Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 19, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 2 2 0
Kaline rf 3 1 2 1
Colavito lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 0 0
Boros 3b 4 1 1 3
Brown c 3 0 2 0
  Thomas pr 0 0 0 0
  Roarke c 1 0 1 0
Fernandez ss 1 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 0 0 0 0
  Morton pr 0 0 0 0
  Cottier ss 0 0 0 1
Bunning p 2 0 0 0
  Osborne ph 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 1 0
Francona lf 4 1 2 1
Piersall cf 3 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Funk p 1 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 1
Detroit 000 100 040583
Cleveland 200 000 000251
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning   6.0 2 2 1 1 3
  Fox  W (1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
1
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   6.1 5 1 1 2 3
  Funk  L (0-1) 1.2 2 4 4 3 0
  Hawkins   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
3

  E–Brown (1), Cottier (1), Bunning (1), Perry (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Detroit Kaline 2 (3,off Perry,off Hawkins); Boros (1,off Funk), Cleveland Francona (2,off Bunning).  SH–Fernandez (2,off Perry); Colavito (1,off Funk); Cottier (1,off Funk).  HBP–Maxwell (1,by Perry).  IBB–Cash (1,by Funk).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Kirkland (1,2nd base off Bunning/Brown).  HBP–Perry (1,Maxwell).  IBB–Funk (1,Cash).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:40.  A–28,216.
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