GAME LOG Kansas City @ Detroit
Monday, 9/25/1961
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Flies out to short left-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to center field.
LF Sam Mele:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to right
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
C. Tanner to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
C. Tanner to third.
B. Robinson to second.
C. Tanner scores.
B. Robinson to third.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
CF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to left
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to short left-center.
W. Moon to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
W. Moon to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
W. Moon scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
P Willard Schmidt:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
1B Johnny Blanchard:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (404 feet)
2B Frank Malzone:
Malzone thrown out at third by the leftfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
P Juan Marichal:
SINGLES to short center field.
CF Al Kaline:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Marichal to third.
LF Sam Mele:
Base on balls.
RF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to left-center.
Marichal tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
3B Brooks Robinson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Kaline scores.
S. Mele scores.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Johnny Blanchard:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (412 feet)
2B Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
P Juan Marichal:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
F. Malzone to third.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
CF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
SS Dick Groat:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Eddie Erautt.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
2B Hank Thompson:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
PH Hal Jeffcoat:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
New pitcher: Dick Donovan.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
SS Fred Hatfield:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (345 feet)
New pitcher: Ted Bowsfield.
1B Johnny Blanchard:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Frank Malzone:
Popped out to the catcher.
P Juan Marichal:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Hit by pitch.
J. Marichal to second.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES to left
J. Marichal to third.
A. Kaline to second.
J. Marichal scores.
RF Chuck Tanner:
Passed ball.
A. Kaline to third.
S. Mele to second.
SINGLES to right
A. Kaline scores.
S. Mele to third.
S. Mele scores.
New pitcher: Windy Mccall.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 11, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (427 feet)
PH Sam Calderone:
SINGLES to left
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 11, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Windy Mccall
C Joe Ginsberg:
New CF: Dick Williams.
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (350 feet)
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Johnny Groth:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
P Juan Marichal:
SINGLES to right
J. Groth to second.
J. Groth to third.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 12, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
C Joe Garagiola:
New 1B: Joe Cunningham.
Lines out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 12, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Windy Mccall
LF Sam Mele:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Flies out to shallow center field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 12, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
PH Jim Piersall:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to left
LF Faye Throneberry:
Flies out to left field.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 12, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Windy Mccall
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
1B Joe Cunningham:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Hatfield to third.
Hatfield tries to score...
Williams throws home...
Hatfield is out at home!
2B Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Cunningham scores.
P Juan Marichal:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Malzone tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Juan Marichal
CF Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
PH Danny Schell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
PH Don Taussig:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Kansas City 2
Game over. Score: Detroit 13, Kansas City 2
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