9/17/1961, NYA61-Det61, Tiger Stadium
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1961 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1
1961 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 4 8 2 5 0
Yankees AB R H BI AVG Tigers AB R H BI AVG
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0 .300 McAuliffe ss 4 0 0 0 .278
Kubek ss 4 0 0 0 .303 Bruton cf 4 1 1 0 .281
Maris rf 4 0 0 0 .293 Kaline rf 4 0 2 0 .329
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0 .363 Colavito lf 3 1 2 2 .260
Berra lf 4 0 0 0 .308 Cash 1b 4 2 2 2 .393
Blanchard c 4 0 1 0 .312 Boros 3b 4 0 0 0 .225
Skowron 1b 3 0 1 0 .287 Brown,D c 3 0 0 0 .298
Boyer,C 3b 3 0 1 0 .246 Wood,J 2b 2 0 0 0 .252
Stafford p 2 0 0 0 .154 Bunning p 3 0 1 0 .115
Sheldon p 0 0 0 0 .069 31 4 8 4
Cerv,B ph 1 0 0 0 .270
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 .100
32 0 3 0
Yankees INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Stafford L 13-5 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 72 46 2.95
Sheldon 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 30 18 4.95
Arroyo 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 22 11 2.72
8.0 8 4 4 2 5 124 75
Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Bunning W 23-6 9.0 3 0 0 1 5 111 68 2.68
9.0 3 0 0 1 5 111 68
NYA: Cerv,B batted for Sheldon in the 8th
E-McAuliffe, Wood,J. HR-Colavito(49), Cash 2(40). RBI-Colavito 2(146),
Cash 2(127). K-Kubek, Maris, Skowron, Boyer,C, Cerv,B, McAuliffe, Kaline 2,
Cash, Bunning. BB-Mantle, Colavito, Wood,J.
GWRBI: Colavito
Bill Stafford was removed after a rain delay
Temperature: 71, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: out to right at 12 MPH,
Rain Delays: 64 and 70 minutes.
Attendance: 42,851
Game Time: 2:11
9/17/1961, NYA61-Det61, Tiger Stadium
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1961 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1
1961 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 4 8 2 5 0
Yankees -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Richardson 2b 1>6 9 6>43 9
Kubek ss 9 31 e4.B-2 k
Maris rf 3/L 4>k 6 9>e6.B-1
Mantle cf 2>31 31 W 6
Berra lf 8 31 63 4
Blanchard c S 5>63 7>63 64/f
Skowron 1b S.1-2 7 k
Boyer,C 3b k S 7
Stafford p 3>7 7
Sheldon p
Cerv,B ph 8>k
Arroyo p
Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
McAuliffe ss 1>5 9 5>k 63
Bruton cf S 3>43 9 3/g
Kaline rf k k S 8>Arroyo
S
Colavito lf HR.1-H S 8 W.1-2
Cash 1b HR 43 6>Sheldon k
HR
Boros 3b 3/fl 4>3 41 53/gdp
Brown,D c 2>53 13 9
Wood,J 2b 63 W 8
Bunning p S 64/f 7>k
Yankees IN OUT ER Tigers IN OUT ER
Stafford A1 C4 3 L 13-5 Bunning A1 D6 0 W 23-6
Sheldon C5 D2 1
Arroyo D3 D6 0
9/17/1961, NYA61-Det61, Tiger Stadium
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1961 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1
1961 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 4 8 2 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Yankees batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Richardson popped out to short (FBFX)
0-0 1 --- 11 Kubek flied out to right (BCX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Maris lined out to first (FBFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Tigers batting
0-0 0 --- 10 McAuliffe popped out to third (BX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Bruton lined a single down the left field line (CBFBFBX)
0-0 1 1-- 12 Kaline struck out (BSSS)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Colavito homered deep to left center, Bruton scored (X)
0-2 2 --- 31 Cash homered deep to right center (BCBBX)
0-3 2 --- 21 Boros popped out to first (FBBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Yankees batting
0-3 0 --- 20 Mantle grounded out to first (BBX)
0-3 1 --- 11 Berra flied out to center (BCX)
0-3 2 --- 30 Blanchard grounded a single between first and second
(BBBX)
