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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers

1961-06-08 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 48550 · 2:23

Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 2–1. Frank Lary earned the win. Norm Cash went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Frank Lary L: Wynn Hawkins SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Wood	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rocky Colavito	3	0	1	0	1	0
Norm Cash	2	1	2	1	2	0
Ozzie Virgil	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chico Fernandez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Roarke	3	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Lary	3	1	2	0	0	1
Bobo Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wynn Hawkins	5.0	6	1	1
Barry Latman	2.0	0	1	3
Frank Funk	1.0	1	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Lary	9.0	6	0	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: K/C
Jim Piersall: 53
Tito Francona: 63

Bot 1

Jake Wood: 63
Al Kaline: 8
Charlie Maxwell: D9
Rocky Colavito: WP.2-3
Rocky Colavito: 8

Top 2

Vic Power: 8
Willie Kirkland: 43
John Romano: 8

Bot 2

Norm Cash: HR/9D
Ozzie Virgil: 63
Chico Fernandez: K
Mike Roarke: 6/FL

Top 3

Woodie Held: K
Bubba Phillips: K
Wynn Hawkins: K

Bot 3

Frank Lary: S7/7D
Jake Wood: 8
Al Kaline: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Johnny Temple: 7
Jim Piersall: K
Tito Francona: 7

Bot 4

Charlie Maxwell: 7
Rocky Colavito: W
Norm Cash: S9.1-3
Ozzie Virgil: 3/FL
Chico Fernandez: 53

Top 5

Vic Power: 63
Willie Kirkland: K
John Romano: 4/L

Bot 5

Mike Roarke: 53
Frank Lary: S7
Jake Wood: S6/6.1-2
Al Kaline: E6/TH.2-3;1-2
Charlie Maxwell: FC3.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
Rocky Colavito: 5(B)5(3)/LDP

Top 6

Woodie Held: 63
Bubba Phillips: S8
Don Dillard: D8/78D.1-H
Johnny Temple: S8.2XH(82);B-2(TH)
Jim Piersall: 3/L

Bot 6

Norm Cash: W
Ozzie Virgil: 64(1)3/GDP
Chico Fernandez: 3/P#

Top 7

Tito Francona: K
Vic Power: 4/P
Willie Kirkland: S8
John Romano: 6/L

Bot 7

Mike Roarke: K
Frank Lary: K
Jake Wood: K

Top 8

Woodie Held: S6
Bubba Phillips: K
Bob Hale: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Temple: OA.1X2(32)

Bot 8

Al Kaline: 7
Charlie Maxwell: 8
Rocky Colavito: S7
Norm Cash: PO1(E1).1-2
Norm Cash: IW
Bobo Osborne: 3/FL

Top 9

Miguel de la Hoz: 4/L
Jim Piersall: 13
Tito Francona: S7
Vic Power: 43

Notes & reviews

Hale tried to sneak to second during an argument about the play at first because time had not been called; 1bman Norm Cash saw him and chased him back to first where catcher Roarke was covering for the out
Johnny Temple left with hand injury

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