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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 15, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on September 15, 1961 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Johnny Stevens |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 15, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Mossi
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Mossi
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Mossi
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ford
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ford
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Mossi
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Mossi
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Mossi
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ford
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ford
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ford
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Ford
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mossi vs. Ford
Mossi strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Mossi
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Mossi
Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wood reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ford
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ford
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Ford
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Mossi
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Mossi
Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Mantle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Mossi
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Mossi
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Mossi
Skowron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ford
Cash hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ford
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ford
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Mossi
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Ford
Mossi hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ford
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra throws the ball in to Richardson who tags Fernandez, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ford
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Ford
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Mossi
Kubek hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Mossi
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Mossi
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ford
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ford
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ford
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Mossi
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Mossi
Berra takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Mossi
Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Mossi
Ford bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Richardson reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Kubek strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Aguirre
Maris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Ford
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Hank Aguirre.
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ford
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ford
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Montejo
Manny Montejo now pitching.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Montejo
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Montejo
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Berra reaches second base with a double. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Montejo
Skowron is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Montejo
There's a wild pitch. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Montejo
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Montejo
There goes Boyer. The throw from Brown and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Montejo
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ford
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Ford
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Ford
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Nischwitz
Ron Nischwitz now pitching.
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Nischwitz
Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Nischwitz
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. Richardson moves to third. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Nischwitz
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson tags and scores. Kubek tags and moves to third. Maris tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Nischwitz
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Nischwitz
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kubek tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Nischwitz
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ford
Jack Reed now playing center field.
Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Ford
George Alusik pinch hits for Ron Nischwitz.
Alusik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1961, game 1 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Richardson B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 1 0
Kubek T, ss 5 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 2 0
Maris R, rf 5 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 2 0
Mantle M, cf 3 2 1 1 Colavito R, lf 4 0 0 0
Reed J, cf 0 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 0 0
Howard E, c 4 1 1 0 Brown D, c 4 0 1 0
Berra Y, lf 3 3 2 3 Wood J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 2 1 3 Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 1 1
Boyer C, 3b 3 1 1 2 Mossi D, p 2 0 0 0
Ford W, p 2 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Montejo M, p 0 0 0 0
Nischwitz R, p 0 0 0 0
Alusik G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 11 9 10 33 1 8 1
New York 000 200 432 -- 11
Detroit 010 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 9.0 8 1 1 3 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (L) 6.1 6 6 6 3 4
Aguirre H 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Montejo M 1.0 2 3 3 2 1
Nischwitz R 1.0 1 2 0 2 0
E -- Wood J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 5, Detroit 8
2B -- Mantle M, Richardson B, Berra Y
HR -- Berra Y, Skowron B
CS -- Boyer C
SH -- Ford W
SF -- Mantle M, Berra Y
WP -- Montejo M
T -- 2:47
A -- 0
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