Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels
September 22, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 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."

"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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Detroit Tigers 6, Los Angeles Angels 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 5 2 3 1
Bruton cf 4 2 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 1 1
Colavito lf 4 0 0 1
Cash 1b 5 0 0 1
Boros 3b 3 0 0 0
Wood 2b 5 0 0 0
Brown c 4 1 1 1
Lary p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 6 5
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Bridges 2b 4 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
Tanner rf 4 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Thomas L. 1b 4 1 1 0
  Bilko 1b 0 0 0 0
Wagner lf 4 1 2 2
Thomas G. cf 4 0 1 0
Rodgers c 4 1 2 0
Satriano 3b 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 2 1 0 1
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Koppe ss 1 0 0 0
Grba p 2 0 1 0
  Pearson ph,rf 2 0 2 0
Totals 37 4 10 3
Detroit 002 201 010662
Los Angeles 220 000 0004105
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (22-9) 9.0 10 4 3 0 9
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
0
9
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba  L (10-13) 7.0 6 5 3 4 5
  Morgan   2.0 0 1 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
6
3
6
7

  E–McAuliffe 2 (17), L Thomas (11), Satriano (6), Fregosi (2), Koppe (21), Grba (2).  2B–Detroit Bruton (11,off Grba).  HR–Detroit Brown (16,4th inning off Grba 0 on, 1 out); McAuliffe (6,4th inning off Grba 0 on, 2 out); Kaline (19,6th inning off Grba 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Wagner (23,1st inning off Lary 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Brown (2,by Grba).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  IBB–Grba (10,Brown).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:35.  A–5,792.
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