Indians Sweep Senators.

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bobby Locke

Griffith Stadium    (01-22-2026 08:04:11)       Time 2:50, 75ø, Wind: 3 MPH Out to LCF  Night Game

Aug 31, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 72-61          0 3 2   0 0 1   0 0 1      7  7  2
1961 Washington 55-75         0 1 0   1 1 1   0 0 0      4  6  3

Recap

Cle  2nd: Scored 3 runs on a hit, on one walk and an error.

Cle      Woodie Held tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Cle  2 Was 0.

Cle      Mudcat Grant hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  3 Was 0.

Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Was      Marty Keough hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  3 Was 1.

Cle  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

Cle      Bubba Phillips singled scoring Kirkland.  Cle  4 Was 1.

Cle      Johnny Romano scored on a WP by Daniels.  Cle  5 Was 1.

Was  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits, 2 walks and an error.

Was      Harry Bright singled scoring Johnson.  Cle  5 Was 2.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Bud Zipfel hit a solo HR(4).  Cle  5 Was 3.

Cle  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.

Cle      Johnny Temple hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  6 Was 3.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Was      Danny O'Connell hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  6 Was 4.

Was  7th: Failed to score on 3 walks.

Cle  9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Cle      Johnny Romano tripled scoring Kirkland.  Cle  7 Was 4.

Cle  Johnny Romano: 2 for 4, triple, 2 runs.

Was  Bob Johnson: 3 for 3, double, 2 W.

Was  Bud Zipfel: 1 for 3, HR, 2 runs.

Cle  Mudcat Grant pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 10 BB, 6 K. He's 15-8 on the year.

Cle  Bobby Locke pitched the 9th to record his 7th save of the season.

Was  Bennie Daniels pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He's 9-11 on the year.

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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Grant W(15-8)                 8.0  5  4  3  1 10  6  147  85  62   3.44  40 135(135)   -   54

 Dailey                       0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0    2   2   0   0.00   1   25(27)

 Locke S(7)                   1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   14  13   1   4.84   3   90(75)

                              9.0  6  4  3  1 10  6  163 100  63   3.82  44

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Daniels L(9-11)               8.0  6  6  2  0  4  3  144  94  50   2.97  37 140(142)       53

 Garcia                       1.0  1  1  1  0  2  0   16   6  10   3.68   5   30(35)

                              9.0  7  7  3  0  6  3  160 100  60   4.08  42

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  E-Phillips(15), Francona(10), O'Connell(17), Johnson,B(7), Zipfel(2)

 2B-Johnson,B(15)

 3B-Romano(1), Held(2)

 HR-Was Zipfel(4) off Grant(28) in the 5th with bases empty, 317 feet

 SB-Cle Temple(9) off Daniels(12) + Bright(3), 1st

    Was Cottier(7) off Grant(10) + Romano(49), 6th

RBI-Cle  - Romano(75), Temple(51), Phillips(74), Held 2(65), Grant(7)

    Was  - O'Connell(33), Keough(34), Zipfel(13)

 SF-Grant(2), O'Connell(1)

 SH-Zipfel(4), Daniels(3)

 WP-Daniels(6)

Poor-Held(23), Woodling(4), Johnson,B(9)

LOB-Cleveland 8 Washington 13

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Held

Cleveland Overcomes 7 Run Deficit To Win Wild One At Griffith

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Tito Francona

Griffith Stadium    (01-22-2026 07:55:28)       Time 3:23, 85ø, Wind: 3 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Aug 30, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 71-61          0 0 2   6 3 0   0 0 2     13 17  0
1961 Washington 55-74         4 3 0   0 1 0   0 0 4     12 13  0

Recap

Was  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Was      Chuck Hinton scored on a PB by Romano to take the lead.  Cle  0 Was 1.

Was      Bob Johnson hit a 3 run HR(1).  Cle  0 Was 4.

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

Was      Chuck Hinton hit a 2 run HR(8).  Cle  0 Was 6.

Was      Bud Zipfel tripled scoring Woodling.  Cle  0 Was 7.

Cle  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Cle      Johnny Temple singled scoring Held.  Cle  1 Was 7.

Cle      Tito Francona singled scoring Temple.  Cle  2 Was 7.

Cle  4th: Sent 12 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks.

Cle      Jim Piersall walked scoring Power.  Cle  3 Was 7.

