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BOS 14
WSA  9
 MIN  6
@CHW  1
 CLE  3
BAL  1
 DET  4
NYY  2
 KCA  4
LAA  0
 MLN  2
@LAD  1
 CIN  4
@PHI  1
 STL  5
@PIT  2
 CHC 12
@SFG  6
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 51,744

 Friday, June 16, 1961
Time of Game: 2:12
Yankees
2
37-22
Lost 1
3rd, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  6  5
Tigers          2  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  X    4  8  1
W: Phil Regan (7-2), L: Bill Stafford (4-3)
 Tigers
4
39-22
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .620              1   5   
T Kubek SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .785              0   2   GDP
R Maris RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .889              2   0   
M Mantle CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .299 1.052              1   0   
Y Berra LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .908              2   0   
B Skowron 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .266  .791             12   0   HR,GDP
E Howard C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .354  .803              2   1   
  J Blanchard PH-C            2   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .835              3   0   
B Richardson 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .549              1   2   
B Stafford P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .451              0   2   2B
  B Cerv PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .644              0   0   
  J Coates P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .243              0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   0    1   4                         24  12
Batting Events
2B: B Stafford (1, off P Regan).
HR: B Skowron (12, off P Regan; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: B Skowron 5; B Stafford 2; C Boyer; Y Berra; J Blanchard.
GIDP: B Skowron (10); T Kubek (4).
RBI: B Skowron 2 (39).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Boyer-B Richardson-B Skowron.
E: R Maris 2 (5); T Kubek (8); C Boyer 2 (9).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .271  .731              2   3   
B Bruton CF                   4   2   4   0    0   0  .256  .686              4   0   SB
A Kaline RF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .276  .788              2   0   2B
R Colavito LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .283 1.005              1   0   GDP
N Cash 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .361 1.171             10   1   IW
S Boros 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .770              0   2   
D Brown C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .746              6   0   
C Fernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .622              2   2   
P Regan P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .040  .151              0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   0    1   5                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: A Kaline (12, off B Stafford).
IBB: N Cash (10, by B Stafford).
TB: B Bruton 4; A Kaline 2; J Wood 2; N Cash.
GIDP: R Colavito (4).
RBI: A Kaline 2 (33).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. N Cash-C Fernandez; C Fernandez-J Wood-N Cash.
E: S Boros (10).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Bruton (8, 2nd base off J Coates/J Blanchard).

