Calavito Homers Twice. Detroit Sweeps. Win Streak To 12 Games

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Don Mossi

Griffith Stadium    (09-03-2025 19:52:54)       Time 2:34, 67ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

May 4, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 14-3             0 0 0   0 0 1   2 0 1      4  8  1
1961 Washington 6-13          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      1  3  1

Recap

Det  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Jake Wood hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

Det  7th: Scored 2 runs on a hit, and an error.

Det      Rocky Colavito hit a 2 run HR(3).  Det  3 Was 0.

Was  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Was      Coot Veal hit a grounder scoring 1, E6.  Det  3 Was 1.

Det  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Rocky Colavito hit a solo HR(4).  Det  4 Was 1.

Det  Rocky Colavito: 2 for 2, 2 HRs, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 3 W.

Det  Don Mossi pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 3 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 3-1 on the year.

Was  Bennie Daniels pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 7 BB, 2 K. He's now 2-2 on the year.

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  E-Fernandez(4), Bright(4)

 2B-Bright(3)

 3B-Bruton(1)

 HR-Det Colavito(3) off Daniels(4) in the 7th with 1 on base, 337 feet

    Det Colavito(4) off Sisler(3) in the 9th with bases empty, 265 feet

 SB-Det Cash(2) off Sisler(1) + Green(2), 9th

    Was Keough(3) off Mossi(1) + Brown(3), 3rd

RBI-Det  - Wood(8), Colavito 3(12)

HBP-Boros(Det) by Daniels(Was)

 SH-Brown(1)

Great-Tasby(2)

Poor-Boros(4)

LOB-Detroit 12 Washington 5

 DP-Washington 2

GWRBI-Wood