Cle      Tito Francona hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  4 Was 7.

Cle      Willie Kirkland singled scoring Temple.  Cle  5 Was 7.

Cle      Bubba Phillips singled scoring 2 to tie the score.  Cle  7 Was 7.

Cle      Woodie Held walked scoring Romano to take the lead.  Cle  8 Was 7.

Cle  5th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Cle      Jim Piersall tripled scoring Temple.  Cle  9 Was 7.

Cle      Tito Francona singled scoring Piersall.  Cle  10 Was 7.

Cle      Johnny Romano doubled scoring Francona.  Cle  11 Was 7.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Was      Harry Bright doubled scoring Johnson.  Cle  11 Was 8.

Cle  9th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle      Tito Francona tripled scoring Piersall.  Cle  12 Was 8.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  13 Was 8.

Was  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Bud Zipfel hit a solo HR(3).  Cle  13 Was 9.

Was      Chuck Cottier hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  13 Was 10.

Was      Dale Long singled scoring 2.  Cle  13 Was 12.

Cle  Johnny Romano: 3 for 5, double.

Cle  Johnny Temple: 2 for 3, 3 runs, 2 W.

Cle  Tito Francona: 4 for 5, double, triple, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

Cle  Jim Piersall: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI, 3 runs, 2 W.

Was  Marty Keough: 3 for 4.

Was  Chuck Hinton: 2 for 6, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 3 K.

Was  Bob Johnson: 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs, 2 W.

Was  Bud Zipfel: 2 for 5, triple, HR, 2 RBI, 3 K.

Cle  Gary Bell pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 8 earned runs, 10 hits, 5 BB, 7 K. He's now 12-9 on the season.

Cle  Bill Dailey got the save, his 1st of the year.

Was  Gabe Gabler pitched poorly for 3.2 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 9 hits, 5 BB, 1 K. He's 1-8 on the year.

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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Bell W(12-9)                  7.0 10  8  8  2  5  7  137  91  46   4.41  35 145(143)       27

 Funk H(5)                    1.2  2  4  4  1  2  2   36  21  15   2.63   9   30(37)

 Dailey S(1)                  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  1    6   6   0   0.00   2   30(33)   -

                              9.0 13 12 12  3  7 10  179 118  61   3.82  46

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Gabler L(1-8)                 3.2  9  8  8  0  5  1   89  51  38   5.67  25 105(108)        7

 Klippstein                   2.1  6  3  3  0  3  1   70  41  29   6.32  15   60(60)s  -

 Garcia                       2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   21  16   5   3.29   6   30(30)

 Kutyna                       0.0  1  2  2  0  1  0    9   5   4   4.50   2   80(75)   +

 Burnside                     0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    3   1   2   4.29   1   40(40)s  -

 Sisler                       0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0   12  10   2   3.98   3   75(86)   +

                              9.0 17 13 13  0  9  2  204 124  80   4.09  52

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 2B-Romano(21), Power(31), Francona(23), Hinton(11), Cottier(7), Bright(9)

 3B-Francona(7), Piersall(7), Zipfel(6)

 HR-Was Johnson,B(1) off Bell(32) in the 1st with 2 on base, 260 feet

    Was Hinton(8) off Bell(33) in the 2nd with 1 on base, 291 feet

    Was Zipfel(3) off Funk(6) in the 9th with bases empty, 305 feet

 SB-Cle Temple(8) off Klippstein(5) + Bright(2), 5th

 CS-Cle Piersall(7) picked off by Gabler(1) in the 1st Inn

Pickoff(P)-Gabler(1)

RBI-Cle  - Romano(74), Temple(50), Phillips 2(73), Held(63), Francona 4(62), Kirkland 2(86), Piersall 2(52)

    Was  - Long 2(57), Hinton 2(34), Cottier(25), Johnson,B 3(16), Bright(26), Zipfel 2(12)

HBP-Romano(Cle) by Gabler(Was)

 SF-Francona(3), Kirkland(14)

 SH-Bell(8)

 WP-Klippstein(9), Gabler(7)

 PB-Romano (9)

Great-Johnson,B(8)

Poor-Held(22), Hinton(1), Johnson,B(8), Zipfel(3)

OfA-Keough(4)

LOB-Cleveland 12 Washington 7

 DP-Cleveland 1

GWRBI-Held

Close Game Gives Edge To Cleveland. Senators Fall 1 Short.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Jim Perry

Griffith Stadium    (01-22-2026 07:42:55)       Time 2:22, 84ø, Wind: 8 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Aug 29, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 70-61          0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      2 12  0
1961 Washington 55-73         0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1 14  1

Recap

Cle  3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 0.

