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September 16, 1961

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Yankees 3 6 2
Tigers 8 15 1
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Yankees 3 6 2
Tigers 9 15 1

Al Kaline Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .323
OBP 1.000 .392
At Bats 4 561
Hits 4 181
• Singles 3 120
• Doubles 1 37
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 63
RBI’s 1 74

Al Downing Season Stats

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Tiger Stadium - September 16, 1961
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Al Downing
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Al Kaline
Bill Bruton
Chico Fernandez
Frank Lary
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lary tags and scores.

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Bottom 7 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Fernandez. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Fernandez steals second.
Bottom 7 Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe. Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lary moves to third.
Bottom 7 Al Downing now pitching. Lary takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hector Lopez pinch hits for Tex Clevenger. Lopez strikes out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boros takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Skowron strikes out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lary hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tex Clevenger now pitching. Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Maris hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Kubek reaches third base with a triple. Richardson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe.
Top 5 Tom Tresh pinch hits for Jim Coates. Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Boros hits a fly ball towards left. Berra catches it and throws to home to double up Cash.
Bottom 4 Jim Coates now pitching. Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Cash reaches third base with a triple. Kaline scores. Colavito goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyer strikes out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Bottom 3 Lary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boros strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mantle strikes out.
Top 3 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Richardson trying to get to third. Kaline throws the ball in to Boros who tags Richardson for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Richardson moves to second.
Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Terry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch McAuliffe for the double play.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron juggles the ball. That's an error on Skowron. Kaline moves to third. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Colavito hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into right field. Maris picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berra hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kubek bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.