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Scores
Standings
CLE
@CHW		6
10
CLE
@CHW		3
9
NYY
@KCA		8
7
BOS
@LAA		3
8
BAL
@MIN		3
0
DET
@WSA		7
4
DET
@WSA		10
1
LAD
@CIN		5
6
LAD
@CIN		3
8
MLN
@PHI		11
10		 
(12)
MLN
@PHI		0
3
CHC
@PIT		3
7
CHC
@PIT		6
5
SFG
@STL		0
6
Sunday, August 27, 1961
, Griffith Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:34
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
7
83-45
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Senators
4
50-75
⇐ Lost 8 ⇒
9th, 34½ GB
W: Don Mossi (14-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          3  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  1    7  7  1
Senators        0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  3    4  9  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jake Wood 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .704 0.068 0.53 0.098 -0.030 0.8 3 1 3B
Bill Bruton CF 2 1 0 1 1 0 .261 .724 0.043 0.62 0.058 -0.014 0.1 3 0 SB,SF
Al Kaline RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .303 .859 0.006 0.45 0.020 -0.014 -0.2 1 0
Rocky Colavito LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .282 .977 -0.018 0.61 0.033 -0.051 0.3 4 0 HR
Norm Cash 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .363 1.153 0.166 0.62 0.187 -0.021 1.2 8 0 2B
Dick McAuliffe 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 .722 0.072 0.38 0.087 -0.015 1.4 1 3 2·3B
Chico Fernandez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .249 .633 -0.032 0.32 0.002 -0.033 0.0 1 2
Frank House C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .727 0.010 0.33 0.026 -0.016 -0.4 6 0
Don Mossi P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .519 -0.022 0.39 0.000 -0.022 -0.7 0 0 SH
   Terry Fox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gerry Staley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 7 7 7 2 3 .219 .788 0.293 0.48 0.511 -0.216 2.7 27 6
2B: N Cash (20, off B Daniels).
3B: D McAuliffe 2 (3, 1 off B Daniels, 1 off J Klippstein); J Wood (10, off B Daniels).
HR: R Colavito (35, off B Daniels; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: B Bruton (3, off B Daniels).
SH: D Mossi (6, off B Daniels).
TB: D McAuliffe 6; R Colavito 4; J Wood 3; N Cash 2; C Fernandez; F House.
RBI: N Cash 2 (109); R Colavito (113); C Fernandez (35); B Bruton (54); D McAuliffe (29); J Wood (51).
2-out RBI: N Cash 2; D McAuliffe.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 4 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D McAuliffe-N Cash.
E: D McAuliffe (12).
Baserunning
SB: B Bruton (21, 2nd base off B Daniels/H Bright).

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Hinton LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .262 .718 -0.115 0.86 0.000 -0.115 -1.4 4 0
Danny O'Connell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .712 -0.018 0.52 0.023 -0.041 -0.3 2 3
Bob Johnson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .271 .720 -0.080 0.67 0.005 -0.085 -0.3 1 3 2B
Gene Green RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .902 -0.051 0.51 0.000 -0.051 -1.0 2 0
Willie Tasby CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .256 .742 -0.018 0.33 0.009 -0.027 0.4 2 0
Harry Bright C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .248 .679 -0.024 0.39 0.009 -0.033 0.0 3 0
Bud Zipfel 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .242 .736 0.051 0.42 0.062 -0.012 1.6 10 3 SB
Chuck Cottier 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .237 .608 0.063 0.87 0.107 -0.043 1.0 1 3
Bennie Daniels P 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .559 -0.023 2.09 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 2 0 SF
   Coot Veal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .510 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Pete Burnside P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .255 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marty Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .752 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Johnny Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Woodling PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .883 0.029 0.48 0.029 0.000 0.3
   Billy Klaus PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .663 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 1 4 .257 .556 -0.206 0.60 0.244 -0.450 -0.3 27 12
2B: B Johnson (5, off D Mossi).
SF: B Daniels (1, off D Mossi).
TB: B Zipfel 3; B Johnson 2; C Cottier 2; H Bright; D O'Connell; G Woodling.
RBI: B Zipfel (12); H Bright (19); B Daniels (5); C Cottier (26).