Cle      Johnny Romano singled scoring Piersall.  Cle  2 Was 0.

Cle  5th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle      Bubba Phillips DP with bases loaded, end 5th.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring Veal.  Cle  2 Was 1.

Was  6th: Failed to score on 3 hits.

Cle  Johnny Temple: 3 for 4, double.

Was  Gene Woodling: 3 for 5.

Cle  Jim Perry pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 13 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 13-10 on the season.

Cle  Bob Allen pitched a shutout 9th to record his 5th save of the year.

Was  Dick Donovan pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 12 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He's now 11-9 on the year.

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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Perry W(13-10)                8.0 13  1  1  0  2  1  119  79  40   4.02  36 120(117)       51

 Allen S(5)                   1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   13   8   5   4.10   4   35(40)

                              9.0 14  1  1  0  2  1  132  87  45   3.76  40

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Donovan L(11-9)               8.0 12  2  2  0  3  2  123  90  33   3.51  39 145(152)   +   49

 Sisler                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   12   9   3   4.03   3   65(75)   +

                              9.0 12  2  2  0  3  3  135  99  36   4.02  42

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  E-Veal(6)

 2B-Temple(18), Kirkland(13)

RBI-Cle  - Romano(73), Kirkland(84)

    Was  - Woodling(57)

IBB-Cle Romano off Donovan

        Piersall off Donovan

 SF-Kirkland(13)

 SH-Francona(10), O'Connell 3(16)

 WP-Perry(8)

Great-Tasby(15)

Poor-Held(21), Long(7), O'Connell(17)

OfA-Kirkland(8), Piersall 2(9)

LOB-Cleveland 13 Washington 12

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Kirkland

Milwaukee Shuts Out San Fran For Sweep. Braves Remain in Hunt For NL Title (70-57)

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Carl Willey

County Stadium    (01-20-2026 08:51:35)       Time 2:31, 81ø, Wind: 3 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Aug 30, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 70-55      0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  4  0
1961 Milwaukee 70-57          1 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 -      3  8  0

Recap

MBr  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(37) to take the lead.  SF   0 MBr 1.

MBr  7th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Al Spangler singled scoring 2.  SF   0 MBr 3.

MBr  Carl Willey pitched a great 8 innings for the win: 3 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He's 8-9 on the year.

MBr  Don McMahon pitched a shutout 9th to record his 11th save of the year.

SF   Mike McCormick pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He drops to 14-11 on the year.

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San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

McCormick L(14-11)            7.0  8  3  3  1  2  3  103  63  40   2.93  29 135(126)       50

 Bolin                        1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   15   9   6   3.30   3   75(75)

                              8.0  8  3  3  1  2  4  118  72  46   3.87  32

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Willey W(8-9)                 8.0  3  0  0  0  1  7  121  83  38   4.41  27 130(125)       82

 McMahon S(11)                1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   17  10   7   4.01   5   35(47)

                              9.0  4  0  0  0  2  7  138  93  45   3.85  32

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 2B-Landrith(11), Cepeda(21), Torre(17)

 HR-MBr Mathews(37) off McCormick(27) in the 1st with bases empty, 329 feet

 SB-MBr Aaron(17) off McCormick(7) + Landrith(10), 1st

 CS- SF Amalfitano(3) by Willey(4) and Torre(16), 6th

RBI-MBr  - Mathews(105), Spangler 2(7)

IBB-MBr McMillan off McCormick

 SH-Willey(3)

Great-Mays(36), Bressoud(1)

Poor-Bressoud(12)

LOB-San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 5

 DP-San Francisco 2 Milwaukee 1

Adcock, 9th inning, 1-out Single Scores Winning Run For Bravos. Tight Game Game Goes To Milwaukee Over Division Leading Giants

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Joe Adcock

1 out when winning run scored

County Stadium    (01-20-2026 08:44:18)       Time 2:15, 77ø  Night Game

Aug 29, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 70-54      0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  7  0
1961 Milwaukee 69-57          0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 1      2  7  0

Recap

SF   2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

SF       Orlando Cepeda hit a 408 foot solo HR(31) to take the lead.  SF   1 MBr 0.

