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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1961-05-09 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:20

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 7–2. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 8th. Don Mossi earned the win. Willie Tasby went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
DET	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4		7	8

W: Don Mossi L: Joe McClain SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Kinnamon · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Red Flaherty · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marty Keough	4	0	0	0	0	2
Danny O'Connell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Willie Tasby	4	1	2	1	0	0
Gene Green	4	1	1	1	0	1
R C Stevens	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Daley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Bright	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Mahoney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joe McClain	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim King	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Wood	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Bruton	4	0	1	1	0	0
Al Kaline	1	1	0	1	2	1
Rocky Colavito	3	1	0	0	1	0
Norm Cash	3	1	1	1	1	0
Steve Boros	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Brown	4	2	2	1	0	0
Chico Fernandez	3	0	1	1	1	0
Don Mossi	2	1	0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe McClain	7.0	5	4	1
Marty Kutyna	0.0	1	2	0
Johnny Klippstein	1.0	2	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Mossi	9.0	4	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marty Keough: K
Danny O'Connell: D7
Willie Tasby: 3/DP.2X3(315)

Bot 1

Jake Wood: 5/FL
Bill Bruton: 43
Al Kaline: K/C

Top 2

Gene Green: 63
R C Stevens: 8
Pete Daley: 7

Bot 2

Rocky Colavito: 13
Norm Cash: 13
Steve Boros: 63

Top 3

Harry Bright: W
Jim Mahoney: 64(1)3/GDP
Joe McClain: 63

Bot 3

Dick Brown: S7
Chico Fernandez: 2/FL
Don Mossi: W.1-2
Jake Wood: S9.2-H;1-3
Bill Bruton: SB2
Bill Bruton: S9.3-H;2-3
Al Kaline: 9/SF.3-H
Rocky Colavito: 53

Top 4

Marty Keough: K
Danny O'Connell: 53
Willie Tasby: HR/9D
Gene Green: HR/7D
R C Stevens: 63

Bot 4

Norm Cash: 63
Steve Boros: D7
Dick Brown: 9.2-3
Chico Fernandez: IW
Don Mossi: CS2(26)

Top 5

Pete Daley: 13
Harry Bright: 13
Jim Mahoney: 8

Bot 5

Don Mossi: 43
Jake Wood: S9
Bill Bruton: 8
Al Kaline: SB2
Al Kaline: W
Rocky Colavito: 7

Top 6

Joe McClain: 8
Marty Keough: 9
Danny O'Connell: W
Willie Tasby: 2/P

Bot 6

Norm Cash: W
Steve Boros: 5/L
Dick Brown: 1/P
Chico Fernandez: 53

Top 7

Gene Green: K
R C Stevens: 9
Pete Daley: 8

Bot 7

Don Mossi: 7
Jake Wood: 23
Bill Bruton: 8

Top 8

Harry Bright: 8
Jim Mahoney: 4/L
Jim King: 13

Bot 8

Al Kaline: W
Rocky Colavito: W.1-2
Norm Cash: D7.2-H;1-3
Steve Boros: 7/SF.3-H
Dick Brown: T8.2-H
Chico Fernandez: S8.3-H
Don Mossi: 54/SH/B.1-2
Jake Wood: 63

Top 9

Marty Keough: 8
Danny O'Connell: 13
Willie Tasby: S7
Gene Green: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Senators coach Hemsley ejected by 3B umpire Hurley for arguing Hurley's call that O'Connell failed to touch 3rd on way back to 2nd after Tasby's popup

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