Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels
May 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 9, Los Angeles Angels 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 2 2 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 2
Maxwell lf 3 1 2 2
Colavito rf 3 0 0 1
Cash 1b 5 1 2 1
Boros 3b 4 1 0 0
Brown c 5 2 2 2
Fernandez ss 5 1 0 0
Bunning p 2 0 0 0
  Osborne ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 9 10 8
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Bridges ss 5 0 0 1
Thomas rf 4 0 2 1
Wagner lf 3 0 1 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 0 0
Hunt cf 4 1 1 1
Averill c 4 1 2 1
Leek 3b 4 1 1 0
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 2 0
Fowler p 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Detroit 001 001 2419100
Los Angeles 002 100 001492
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (3-4) 6.0 4 3 3 1 6
  Fox  SV (3) 3.0 5 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
10
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   6.0 3 2 2 3 2
  Duren  L (1-4) 1.0 4 5 3 2 2
  James   0.2 1 1 1 3 0
  Bowsfield   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Morgan   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
6
8
5

  E–Bridges (2), Bilko (2).  2B–Detroit Bruton (5,off Duren); Brown (5,off Morgan).  HR–Detroit Maxwell (2,6th inning off Fowler 0 on, 1 out); Cash (9,8th inning off Duren 0 on, 0 out); Brown (8,8th inning off Duren 1 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Averill (10,4th inning off Bunning 0 on, 2 out); Hunt (8,9th inning off Fox 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Fox (1,off Morgan); Fowler (1,off Bunning).  IBB–Maxwell (1,by Duren).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  SB–Colavito (1,2nd base off Fowler/Averill); Wagner (1,2nd base off Bunning/Brown).  IBB–Duren (1,Maxwell).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:46.  A–14,086.
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