0-3 2 1-- 22 Skowron reached on an infield single to short, Blanchard
to second (BBCFX)
0-3 2 12- 32 Boyer,C struck out (CBBSB>S)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Brown,D grounded out to third (X)
0-3 1 --- 20 Wood,J grounded out to short (BBX)
Started raining
0-3 2 --- 11 Bunning grounded a single up the middle (BCX)
0-3 2 1-- 21 McAuliffe flied out to right (BBSX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Yankees batting
0-3 0 --- 21 Stafford flied out to left (BBFX)
0-3 1 --- 01 Richardson flied out to right (CX)
0-3 2 --- 01 Kubek grounded out to first (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting
0-3 0 --- 01 Bruton grounded out to second (FX)
Stopped raining
0-3 1 --- 12 Kaline struck out (SFBC)
0-3 2 --- 01 Colavito lined a single to left center (SX)
0-3 2 1-- 22 Cash grounded out to second (BCFBFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Yankees batting
0-3 0 --- 22 Maris struck out (BCBCS)
0-3 1 --- 22 Mantle grounded out to first (BBCFX)
0-3 2 --- 01 Berra grounded out to first (FX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Tigers batting
0-3 0 --- 11 Boros popped out to first (FBX)
0-3 1 --- 11 Brown,D grounded out to the mound (FBX)
0-3 2 --- 32 Wood,J walked (BBSFBFB)
0-3 2 1-- 01 Bunning grounded to short, forcing Wood,J at second (CX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Yankees batting
0-3 0 --- 22 Blanchard grounded out to short (CBBFX)
0-3 1 --- 00 Skowron flied out to left (X)
0-3 2 --- 11 Boyer,C grounded a single between third and short (BSX)
0-3 2 1-- 12 Stafford popped out to left (BCFX)
Started raining
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Tigers batting
0-3 0 --- 12 McAuliffe struck out (BCFC)
0-3 1 --- 00 Bruton lined out to right (X)
0-3 2 --- 00 Kaline reached on an infield single to second (X)
0-3 2 1-- 11 Colavito popped out to center (CBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Yankees batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Richardson grounded out to second (X)
0-3 1 --- 11 Kubek to second on an error by the second baseman Wood,J
(FBX)
Game delayed by rain for 64 minutes
Stafford left the game after a rain delay
0-3 1 -2- 21 Maris popped out to short (BFBX)
0-3 2 -2- 30 Mantle walked (BBBB)
0-3 2 12- 32 Berra grounded out to short (FFBBB>X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Tigers batting
Sheldon now pitching
0-3 0 --- 20 Cash homered deep to right (BBX)
0-4 0 --- 10 Boros grounded out to second (BX)
0-4 1 --- 11 Brown,D flied out to right (SBX)
0-4 2 --- 32 Wood,J flied out to center (FSBBBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Yankees batting
0-4 0 --- 11 Blanchard grounded out to short (CBX)
0-4 1 --- 02 Skowron struck out (CSS)
0-4 2 --- 11 Boyer,C flied out to left (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Tigers batting
0-4 0 --- 32 Bunning struck out (CCBFFBBFS)
0-4 1 --- 00 McAuliffe grounded out to short (X)
0-4 2 --- 22 Bruton grounded out to first (FBSBFX)
Game delayed by rain for 70 minutes
************** Top of the 8th inning, Yankees batting
Cerv,B pinch hitting for Sheldon
0-4 0 --- 22 Cerv,B struck out (CBFBC)
0-4 1 --- 00 Richardson flied out to right (X)
0-4 2 --- 12 Kubek struck out (FFBS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Tigers batting
Arroyo now pitching
0-4 0 --- 22 Kaline lined a single to shallow left (BFBSX)
0-4 0 1-- 31 Colavito walked, Kaline to second (BBBCB)
0-4 0 12- 22 Cash struck out (CBBSC)
0-4 1 12- 32 Boros grounded into a double play, Boyer,C to Skowron
(BCBSFBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Yankees batting
0-4 0 --- 21 Maris to first on an error by the shortstop McAuliffe
(CBBX)
0-4 0 1-- 10 Mantle popped out to short (BX)
0-4 1 1-- 10 Berra popped out to second (BX)
0-4 2 1-- 00 Blanchard grounded to short, forcing Maris at second (X)