252  .682    0    4   3   
D Brown C                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .269  .803    0    9   0   
J Bunning P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .131  .290    0    0   0   SH
  V Wertz PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .763         0   0   
  B Morton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .674    0    0   0   
  T Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    3   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: A Kaline (39, off K McBride); S Boros (16, off K McBride).

3B: D McAuliffe (4, off K McBride).

HR: R Colavito (43, off K McBride; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Bunning (2, off K McBride).

TB: R Colavito 4; D McAuliffe 3; S Boros 2; N Cash 2; A Kaline 2; B Bruton; J Wood; D Brown.

RBI: N Cash (127); B Bruton (60); S Boros (62); R Colavito (135).

2-out RBI: S Boros.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Cash-D McAuliffe.

E: J Wood (23).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Cash (11, 2nd base off K McBride/E Averill).

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Pearson RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .820    0    0   0   GDP
R Bridges 2B                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .246  .630    0    2   2   
  C Tanner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    0   0   
  J Koppe 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .682         0   1   
L Thomas 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .866    0   11   0   
L Wagner LF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .267  .824    0    1   1   HR
G Thomas CF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .809    0    1   0   2B,HBP
E Averill C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .873    0   10   0   
T Satriano 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .583    0    1   4   
J Fregosi SS                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  D Ardell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
K McBride P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .085  .250    0    0   2   
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .743    0    0   0   
  J Donohue P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .360         0   0   
  J Spring P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  S Bilko PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .924    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   1    3   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: G Thomas (12, off J Bunning).

HR: L Wagner (24, off J Bunning; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: G Thomas (3, by J Bunning).

TB: L Wagner 4; G Thomas 2; A Pearson; L Thomas; K McBride.

GIDP: A Pearson (3).

RBI: L Wagner (63).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, W (17-11)           8     5   2   2    3   8   1   3.10   33     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 5     69    -     1.31   0.35
T Fox, S (11)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.53    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   9   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 5           -

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 (12-15)           7     6   4   4    2   6   1   3.59   28     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 6     53    -     0.76  -0.09
J Donohue                      1     3   0   0    1   1   0   4.20    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.34  -0.03
J Spring                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.08    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.56   0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   8   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 9          2-0

J Donohue faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Bunning (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Bunning (9; G Thomas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Sam Carrigan, 3B - Cal Drummond.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 2,939.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 74° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Los Angeles Angels                   
1. D McAuliffe          SS    1. A Pearson            RF 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. R Bridges            2B 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. L Thomas             1B 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. L Wagner             LF 
5. N Cash               1B    5. G Thomas             CF 
6. S Boros              3B    6. E Averill            C  
7. J Wood               2B    7. T Satriano           3B 
8. D Brown              C     8. J Fregosi            SS 
9. J Bunning            P     9. K McBride            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-2  -23      13%  92% E Averill       J Bunning       Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 4   1  3-0  ---      -9%  70% L Wagner        J Bunning       Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 3   0  2-0  1--       9%  71% A Pearson       J Bunning       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       8%  58% D McAuliffe     K McBride       Triple to RF
   t 4   0  0-2  ---       8%  80% R Colavito      K McBride       Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      58%  D McAuliffe     Triple to RF
   R      --3      62%  B Bruton        Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores
          1--      67%  A Kaline        Walk; Bruton to 2B
   O      12-      62%  R Colavito      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      58%  N Cash          Strikeout
   RO     12-      64%  S Boros         Double to LF (Deep LF-CF); Bruton Scores; Kaline out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  A Pearson       Popfly: SS
          ---      63%  R Bridges       Walk
   O      1--      66%  L Thomas        Popfly: 2B
          1--      64%  L Wagner        Walk; Bridges to 2B
   O      12-      69%  G Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken McBride facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  J Wood          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      66%  D Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  J Bunning       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  E Averill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      69%  T Satriano      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      70%  J Fregosi       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      67%  B Bruton        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      66%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
          ---      62%  K McBride       Single to LF
   OO     1--      71%  A Pearson       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   O      ---      72%  R Bridges       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken McBride facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      80%  R Colavito      Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      79%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      78%  S Boros         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Wood          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Bunning facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  L Thomas        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      70%  L Wagner        Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      65%  G Thomas        Double to RF
   O      -2-      70%  E Averill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      74%  T Satriano      Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ken McBride facing 8-9-1
          ---      77%  D Brown         Walk
   O      1--      75%  J Bunning       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      69%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  J Fregosi       Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  K McBride       Popfly: 2B
          ---      73%  A Pearson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      71%  R Bridges       Walk; Pearson to 2B
   O      12-      77%  L Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ken McBride facing 3-4-5
          ---      82%  A Kaline        Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      78%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      85%  N Cash          Single to CF; Kaline Scores
   O      1--      84%  S Boros         Strikeout Looking
          1--      84%  J Wood          Cash Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  E Averill       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken McBride facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  D Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  J Bunning       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      86%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  T Satriano      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      91%  J Fregosi       Strikeout
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ken McBride batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Donohue facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Donohue replaces Ted Kluszewski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      91%  R Colavito      Walk
          1--      92%  N Cash          Single to CF; Colavito to 2B
   O      12-      90%  S Boros         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  A Pearson       Single to LF
                  Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Rocky Bridges batting 2nd
   O      1--      90%  C Tanner        Strikeout
          1--      84%  L Thomas        Single to RF; Pearson to 2B
   O      12-      91%  L Wagner        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          12-      85%  G Thomas        Hit By Pitch; Pearson to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   R      123      78%  E Averill       Wild Pitch; Pearson Scores/No RBI; Thomas to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      -23      92%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Donohue facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Koppe replaces Chuck Tanner playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      93%  J Wood          Single to RF
          1--      96%  D Brown         Single to LF; Wood to 3B
                  Jack Spring replaces Jim Donohue pitching and batting 9th; Vic Wertz pinch hits for Jim Bunning batting 9th; Bubba Morton pinch hits for Vic Wertz batting 9th
   O      1-3      95%  B Morton        Groundout: SS-1B; Brown to 2B
   O      -23      92%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      -23      89%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Terry Fox facing 7-8-9
                  Terry Fox replaces Bubba Morton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  T Satriano      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dan Ardell pinch hits for Jim Fregosi batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  D Ardell        Strikeout
                  Steve Bilko pinch hits for Jack Spring batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  S Bilko         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation