Tigers @ Yankees
July 4, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 5 5
Yankees 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 5 5
Yankees 6 8 1

Jake Wood Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .275
OBP .333 .349
At Bats 3 320
Hits 1 88
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 38

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 2 0
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Yankee Stadium - July 4, 1961
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Strikeout
Whitey Ford
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Jake Wood

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 5 5 5
New York Yankees 6 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher Don Mossi
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wood strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Colavito scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Cash strikes out.
Top 9 Colavito hits a fly ball towards center. Mantle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mantle. Colavito moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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. Ford moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Woodeshick. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Bottom 7 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Skowron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 7 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wood.
Bottom 7 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bubba Morton pinch hits for Paul Foytack. Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood moves to second.
Top 7 Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Boros hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ford strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Paul Foytack now pitching. Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Richardson scores. Maris scores. Mantle goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Mantle is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford scores. Richardson moves to third. Maris moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ford bunts towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Cerv scores.
Bottom 5 Cerv hits a line drive to left center field. That will be extra bases. Colavito and Bruton chase after the ball. Colavito fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Colavito. Cerv moves to third.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mossi strikes out.
Top 5 Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mantle is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kubek hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Colavito fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Colavito. Kubek moves to third.
Top 4 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Colavito strikes out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fernandez is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bruton strikes out.
Top 3 Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mantle hits a line drive towards third. Boros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wood strikes out.
Top 2 Boros bunts towards the mound. Ford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 1 Maris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Ford covering. Safe.
Top 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton strikes out.