Detroit's 15 Hits Too Much for Washington. Tigers Streaking at 10 straight

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Jake Wood

Griffith Stadium    (09-03-2025 19:32:05)       Time 2:25, 70ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 4 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

May 2, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 12-3             2 0 1   1 0 2   1 0 0      7 15  0
1961 Washington 6-11          0 0 2   0 2 0   0 0 0      4  8  0

Recap

Det  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Det      Al Kaline singled scoring Wood to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

Det      Steve Boros singled scoring Kaline.  Det  2 Was 0.

Det  2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Det      Dick Brown hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Det  3 Was 0.

Was  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Marty Keough singled scoring 2.  Det  3 Was 2.

Det  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Det      Al Kaline hit a grounder scoring 1.  Det  4 Was 2.

Was  5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Was      Marty Keough hit a 2 run HR(3) to tie the score.  Det  4 Was 4.

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

Det      Bill Bruton hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Det  5 Was 4.

Det      Norm Cash tripled scoring Colavito.  Det  6 Was 4.

Det  7th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Det      Jake Wood singled scoring Brown.  Det  7 Was 4.

Det  Norm Cash: 2 for 4, triple.

Det  Jake Wood: 4 for 4, 2 triples, 3 runs.

Was  Marty Keough: 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI.

Det  Jim Bunning threw a complete game for the win: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's now 3-0 on the season.

Was  Gabe Gabler pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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 3B-Cash(1), Wood 2(5), Fernandez(1)

 HR-Was Keough(3) off Bunning(2) in the 5th with 1 on base, 310 feet

 SB-Det Wood(4) off Sturdivant(1) + Daley(2), 1st

    Det Boros(1) off Sturdivant(2) + Daley(3), 1st

    Det Bruton(3) off Sturdivant(3) + Daley(4), 2nd

RBI-Det  - Brown(14), Cash(15), Wood(7), Boros(6), Bruton(12), Kaline 2(13)

    Was  - Keough 4(11)

IBB-Det Kaline off Sturdivant

 SH-Veal(5)

 WP-Gabler(1)

Great-Fernandez(4), Bruton(4), O'Connell(1)

Poor-Boros(2), Veal(3)

LOB-Detroit 11 Washington 6

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Bruton