Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1961 at Tiger 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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Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 2b 4 1 0 0
Woodling rf 5 2 4 2
Long 1b 3 1 1 0
  Stevens 1b 0 0 0 0
Tasby cf 5 1 2 1
Green c 3 0 1 2
Keough lf 3 0 0 0
Mahoney ss 4 0 0 0
Daniels p 4 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 1 0
Bruton cf 4 1 0 0
Kaline rf 5 2 3 0
Colavito lf 3 1 2 1
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Boros 3b 2 0 1 1
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Osborne ph 1 0 1 1
  Thomas pr 0 0 0 0
  Cottier ss 0 0 0 0
Chiti c 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph,c 1 0 0 0
Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Washington 000 211 100580
Detroit 010 001 020481
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels  W (1-3) 7.0 6 4 4 5 3
  Sisler  SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack  L (1-2) 5.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Grzenda   1.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Fischer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Donohue   2.0 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
4

  E–Fernandez (6).  DP–Washington 1.  PB–Chiti (1).  2B–Detroit Boros (7,off Daniels).  3B–Washington Woodling (3,off Foytack).  HR–Washington Tasby (3,6th inning off Grzenda 0 on, 0 out); Woodling (3,7th inning off Grzenda 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Klaus (1,2nd base off Foytack/Chiti).  CS–Tasby (4,3rd base by Foytack/Chiti).  WP–Daniels (1).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:28.  A–25,946.
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