6/12/1961, BBC61-MAS61, game 2, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Black Cats        0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  4  1     8  0
1961 Tigers            1  0  0  1  0  0  4  0  x     6  9  1    10  1
 
Black Cats           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Tigers               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Robinson,Fl       rf  5  0  0  0  .276    Taussig           lf  3  1  0  0  .188
Temple            2b  3  0  0  0  .275     Sadowski,E       c   1  0  0  0  .211
Wagner            lf  3  0  0  0  .212    Fernandez         ss  4  0  1  1  .213
Adcock            1b  3  0  1  0  .323    Chacon            2b  3  0  0  0  .239
Virdon            cf  4  0  0  0  .205     Blasingame,D     ph  1  0  0  0  .220
Groat             ss  2  1  0  0  .234    Kaline            rf  3  1  2  0  .294
 Will             ph  1  0  0  0  .222    O'Connell         3b  4  1  1  0  .271
 de la Hoz        ss  0  0  0  0  .379    Pearson           cf  3  1  0  0  .201
Freese,Ge         3b  3  1  1  2  .238    Power             1b  4  2  4  2  .257
 Maxwell          ph  1  0  0  0  .349    Smith,HR          c   0  0  0  0  .263
Bailey,E          c   3  0  1  0  .179     Posada           ph  0  0  0  0  .245
Simmons           p   2  0  1  0  .211    Mahaffey          p   1  0  0  1  .094
 Jones,Sh         p   0  0  0  0  .250     Covington,W      ph  1  0  1  2  .194
 Kuenn            ph  1  0  0  0  .234     Lown             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     31  2  4  2                               28  6  9  6
 
Black Cats                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Simmons          L 3-6           6.2  8  6  6  6  3 114  62  5.43
Jones,Sh                         1.1  1  0  0  1  1  18   9  3.06
                                 8.0  9  6  6  7  4 132  71 
 
Tigers                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Mahaffey         W 8-2           7.0  4  2  2  5  4  95  52  3.50
Lown                             2.0  0  0  0  1  1  37  21  1.62
                                 9.0  4  2  2  6  5 132  73 
 
BBC: Will batted for Groat in the 8th
     de la Hoz inserted at ss in the 8th
     Maxwell batted for Freese,Ge in the 9th
     Kuenn batted for Jones,Sh in the 9th
MAS: Posada batted for Smith,HR in the 6th
     Sadowski,E inserted at c in the 7th
     Posada moved to lf in the 7th
     Covington,W batted for Mahaffey in the 7th
     Blasingame,D batted for Chacon in the 8th
     Blasingame,D moved to 2b in the 9th
 
E-Virdon, O'Connell. 2B-Adcock(6), Fernandez(8), Power(10). HR-Freese,Ge(12). 
RBI-Freese,Ge 2(30), Fernandez(20), Power 2(25), Mahaffey(3), 
Covington,W 2(10). K-Wagner, Adcock, Groat, Simmons, Kuenn, Taussig, 
Chacon 2, Sadowski,E. BB-Temple, Wagner, Adcock, Groat, Bailey,E, Simmons, 
Taussig, Fernandez, Kaline 2, Pearson, Posada 2. SH-Chacon, Smith,HR 2, 
Mahaffey 2. 
GWRBI: Power
Temperature: 66, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 2 MPH.
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Black Cats        0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  4  1     8  0
1961 Tigers            1  0  0  1  0  0  4  0  x     6  9  1    10  1
 
 
Black Cats           -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Robinson,Fl       rf 1>8            9            64/f         note 1       43        
Temple            2b   7          3>9          5>7            W                      
Wagner            lf   e5.B-1       W            k            5/fl                   
Adcock            1b   k            D.1-3        W          8>Lown                   
                                                              8                      
Virdon            cf 2>53           13           3/g          53                     
Groat             ss   W            k          6>43                                  
 Will             ph                                          4/L                    
 de la Hoz        ss                                                                 
Freese,Ge         3b   HR.1-H     4>8            53                                  
 Maxwell          ph                                        9>43                     
Bailey,E          c    S            63           63           W                      
Simmons           p    k            S          7>W                                   
 Jones,Sh         p                                                                  
 Kuenn            ph                                          k                      
 
