Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
June 25, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 5 1 3 0
Bruton cf 5 0 1 0
Kaline rf 5 2 2 2
Colavito lf 2 1 0 0
Cash 1b 4 2 2 4
Boros 3b 3 0 3 0
Wood 2b 4 0 1 0
Roarke c 4 0 0 0
Bunning p 4 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
de la Hoz 2b 5 0 1 0
Piersall cf 2 1 1 0
  Grant pr 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
Francona lf 5 1 2 2
Power 1b 4 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 3 0 1 0
Romano c 3 0 1 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Hawkins p 1 0 0 0
  Dillard ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Detroit 020 030 1006120
Cleveland 000 200 010370
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (7-6) 7.1 7 3 3 2 5
  Fox  SV (5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (5-6) 5.0 9 5 5 3 2
  Allen   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Locke   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Detroit McAuliffe (2,off Hawkins); Boros (12,off Hawkins), Cleveland Romano (18,off Bunning).  HR–Detroit Cash 2 (23,2nd inning off Hawkins 1 on, 0 out,5th inning off Hawkins 1 on, 2 out); Kaline (8,7th inning off Allen 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Francona (5,4th inning off Bunning 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Romano (4,by Bunning); Piersall (2,by Bunning).  Team–9.  SB–Boros (3,2nd base off Hawkins/Romano).  CS–Bruton (2,2nd base by Hawkins/Romano); McAuliffe (1,2nd base by Allen/Romano).  WP–Locke (2).  HBP–Bunning 2 (2,Romano,Piersall).  U-HP–Harry Schwarts, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:50.
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