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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1961-09-25 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · 2:26
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Athletics 6–4. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 8th. Hank Aguirre earned the win and Gerry Staley picked up the save. Norm Siebern went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Hank Aguirre L: Jim Archer SV: Gerry Staley
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Al Smith · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chico Fernandez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Bruton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bubba Morton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rocky Colavito | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Boros | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jake Wood | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Mossi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Alusik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Howser | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Lumpe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Siebern | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Deron Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Leo Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wayne Causey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Haywood Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Archer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cipriani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Rivera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Mossi | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Hank Aguirre | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Archer | 7.2 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Kunkel | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Rakow | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Wickersham | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chico Fernandez: K
- Bill Bruton: 3/G
- Bubba Morton: 13
Bot 1
- Dick Howser: S
- Bobby Del Greco: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
- Jerry Lumpe: 7
Top 2
- Rocky Colavito: 43
- Norm Cash: 7
- Steve Boros: W
- Jake Wood: T.1-H
- Dick Brown: K
Bot 2
- Norm Siebern: S9
- Deron Johnson: 8
- Leo Posada: 14(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Don Mossi: 53
- Chico Fernandez: 5/P
- Bill Bruton: S9
- Bubba Morton: K
Bot 3
- Wayne Causey: S9
- Haywood Sullivan: 64(1)3/GDP
- Jim Archer: 63
Top 4
- Rocky Colavito: 53
- Norm Cash: HP
- Steve Boros: 8
- Jake Wood: 9
Bot 4
- Dick Howser: 7
- Bobby Del Greco: D8
- Jerry Lumpe: S7.2-H
- Norm Siebern: HR/9D.1-H
- Deron Johnson: K
- Leo Posada: K
Top 5
- Dick Brown: 8
- Don Mossi: 31
- Chico Fernandez: D7
- Bill Bruton: 7
Bot 5
- Frank Cipriani: 9
- Haywood Sullivan: K
- Jim Archer: 13
Top 6
- Bubba Morton: 4/P#
- Rocky Colavito: S7
- Norm Cash: S8.1-3
- Steve Boros: 2/P
- Jake Wood: W.1-2
- Dick Brown: 53
Bot 6
- Dick Howser: S9
- Bobby Del Greco: 1/P
- Jerry Lumpe: K+CS2(26)/DP
Top 7
- George Alusik: 53
- Chico Fernandez: S7
- Bill Bruton: K
- Bubba Morton: S7.1-3
- Rocky Colavito: 7
Bot 7
- Norm Siebern: S9
- Deron Johnson: 23/SH.1-2
- Leo Posada: 63
- Frank Cipriani: 63
Top 8
- Norm Cash: 3/G
- Steve Boros: D7
- Jake Wood: S7.2-H
- Dick Brown: 13.1-2
- Al Kaline: T9.2-H
- Vic Wertz: S8.3-H
- Bill Bruton: D8.1-H
- Bubba Morton: S9.2-H
- Rocky Colavito: S9.1-3
- Norm Cash: 7
Bot 8
- Haywood Sullivan: K
- Jim Rivera: S8
- Dick Howser: 64(1)/FO
- Bobby Del Greco: S7.1-2
- Jerry Lumpe: WP.2-3;1-2
- Jerry Lumpe: PB.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
- Jerry Lumpe: 13#
Top 9
- Steve Boros: 63
- Jake Wood: 9
- Dick Brown: S9
- Gerry Staley: K/C
Bot 9
- Norm Siebern: K
- Deron Johnson: 53
- Leo Posada: 63