GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Saturday, 7/15/1961
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Archer
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to deep right-center.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to center
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to left
T. Francona to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
T. Francona to third.
J. Pagliaroni to second.
LF Bob Bowman:
Base on balls.
T. Francona scores.
J. Pagliaroni to third.
H. Kuenn to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Bowman out at 2nd base.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
H. Kuenn to third.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
2B Randy Jackson:
SINGLES to left
LF Sam Mele:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (423 feet)
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Strikes out looking.
1B Norm Cash:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Johnny Groth:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Archer
CF Pete Whisenant:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
P Jim Kaat:
SAC BUNT.
Whisenant advances to second.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to left
P. Whisenant to third.
1B Tito Francona:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
SS Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
P Jim Archer:
Flies out to short left field.
2B Randy Jackson:
SINGLES to center
J. Ginsberg to second.
J. Ginsberg to third.
LF Sam Mele:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (371 feet)
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Archer
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Bob Bowman:
Hit by pitch.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
B. Bowman to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Bowman scores.
R. Jablonski to third.
Jablonski tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Pete Whisenant:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Esposito scores.
P Jim Kaat:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to short right field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Kaat
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
1B Norm Cash:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to center
B. Robinson to second.
SS Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to right
B. Robinson to third.
J. Groth to second.
Robinson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Groth tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Jim Archer:
SINGLES to short right-center.
J. Groth scores.
F. Malzone to second.
Malzone tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Randy Jackson:
TRIPLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Malzone scores.
J. Archer scores.
New pitcher: Mark Freeman.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Archer
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to shallow right field.
LF Bob Bowman:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, Cleveland 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mark Freeman
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Brooks Robinson:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Norm Cash:
Popped out to the catcher.
RF Johnny Groth:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Archer
3B Ray Jablonski:
Lines out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to deep left field.
CF Pete Whisenant:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, Cleveland 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mark Freeman
SS Frank Malzone:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (418 feet)
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
P Jim Archer:
Reaches second base on an error by the rightfielder.
J. Ginsberg scores.
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
2B Randy Jackson:
SINGLES to center
J. Archer to third.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES to left
J. Archer scores.
R. Jackson to second.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
R. Jackson to third.
S. Mele to second.
Jackson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Kaline out at 2nd base.
S. Mele to third.
1B Norm Cash:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Archer
PH Lenny Green:
SINGLES down the left field line.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to center
L. Green to second.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
L. Green scores.
T. Lepcio to third.
Lepcio tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Bob Bowman:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dolan Nichols
New pitcher: Chuck Estrada.
SS Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
PH Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Ginsberg to second.
2B Randy Jackson:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sam Mele:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Archer
New pitcher: Johnny Kucks.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
CF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Esposito out at 2nd base.
PH Jim Davenport:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Chuck Estrada
New pitcher: Humberto Robinson.
CF Al Kaline:
New 3B: Jim Davenport.
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
A. Kaline to second.
1B Norm Cash:
Strikes out looking.
RF Johnny Groth:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to deep center field.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Humberto Robinson
SS Frank Malzone:
Lines out to the first baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to left
P Johnny Kucks:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Randy Jackson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
LF Bob Bowman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Humberto Robinson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
Game over. Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 7
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