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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 | Bud Daley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 42,267 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Blanchard | Left Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bud Daley | 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 |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Ron Kline | 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. Kline
Richardson 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: ---
Kubek vs. Kline
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kline
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Daley
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Daley
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Daley
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard 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: ---
Mantle vs. Kline
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Kline
Blanchard takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Kline
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Kline
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton 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. Daley
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Daley
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Daley
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Daley
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Brown reaches second base with a double. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wood vs. Daley
Wood is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kline vs. Daley
Kline is hit by the pitch. Colavito scores. Brown moves to third. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Daley
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Kline
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Kline
Richardson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Kline
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Kline
Maris 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
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Daley
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Daley
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Daley
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Daley
Boros hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Daley
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Daley
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kline
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Kline
Blanchard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Kline
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Kline
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Daley
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Daley
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Daley
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Daley
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Kline
Bob Hale pinch hits for Bud Daley.
Hale 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, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kline
Richardson 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, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kline
Kubek 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
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Sheldon
Rollie Sheldon now pitching.
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Sheldon
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sheldon
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kline
Maris 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, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kline
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Kline
Blanchard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Kline
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Sheldon
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Sheldon
Kline bunts towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Sheldon
There goes Wood. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Wood steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Sheldon
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Chico Fernandez.
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Sheldon
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Sheldon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kline
Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Kline
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Rollie Sheldon.
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Kline
Tom Tresh pinch runs for Bob Cerv.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wood scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching.
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Clevenger
Cash takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Clevenger
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Clevenger
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kline
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kline
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Kline
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Kline
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Kline
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros. Maris scores. Mantle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Kline
Skowron 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, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Clevenger
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Clevenger
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Clevenger
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Clevenger
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Kline
Yogi Berra pinch hits for Tex Clevenger.
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kline
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline 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 2 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Richardson B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 0 0 0
Kubek T, ss 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ph-ss 2 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0
Mantle M, cf 2 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 0
Blanchard J, lf 3 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 0
Howard E, c 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 2
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 4 1 2 1
Boyer C, 3b 4 1 2 1 Brown D, c 4 0 2 0
Daley B, p 1 0 1 0 Wood J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0 Kline R, p 2 0 0 1
Sheldon R, p 0 0 0 0
Cerv B, ph 1 0 1 0
Tresh T, pr 0 0 0 0
Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0
Berra Y, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 7 1 31 4 9 4
New York 000 010 010 -- 2
Detroit 013 000 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Daley B (L) 4.0 6 4 4 3 4
Sheldon R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Clevenger T 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (W) 9.0 7 2 1 3 2
E -- Boros S
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 10
2B -- Brown D
HR -- Cash N, Boros S, Boyer C
SB -- Wood J
SH -- Kline R
HBP -- by Daley B (Kline R)
T -- 2:32
A -- 42267
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