Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
June 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated 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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Cleveland Indians 1, Detroit Tigers 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 2 0
Piersall cf 4 0 2 0
Francona lf 3 0 1 0
  Essegian ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 1
Kirkland rf 3 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 0 1 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Colavito lf 4 0 1 0
Cash 1b 4 0 1 0
Boros 3b 4 0 1 0
Brown c 3 0 1 0
  Osborne ph 1 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 0
Mossi p 2 0 1 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 1 0
  Thomas pr 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 10 0
Cleveland 100 000 000170
Detroit 000 000 0000100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (4-4) 7.0 9 0 0 1 2
  Funk  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
1
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi  L (6-1) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Fox   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Cleveland Temple 2 (11,off Mossi,off Fox); Power (18,off Mossi); Francona (13,off Mossi); Piersall (13,off Mossi).  SH–Perry (2,off Mossi).  Team LOB–6.  SB–Wood (10,2nd base off Perry/Romano).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:21.
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