Yankees @ Tigers
April 26, 1961

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Yankees	5	5	0
Tigers	0	0	2

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Yankees	5	5	0
Tigers	0	0	2

Bill Bruton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.222
OBP	.000	.333
At Bats	0	36
Hits	0	8
• Singles	0	5
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	5

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	0

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Tiger Stadium - April 26, 1961

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Whitey Ford

Elston Howard

Bill Skowron

Bobby Richardson

Deron Johnson

Tony Kubek

Hector Lopez

Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris

Bill Bruton

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Wood strikes out.

Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Skowron scores. Maris moves to third. Two runs are unearned.

Top 1 Johnson strikes out.

Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. Skowron moves to second.

Top 1 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Kubek scores. Lopez moves to third. Mantle moves to second.

Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Kubek moves to third. Lopez moves to second.

Top 1 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Kubek moves to second.

Top 1 There goes Richardson. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Richardson steals third.

Top 1 Kubek bunts towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richardson moves to second.

Top 1 Richardson bunts towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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