MBr  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring Maye to tie the score.  SF   1 MBr 1.

MBr  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring Mathews to win the game.  SF   1 MBr 2.

SF   Orlando Cepeda: 2 for 3, HR.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 2 for 2, 2 W.

MBr  Don McMahon picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 K. He moves to 2-7 on the season.

SF   Stu Miller pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He drops to 9-2 on the season.

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San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sanford                       7.0  4  1  1  0  2  3   94  58  36   4.04  25 120(120)   +   66

 Miller,S L(9-2)              1.1  3  1  1  0  0  1   31  25   6   2.36   7   35(38)   +

                              8.1  7  2  2  0  2  4  125  83  42   3.87  32

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Burdette                      4.2  4  1  1  1  0  2   69  48  21   3.57  16   50(50)s  -   54

 Nottebart                    3.1  2  0  0  0  2  1   46  22  24   5.15  13   55(55)s  -

 McMahon W(2-7)               1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   11  10   1   4.09   4   35(47)

                              9.0  7  1  1  1  2  4  126  80  46   3.88  33

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 2B-McMillan(15)

 HR- SF Cepeda(31) off Burdette(24) in the 2nd with bases empty, 408 feet

 SB- SF Mays(18) off Nottebart(6) + Torre(37), 7th

 CS- SF Davenport(5) by Burdette(4) and Torre(15), 2nd

    MBr Mathews picked off by Sanford(1) in the 1st Inn

        Aaron(12) by Sanford(4) and Orsino(3), 6th

Pickoff(P)-Sanford(1)

RBI- SF  - Cepeda(101)

    MBr  - Adcock 2(89)

IBB- SF Cepeda off Nottebart

 SH-McMillan(12)

Great-Mathews(24)

Poor-McCovey(3), Pagan(27), McMillan(21)

LOB-San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 4

 DP-Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Adcock

Ron Kline Captures Complete Game Victory. Tigers Still Remain In Hunt For AL Title (80-50)

 GAME 4:

Game MVP:Ron Kline

Injury: Maxwell (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (01-17-2026 06:10:31)       Time 3:15, 82ø  Night Game

Aug 28, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 80-50            0 0 4   1 0 3   0 0 1      9 14  0
1961 Washington 55-72         0 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      1  7  0

Recap

Det  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Det      Norm Cash singled, hit streak now 11.

Det      Norm Cash singled scoring Kaline to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

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

Det      Mike Roarke tripled scoring 2.  Det  4 Was 0.

Det  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.

Det      Norm Cash singled scoring Kaline.  Det  5 Was 0.

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Marty Keough doubled scoring Green.  Det  5 Was 1.

Det  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

Det      Dick McAuliffe singled scoring Kaline.  Det  6 Was 1.

Det      Chico Fernandez singled scoring Cash.  Det  7 Was 1.

Det      Mike Roarke singled scoring 1.  Det  8 Was 1.

Det  9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Det      Rocky Colavito hit a grounder scoring 1.  Det  9 Was 1.

Det  Norm Cash: 4 for 6, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Det  Rocky Colavito: 1 for 3, 3 W.

Det  Al Kaline: 2 for 3, 3 runs, 3 W.

Det  Ron Kline threw a complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He's 3-0 on the year.

Was  Joe McClain pitched poorly for 5.2 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 8 hits, 7 BB, 5 K. He drops to 9-11 on the year.

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Detroit                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Kline W(3-0)                  9.0  7  1  1  0  2  3  126  87  39   1.67  34 140(165)   +   70

                              9.0  7  1  1  0  2  3  126  87  39   3.70  34

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

McClain L(9-11)               5.2  8  7  7  0  7  5  133  78  55   3.65  32 125(123)       23

 Burnside                     3.1  6  2  2  0  1  3   67  48  19   4.30  18   70(75)

                              9.0 14  9  9  0  8  8  200 126  74   4.03  50

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 2B-McAuliffe(13), Kline(1), Keough(8)

 3B-Roarke(1)

 SB-Det Cash(11) off McClain(6) + Green(32), 4th

 CS-Was Hinton(5) by Kline(1) and Roarke(11), 1st

RBI-Det  - Cash 2(112), Fernandez 2(50), Colavito(103), McAuliffe(33), Roarke 3(26)

    Was  - Keough(33)

IBB-Det McAuliffe off McClain

        Kaline off Burnside

HBP-Maxwell(Det) by Burnside(Was)

 WP-Kline 2(5), Burnside(1)

Great-Keough(7)

Poor-Cottier(12), Zipfel(2)

LOB-Detroit 14 Washington 6

 DP-Detroit 1

GWRBI-Cash

Bruton Helps Tigers Down Senators In Game 2 Of Twin Bill. Detroit Bats Shine Again.

