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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 12, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,556 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Johnny Blanchard | Catcher |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ditmar
Wood 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ditmar
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline strikes out. There goes Bruton. The throw from Blanchard to second, and Bruton is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Kubek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Lary
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Lary
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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ditmar
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Ditmar
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ditmar
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lary
Bobo Osborne now playing first base.
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Lary
There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Lary
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ditmar vs. Lary
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ditmar
Fernandez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ditmar
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ditmar
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Ditmar
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lary
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Colavito reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Osborne vs. Ditmar
Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boros vs. Ditmar
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ditmar
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lary
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Lary
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ditmar
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ditmar
Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Ditmar
Wood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Lary
Maris takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Berra reaches second base with a double. Kubek scores. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ditmar
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Osborne vs. Ditmar
Osborne takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boros vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bruton tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Arroyo
Brown takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Osborne moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Arroyo
Fernandez hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lary
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arroyo vs. Lary
Arroyo hits a popup towards third. Boros catches it and throws to first to double up Boyer. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Arroyo
Lary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Lary reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Arroyo
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lary scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Arroyo
Bruton bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Arroyo
Kaline 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
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Lary
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Lary
There's a wild pitch. Kubek moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez 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
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Arroyo
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Arroyo
Osborne 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Arroyo
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Arroyo
Brown takes first base on ball four. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Arroyo
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lary
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Lary
Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Luis Arroyo.
Gonder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Lary
There goes Gonder. The throw from Brown and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Lary
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Lary hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Coates
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Coates
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Coates
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Bubba Morton now playing left field.
Berra is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lary
Joe DeMaestri pinch runs for Johnny Blanchard. Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Hector Lopez.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Lary
Bob Cerv pinch runs for Mickey Mantle.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1961 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 0 2 1 Richardson B, 2b 5 0 1 0
Bruton B, cf 5 1 2 0 Kubek T, ss 4 1 3 0
Kaline A, rf 5 0 1 0 Maris R, cf 4 0 1 0
Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 0 Berra Y, rf 5 0 1 1
Morton B, lf 0 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cash N, 1b 1 0 0 0 Blanchard J, c 4 0 1 0
Osborne B, 1b 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, pr 0 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 2 0 1 2 Lopez H, lf 3 1 1 2
Brown D, c 2 0 0 0 Mantle M, ph 0 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0 Cerv B, pr 0 0 0 0
Lary F, p 4 2 2 1 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 2 0
Ditmar A, p 2 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 1 0 0 0
Gonder J, ph 0 0 0 0
Coates J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 9 4 36 3 11 3
Detroit 000 101 101 -- 4
New York 000 210 000 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 11 3 3 7 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A 5.1 6 2 2 2 6
Arroyo L 2.2 2 1 1 3 0
Coates J (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Kubek T
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 3
LOB -- Detroit 8, New York 14
2B -- Kubek T, Skowron B, Berra Y, Lary F
3B -- Colavito R
HR -- Lopez H, Lary F
CS -- Bruton B, Gonder J
SF -- Boros S 2
HBP -- by Lary F (Skowron B)
WP -- Lary F 2
T -- 3:09
A -- 23556
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