Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Athletics
May 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Athletics 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 5 0 1 0
Colavito lf 5 2 2 1
Cash 1b 4 2 2 0
Boros 3b 5 1 3 4
Brown c 4 0 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 2 0
Lary p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 1 0 0
Hankins cf 3 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 1
Klimchock 1b 4 0 1 1
Siebern lf 2 0 0 0
Throneberry rf 3 0 0 0
Sullivan c 4 1 1 0
Causey 3b 3 0 1 0
  Bauer ph 0 0 0 0
Daley p 1 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen ph 1 0 1 0
  Posada pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 2
Detroit 000 220 0015121
Kansas City 110 010 000362
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (7-1) 9.0 6 3 3 6 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
6
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  L (4-5) 5.0 8 4 4 2 3
  Kunkel   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Walker   2.0 3 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
3
5

  E–Kaline (1), Sullivan (4), Daley (2).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Colavito (5,off Daley); Fernandez (7,off Daley); Boros (9,off Daley), Kansas City Lumpe (5,off Lary).  3B–Kansas City Hankins (1,off Lary).  HR–Detroit Boros (1,4th inning off Daley 1 on, 1 out); Colavito (10,5th inning off Daley 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Wood (2,by Walker).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Hankins (5,off Lary).  Team–7.  SB–Cash (3,2nd base off Walker/Sullivan).  HBP–Walker (2,Wood).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:52.  A–7,000.
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