GAME 3:
Game MVP:Rocky Colavito
Metropolitan Stadium (02-26-2026 07:17:50) Time 2:59, 60ø, Wind: 6 MPH Left to Right Day Game
Oct 1, 1961 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1961 Detroit 100-62 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 9 1
1961 Minnesota 70-90 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Recap
Det 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.
Det Rocky Colavito singled scoring Bruton to take the lead. Det 1 Min 0.
Min 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
Min Joe Altobelli hit a 2 run HR(4) to take the lead. Det 1 Min 2.
Det 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.
Det Rocky Colavito hit a 3 run HR(44) to take the lead. Det 4 Min 2.
Det 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.
Det Norm Cash tripled scoring Bruton. Det 5 Min 2.
Det 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Det Jake Wood doubled scoring Boros. Det 6 Min 2.
Det 8th: Failed to score on 3 walks.
Min 8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.
Min Bill Tuttle doubled scoring 2. Det 6 Min 4.
Det Rocky Colavito: 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI.
Det Bill Bruton: 0 for 1, 3 runs, 4 W.
Min Joe Altobelli: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI.
Det Paul Foytack pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He moves to 11-6 on the year.
Det Hank Aguirre pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 14th save.
Min Al Schroll pitched 4.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 5 hits, 4 BB, 2 K. He goes to 2-3 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(11-6) 8.0 9 4 4 1 4 3 143 91 52 4.18 37 130(133) 47
Aguirre S(14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 10 6 3.44 4 25(30) --
9.0 9 4 4 1 5 4 159 101 58 3.60 41
Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Schroll L(2-3) 4.1 5 5 5 1 4 2 93 60 33 6.53 23 125(123) + 31
Pleis 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 1 3.24 2 35(37) +
Moore 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 42 28 14 4.25 10 30(30) ++
Strange 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 10 15 7.50 6 45(54) -
Pascual 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 5 3.21 4 50(50)s --
9.0 9 6 6 1 9 3 183 115 68 4.15 45
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E-McAuliffe(22)
2B-Wood(12), Tuttle(14), Allison(22)
3B-Cash(7)
HR-Det Colavito(44) off Schroll(4) in the 3rd with 2 on base, 391 feet
Min Altobelli(4) off Foytack(38) in the 1st with 1 on base, 335 feet
SB-Det Morton(4) off Pleis(1) + Naragon(10), 5th
Det Wood(33) off Pascual(12) + Henry(2), 9th
RBI-Det - Cash(126), Wood(57), Colavito 4(133)
Min - Tuttle 2(37), Altobelli 2(8)
IBB-Det Colavito off Strange
HBP-Boros(Det) by Schroll(Min)
Great-Bruton(31), Killebrew(16), Versalles(48), Green(31)
Poor-Wood(38)
OfA-Bruton(5)
LOB-Detroit 12 Minnesota 10
DP-Detroit 1 Minnesota 1
GWRBI-Colavito