2-out RBI: C Cottier; B Zipfel.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: B Zipfel (1, 2nd base off D Mossi/F House).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Mossi, W (14-3) 8.2 8 4 1 1 3 0 2.68 35 60 0.192 0.58 0.1
Terry Fox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 1 1 0 -0.029 0.48 -0.3
Gerry Staley, S (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.70 1 2 0 0.043 1.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 1 1 4 0 1.00 37 60 3 0 0.206 0.48 0.3
T Fox faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bennie Daniels, L (8-8) 6 5 6 6 2 2 1 3.55 25 38 -0.300 0.66 -3.1
Pete Burnside 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.72 6 0 0 0.009 0.06 1.0
Johnny Klippstein 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.35 5 0 0 -0.003 0.02 -0.5
Team Totals 9 7 7 7 2 3 1 7.00 36 38 0 0 -0.294 0.60 -2.7
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: 2:34.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Washington Senators
1 Jake Wood 2B 1 Chuck Hinton LF
2 Bill Bruton CF 2 Danny O'Connell 3B
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Bob Johnson SS
4 Rocky Colavito LF 4 Gene Green RF
5 Norm Cash 1B 5 Willie Tasby CF
6 Dick McAuliffe 3B 6 Harry Bright C
7 Chico Fernandez SS 7 Bud Zipfel 1B
8 Frank House C 8 Chuck Cottier 2B
9 Don Mossi P 9 Bennie Daniels P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 12- RR DET N. Cash B. Daniels 19% 68% Double to CF; Bruton Scores; Kaline Scores
t5 3-1 1 -2- R DET J. Wood B. Daniels 10% 87% Triple to CF; House Scores
b3 0-3 0 1-- WSA C. Cottier D. Mossi -10% 64% Single to RF; Zipfel to 3B
t1 2-0 2 -2- R DET D. McAuliffe B. Daniels 8% 77% Triple to RF; Cash Scores
b1 0-3 1 1-- OO WSA B. Johnson D. Mossi 5% 79% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Bennie Daniels facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Wood B. Daniels -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- DET B. Bruton B. Daniels 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- DET A. Kaline B. Daniels 2% 52% Bruton Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- DET A. Kaline B. Daniels 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- O DET R. Colavito B. Daniels -4% 49% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 12- RR DET N. Cash B. Daniels 19% 68% Double to CF; Bruton Scores; Kaline Scores
t1 2-0 2 -2- R DET D. McAuliffe B. Daniels 8% 77% Triple to RF; Cash Scores
t1 3-0 2 --3 O DET C. Fernandez B. Daniels -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O WSA C. Hinton D. Mossi 2% 76% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-3 1 --- WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi -2% 74% Single to RF
b1 0-3 1 1-- OO WSA B. Johnson D. Mossi 5% 79% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Senators' Bennie Daniels facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- O DET F. House B. Daniels -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-0 1 --- O DET D. Mossi B. Daniels -1% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 3-0 2 --- O DET J. Wood B. Daniels -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O WSA G. Green D. Mossi 2% 78% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-3 1 --- O WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi 1% 79% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-3 2 --- O WSA H. Bright D. Mossi 1% 80% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Senators' Bennie Daniels facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- O DET B. Bruton B. Daniels -1% 79% Popfly: 3B
t3 3-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Daniels -1% 78% Flyball: CF
t3 3-0 2 --- O DET R. Colavito B. Daniels -1% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- WSA B. Zipfel D. Mossi -4% 74% Single to LF (Short LF)
b3 0-3 0 1-- WSA C. Cottier D. Mossi -10% 64% Single to RF; Zipfel to 3B
b3 0-3 0 1-3 RO WSA B. Daniels D. Mossi 2% 66% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Zipfel Scores; Cottier to 2B
b3 1-3 1 -2- O WSA C. Hinton D. Mossi 4% 70% Flyball: LF
b3 1-3 2 -2- O WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi 4% 74% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Senators' Bennie Daniels facing 5-6-7
t4 3-1 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Daniels -2% 72% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-1 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Daniels -1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-1 2 --- O DET C. Fernandez B. Daniels -1% 70% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
b4 1-3 0 --- O WSA B. Johnson D. Mossi 3% 73% Flyball: CF
