Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
June 1, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics tied the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 2 1 0 0
Pilarcik rf 4 1 1 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 2 1
Siebern lf 3 0 0 1
Posada cf 4 0 2 0
Pignatano c 4 0 2 0
Carey 3b 4 1 1 0
Causey 2b 3 1 1 2
Herbert p 3 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 1 0 0
Bruton cf 3 1 1 1
Kaline rf 4 0 2 0
Colavito lf 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 2 2 1 1
Boros 3b 3 0 1 1
Brown c 4 0 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 1
  Thomas pr 0 0 0 0
Regan p 2 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Kansas City 000 040 00493
Detroit 011 100 10471
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   6.0 6 4 3 3 4
  Wickersham   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
7.0
7
4
3
4
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Regan   6.0 8 4 4 2 1
  Bruce   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
2

  E–Howser 2 (10), Posada (1), Cash (5).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Posada (2,off Regan).  HR–Kansas City Causey (1,5th inning off Regan 1 on, 0 out), Detroit Cash (11,2nd inning off Herbert 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Siebern (2,off Regan).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Colavito (2,off Wickersham).  IBB–Cash (6,by Wickersham).  Team–10.  CS–Boyd (1,2nd base by Regan/Brown).  IBB–Wickersham (1,Cash).  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:23.  A–3,970.
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