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Kansas City Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1961-09-13 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 2785 · 2:25
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–0. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 5th. Jim Bunning earned the win. Rocky Colavito went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
W: Jim Bunning L: Jim Archer SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Harry Schwarts · 3B: Larry Napp · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Howser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Rivera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Deron Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Siebern | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Lumpe | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Causey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Del Greco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Pignatano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Shoemaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Nuxhall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chico Fernandez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Bruton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rocky Colavito | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Boros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jake Wood | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Bunning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Archer | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Pfister | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 John Wyatt | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dick Howser: 7
- Jim Rivera: K
- Deron Johnson: 5/FL
Bot 1
- Chico Fernandez: 8
- Bill Bruton: K
- Al Kaline: S7
- Rocky Colavito: 2/FL
Top 2
- Norm Siebern: W
- Jerry Lumpe: S7.1-2
- Wayne Causey: 4/P
- Bobby Del Greco: K
- Joe Pignatano: K
Bot 2
- Norm Cash: 8
- Steve Boros: 63
- Dick Brown: 7
Top 3
- Jim Archer: 5/P
- Dick Howser: 8
- Jim Rivera: 8
Bot 3
- Jake Wood: T9
- Jim Bunning: 63
- Chico Fernandez: 9/SF.3-H
- Bill Bruton: 5/P
Top 4
- Deron Johnson: 63
- Norm Siebern: S9
- Jerry Lumpe: S9.1-2
- Wayne Causey: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Bobby Del Greco: 63
Bot 4
- Al Kaline: S8
- Rocky Colavito: 7
- Norm Cash: W.1-2
- Steve Boros: W.2-3;1-2
- Dick Brown: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Jake Wood: 7/SF.3-H
- Jim Bunning: K
Top 5
- Joe Pignatano: 8
- Billy Bryan: K
- Dick Howser: W
- Jim Rivera: K
Bot 5
- Chico Fernandez: S8
- Bill Bruton: K
- Al Kaline: W.1-2
- Rocky Colavito: HR/7D.2-H;1-H
- Norm Cash: HR/9D
- Steve Boros: 8
- Dick Brown: W
- Jake Wood: 8
Top 6
- Deron Johnson: 5/FL
- Norm Siebern: 31
- Jerry Lumpe: 31
Bot 6
- Jim Bunning: K
- Chico Fernandez: D7
- Bill Bruton: WP.2-3#
- Bill Bruton: 6/P
- Al Kaline: K
Top 7
- Wayne Causey: S8
- Bobby Del Greco: 7
- Joe Pignatano: K
- Charlie Shoemaker: 8
Bot 7
- Rocky Colavito: 53
- Norm Cash: 63
- Steve Boros: W
- Dick Brown: 43
Top 8
- Dick Howser: 63
- Jim Rivera: 8
- Deron Johnson: 8
Bot 8
- Jake Wood: K
- Jim Bunning: K
- Chico Fernandez: 8
Top 9
- Norm Siebern: 2/P
- Jerry Lumpe: D9
- Wayne Causey: 6/P
- Joe Nuxhall: W
- Gene Stephens: 3/G