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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers

1961-06-11 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:42

Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 7–4. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 3rd. Joe McClain earned the win and John Gabler picked up the save. Norm Cash went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	10
DET	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	6

W: Joe McClain L: Hal Woodeshick SV: John Gabler

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Coot Veal	2	1	0	0	2	0
Danny O'Connell	5	2	3	3	0	1
Chuck Hinton	4	0	1	2	1	2
Dale Long	4	0	1	1	0	0
Willie Tasby	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Green	4	1	1	1	0	1
Marty Keough	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chuck Cottier	3	2	1	0	1	0
Joe McClain	3	0	0	0	0	1
John Gabler	1	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Woodling	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steve Boros	2	0	1	0	2	0
Bill Bruton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	1	1	1	0	0
Rocky Colavito	4	1	1	1	0	0
Norm Cash	4	2	2	2	0	0
Jake Wood	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chico Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Woodeshick	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bubba Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobo Osborne	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Maxwell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe McClain	7.0	6	3	1
John Gabler	2.0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Woodeshick	4.2	7	2	2
Terry Fox	0.1	1	0	0
Jerry Casale	2.0	0	1	3
Bill Fischer	1.1	1	1	1
Hank Aguirre	0.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Coot Veal: 63
Danny O'Connell: 53
Chuck Hinton: K/C

Bot 1

Steve Boros: 63
Bill Bruton: 63
Al Kaline: 53

Top 2

Dale Long: 31
Willie Tasby: 9
Gene Green: 9/FL

Bot 2

Rocky Colavito: 8
Norm Cash: 5/P
Jake Wood: S9
Dick Brown: 53

Top 3

Marty Keough: S8
Chuck Cottier: S9.1-3
Joe McClain: FC1.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Coot Veal: W.2-3;1-2
Danny O'Connell: S7.3-H;2XH(7242);1-3;B-2
Chuck Hinton: D8.3-H;2-H
Dale Long: 43

Bot 3

Chico Fernandez: 6/P
Hal Woodeshick: 43
Steve Boros: W
Bill Bruton: 8

Top 4

Willie Tasby: 63
Gene Green: HR/9D
Marty Keough: K/C
Chuck Cottier: 63

Bot 4

Al Kaline: 9
Rocky Colavito: HR/7D
Norm Cash: HR/9D
Jake Wood: 63
Dick Brown: 43

Top 5

Joe McClain: 63
Coot Veal: 9
Danny O'Connell: D8
Chuck Hinton: W
Dale Long: S8.2-H;1-2
Willie Tasby: S5.2-3;1-2
Gene Green: 43

Bot 5

Chico Fernandez: 63
Bubba Morton: 6/P
Steve Boros: W
Bill Bruton: K23

Top 6

Marty Keough: 8
Chuck Cottier: 43
Joe McClain: K

Bot 6

Al Kaline: 53
Rocky Colavito: 8
Norm Cash: HR/9D
Jake Wood: 63

Top 7

Coot Veal: W
Danny O'Connell: K
Chuck Hinton: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 7

Dick Brown: 7
Chico Fernandez: 53
Bobo Osborne: W
Steve Boros: S7.1-2
Bill Bruton: 3/G

Top 8

Dale Long: 31
Willie Tasby: 63
Gene Green: K

Bot 8

Al Kaline: HR/9D
Rocky Colavito: 53
Norm Cash: 31
Jake Wood: 8

Top 9

Marty Keough: 8
Chuck Cottier: W
John Gabler: S9.1-3
Gene Woodling: K
Danny O'Connell: D8.3-H;1-H
Chuck Hinton: 8

Bot 9

Dick Brown: 53
Chico Fernandez: 8
Charlie Maxwell: 31

Notes & reviews

the ball cleared the RF roof; Norm Cash the first Detroit player to perform this feat, matching Ted Williams (1939) and Mickey Mantle (1956, 1958, 1960)

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