 GAME 3 (DH Second Game)

Game MVP:Bill Bruton

Griffith Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - Was 4, Det 2)    (01-17-2026 06:02:32)       Time 3:12, 80ø, Wind: 16 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Aug 27, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 79-50            0 0 0   5 0 2   0 1 0      8 11  0
1961 Washington 55-71         0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 3      5  8  1

Recap

Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Willie Tasby hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Det  0 Was 1.

Det  4th: Sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks.

Det      Norm Cash singled, hit streak now 10.

Det      Norm Cash scored on a PB by Green to tie the score.  Det  1 Was 1.

Det      Paul Foytack singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Det  3 Was 1.

Det      Bill Bruton doubled scoring Foytack.  Det  4 Was 1.

Det      Norm Cash walked scoring Wood.  Det  5 Was 1.

Det  6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.

Det      Bill Bruton hit a solo HR(15).  Det  6 Was 1.

Det      Norm Cash hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Det  7 Was 1.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring Keough.  Det  7 Was 2.

Det  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Norm Cash singled scoring Bruton.  Det  8 Was 2.

Was  9th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Was      Gene Woodling hit a solo HR(17).  Det  8 Was 3.

Was      Dale Long hit a 2 run HR(14).  Det  8 Was 5.

Det  Bill Bruton: 3 for 3, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Det  Al Kaline: 2 for 2, triple, 2 W.

Was  Dale Long: 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBI.

Was  Gene Woodling: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Det  Paul Foytack threw a complete game for the win: 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's now 8-6 on the year.

Was  Dave Sisler pitched 3.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 4 K. He drops to 3-4 on the season.

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Detroit                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Foytack W(8-6)                9.0  8  5  5  2  1  4  136  91  45   4.30  35 135(140)       54

                              9.0  8  5  5  2  1  4  136  91  45   3.72  35

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sisler L(3-4)                 3.1  6  5  5  0  4  4   78  44  34   4.11  20   85(70)  ++   28

 Klippstein                   4.0  4  3  3  1  4  3   83  50  33   6.08  19   75(75)

 Garcia                       0.2  1  0  0  0  0  1   15   9   6   3.86   3   30(29)

 Kutyna                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    8   5   3   4.26   3   20(20)s  -

                              9.0 11  8  8  1  8  8  184 108  76   3.99  45

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  E-Woodling(1)

 2B-Bruton(10), Keough(7), Johnson,B(14)

 3B-Kaline(6)

 HR-Det Bruton(15) off Klippstein(10) in the 6th with bases empty, 311 feet

    Was Woodling(17) off Foytack(32) in the 9th with bases empty, 308 feet

    Was Long(14) off Foytack(33) in the 9th with 1 on base, 306 feet

RBI-Det  - Cash 3(110), Bruton 2(54), Foytack 2(9)

    Was  - Long 2(55), Tasby(37), Woodling 2(56)

HBP-Kaline(Det) by Sisler(Was)

 SF-Cash(3)

 SH-Bruton(5)

 PB-Green (14)

Poor-Fernandez(20)

OfA-Woodling(3)

LOB-Detroit 10 Washington 3

 DP-Detroit 1 Washington 1

GWRBI-Foytack

Washington Takes Game 1 of Doubleheader. Pound Out 12 Hits Against Detroit

 GAME 2 (DH First Game)

Game MVP:Bob Johnson

Injury: Zipfel (today only)

Griffith Stadium     Game 1    (01-17-2026 05:54:35)       Time 3:13, 88ø, Wind: 16 MPH Out to RF  Night Game

Aug 27, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 78-50            0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  9  0
1961 Washington 55-70         0 2 1   0 0 1   0 0 -      4 12  2

Recap

Det  1st: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Det      Norm Cash DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

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

Was      Chuck Hinton singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Det  0 Was 2.

