Tigers Streaking At 11 Games. Down Senators in Extra Frames.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Bill Bruton

Griffith Stadium    (09-03-2025 19:44:51)       Time 4:06, 77ø, Wind: 6 MPH In from RF  Night Game

May 3, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13    R  H  E
1961 Detroit 13-3             0 0 1   1 0 0   0 0 0    0  0  0    1    3 10  1
1961 Washington 6-12          0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0    0  0  0    0    2 16  4

Recap

Det  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Dick Brown hit a solo HR(5) to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

Det  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

Det      Chico Fernandez singled scoring Boros.  Det  2 Was 0.

Was  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Was      Harry Bright singled scoring Long.  Det  2 Was 1.

Was      Coot Veal singled scoring Green to tie the score.  Det  2 Was 2.

Was  5th: Failed to score on 3 hits.

Was  7th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Was 11th: Failed to score on a hit and 3 walks.

Was 12th: Failed to score on 3 hits and on one walk.

Det 13th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

Det      Bill Bruton singled scoring Morton to take the lead.  Det  3 Was 2.

Det  Bill Bruton: 3 for 6.

Was  Dale Long: 4 for 6.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 1 for 4, 3 W.

Was  Gene Woodling: 3 for 6, double.

Was  Harry Bright: 3 for 6.

Was  Joe McClain: 1 for 3, double, 2 errors.

Det  Bill Fischer pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 4 hits, 4 BB, 0 K. He goes to 1-0 on the season.

Det  Hank Aguirre pitched a shutout 13th to record his 1st save of the year.

Was  Marty Kutyna took the loss: 1 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's now 1-2 on the year.

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  E-Wood(2), O'Connell(2), Bright(3), McClain 2(3)

 2B-Cash(3), Woodling(3), McClain(2)

 HR-Det Brown(5) off McClain(5) in the 3rd with bases empty, 334 feet

 CS-Det Cash(1) by Sisler(1) and Green(1), 12th

        Fernandez(2) by Kutyna(2) and Green(2), 13th

    Was O'Connell(2) by Lary(1) and Brown(3), 5th

        O'Connell(3) by Fischer(1) and Brown(4), 11th

RBI-Det  - Brown(15), Fernandez(9), Bruton(13)

    Was  - Veal(5), Bright(2)

IBB-Det Kaline off McClain

        Cash off Sisler

    Was Woodling off Lary

HBP-Boros(Det) by Sisler(Was)

 SH-Boros 2(2), Veal(6)

 WP-Kutyna(2)

 PB-Green (1)

Great-Wood(2)

Poor-Boros(3), Fernandez 2(2), Veal(4)

OfA-Bruton(1)

LOB-Detroit 16 Washington 20

 DP-Detroit 1

GWRBI-Bruton