Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Terry
  
  Wood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Terry
  
  Bruton strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Terry
  
  Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Lary
  
  Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Lary
  
  Tresh 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, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Lary
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maris vs. Lary
  
  Maris hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fernandez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Terry
  
  Cash hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Terry
  
  Colavito 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: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Terry
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanchard vs. Lary
  
  Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Lary covering. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berra vs. Lary
  
  Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Blanchard for the double play. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Lary
  
  Howard hits a line drive towards second. Wood can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Lary
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Terry
  
  Fernandez 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: ---
  Brown vs. Terry
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lary vs. Terry
  
  Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wood vs. Terry
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Lary moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bruton vs. Terry
  
  Bruton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maxwell vs. Terry
  
  Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terry vs. Lary
  
  Terry hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Lary
  
  Richardson hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Lary
  
  Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pepitone vs. Lary
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tresh moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maris vs. Lary
  
  There's a wild pitch. Tresh moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Maris vs. Lary
  
  Maris hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Terry
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Terry
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Terry
  
  McAuliffe 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 4

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanchard vs. Lary
  
  Blanchard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Lary
  
  Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Lary
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Lary
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Terry vs. Lary
  
  Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Terry
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Terry
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Terry
  
  Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Lary
  
  Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Lary
  
  Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Lary
  
  Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Terry
  
  Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Terry
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Terry
  
  Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Lary
  
  Maris hits a line drive into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanchard vs. Lary
  
  Blanchard strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  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 7

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Terry
  
  Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Terry
  
  Colavito bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McAuliffe vs. Terry
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fernandez vs. Terry
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Kline
  
  Ron Kline now pitching.
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Kline
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Terry vs. Kline
  
  Terry bunts towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Richardson vs. Kline
  
  Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to home to get Howard. Boyer moves to third. Terry moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Tresh vs. Nischwitz
  
  Ron Nischwitz now pitching.
  
  Tresh strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Skowron vs. Jones
  
  Bill Skowron pinch hits for Joe Pepitone. Sam Jones now pitching.
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer scores. Terry moves to third. Richardson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Maris vs. Gallagher
  
  Doug Gallagher now pitching.
  
  Maris is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Terry
  
  Bill Skowron now playing first base.
  
  Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Terry
  
  Gallagher is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Terry
  
  Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanchard vs. Gallagher
  
  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. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Gallagher
  
  Berra 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, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Gallagher
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Gallagher
  
  There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boyer vs. Gallagher
  
  Boyer is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lopez vs. Gallagher
  
  Hector Lopez pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Bridges
  
  Marshall Bridges now pitching.
  
  Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maxwell vs. Bridges
  
  Maxwell bunts towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Bridges
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Coates
  
  Jim Coates now pitching.
  
  Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Gallagher
  
  Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tresh vs. Gallagher
  
  Tresh bunts towards the mound. Gallagher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gallagher. Richardson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Skowron vs. Gallagher
  
  The runners advance on the error. Richardson moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Skowron vs. Gallagher
  
  Skowron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 

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         Game of 5/27/1962, game 1 -- Detroit at New York (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Wood J, 2b            4  0  1  1   Richardson B, 2b      4  1  0  0   
Bruton B, cf          3  0  0  0   Tresh T, ss           4  1  0  0   
Maxwell C, rf         4  0  0  0   Pepitone J, 1b        3  0  2  0   
Cash N, 1b            3  0  1  0   Skowron B, ph-1b      2  1  2  4   
Colavito R, lf        3  0  0  0   Maris R, cf           4  0  0  0   
McAuliffe D, 3b       3  0  0  0   Blanchard J, rf       4  0  1  0   
Fernandez C, ss       3  0  0  0   Berra Y, lf           4  0  0  0   
Brown D, c            3  1  1  0   Howard E, c           2  0  2  0   
Lary F, p             2  0  1  0   Boyer C, 3b           3  1  2  0   
Kline R, p            0  0  0  0   Terry R, p            3  0  1  0   
Nischwitz R, p        0  0  0  0   Lopez H, ph           1  0  0  0   
Jones S, p            0  0  0  0   Bridges M, p          0  0  0  0   
Gallagher D, p        1  0  0  0   Coates J, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  1  4  1                        34  4 10  4

Detroit          001 000 000 --  1
New York         000 000 103 --  4
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lary F                6.0  5  0  0  2  1
Kline R               0.1  2  1  1  1  0
Nischwitz R           0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Jones S*              0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Gallagher D (L)       1.1  2  3  2  2  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Terry R               8.0  4  1  1  1  4
Bridges M             0.2  0  0  0  1  1
Coates J (W)          0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Gallagher D, McAuliffe D
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, New York 11
HR -- Skowron B
SH -- Colavito R
WP -- Lary F, Gallagher D
T -- 2:32
A -- 0

    

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