GAME LOG Kansas City @ Detroit
Sunday, 9/24/1961
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Faye Throneberry:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
J. Jensen to second.
CF Wally Moon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Cepeda out at 2nd base.
J. Jensen to third.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to short left-center.
J. Jensen scores.
W. Moon to second.
C Sam Calderone:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
LF Sam Mele:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Chuck Tanner:
Kaline steals second.
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
P Bill Fischer:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
1B Joe Cunningham:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Randy Jackson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
LF Faye Throneberry:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to left field.
CF Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
P Don Ferrarese:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES to left
RF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
C Sam Calderone:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hamner out at 2nd base.
P Bill Fischer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Brooks Robinson:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Hit by pitch.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
B. Robinson to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
1B Joe Cunningham:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
B. Robinson scores.
J. Ginsberg to third.
2B Randy Jackson:
SINGLES to left
J. Ginsberg scores.
P Don Ferrarese:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to center
LF Faye Throneberry:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kaline out at 2nd base.
RF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
CF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to left
C Sam Calderone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Calderone scores.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Joe Cunningham:
Base on balls.
2B Randy Jackson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
P Bill Fischer:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to left
PH Dick Groat:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Taussig out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
P Don Ferrarese:
New RF: Hal Jeffcoat.
PH Dick Rand:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES down the left field line.
RF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Mele out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Don Ferrarese
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
CF Wally Moon:
Lines out to the second baseman.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Sam Calderone:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
PH Norm Cash:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
2B Randy Jackson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
F. Hatfield scores.
N. Cash scores.
PH Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Morgan
New pitcher: Ed Hobaugh.
SS Granny Hamner:
New 1B: Norm Cash.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
G. Hamner to third.
Hamner tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
H. Thompson to second.
Thompson tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Dick Williams:
SINGLES to right
H. Thompson scores.
J. Garagiola to second.
New pitcher: Karl Spooner.
RF Hal Jeffcoat:
SAC BUNT.
Garagiola advances to third.
Williams advances to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Intentional walk.
CF Wally Moon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Garagiola out at home.
D. Williams to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
D. Williams scores.
O. Cepeda scores.
W. Moon scores.
New pitcher: Johnny Kucks.
C Sam Calderone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
CF Al Kaline:
New C : Joe Garagiola.
Flies out to shallow center field.
LF Sam Mele:
Base on balls.
RF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to short right-center.
S. Mele to second.
Mele tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Brooks Robinson:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Mele scores.
C. Tanner to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C. Tanner scores.
B. Robinson to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
Robinson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Ken Mackenzie.
1B Norm Cash:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
J. Ginsberg to third.
2B Randy Jackson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cash out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, top of 10th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out down the left field line.
2B Hank Thompson:
Lines out to the first baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Jim Bunning.
LF Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Ken Mackenzie
P Jim Bunning:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the right field line.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES to left
A. Kaline to second.
RF Chuck Tanner:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, top of 11th.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
RF Hal Jeffcoat:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to left
W. Moon to second.
PH Jim Piersall:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (387 feet)
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 10, Detroit 7
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 11th.
Pitching: Ken Mackenzie
New pitcher: Eddie Erautt.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Flies out to deep right field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 10, Detroit 7
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