At Washington, Rocky Colavito and Al Kaline belt 1st-inning homers as Detroit wins, 7 – 3 to cut New York’s lead to 1 1/2 games. Rocky now has 39 homers and 120 RBIs. Jake Wood hits a 6th inning grand slam to complete the scoring for Detroit.

On August 28, 1961 — At Washington, Rocky Colavito and Al Kaline belt 1st-inning homers as Detroit wins, 7 – 3 to cut New York’s lead to 1 1/2 games. Rocky now has 39 homers and 120 RBIs. Jake Wood hits a 6th inning grand slam to complete the scoring for Detroit.

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