Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
September 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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 1, Detroit Tigers 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 3 0 1 0
  Stephens ph 0 0 0 0
  Hankins pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 1
Siebern 1b 4 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 0 0
Causey 3b 3 0 2 0
Cipriani rf 3 0 0 0
Mackenzie c 2 0 0 0
  Bryan ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan c 0 0 0 0
Walker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 3 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Bertoia 2b 0 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 1 2 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Colavito lf 3 1 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 1
McAuliffe ss 4 0 3 0
Boros 3b 4 0 1 1
Brown c 4 1 2 1
Lary p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 11 3
Kansas City 000 100 000151
Detroit 000 010 02x3110
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (7-12) 8.0 11 3 3 1 3
Totals
8.0
11
3
3
1
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (20-9) 9.0 5 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
3

  E–Howser (33).  DP–Kansas City 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit McAuliffe (12,off Walker).  3B–Detroit Bruton (5,off Walker).  HR–Kansas City D Johnson (8,4th inning off Lary 0 on, 1 out), Detroit Brown (13,5th inning off Walker 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Stephens (2,by Lary).  Team LOB–3.  SF–Cash (2,off Walker).  Team–8.  CS–Siebern (4,2nd base by Lary/Brown).  HBP–Lary (6,Stephens).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–1:59.  A–10,984.
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