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

Det      Rocky Colavito doubled scoring Bruton.  Det  1 Was 2.

Det      Dick McAuliffe hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Det  2 Was 2.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Willie Tasby hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Det  2 Was 3.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Harry Bright doubled scoring Tasby.  Det  2 Was 4.

Was  7th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Willie Tasby DP with bases loaded, end 7th.

Was  8th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Chuck Hinton DP with bases loaded, end 8th.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 1 for 4, 2 errors.

Was  Bob Johnson: 2 for 3, 2 doubles.

Was  Bennie Daniels pitched 7.2 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 7 BB, 2 K. He's 9-10 on the year.

Was  Marty Kutyna pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 8th save of the year.

Det  Don Mossi pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 10 hits, 2 BB, 8 K. He's now 14-9 on the season.

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Detroit                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Mossi L(14-9)                 7.0 10  4  4  0  2  8  140  98  42   2.93  32 135(141)       47

 Aguirre                      0.1  2  0  0  0  0  0   12   7   5   3.41   3   25(26)

 Fox                          0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0   10   5   5   2.83   2   25(33)

                              8.0 12  4  4  0  3  8  162 110  52   3.71  37

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Daniels W(9-10)               7.2  7  2  2  0  7  2  149  83  66   3.00  37 140(140)       52

 Burnside H(2)                0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1    1   1   0   4.26   1   75(75)  ++

 Kutyna S(8)                  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   16  14   2   4.32   5   80(75)

                              9.0  9  2  2  0  7  3  166  98  68   3.96  43

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  E-O'Connell 2(16)

 2B-Colavito(25), Osborne(9), Johnson,B 2(13), Bright(8)

 SB-Det Bruton(21) off Daniels(11) + Bright(1), 3rd

    Was O'Connell(14) off Mossi(6) + House(1), 7th

RBI-Det  - Colavito(102), McAuliffe(32)

    Was  - Tasby(36), Hinton 2(32), Bright(25)

IBB-Det Cash off Daniels

    Was Johnson off Mossi

 SF-Tasby(3)

 SH-Mossi 2(10)

 WP-Daniels(5)

Great-Colavito(17), O'Connell(20)

Poor-Fernandez(19), McAuliffe(9), Johnson,B(7)

LOB-Detroit 14 Washington 9

 DP-Detroit 2 Washington 2

GWRBI-Tasby

Tiger Bats Too Much For Senators.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Dick McAuliffe

Griffith Stadium    (01-17-2026 05:44:48)       Time 2:33, 79ø, Wind: 4 MPH In from LF  Night Game

Aug 25, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 78-49            3 0 0   6 0 0   0 2 0     11 12  0
1961 Washington 54-70         1 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 2      4 12  4

Recap

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

Det      Rocky Colavito doubled scoring Kaline to take the lead.  Det  1 Was 0.

Det      Dick McAuliffe doubled scoring 2.  Det  3 Was 0.

Was  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Was      Willie Tasby singled scoring Woodling.  Det  3 Was 1.

Det  4th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and 2 errors.

Det      Mike Roarke hit a grounder scoring 1.  Det  4 Was 1.

Det      Rocky Colavito singled scoring 2.  Det  6 Was 1.

Det      Norm Cash singled scoring Kaline.  Det  7 Was 1.

Det      Dick McAuliffe singled scoring 2.  Det  9 Was 1.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring 1.  Det  9 Was 2.

Det  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Det      Bill Bruton hit a grounder scoring 1.  Det  10 Was 2.

Det      Norm Cash singled scoring Kaline.  Det  11 Was 2.

Was  9th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Was      Danny O'Connell doubled scoring Cottier.  Det  11 Was 3.

Was      Bob Johnson singled scoring 1.  Det  11 Was 4.

Det  Rocky Colavito: 3 for 4, double, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

Det  Dick McAuliffe: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 4 RBI.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 errors.

Was  Bob Johnson: 3 for 5, 2 RBI, 2 errors.

Det  Jim Bunning pitched 8.1 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 12 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's now 15-8 on the year.

Was  Gabe Gabler pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 10 hits, 2 BB, 2 K. He's 1-7 on the year.

