Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels
July 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 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 5, Los Angeles Angels 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 5 0 1 0
Morton rf 2 2 2 0
  Bruton ph,cf 3 0 1 0
Kaline cf,rf 5 2 2 1
Colavito lf 3 1 1 2
Cash 1b 2 0 1 1
Wood 2b 4 0 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 1 0
Roarke c 4 0 0 0
Lary p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 0 2 1
Koppe ss 5 2 2 1
Thomas rf 3 1 0 0
Wagner lf 5 0 2 1
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 1 1
Hunt cf 3 0 0 0
Averill c 4 0 0 0
Moran 2b 2 1 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 2b 0 0 0 0
Moeller p 1 0 1 0
  Satriano ph 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Detroit 103 010 0005101
Los Angeles 100 100 200481
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (14-5) 9.0 8 4 3 4 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
5
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller  L (4-6) 4.0 5 4 4 2 6
  James   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Duren   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Fowler   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
7

  E–McAuliffe (6), Yost (4).  2B–Detroit Morton (4,off Moeller), Los Angeles Moeller (1,off Lary); Koppe (7,off Lary); Wagner (12,off Lary).  HR–Detroit Colavito (29,3rd inning off Moeller 1 on, 1 out); Kaline (13,5th inning off James 0 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Koppe (2,1st inning off Lary 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Kluszewski (1,off Lary).  Team–9.  SB–Morton (2,2nd base off Moeller/Averill); Wood (19,2nd base off Duren/Averill).  CS–Wood (3,Home by Duren/Averill).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:47.  A–12,936.
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