Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Athletics
September 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Athletics 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 4 1 1 0
Morton cf 5 0 2 0
Maxwell rf 4 0 0 0
  Kaline ph 1 0 0 0
Colavito lf 4 2 1 1
Osborne 1b 4 1 1 0
Boros 3b 4 1 3 0
Wood 2b 4 0 2 2
Freehan c 4 0 2 1
Nischwitz p 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 1 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 3 3 1
Del Greco cf 4 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 2 3
Siebern 1b 4 0 1 2
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 1
Posada lf 4 1 1 0
Cipriani rf 5 0 1 0
Sullivan c 2 2 2 0
Bass p 5 1 1 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 7
Detroit 010 101 0115122
Kansas City 231 100 10x8120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Nischwitz  L (0-1) 2.1 7 6 3 4 2
  Aguirre   2.2 2 1 1 3 2
  Foytack   3.0 3 1 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
4
9
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bass  W (10-11) 8.1 12 5 5 2 6
  Nuxhall  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
6

  E–Boros (15), Nischwitz (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Detroit Osborne (6,off Bass), Kansas City Howser 2 (27,off Nischwitz,off Foytack); Posada (10,off Aguirre).  3B–Detroit Wood (14,off Bass).  HR–Detroit Colavito (44,8th inning off Bass 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–D Johnson (5,off Nischwitz).  Team–13.  SB–Howser (37,3rd base off Nischwitz/Freehan); Del Greco (1,2nd base off Nischwitz/Freehan).  WP–Aguirre (4), Nuxhall (5).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Al Smith.  T–2:53.  A–3,262.
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