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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers
1961-05-09 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 25946 · 2:28
Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 4th. Bennie Daniels earned the win and Dave Sisler picked up the save. Gene Woodling went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Bennie Daniels L: Paul Foytack SV: Dave Sisler
Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Bill Kinnamon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Klaus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Danny O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Woodling | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Willie Tasby | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Marty Keough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Mahoney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bennie Daniels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake Wood | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Bruton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rocky Colavito | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Boros | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Chico Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Chiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Foytack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bubba Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobo Osborne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Gernert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Daniels | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
 Dave Sisler | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Foytack | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Grzenda | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Fischer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Donohue | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Klaus: 53
- Danny O'Connell: 9
- Gene Woodling: S8
- Dale Long: 3/G
Bot 1
- Jake Wood: 63
- Bill Bruton: 13
- Al Kaline: 13
Top 2
- Willie Tasby: K
- Gene Green: 43
- Marty Keough: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Rocky Colavito: W
- Norm Cash: 6/P
- Steve Boros: D7.1-H
- Chico Fernandez: 3/G.2-3
- Harry Chiti: 3/G
Top 3
- Jim Mahoney: 8
- Bennie Daniels: 8
- Billy Klaus: W
- Danny O'Connell: SB2
- Danny O'Connell: 43
Bot 3
- Paul Foytack: W
- Jake Wood: K
- Bill Bruton: 7
- Al Kaline: S9.1-3
- Rocky Colavito: 63
Top 4
- Gene Woodling: S7
- Dale Long: S8.1-2
- Willie Tasby: S7.2-3;1-2
- Gene Green: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Marty Keough: CS3(25).1-2
- Marty Keough: 7
- Jim Mahoney: K/C
Bot 4
- Norm Cash: 2/G
- Steve Boros: W
- Chico Fernandez: 64(1)/FO
- Harry Chiti: K
Top 5
- Bennie Daniels: 63
- Billy Klaus: 7
- Danny O'Connell: W
- Gene Woodling: T8.1-H
- Dale Long: 6/P
Bot 5
- Bubba Morton: K
- Jake Wood: 9
- Bill Bruton: 8
Top 6
- Willie Tasby: HR/7D
- Gene Green: 4
- Marty Keough: 43
- Jim Mahoney: E6/G
- Bennie Daniels: 9
Bot 6
- Al Kaline: S8
- Rocky Colavito: S7.1-2
- Norm Cash: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Steve Boros: WP.3-H(NR)
- Steve Boros: W
- Chico Fernandez: 13
Top 7
- Billy Klaus: 3/G
- Danny O'Connell: 53
- Gene Woodling: HR/9D
- Dale Long: W
- Willie Tasby: 53
Bot 7
- Harry Chiti: 8
- Charlie Maxwell: 3/G
- Jake Wood: 63
Top 8
- Gene Green: W
- Marty Keough: W.1-2
- Jim Mahoney: 35(2)/FO.1-2;B-1
- Bennie Daniels: K
- Billy Klaus: PB.2-3;1-2
- Billy Klaus: K
Bot 8
- Bill Bruton: W
- Al Kaline: S8.1-2
- Rocky Colavito: S7.2-H;1-2
- Norm Cash: K
- Steve Boros: 2/FL
- Bobo Osborne: S7.2-H;1-2
- Dick Brown: K
Top 9
- Danny O'Connell: 6/P
- Gene Woodling: 8
- Dale Long: W
- Willie Tasby: 9
Bot 9
- Dick Gernert: K
- Jake Wood: S8
- Bill Bruton: K
- Al Kaline: 5/FL