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Stafford, L (4-3)            6     7   4   3    1   3   0   2.44   27     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 7     46    -     0.70  -0.17
J Coates                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.83    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.42   0.04
Totals                         8     8   4   3    1   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 8           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Regan, W (7-2)               9     6   2   2    1   4   1   3.89   33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 6     70    -     1.15   0.37
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   4   1          33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Stafford (2; N Cash).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Joe Linsalata, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 51,744.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Detroit Tigers                               
1. Clete Boyer                  3B       1. Jake Wood                    2B
2. Tony Kubek                   SS       2. Bill Bruton                  CF
3. Roger Maris                  RF       3. Al Kaline                    RF
4. Mickey Mantle                CF       4. Rocky Colavito               LF
5. Yogi Berra                   LF       5. Norm Cash                    1B
6. Bill Skowron                 1B       6. Steve Boros                  3B
7. Elston Howard                 C       7. Dick Brown                    C
8. Bobby Richardson             2B       8. Chico Fernandez              SS
9. Bill Stafford                 P       9. Phil Regan                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 0 1-- RR -16% 64% 0-3 NYY B. Skowron P. Regan Home Run (Deep RF); Berra Scores
b1 0 1-- R 14% 72% 0-0 DET B. Bruton B. Stafford Single to RF; Wood Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Bruton to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw)
t8 0 1-- OO 13% 92% 2-4 NYY T. Kubek P. Regan Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b5 0 1-- R 11% 85% 3-2 DET B. Bruton B. Stafford Single to RF; Wood Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Bruton to 2B
b3 0 1-- R 8% 87% 2-0 DET A. Kaline B. Stafford Double to LF; Bruton Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYY C. Boyer P. Regan Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 NYY T. Kubek P. Regan Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 NYY R. Maris P. Regan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 3% 58% 0-0 DET J. Wood B. Stafford Single to CF
b1 0 1-- R 14% 72% 0-0 DET B. Bruton B. Stafford Single to RF; Wood Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Bruton to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw)
b1 0 --3 R 3% 76% 1-0 DET A. Kaline B. Stafford Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bruton Scores/unER
b1 0 1-- OO -5% 70% 2-0 DET R. Colavito B. Stafford Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 2 --- 1% 71% 2-0 DET N. Cash B. Stafford Single to CF
b1 2 1-- O -2% 70% 2-0 DET S. Boros B. Stafford Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 72% 0-2 NYY M. Mantle P. Regan Strikeout
t2 1 --- -3% 69% 0-2 NYY Y. Berra P. Regan Walk
t2 1 1-- OO 5% 75% 0-2 NYY B. Skowron P. Regan Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-0 DET D. Brown B. Stafford Groundout: C-1B
b2 1 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 DET C. Fernandez B. Stafford Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- 2% 73% 2-0 DET P. Regan B. Stafford Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Regan to 2B
b2 2 -2- O -2% 71% 2-0 DET J. Wood B. Stafford Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 NYY E. Howard P. Regan Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 NYY B. Richardson P. Regan Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2 --- -2% 73% 0-2 NYY B. Stafford P. Regan Double to CF
t3 2 -2- O 3% 76% 0-2 NYY C. Boyer P. Regan Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- 2% 79% 2-0 DET B. Bruton B. Stafford Single to LF
b3 0 1-- R 8% 87% 2-0 DET A. Kaline B. Stafford Double to LF; Bruton Scores
b3 0 -2- O -2% 85% 3-0 DET R. Colavito B. Stafford Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 -2- O -2% 83% 3-0 DET N. Cash B. Stafford Strikeout
b3 2 -2- O -2% 81% 3-0 DET S. Boros B. Stafford Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 NYY T. Kubek P. Regan Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 2% 85% 0-3 NYY R. Maris P. Regan Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 86% 0-3 NYY M. Mantle P. Regan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 DET D. Brown B. Stafford Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 DET C. Fernandez B. Stafford Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 DET P. Regan B. Stafford Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- -4% 79% 0-3 NYY Y. Berra P. Regan Single to CF
t5 0 1-- RR -16% 64% 0-3 NYY B. Skowron P. Regan Home Run (Deep RF); Berra Scores
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Elston Howard (C) batting 7th
t5 0 --- -5% 58% 2-3 NYY J. Blanchard P. Regan Single to RF
t5 0 1-- O 5% 63% 2-3 NYY B. Richardson P. Regan Foul Flyball: C
t5 1 1-- O 4% 67% 2-3 NYY B. Stafford P. Regan Flyball: CF
t5 2 1-- -3% 65% 2-3 NYY C. Boyer P. Regan Single to CF; Blanchard to 2B
t5 2 12- O 6% 71% 2-3 NYY T. Kubek P. Regan Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
Johnny Blanchard moves from PH to C
b5 0 --- 3% 74% 3-2 DET J. Wood B. Stafford Single to CF
b5 0 1-- R 11% 85% 3-2 DET B. Bruton B. Stafford Single to RF; Wood Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Bruton to 2B
b5 0 -2- O -3% 82% 4-2 DET A. Kaline B. Stafford Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 -2- O -2% 80% 4-2 DET R. Colavito B. Stafford Lineout: LF
b5 2 -2- 1% 81% 4-2 DET N. Cash B. Stafford Intentional Walk
b5 2 12- O -3% 78% 4-2 DET S. Boros B. Stafford Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 3% 81% 2-4 NYY R. Maris P. Regan Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 2% 83% 2-4 NYY M. Mantle P. Regan Popfly: 1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 84% 2-4 NYY Y. Berra P. Regan Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O -1% 83% 4-2 DET D. Brown B. Stafford Strikeout
b6 1 --- O -1% 82% 4-2 DET C. Fernandez B. Stafford Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O -1% 81% 4-2 DET P. Regan B. Stafford Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- -6% 75% 2-4 NYY B. Skowron P. Regan Single to LF
t7 0 1-- O 5% 81% 2-4 NYY J. Blanchard P. Regan Flyball: CF
t7 1 1-- O 5% 85% 2-4 NYY B. Richardson P. Regan Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Bill Stafford (P) batting 9th
t7 2 1-- O 3% 89% 2-4 NYY B. Cerv P. Regan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Yankees' Jim Coates facing 1-2-3
Jim Coates replaces Bob Cerv (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -1% 88% 4-2 DET J. Wood J. Coates Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- 1% 89% 4-2 DET B. Bruton J. Coates Single to LF
b7 1 1-- 1% 89% 4-2 DET A. Kaline J. Coates Bruton Steals 2B
b7 1 -2- O -1% 88% 4-2 DET A. Kaline J. Coates Groundout: 2B-1B; Bruton to 3B
b7 2 --3 O -2% 86% 4-2 DET R. Colavito J. Coates Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- -7% 79% 2-4 NYY C. Boyer P. Regan Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Boyer to 1B
t8 0 1-- OO 13% 92% 2-4 NYY T. Kubek P. Regan Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
t8 2 --- O 1% 94% 2-4 NYY R. Maris P. Regan Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Yankees' Jim Coates facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O -1% 93% 4-2 DET N. Cash J. Coates Strikeout
b8 1 --- O -0% 93% 4-2 DET S. Boros J. Coates Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O -0% 92% 4-2 DET D. Brown J. Coates Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 4% 96% 2-4 NYY M. Mantle P. Regan Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 2-4 NYY Y. Berra P. Regan Popfly: 1B
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 2-4 NYY B. Skowron P. Regan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 4.

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