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September 15, 1961

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Yankees 9 9 0
Tigers 1 8 0
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Yankees 9 9 0
Tigers 1 8 1

Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .372
At Bats 4 542
Hits 0 147
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 56
Walks 0 84
RBI’s 0 132

Ron Nischwitz Season Stats

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Tiger Stadium - September 15, 1961
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Ron Nischwitz
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Reno Bertoia
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Al Kaline
Roger Maris
Tony Kubek
Bobby Richardson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. Richardson moves to third. Kubek moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second.
Top 9 Ron Nischwitz now pitching. Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Boyer. The throw from Brown and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag.
Top 8 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron scores.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third. Skowron moves to second.
Top 8 Skowron is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Berra reaches second base with a double. Mantle moves to third.
Top 8 Howard strikes out.
Top 8 Manny Montejo now pitching. Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bubba Morton pinch hits for Hank Aguirre. Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Maris strikes out.
Top 7 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Kubek strikes out.
Top 7 Richardson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Richardson reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores.
Top 7 Ford bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 7 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Berra takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cash strikes out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maris strikes out.
Top 6 Kubek hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra throws the ball in to Richardson who tags Fernandez, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Mossi hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ford strikes out.
Top 5 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bertoia strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wood takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Mantle reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wood reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mossi strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Colavito strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.