Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers
September 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 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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Los Angeles Angels 3, Detroit Tigers 6

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 3 0 1 0
Koppe ss 3 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Fregosi ss 0 0 0 0
Thomas L. 1b 4 0 0 0
Wagner lf 3 1 1 0
Thomas G. cf 4 2 2 2
Rodgers c 4 0 0 0
Satriano 3b 4 0 0 0
Bridges 2b 3 0 1 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 1 1
  McBride pr 0 0 0 0
Bowsfield p 3 0 0 0
  Chance p 0 0 0 0
  Ardell ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 3 2
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 1
Colavito lf 3 1 1 0
Cash 1b 3 1 1 2
Boros 3b 3 0 0 0
Wood 2b 3 1 2 0
Brown c 4 1 1 0
Kline p 3 1 0 0
Totals 31 6 10 5
Los Angeles 000 002 001371
Detroit 000 200 40x6101
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Bowsfield  L (10-7) 6.0 8 6 6 3 1
  Chance   2.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
4
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  W (8-8) 9.0 7 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
4

  E–Pearson (9), Fernandez (23).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Wagner (17,off Kline), Detroit Colavito (30,off Bowsfield); Fernandez (14,off Bowsfield).  HR–Los Angeles G Thomas (13,6th inning off Kline 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Cash (38,4th inning off Bowsfield 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Kline (6,off Bowsfield).  Team–6.  SB–Pearson (9,2nd base off Kline/Brown).  CS–Bruton (6,2nd base by Bowsfield/Rodgers); Wood (9,2nd base by Chance/Rodgers).  WP–Kline (5).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:07.  A–3,116.
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