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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 26, 1962
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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 26, 1962 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Aguirre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rollie Sheldon |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 29,487 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: John Rice 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Bill Kinnamon |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Hank Aguirre | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bob Cerv | Right Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Phil Linz | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Sheldon | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 26, 1962
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Sheldon
Wood hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Sheldon
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sheldon
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Aguirre
Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Aguirre
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Aguirre
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Aguirre
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Sheldon
Cash hits a line drive into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sheldon
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Sheldon
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maris. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Sheldon
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Aguirre
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McAuliffe. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Aguirre
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Aguirre
Skowron hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. Aguirre
Linz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sheldon
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguirre vs. Sheldon
Aguirre bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Sheldon
Wood hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Sheldon
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wood tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sheldon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheldon vs. Aguirre
Sheldon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Aguirre
Richardson takes first base on ball four. Sheldon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Aguirre
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Aguirre
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Sheldon
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sheldon
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Sheldon
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cerv. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Sheldon
Fernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Sheldon
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aguirre vs. Sheldon
Aguirre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Aguirre
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 -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Aguirre
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Aguirre
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Sheldon
Wood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Sheldon
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sheldon
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Aguirre
Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Aguirre
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheldon vs. Aguirre
Sheldon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Aguirre
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Sheldon
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sheldon
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Sheldon
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Aguirre
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Aguirre
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Aguirre
Maris hits a popup, foul, towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sheldon
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Linz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sheldon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Sheldon
Aguirre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Aguirre
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Aguirre
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Aguirre
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Sheldon
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Sheldon
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Sheldon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Bruton for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Aguirre
Linz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheldon vs. Aguirre
Sheldon bunts towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Wood covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Aguirre
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Sheldon
Cash hits a popup towards third. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sheldon
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Linz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Sheldon
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Aguirre
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Aguirre
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Aguirre
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Aguirre
Howard hits a line drive into right field. Kaline 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 5/26/1962 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Richardson B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 3 0 1 1 Tresh T, ss 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Lopez H, lf 4 0 1 0
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Maris R, cf 4 0 0 0
Colavito R, lf 4 0 1 0 Howard E, c 4 0 1 0
McAuliffe D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Cerv B, rf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 2 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 1 1 1
Brown D, c 3 1 1 0 Linz P, 3b 3 0 1 0
Aguirre H, p 3 0 0 0 Sheldon R, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 31 1 5 1
Detroit 002 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 010 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre H (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon R (L) 9.0 6 2 2 1 5
E -- Fernandez C, McAuliffe D
DP -- Detroit 2, New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, New York 4
2B -- McAuliffe D 2
3B -- Wood J
HR -- Skowron B
SF -- Bruton B
T -- 2:05
A -- 29487
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