Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
May 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 1 2 0
Bruton cf 5 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 2
Colavito lf 4 0 0 0
  Morton lf 0 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 1 1 1
Boros 3b 4 1 1 1
Brown c 4 1 2 1
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Bunning p 3 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 0 0
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 3 1 0 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 0
Lemon lf 4 0 1 0
Allison rf 2 0 0 1
Battey c 3 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 2 0
  Consolo pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Valdivielso pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Kralick p 2 0 1 0
  Dobbek ph 0 0 0 0
  Henry ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 1
Detroit 001 001 003591
Minnesota 000 001 010273
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning   7.0 7 2 2 5 3
  Donohue   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Fox   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Aguirre  W (2-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
7
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick   8.0 6 2 2 1 7
  Moore  L (3-2) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Giel   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
8

  E–Wood (9), Versalles (7), Mincher (3), Battey (2).  DP–Detroit 3, Minnesota 1.  HR–Detroit Kaline (1,6th inning off Kralick 0 on, 0 out); Cash (7,9th inning off Moore 0 on, 0 out); Boros (2,9th inning off Moore 0 on, 0 out); Brown (7,9th inning off Giel 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Kralick (4,off Bunning).  SF–Allison (5,off Bunning).  IBB–Valo (1,by Fox).  Team–10.  SB–Bruton (5,2nd base off Kralick/Battey).  CS–Battey (1,2nd base by Bunning/Brown).  IBB–Fox (1,Valo).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Linsalata, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:46.  A–24,449.
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