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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1963
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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 May 8, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,783 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Valentine |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tom Tresh | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1963
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Wood reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bunning
Tresh is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Bunning
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tresh scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Bunning
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Williams
Wood hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Williams
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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Williams
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. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Williams
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Williams
There goes Kaline. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Williams
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Williams
Freehan hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Bunning
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Bunning
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubek for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Williams
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Williams
Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Williams
Bunning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Hamilton
Steve Hamilton now pitching.
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Hamilton
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hamilton
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Bunning
Tresh hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bunning
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Bunning
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hamilton
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Hamilton
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Hamilton
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Hamilton
McAuliffe bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Colavito moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Phillips vs. Hamilton
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bunning vs. Hamilton
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Bunning
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bunning
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Egan
Dick Egan now pitching.
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Egan
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Egan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Egan
Richardson hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Egan
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Egan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Hamilton
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hamilton
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hamilton
Cash strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Egan
Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Egan
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Egan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Egan
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Egan
Berra hits a line drive towards short. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hamilton
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Hamilton
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Hamilton
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Hamilton
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Bouton
Jim Bouton now pitching.
Phillips hits a popup towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herzog vs. Bouton
Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Dick Egan.
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouton vs. Sturdivant
Bouton bunts towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Sturdivant
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 -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Sturdivant
Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bouton
Wood hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bouton
Bruton hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bouton
Cash bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline 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, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Sturdivant
Tresh hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Sturdivant
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Sturdivant
Maris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Sturdivant
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Sturdivant
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Bouton
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. McAuliffe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Bouton
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bouton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sturdivant
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouton vs. Sturdivant
Bouton bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Sturdivant
Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wood catches it and throws to second with McAuliffe covering, to double up Boyer. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Bouton
Gus Triandos pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant.
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Bouton
Wood hits a line drive into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bouton
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, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching.
Richardson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Fox
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Fox
Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Fox
Maris hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bouton
Jack Reed now playing center field.
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1963 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Kubek T, ss 5 0 0 0 Wood J, 2b 5 2 2 2
Richardson B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 0 0 0
Tresh T, lf 4 3 2 3 Cash N, 1b 4 1 0 0
Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 2 2 2
Reed J, cf 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 2 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 5 0 2 1 Freehan B, c 4 0 1 1
Pepitone J, 1b 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 2 1 2 0
Berra Y, c 4 1 2 1 Phillips B, 3b 4 1 1 2
Boyer C, 3b 4 1 3 1 Bunning J, p 2 0 1 0
Williams S, p 1 0 0 0 Egan D, p 0 0 0 0
Hamilton S, p 1 0 1 0 Herzog W, ph 1 0 0 0
Bouton J, p 0 0 0 0 Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0
Triandos G, ph 1 0 0 0
Fox T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 12 6 33 7 10 7
New York 102 200 100 -- 6
Detroit 121 001 002 -- 7
0 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S* 1.0 4 3 3 2 0
Hamilton S 3.1 3 1 1 3 4
Bouton J (L) 3.2 3 3 3 1 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J+ 3.0 6 5 5 1 3
Egan D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Sturdivant T 3.0 4 1 1 0 0
Fox T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Boyer C
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 9
3B -- McAuliffe D
HR -- Wood J 2, Phillips B, Tresh T 2, Berra Y, Boyer C, Kaline A
SB -- Kaline A
SH -- McAuliffe D, Bouton J 2
HBP -- by Bunning J (Tresh T), by Fox T (Richardson B)
T -- 3:00
A -- 18783
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