Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Indians 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 2 1 1
Bruton cf 4 2 0 0
Kaline rf 5 1 2 1
Colavito lf 3 2 2 1
Cash 1b 3 2 1 3
Boros 3b 3 1 1 3
Brown c 5 0 1 1
Fernandez ss 5 1 1 0
Lary p 5 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 9 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 2 1 1 0
Francona lf 4 0 1 0
Piersall cf 4 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 3 1 1 1
  Bond rf 1 0 0 0
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 2
Phillips 3b 4 1 1 0
Romano c 4 0 1 1
Bell p 1 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Heman p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Detroit 400 030 1301191
Cleveland 000 300 001482
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (2-0) 9.0 8 4 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (0-2) 5.0 5 7 4 3 2
  Latman   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Heman   2.0 3 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.0
9
11
8
8
4

  E–Wood (1), Phillips (1), Romano (1).  DP–Detroit 2.  PB–Brown (1).  2B–Detroit Colavito (1,off Bell); Kaline (4,off Heman), Cleveland Romano (3,off Lary).  HR–Detroit Cash (1,5th inning off Bell 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Boros 2 (2,by Latman,by Heman).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Bruton (1,2nd base off Bell/Romano); Kaline (2,2nd base off Latman/Romano); Wood (2,2nd base off Heman/Romano).  HBP–Latman (1,Boros); Heman (1,Boros).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:31.  A–2,272.
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