Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers
April 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 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 3

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Brickell ss 3 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
Pearson cf 3 0 0 0
Wagner rf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 1
Cerv lf 4 0 2 0
Aspromonte 2b 3 0 1 0
Leek 3b 3 0 1 0
  Averill ph 0 0 0 0
Rice c 1 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamlin ss 0 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
McBride p 2 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 1 0
  Sadowski c 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 3 0
Colavito lf 4 1 1 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Boros 3b 4 0 1 1
Brown c 3 1 1 1
Fernandez ss 2 0 1 0
Bruce p 2 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 2
Los Angeles 000 000 001161
Detroit 000 012 00x370
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride  L (0-2) 5.1 6 3 3 3 5
  Morgan   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
3
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  W (1-0) 8.1 6 1 1 2 6
  Fox   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Donohue  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–Cerv (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Cerv 2 (3,off Bruce 2), Detroit Colavito (2,off McBride); Kaline (5,off Clevenger).  HR–Los Angeles Kluszewski (3,9th inning off Bruce 0 on, 1 out), Detroit Brown (2,5th inning off McBride 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Aspromonte (2,by Fox); Averill (1,by Fox).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  HBP–Fox 2 (3,Aspromonte,Averill).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:17.
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