Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels
September 23, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 4, Los Angeles Angels 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 5 1 1 0
Bruton cf 5 1 1 1
Kaline rf 3 1 1 0
Colavito lf 3 1 1 1
Cash 1b 4 0 2 1
Boros 3b 4 0 1 1
Wood 2b 4 0 1 0
Brown c 3 0 1 0
Bunning p 2 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 4 1 1 0
Bridges 2b 1 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Koppe 2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas L. 1b 4 0 1 0
Wagner lf 3 1 1 1
Thomas G. cf 3 0 1 0
Averill c 4 0 0 0
Satriano 3b 4 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 0 0
  Ardell ph 1 0 0 0
McBride p 2 0 1 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
  Spring p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
Detroit 200 101 000491
Los Angeles 000 100 010250
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (17-11) 8.0 5 2 2 3 8
  Fox  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
9
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride  L (12-15) 7.0 6 4 4 2 6
  Donohue   1.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Spring   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
8

  E–Wood (23).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Boros (16,off McBride); Kaline (39,off McBride), Los Angeles G Thomas (12,off Bunning).  3B–Detroit McAuliffe (4,off McBride).  HR–Detroit Colavito (43,4th inning off McBride 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Wagner (24,4th inning off Bunning 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bunning (2,off McBride).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–G Thomas (3,by Bunning).  Team–7.  SB–Cash (11,2nd base off McBride/Averill).  WP–Bunning (2).  HBP–Bunning (9,G Thomas).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:32.  A–2,939.
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