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Detroit                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Bunning W(15-8)               8.1 12  4  4  0  1  5  131  96  35   3.30  38 125(132)   +   47

 Staley                       0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0   12   6   6   0.00   3   20(27)

                              9.0 12  4  4  0  2  5  143 102  41   3.70  41

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Gabler L(1-7)                 7.0 10  9  3  0  2  2  116  79  37   5.00  37 105(115)   +   33

 Garcia                       1.0  2  2  1  0  1  0   26  14  12   4.09   7   30(32)

 Hobaugh                      1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    8   6   2   4.59   3   75(75)

                              9.0 12 11  4  0  3  2  150  99  51   3.98  47

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  E-O'Connell 2(14), Johnson,B 2(6)

 2B-Colavito(24), McAuliffe 2(12), O'Connell 2(18), Tasby(12)

 3B-Wood(16)

 SB-Det Fernandez(6) off Gabler(3) + Green(31), 4th

RBI-Det  - Cash 2(107), Colavito 3(101), Bruton(52), McAuliffe 4(31), Roarke(23)

    Was  - O'Connell(32), Tasby(35), Johnson,B 2(13)

IBB-Det Kaline off Gabler

 WP-Gabler(6)

 PB-Green (13)

Great-Bruton(21)

Poor-Fernandez(18), McAuliffe(8)

LOB-Detroit 8 Washington 10

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Colavito

Offensive Explosion Erupts at Griffith. Washington Takes Series Over D.C. Rival Baltimore

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Dale Long

Griffith Stadium    (01-11-2026 07:18:40)       Time 2:39, 81ø, Wind: 2 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Aug 20, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Baltimore 69-57          0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  5  1
1961 Washington 52-68         1 1 0   1 2 2   3 1 -     11 12  2

Recap

Was  1st: Scored 1 run on on one walk.

Was      Gene Woodling hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bal  0 Was 1.

Bal  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 walks.

Bal      Jerry Adair hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Bal  1 Was 1.

Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Was      Pete Daley singled scoring Johnson to take the lead.  Bal  1 Was 2.

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Dale Long hit a solo HR(13).  Bal  1 Was 3.

Was  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Dale Long hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bal  1 Was 4.

Was      Jim King singled scoring Veal.  Bal  1 Was 5.

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

Was      Coot Veal doubled scoring 2.  Bal  1 Was 7.

Was  7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.

Was      Bob Johnson hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bal  1 Was 8.

Was      Billy Klaus doubled scoring King.  Bal  1 Was 9.

Was      Dick Donovan singled scoring Klaus.  Bal  1 Was 10.

Was  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Gene Woodling hit a solo HR(14).  Bal  1 Was 11.

Was  Dale Long: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Was  Coot Veal: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI.

Was  Chuck Hinton: 0 for 2, 2 runs, 3 W.

Was  Jim King: 2 for 4, double.

Was  Dick Donovan pitched a solid complete game for the win: 5 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He's 10-8 on the season.

Bal  Chuck Estrada pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 4 hits, 4 BB, 1 K. He's 9-9 on the season.

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Baltimore                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Estrada L(9-9)                5.0  4  5  4  1  4  1   99  63  36   3.44  24 130(131)       38

 Stock                        1.0  2  2  2  0  1  1   25  16   9   3.00   6   70(75)  ++

 Hall                         2.0  6  4  4  1  0  2   42  33   9   3.32  12   75(75)

                              8.0 12 11 10  2  5  4  166 112  54   3.48  42

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Donovan W(10-8)               9.0  5  1  0  0  4  3  131  87  44   3.60  37 145(146)   +   74

                              9.0  5  1  0  0  4  3  131  87  44   3.95  37

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  E-Hansen(28), Klaus(7), Donovan(4)

 2B-Foiles(3), Klaus(4), Veal 2(8), King(7)

 HR-Was Long(13) off Estrada(14) in the 4th with bases empty, 329 feet

    Was Woodling(14) off Hall(4) in the 8th with bases empty, 311 feet

 SB-Was Hinton(20) off Estrada(14) + Foiles(10), 1st

    Was King(4) off Estrada(15) + Foiles(11), 4th

 CS-Was Hinton picked off by Estrada(2) in the 3rd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Estrada(2)

RBI-Bal  - Adair(47)

    Was  - Long 2(53), Klaus(20), Veal 2(15), Woodling 2(47), King(36), Johnson,B(10), Daley(11), Donovan(7)

