Saturday, January 17, 2026

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


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