Tigers 5-8 Athletics (Sep 25, 1961)

DET

KCA

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W: N. Bass

L: R. Nischwitz

S: J. Nuxhall

Current Series

Tigers

6

Athletics

4

Game 1

Final

Tigers

3

Athletics

6

Game 2

Final

Tigers

5

Athletics

8

Game 3

Final

Tigers

10

Athletics

2

Game 4

Final

1961 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	109	53	.673
Tigers	101	61	.623
Orioles	95	67	.586
White Sox	86	76	.531
Indians	78	83	.484
Red Sox	76	86	.469
Twins	70	90	.438
Angels	70	91	.435
Athletics	61	100	.379
Senators	61	100	.379

Game Summary

The Kansas City Athletics decisively defeated the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 5, on September 26, 1961.

Game Info

September 26, 1961

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe SS	4	1	1	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Bubba Morton B. Morton CF	5	0	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Al Kaline A. Kaline PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Rocky Colavito R. Colavito LF	4	2	1	1	1	0	.250	.400	1.000
Bobo Osborne B. Osborne 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Steve Boros S. Boros 3B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750
Jake Wood J. Wood 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	4	0	2	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Ron Nischwitz R. Nischwitz P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Hank Aguirre H. Aguirre P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Norm Cash N. Cash PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Paul Foytack P. Foytack P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Vic Wertz V. Wertz PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Totals	38	5	12	4	2	6

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Howser D. Howser SS	4	3	3	1	1	0	.750	.800	1.250
Bobby Del Greco B. Del Greco CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Jerry Lumpe J. Lumpe 2B	4	0	2	3	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Norm Siebern N. Siebern 1B	4	0	1	2	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Deron Johnson D. Johnson 3B	3	0	0	1	1	1	.000	.200	.000
Leo Posada L. Posada LF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.500
Frank Cipriani F. Cipriani RF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Haywood Sullivan H. Sullivan C	2	2	2	0	3	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Norm Bass N. Bass P	5	1	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Joe Nuxhall J. Nuxhall P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	35	8	12	7	9	5

Batting

2B: B. Osborne

3B: J. Wood

HR: R. Colavito

RBI: R. Colavito, B. Freehan, J. Wood 2

Batting

2B: D. Howser 2, L. Posada

RBI: D. Howser, D. Johnson, J. Lumpe 3, N. Siebern 2

Baserunning

SB: B. Del Greco, D. Howser

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Ron Nischwitz R. Nischwitz (L)	2.1	7	6	3	4	2	11.57
Hank Aguirre H. Aguirre	2.2	2	1	1	3	2	3.38
Paul Foytack P. Foytack	3.0	3	1	0	2	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	12	8	4	9	5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Norm Bass N. Bass (W)	8.1	12	5	5	2	6	1	5.40
Joe Nuxhall J. Nuxhall (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	2	6	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe SS	4	1	1	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Bubba Morton B. Morton CF	5	0	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Al Kaline A. Kaline PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Rocky Colavito R. Colavito LF	4	2	1	1	1	0	.250	.400	1.000
Bobo Osborne B. Osborne 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Steve Boros S. Boros 3B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750
Jake Wood J. Wood 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	4	0	2	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Ron Nischwitz R. Nischwitz P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Hank Aguirre H. Aguirre P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Norm Cash N. Cash PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Paul Foytack P. Foytack P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Vic Wertz V. Wertz PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Totals	38	5	12	4	2	6

Batting

2B: B. Osborne

3B: J. Wood

HR: R. Colavito

RBI: R. Colavito, B. Freehan, J. Wood 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Ron Nischwitz R. Nischwitz (L)	2.1	7	6	3	4	2	11.57
Hank Aguirre H. Aguirre	2.2	2	1	1	3	2	3.38
Paul Foytack P. Foytack	3.0	3	1	0	2	1	0.00
Totals	8.0	12	8	4	9	5

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Howser D. Howser SS	4	3	3	1	1	0	.750	.800	1.250
Bobby Del Greco B. Del Greco CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Jerry Lumpe J. Lumpe 2B	4	0	2	3	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Norm Siebern N. Siebern 1B	4	0	1	2	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Deron Johnson D. Johnson 3B	3	0	0	1	1	1	.000	.200	.000
Leo Posada L. Posada LF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.500
Frank Cipriani F. Cipriani RF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Haywood Sullivan H. Sullivan C	2	2	2	0	3	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Norm Bass N. Bass P	5	1	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Joe Nuxhall J. Nuxhall P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	35	8	12	7	9	5

Batting

2B: D. Howser 2, L. Posada

RBI: D. Howser, D. Johnson, J. Lumpe 3, N. Siebern 2

Baserunning

SB: B. Del Greco, D. Howser

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Norm Bass N. Bass (W)	8.1	12	5	5	2	6	1	5.40
Joe Nuxhall J. Nuxhall (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	2	6	1

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