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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 14, 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 14, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 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 14, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 40,968 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Johnny Blanchard | Catcher |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 14, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Terry
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Terry
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell 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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Bunning
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kubek scores. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Bunning
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Bunning
Skowron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. Mantle scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Bunning
Blanchard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Bunning
Boyer 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Bunning
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Terry
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Terry
Cash hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Terry
Boros hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Terry
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Terry
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bunning
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Bunning
There goes Mantle. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Bunning
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Bunning
Skowron takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Bunning
There's a wild pitch. Berra moves to third. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanchard vs. Bunning
Blanchard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Bunning
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Berra scores. Skowron moves to third. Blanchard moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terry vs. Bunning
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Terry
George Thomas pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Terry
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Terry
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Terry
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Fischer
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Fischer
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
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Terry
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Terry
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Terry
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Terry
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Boros moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischer vs. Terry
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Fischer
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Fischer
Fischer fires over to first and Cash drops the ball. That's an error on Cash. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Fischer
Berra hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Fischer
Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Blanchard vs. Fischer
Blanchard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Fischer
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Terry
Wood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Terry
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Coates
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Coates
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Fischer
Coates strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Fischer
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Fischer
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
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Coates
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Coates
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Coates
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Coates
Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Donohue
Jim Donohue now pitching.
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Donohue
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Donohue
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Donohue
Skowron takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanchard vs. Donohue
Blanchard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Donohue
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Coates
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Coates
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra who is chasing the ball. Maxwell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Coates
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Coates
There's a wild pitch. Maxwell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Coates
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Donohue
Coates bunts towards the mound. Donohue fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Donohue
Richardson bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. Coates moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Donohue
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Donohue
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Coates
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Coates
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Coates
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Donohue
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Donohue
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Donohue
Skowron 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 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Coates
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Jim Donohue.
Osborne 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, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Coates
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Coates
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1961, game 2 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bruton B, cf 5 1 2 1 Kubek T, ss 5 1 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 3 2 2 2 Maris R, rf 5 1 1 1
Colavito R, rf 4 1 1 1 Mantle M, cf 3 3 2 1
Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Berra Y, lf 5 2 2 1
Boros S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 0 1 2
Brown D, c 4 1 1 1 Blanchard J, c 2 0 1 1
Fernandez C, ss 3 0 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0 Terry R, p 2 0 1 1
Thomas G, ph 1 0 0 0 Coates J, p 2 0 1 0
Fischer B, p 1 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Donohue J, p 0 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 5 35 8 11 7
Detroit 020 030 100 -- 6
New York 520 001 00x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (L) 2.0 8 7 6 3 3
Fischer B 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Donohue J 3.0 2 1 1 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R* 4.0 6 5 5 3 4
Coates J (W) 5.0 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Fernandez C, Cash N
LOB -- Detroit 5, New York 10
3B -- Wood J, Maxwell C
HR -- Colavito R, Brown D, Maxwell C
SB -- Mantle M
SH -- Richardson B
WP -- Bunning J, Donohue J, Coates J
T -- 2:39
A -- 40968
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