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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1961-06-25 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · 2:50

Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 6–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 5th. Jim Bunning earned the win and Terry Fox picked up the save. Norm Cash went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	6	12
CLE	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	7

W: Jim Bunning L: Wynn Hawkins SV: Terry Fox

Umpires — HP: Harry Schwarts · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	5	1	3	0	0	0
Bill Bruton	5	0	1	0	0	0
Al Kaline	5	2	2	2	0	0
Rocky Colavito	2	1	0	0	2	0
Norm Cash	4	2	2	4	0	0
Steve Boros	3	0	3	0	1	0
Jake Wood	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Roarke	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Bunning	4	0	0	0	0	3

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Miguel de la Hoz	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	2	1	1	0	0	0
Tito Francona	5	1	2	2	0	1
Vic Power	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Kirkland	3	0	1	0	1	0
John Romano	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bubba Phillips	4	0	0	0	0	1
Woodie Held	3	0	0	0	1	2
Wynn Hawkins	1	0	0	0	0	1
Don Dillard	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Nieman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Essegian	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bunning	7.1	7	2	5
Terry Fox	1.2	0	1	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wynn Hawkins	5.0	9	3	2
Bob Allen	2.0	2	0	1
Bobby Locke	2.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 13
Bill Bruton: S9
Al Kaline: CS2(24)
Al Kaline: 53

Bot 1

Miguel de la Hoz: 5/P
Jim Piersall: 63
Tito Francona: K/C

Top 2

Rocky Colavito: W
Norm Cash: HR/8XD.1-H
Steve Boros: W
Jake Wood: 8
Mike Roarke: K
Jim Bunning: SB2
Jim Bunning: 2/FL

Bot 2

Vic Power: S7
Willie Kirkland: 5/FL
John Romano: 14(1)/FO
Bubba Phillips: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Dick McAuliffe: S8
Bill Bruton: 64(1)/FO
Al Kaline: 53.1-2
Rocky Colavito: W
Norm Cash: 31

Bot 3

Woodie Held: K
Wynn Hawkins: K/C
Miguel de la Hoz: 8

Top 4

Steve Boros: S8
Jake Wood: S7.1-2
Mike Roarke: 15(2)6(1)/GDP.B-1
Jim Bunning: K

Bot 4

Jim Piersall: S8
Tito Francona: HR/89XD.1-H
Vic Power: 9
Willie Kirkland: 43
John Romano: HP
Bubba Phillips: 2/FL

Top 5

Dick McAuliffe: D7
Bill Bruton: 43.2-3
Al Kaline: S8.3-H
Rocky Colavito: 9
Norm Cash: HR/9D.1-H
Steve Boros: D7
Jake Wood: 3/G

Bot 5

Woodie Held: W
Don Dillard: 9
Miguel de la Hoz: S8.1-2
Jim Piersall: HP.2-3;1-2
Tito Francona: 5/FL
Vic Power: 9

Top 6

Mike Roarke: 63
Jim Bunning: K
Dick McAuliffe: S7
Bill Bruton: CS2(26)

Bot 6

Willie Kirkland: W
John Romano: 7
Bubba Phillips: 7/L
Woodie Held: K

Top 7

Bill Bruton: 41
Al Kaline: HR/89XD
Rocky Colavito: 5/FL
Norm Cash: 5/FL

Bot 7

Don Dillard: K
Miguel de la Hoz: 3/P
Bob Nieman: 8

Top 8

Steve Boros: S7
Jake Wood: K
Mike Roarke: WP.1-2
Mike Roarke: 53
Jim Bunning: K

Bot 8

Tito Francona: S9
Vic Power: 56(1)/FO
Willie Kirkland: S8.1-2
John Romano: D7.2-H;1-3
Bubba Phillips: K
Woodie Held: 63

Top 9

Dick McAuliffe: 43
Bill Bruton: 53
Al Kaline: 43

Bot 9

Don Dillard: W
Miguel de la Hoz: 6/P
Chuck Essegian: 9
Tito Francona: 53

Notes & reviews

Jimmy Piersall charged the mound and punched Jim Bunning, who was spiked during the fight; both benches cleared; Piersall, Hank Aguirre, Bob Hale and Johnny Temple ejected by HP umpire Harry Schwarts
Bob Allen threw a pitch close to Norm Cash; HP umpire Harry Schwarts warned Allen and Indians Manager Jimmy Dykes; Dykes told Schwarts that it was his players that were getting hit so the warning went to the wrong team; Dykes ejected by Schwarts

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