GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Monday, 5/8/1961
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
RF Johnny Groth:
Kaline steals second.
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Norm Cash:
SINGLES to short left-center.
A. Kaline to third.
3B Brooks Robinson:
SINGLES to left
A. Kaline scores.
N. Cash to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Robinson out at 2nd base.
N. Cash to third.
LF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
CF Lenny Green:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to center field.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to right field.
P Juan Marichal:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to deep right-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Norm Cash:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
P Bob Purkey:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Purkey to second.
Purkey tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Joe Ginsberg:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to shallow center field.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out looking.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to left
T. Francona to third.
T. Francona scores.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Juan Marichal:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Lenny Green:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Johnny Groth:
Base on balls.
1B Norm Cash:
Flies out to short left field.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Joe Ginsberg:
Strikes out looking.
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Schoendienst steals second.
SINGLES to right
R. Schoendienst to third.
Schoendienst tries to score...
Kuenn throws home...
Schoendienst is out at home!
F. Hatfield to second.
2B Frank Malzone:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
LF Pete Whisenant:
New LF: Red Schoendienst.
Flies out to right-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to short right field.
PH Frank Torre:
Flies out to center field.
SS Sammy Esposito:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (344 feet)
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Juan Marichal:
New 3B: Jim Davenport.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to short right-center.
RF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
A. Kaline to second.
Kaline tries to advance to third...
Green throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Norm Cash:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Groth out at 2nd base.
A. Kaline scores.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cash out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
CF Lenny Green:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (364 feet)
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to center field.
1B Tito Francona:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
PH Dick Rand:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Ginsberg to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Ginsberg to third.
D. Rand to second.
Ginsberg tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Frank Malzone:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
D. Rand to third.
PH Joe Cunningham:
SINGLES to left
D. Rand scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
New pitcher: Johnny Kucks.
LF Pete Whisenant:
New LF: Johnny Blanchard.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
3B Jim Davenport:
Flies out to short center field.
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Lepcio scores.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 4
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