 1: 1/g/dp.1x1(13) 
 
 
Tigers               -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Taussig           lf 1>W            8            k            13                     
 Sadowski,E       c                                                        k         
Fernandez         ss   D.1-H      3>W          5>5/fl       7>43         8>31        
Chacon            2b   k            13/SH.1-2    63           k                      
 Blasingame,D     ph                                                       7         
Kaline            rf   IW           IW           S            S            43        
O'Connell         3b   note 1       8            31           S.1-2                  
Pearson           cf   13           4/L        6>7            W.2-3;1-2              
Power             1b 2>S          4>D            S.B-2(e8)    note 2                 
Smith,HR          c    14/SH.1-2    54/SH.2-3                                        
 Posada           ph                             W            Jones,Sh               
                                                              IW                     
Mahaffey          p    9            14/SH.3-H    note 3                              
 Covington,W      ph                                          note 4                 
 Lown             p                                                                  
 
 1: 163.2-3;1-2  2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2  3: 34/SH.2-3;1-2  4: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 
 
 
Black Cats       IN OUT ER                  Tigers           IN OUT ER                  
Simmons          A1  D7  6 L 3-6            Mahaffey         A1  D3  2 W 8-2            
Jones,Sh         D8  E4  0                  Lown             D4  E1  0                  
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Black Cats        0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  4  1     8  0
1961 Tigers            1  0  0  1  0  0  4  0  x     6  9  1    10  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Black Cats batting
 0-0  0 --- 00  Robinson,Fl flied out to center (X)
 0-0  1 --- 11  Temple lined out to left (BCX)
 0-0  2 --- 22  Wagner to first on an error by the third baseman 
                  O'Connell (BSCBX)
 0-0  2 1-- 22  Adcock struck out (CBCBC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Tigers batting
 0-0  0 --- 32  Taussig walked (BCBSBB)
 0-0  0 1-- 32  Fernandez lined a double down the third base line, 
                  Taussig scored (1BBCFFB1X)
 0-1  0 -2- 12  Chacon struck out (CCBFS)
 0-1  1 -2- 30  Kaline was walked intentionally (IIII)
 0-1  1 12- 20  O'Connell grounded out to the mound, Fernandez to third, 
                  Kaline to second (BBX)
 0-1  2 -23 01  Pearson grounded out to the mound (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Black Cats batting
 0-1  0 --- 00  Virdon grounded out to third (X)
 0-1  1 --- 31  Groat walked (BBSBB)
 0-1  1 1-- 01  Freese,Ge homered deep to left center, Groat scored (CX)
 2-1  1 --- 01  Bailey,E grounded a single between first and second (SX)
 2-1  1 1-- 02  Simmons struck out (CbFbC)
 2-1  2 1-- 12  Robinson,Fl flied out to right (SFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting
 2-1  0 --- 11  Power grounded a single up the middle (BCX)
 2-1  0 1-- 00  Smith,HR sacrifice bunted to the mound, Power to second 
                  (Xb)
 2-1  1 -2- 12  Mahaffey flied out to right (CCBX)
 2-1  2 -2- 21  Taussig flied out to center (CBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Black Cats batting
 2-1  0 --- 10  Temple lined out to right (BX)
 2-1  1 --- 32  Wagner walked (CBBFBB)
 2-1  1 1-- 20  Adcock doubled deep to center, Wagner to third (1BpBX)
 2-1  1 -23 10  Virdon grounded out to the mound (BX)
 2-1  2 -23 32  Groat struck out (BBSFBS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting
 2-1  0 --- 30  Fernandez walked (BBBB)
 2-1  0 1-- 00  Chacon sacrifice bunted to the mound, Fernandez to second 
                  (Xb)
 2-1  1 -2- 30  Kaline was walked intentionally (IIII)
 2-1  1 12- 10  O'Connell flied out to center (BX)
 2-1  2 12- 11  Pearson lined out to second (BCX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Black Cats batting
