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 Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 5 0 1 0
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Colavito lf 2 1 0 0
Cash 1b 3 1 2 1
Boros 3b 4 0 0 0
Wood 2b 4 0 0 0
Brown c 4 1 3 2
  Morton pr 0 0 0 0
  Roarke c 0 0 0 0
Bruce p 3 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
de la Hoz 2b 4 2 3 0
Dillard cf 3 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 1 1 1
Power 1b 4 0 1 1
Kirkland rf 2 0 0 1
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 1
Phillips 3b 3 0 2 0
Thomas c 3 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 1 0
Bell p 2 1 1 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 10 4
Detroit 011 100 000361
Cleveland 003 000 0014101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   8.0 8 3 2 6 4
  Aguirre  L (2-4) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Fischer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
10
4
3
7
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   8.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Funk  W (8-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
4

  E–McAuliffe (1), Held (13).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Cleveland de la Hoz (1,off Bruce); Phillips (13,off Bruce).  HR–Detroit Cash (24,2nd inning off Bell 0 on, 1 out); Brown (10,3rd inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Bell (6,off Bruce); Francona (7,off Aguirre).  SF–Kirkland (4,off Bruce).  HBP–de la Hoz (1,by Bruce).  IBB–Held (2,by Bruce); Power (2,by Aguirre).  Team–11.  HBP–Bruce (1,de la Hoz).  IBB–Bruce (1,Held); Aguirre (2,Power).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:30.  A–34,979.
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