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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1965
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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 31, 1965 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Blanco |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 31,442 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Cal Drummond |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Don Demeter | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| George Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Linz | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Tom Tresh | Center Fielder |
| Horace Clarke | Third Baseman |
| Doc Edwards | Catcher |
| Gil Blanco | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1965
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Blanco
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Blanco
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demeter vs. Blanco
Demeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wert scores. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Blanco
The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Lumpe moves to third. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Blanco
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Blanco
Horton hits a line drive into left field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Blanco
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lumpe tags and scores. Demeter tags and moves to third. Kaline tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Blanco
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Demeter scores. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bouton
Jim Bouton now pitching.
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sparma vs. Bouton
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Linz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Sparma
Linz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Sparma
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Sparma
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Sparma
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Bouton
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Bouton
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Bouton
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wert scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Bouton
Thomas 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
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Sparma
Tresh bunts towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Sparma
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bouton vs. Sparma
Bouton bunts towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sparma vs. Bouton
Sparma strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Bouton
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Richardson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Sparma
Linz bunts towards the mound. Sparma fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sparma. Linz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Sparma
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter juggles the ball. That's an error on Demeter. Linz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Sparma
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Sparma
There's a wild pitch. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Sparma
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Bouton
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Bouton
Demeter hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Sparma
Tresh hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sparma
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sparma
Art Lopez pinch hits for Jim Bouton.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Reniff
Hal Reniff now pitching.
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Reniff
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Reniff
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Reniff
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freehan vs. Reniff
Freehan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sparma vs. Reniff
Sparma is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Sparma
Linz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Sparma
Richardson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Sparma
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Sparma
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McAuliffe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Reniff
Clete Boyer now playing third base. Horace Clarke now playing second base.
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Reniff
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Reniff
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Sparma
Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Reniff
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Reniff
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Reniff
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sparma
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barker vs. Sparma
Ray Barker pinch hits for Hal Reniff. Norm Cash now playing first base. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Barker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Sparma
Linz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ramos
Pedro Ramos now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Ramos
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Ramos
Sparma is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sparma
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Sparma
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Sparma
Mantle bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Sparma
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Ramos
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ramos
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Ramos
Demeter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Sparma
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Sparma
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sparma
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Horton 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 5/31/1965, game 2 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wert D, 3b 5 2 2 0 Linz P, ss 3 1 0 0
Lumpe J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Demeter D, 1b-cf 5 1 1 1 Boyer C, 3b 1 0 1 0
Kaline A, cf 2 1 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 0 0 0 0 Mantle M, lf 4 0 1 0
Horton W, lf 4 0 1 1 Pepitone J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas G, rf 3 0 1 1 Tresh T, cf 4 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 3 2 Clarke H, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 1 0 Edwards D, c 4 0 1 0
Sparma J, p 4 0 0 0 Blanco G, p 0 0 0 0
Bouton J, p 1 0 0 0
Lopez A, ph 1 0 0 0
Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0
Barker R, ph 1 0 0 0
Ramos P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 34 1 5 0
Detroit 410 000 000 -- 5
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma J (W) 9.0 5 1 0 1 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Blanco G (L) 0.2 3 4 4 2 0
Bouton J 3.1 4 1 1 1 3
Reniff H 3.0 2 0 0 1 5
Ramos P 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Sparma J, Demeter D
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 7
2B -- Clarke H, Boyer C
CS -- McAuliffe D
SF -- Thomas G
WP -- Sparma J
PB -- Edwards D
T -- 2:22
A -- 31442
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