b4 1-3 1 --- O WSA G. Green D. Mossi 2% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-3 2 --- O WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi 1% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Senators' Bennie Daniels facing 8-9-1
t5 3-1 0 --- DET F. House B. Daniels 3% 79% Single to RF
t5 3-1 0 1-- O DET D. Mossi B. Daniels -1% 78% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; House to 2B
t5 3-1 1 -2- R DET J. Wood B. Daniels 10% 87% Triple to CF; House Scores
t5 4-1 1 --3 RO DET B. Bruton B. Daniels 2% 89% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wood Scores
t5 5-1 2 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Daniels -0% 89% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
b5 1-5 0 --- O WSA H. Bright D. Mossi 2% 91% Popfly: SS
b5 1-5 1 --- O WSA B. Zipfel D. Mossi 1% 92% Flyball: RF
b5 1-5 2 --- O WSA C. Cottier D. Mossi 1% 92% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Senators 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Senators' Bennie Daniels facing 4-5-6
t6 5-1 0 --- R DET R. Colavito B. Daniels 3% 96% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 6-1 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Daniels -0% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 6-1 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Daniels -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-1 2 --- O DET C. Fernandez B. Daniels -0% 95% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
Coot Veal pinch hits for Bennie Daniels (P) batting 9th
b6 1-6 0 --- O WSA C. Veal D. Mossi 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-6 1 --- O WSA C. Hinton D. Mossi 1% 97% Foul Flyball: C
b6 1-6 2 --- O WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Senators' Pete Burnside facing 8-9-1
Pete Burnside replaces Coot Veal (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-1 0 --- O DET F. House P. Burnside -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t7 6-1 1 --- O DET D. Mossi P. Burnside -0% 97% Strikeout
t7 6-1 2 --- O DET J. Wood P. Burnside -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
b7 1-6 0 --- O WSA B. Johnson D. Mossi 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-6 1 --- O WSA G. Green D. Mossi 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-6 2 --- WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi -0% 98% Walk
b7 1-6 2 1-- WSA H. Bright D. Mossi -1% 97% Single to LF; Tasby to 2B
b7 1-6 2 12- WSA B. Zipfel D. Mossi -2% 95% Single to RF; Tasby to 3B; Bright to 2B
b7 1-6 2 123 O WSA C. Cottier D. Mossi 4% 98% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Senators' Pete Burnside facing 2-3-4
t8 6-1 0 --- O DET B. Bruton P. Burnside -0% 98% Popfly: SS
t8 6-1 1 --- O DET A. Kaline P. Burnside -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-1 2 --- O DET R. Colavito P. Burnside -0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
Marty Keough pinch hits for Pete Burnside (P) batting 9th
b8 1-6 0 --- O WSA M. Keough D. Mossi 1% 99% Strikeout
b8 1-6 1 --- O WSA C. Hinton D. Mossi 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-6 2 --- O WSA D. O'Connell D. Mossi 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Senators' Johnny Klippstein facing 5-6-7
Johnny Klippstein replaces Marty Keough (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-1 0 --- O DET N. Cash J. Klippstein -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 6-1 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe J. Klippstein 0% 100% Triple to LF
t9 6-1 1 --3 R DET C. Fernandez J. Klippstein 0% 100% Single to LF; McAuliffe Scores
t9 7-1 1 1-- O DET F. House J. Klippstein -0% 100% Popfly: 1B
t9 7-1 2 1-- O DET D. Mossi J. Klippstein -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-7, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
b9 1-7 0 --- WSA B. Johnson D. Mossi -0% 99% Double to LF
b9 1-7 0 -2- O WSA G. Green D. Mossi 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b9 1-7 1 -2- WSA W. Tasby D. Mossi -0% 99% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Johnson to 3B
b9 1-7 1 1-3 RO WSA H. Bright D. Mossi 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Johnson Scores/unER; Tasby to 2B
b9 2-7 2 -2- R WSA B. Zipfel D. Mossi -0% 100% Single to RF; Tasby Scores/unER
b9 3-7 2 1-- WSA C. Cottier D. Mossi -0% 99% Zipfel Steals 2B
b9 3-7 2 -2- R WSA C. Cottier D. Mossi -1% 99% Single to LF; Zipfel Scores/unER
Terry Fox replaces Don Mossi pitching and batting 9th
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein (P) batting 9th
b9 4-7 2 1-- WSA G. Woodling T. Fox -3% 96% Single to CF; Cottier to 3B
Gerry Staley replaces Terry Fox pitching and batting 9th
Billy Klaus pinch runs for Gene Woodling (PH) batting 9th
b9 4-7 2 1-3 O WSA C. Hinton G. Staley 4% 100% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Senators 4.

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