GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Sunday, 7/16/1961
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Don Larsen
CF Lenny Green:
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to right field.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Pagliaroni out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
2B Randy Jackson:
Strikes out looking.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES to left
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mele out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Larsen
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out looking.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to left
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Lepcio out at 2nd base.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
R. Jablonski to second.
R. Jablonski to third.
P Mike Mccormick:
SINGLES to right
R. Jablonski scores.
S. Esposito to second.
S. Esposito to third.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to short right field.
S. Esposito scores.
M. Mccormick to second.
Mccormick tries to advance to third...
Groth throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
M. Mccormick scores.
L. Green scores.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
H. Kuenn scores.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 5 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
1B Norm Cash:
Hit by pitch.
RF Johnny Groth:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Frank Malzone:
Flies out to short left-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Larsen
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to short center field.
R. Jablonski to second.
Jablonski tries to advance to third...
Kaline throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
P Mike Mccormick:
SINGLES to left
R. Jablonski scores.
S. Esposito to second.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
S. Esposito to third.
M. Mccormick to second.
S. Esposito scores.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
P Don Larsen:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Randy Jackson:
Flies out to center field.
LF Sam Mele:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Don Larsen
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to deep left field.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to center
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
1B Norm Cash:
Base on balls.
B. Robinson to second.
RF Johnny Groth:
Lines out to the third baseman.
SS Frank Malzone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Cash out at 2nd base.
B. Robinson to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Don Larsen
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
PH Fred Hatfield:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Randy Jackson:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Don Larsen
New pitcher: Jack Harshman.
P Mike Mccormick:
Lines out to the second baseman.
CF Lenny Green:
Strikes out looking.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Brooks Robinson:
SINGLES to short center field.
1B Norm Cash:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Harshman
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Lepcio caught stealing at second.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Sammy Esposito:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (408 feet)
P Mike Mccormick:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
RF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to center
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Malzone out at 2nd base.
PH Gene Woodling:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Harshman
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
CF Lenny Green:
SINGLES to center
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to right field.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Hit by pitch.
L. Green to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
L. Green to third.
J. Pagliaroni to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
2B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
L. Green scores.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
P. Whisenant scores.
New pitcher: Ed Hobaugh.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 12, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
2B Randy Jackson:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
S. Mele to second.
1B Norm Cash:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 12, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ed Hobaugh
PH Bob Bowman:
Strikes out swinging.
P Mike Mccormick:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Lenny Green:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 12, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
RF Johnny Groth:
New SS: Jim Davenport.
Flies out to left field.
PH Joe Cunningham:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Red Schoendienst:
Passed ball.
J. Cunningham to second.
SINGLES to left
J. Cunningham to third.
J. Cunningham scores.
2B Randy Jackson:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 12, Detroit 1
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