Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
May 3, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 2 0
Bruton cf 5 0 2 2
Kaline rf 5 0 1 0
Colavito lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Boros 3b 4 0 1 0
Brown c 3 1 1 1
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Roarke c 0 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 2 1 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 0 0 0 0
  Virgil pr 0 0 0 0
Lary p 1 1 0 0
  Osborne ph 1 0 1 1
  Thomas pr 0 0 0 0
  Cottier ss 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0
Keough cf 4 2 2 0
Woodling rf 2 1 0 1
Long 1b 4 0 1 2
  Stevens 1b 0 0 0 0
Green c 3 1 1 0
Hicks lf 3 1 0 0
Bright 3b 3 0 1 2
Veal ss 3 0 0 0
McClain p 3 0 1 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
Detroit 030 000 100491
Washington 100 022 00x561
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L (4-1) 6.0 6 5 4 1 3
  Regan   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
1
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McClain  W (3-1) 7.2 8 4 3 1 4
  Sisler  SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
6

  E–Wood (6), Bright (4).  2B–Detroit Osborne (1,off McClain); Bruton (3,off Sisler), Washington Bright (3,off Lary); Long (4,off Lary).  3B–Washington Keough (2,off Lary).  HR–Detroit Brown (4,2nd inning off McClain 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Woodling (1,off Lary).  Team–2.  SB–Wood (3,2nd base off McClain/Green).  CS–Bright (1,3rd base by Lary/Brown).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:08.  A–4,017.
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