 2-1  0 --- 11  Freese,Ge flied out to center (FBX)
 2-1  1 --- 10  Bailey,E grounded out to short (BX)
 2-1  2 --- 20  Simmons grounded a single up the middle (BBX)
 2-1  2 1-- 00  Robinson,Fl grounded to short, forcing Simmons at second 
                  (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Tigers batting
 2-1  0 --- 00  Power lined a double to right center (X)
 2-1  0 -2- 00  Smith,HR sacrifice bunted to third, Power to third (Xb)
 2-1  1 --3 00  Mahaffey sacrifice bunted to the mound, Power scored (Xb)
 2-2  2 --- 32  Taussig struck out (BBBCCS)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Black Cats batting
 2-2  0 --- 00  Temple flied out to left (X)
 2-2  1 --- 22  Wagner struck out (BFFBS)
 2-2  2 --- 31  Adcock walked (BCBBB)
 2-2  2 1-- 00  Virdon grounded out to first (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Tigers batting
 2-2  0 --- 12  Fernandez popped out to third (CBFX)
 2-2  1 --- 12  Chacon grounded out to short (FBFFFX)
 2-2  2 --- 31  Kaline lined a single to shallow center (BBBCX)
 2-2  2 1-- 11  O'Connell grounded out to first (FBX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Black Cats batting
 2-2  0 --- 12  Groat grounded out to second (CBCX)
 2-2  1 --- 01  Freese,Ge grounded out to third (CX)
 2-2  2 --- 31  Bailey,E grounded out to short (FBBBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Tigers batting
 2-2  0 --- 12  Pearson flied out to left (BCSX)
 2-2  1 --- 12  Power lined a single to shallow center, Power to second 
                  on an error by the center fielder Virdon (CBCX)
                Posada pinch hitting for Smith,HR
 2-2  1 -2- 31  Posada walked (FBBBB)
 2-2  1 12- 01  Mahaffey sacrifice bunted to first, Power to third, 
                  Posada to second (FbXb)
 2-2  2 -23 11  Taussig grounded out to the mound (BFX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Black Cats batting
                Sadowski,E now playing catcher
                Posada moved to left field
 2-2  0 --- 32  Simmons walked (BCBBSB)
 2-2  0 1-- 00  Robinson,Fl hit into a double play, Mahaffey to Power, 
                  Simmons out at first (Xb)
 2-2  2 --- 30  Temple walked (BBBB)
 2-2  2 1-- 01  Wagner popped out to third (FX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Tigers batting
 2-2  0 --- 10  Fernandez grounded out to second (BX)
 2-2  1 --- 22  Chacon struck out (BCFBS)
 2-2  2 --- 10  Kaline lined a single to shallow center (BX)
 2-2  2 1-- 00  O'Connell grounded a single up the middle, Kaline to 
                  second (X)
 2-2  2 12- 31  Pearson walked, Kaline to third, O'Connell to second 
                  (SBBBB)
 2-2  2 123 00  Power lined a single to right, Kaline scored, O'Connell 
                  scored, Pearson to third, Power to second (X)
                Jones,Sh now pitching
 2-4  2 -23 30  Posada was walked intentionally (IIII)
                Covington,W pinch hitting for Mahaffey
 2-4  2 123 11  Covington,W lined a single to left, Pearson scored, Power 
                  scored, Posada to second (BFX)
 2-6  2 12- 22  Sadowski,E struck out (BSBFS)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Black Cats batting
                Lown now pitching
 2-6  0 --- 32  Adcock flied out to center (CBBCBX)
 2-6  1 --- 00  Virdon grounded out to third (X)
                Will pinch hitting for Groat
 2-6  2 --- 12  Will lined out to second (FSBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Tigers batting
                de la Hoz now playing shortstop
 2-6  0 --- 00  Fernandez grounded out to first (X)
                Blasingame,D pinch hitting for Chacon
 2-6  1 --- 10  Blasingame,D flied out to left (BX)
 2-6  2 --- 11  Kaline grounded out to second (BCX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Black Cats batting
                Blasingame,D moved to second base
                Maxwell pinch hitting for Freese,Ge
 2-6  0 --- 22  Maxwell grounded out to second (BCFBX)
 2-6  1 --- 31  Bailey,E walked (BBBCB)
                Kuenn pinch hitting for Jones,Sh
 2-6  1 1-- 32  Kuenn struck out (CBBBCS)
 2-6  2 1-- 32  Robinson,Fl grounded out to second (BBBCC>F>F>F>F>X)