IBB-Bal Gentile off Donovan

HBP-King(Was) by Estrada(Bal)

 SF-Long(6), Woodling(2)

 PB-Daley 2(6)

Great-Hansen(26)

Poor-Gentile(4), Adair 2(12), Robinson,B(7), Klaus(10)

LOB-Baltimore 9 Washington 7

 DP-Washington 1

GWRBI-Daley

Senators Spoil No-Hit Attempt. Defeat Orioles To Even Series

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Marty Kutyna

Griffith Stadium    (01-11-2026 07:11:00)       Time 2:08, 75ø, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Aug 19, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Baltimore 69-56          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      1  6  1
1961 Washington 51-68         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 -      2  2  2

Recap

Bal  1st: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Bal      Earl Robinson DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

Was  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Dale Long doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Bal  0 Was 2.

Bal  9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Bal      Hank Foiles hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bal  1 Was 2.

Bal  Earl Robinson: 2 for 4, 2 doubles.

Was  Marty Kutyna pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 5 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's 3-9 on the year.

Was  Dave Sisler pitched the 9th to record his 7th save of the season.

Bal  Hoyt Wilhelm took the loss: 1 IP, 2 earned runs, 2 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He drops to 6-2 on the year.

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Baltimore                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Hoeft                         7.0  0  0  0  0  5  5  111  77  34   2.30  26 135(140)       77

 Wilhelm L(6-2)               1.0  2  2  2  0  1  1   20  14   6   2.37   6   65(75)

                              8.0  2  2  2  0  6  6  131  91  40   3.43  32

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Kutyna W(3-9)                 8.0  5  0  0  0  1  5   96  70  26   4.30  29  95(100)  ++   76

 Sisler S(7)                  1.0  1  1  1  0  2  1   24  11  13   3.45   6   70(75)

                              9.0  6  1  1  0  3  6  120  81  39   3.98  35

=============

  E-Foiles(1), Johnson,B(4), Bright(11)

 2B-Robinson,E 2(7), Long(13)

Catcher Int-O'Connell(Foiles)

RBI-Bal  - Foiles(9)

    Was  - Long 2(51)

IBB-Bal Hansen off Sisler

 SF-Foiles(1)

Great-Brandt(21), Tasby(14)

Poor-Gentile(3), O'Connell 2(16)

LOB-Baltimore 7 Washington 6

 DP-Baltimore 1 Washington 3

GWRBI-Long

Steve Barber Throws Complete Game, Plus Chips In Homer, As Baltimore Downs Washington

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Steve Barber

Griffith Stadium    (01-11-2026 07:03:11)       Time 2:19, 84ø, Wind: 13 MPH In from CF  Night Game

Aug 18, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Baltimore 69-55          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 1      2  7  0
1961 Washington 50-68         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  0

Recap

Bal  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bal      Steve Barber hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Bal  1 Was 0.

Was  8th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

Bal  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bal      Jerry Adair singled scoring Robinson.  Bal  2 Was 0.

Bal  Steve Barber: 2 for 4, HR.

Bal  Steve Barber threw a shutout: 3 hits, 4 BB, 7 K. He moves to 11-11 on the year.

Was  Joe McClain pitched 7.1 solid innings but took the loss: 1 earned run, 5 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He drops to 9-9 on the year.

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Baltimore                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Barber W(11-11)               9.0  3  0  0  0  4  7  110  72  38   3.62  32 140(145)       84

                              9.0  3  0  0  0  4  7  110  72  38   3.43  32

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

McClain L(9-9)                7.1  5  1  1  1  1  5  132  89  43   3.40  29 125(128)       68

 Klippstein                   0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    6   2   4   5.77   2   70(75)

 Garcia                       1.0  2  1  1  0  0  2   18  14   4   3.60   5   20(20)s --

                              9.0  7  2  2  1  1  7  156 105  51   4.01  36

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 HR-Bal Barber(1) off McClain(16) in the 8th with bases empty, 326 feet

 SB-Bal Robinson(1) off Garcia(2) + Green(30), 9th

RBI-Bal  - Adair(46), Barber(1)

HBP-Gentile(Bal) by McClain(Was)

 SH-Robinson,E(2)

Great-Hansen(25), Johnson,B(5), Bright(13)

LOB-Baltimore 7 Washington 5

 DP-Baltimore 2

GWRBI-Barber