Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers
April 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 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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Los Angeles Angels 1, Detroit Tigers 9

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 4 0 2 0
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 1 0
Hunt cf 4 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 1 1
Cerv lf 4 0 2 0
Averill c 4 0 2 0
Leek 3b 3 0 0 0
Brickell ss 4 0 0 0
Casale p 2 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Semproch p 0 0 0 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 2 3 0
Bruton cf 5 1 1 1
Kaline rf 4 2 1 1
Colavito lf 4 1 1 3
Cash 1b 3 2 2 2
Boros 3b 2 0 0 1
Brown c 3 0 2 1
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Mossi p 4 1 1 0
Totals 33 9 11 9
Los Angeles 000 100 000182
Detroit 300 050 10x9111
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Casale  L (0-2) 4.1 7 6 5 2 2
  Clevenger   1.2 3 2 0 1 2
  Semproch   1.0 0 1 0 2 1
  Bowsfield   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
9
5
5
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi  W (2-0) 9.0 8 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
9

  E–Aspromonte (2), Averill (1), Wood (2).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Los Angeles Pearson (1,off Mossi), Detroit Brown (1,off Casale); Cash (2,off Clevenger); Wood (1,off Clevenger).  HR–Los Angeles Bilko (1,4th inning off Mossi 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Colavito (2,1st inning off Casale 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Boros (1,off Semproch).  Team–6.  SB–Cash (1,2nd base off Semproch/Averill).  CS–Cash (1,2nd base by Casale/Averill).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:40.  A–3,335.
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