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BOS 13
WSA 12
 BOS  6
WSA  5
(13)		 CHW  4
MIN  3
 CHW 10
MIN  7
 CLE  2
BAL  1
 BAL  8
@CLE  5
 NYY  9
@DET  0
 LAA  5
@KCA  3
(11)		 MLN 10
@LAD  2
 CIN  7
@PHI  2
 CIN 10
@PHI  0
 PIT  5
STL  3
 STL  7
@PIT  3
 SFG  7
CHC  2
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 44,459

 Sunday, June 18, 1961
Time of Game: 2:27
Yankees
9
38-23
Won 1
3rd, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  4  1   0  1  0   1  2  0    9 15  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  2
W: Whitey Ford (11-2), L: Frank Lary (10-4), S: Luis Arroyo (12)
 Tigers
0
40-23
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .539              0   1   SH
C Boyer 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .643              0   0   SF,GDP
R Maris RF                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .242  .922              2   0   HR
M Mantle CF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .300 1.061              1   0   SF
Y Berra LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .890              2   0   
B Skowron 1B                  5   2   2   1    0   1  .272  .808              7   0   HR,2B
J Blanchard C                 5   3   3   2    0   0  .278  .931             13   0   2·HR
J DeMaestri SS                5   1   3   1    0   2  .571 1.143              2   2   
W Ford P                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .615              0   2   
  E Torgeson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .249              0   0   
  L Arroyo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .556              0   1   
Totals                       39   9  15   0    3   3                         27   6
Batting Events
2B: B Skowron (10, off F Lary).
HR: B Skowron (13, off F Lary; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); R Maris (24, off J Casale; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); J Blanchard 2 (6, 1 off J Casale, 1 off F Lary; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: C Boyer (2, off F Lary); M Mantle (2, off F Lary).
SH: B Richardson (6, off F Lary).
TB: J Blanchard 9; B Skowron 6; R Maris 5; J DeMaestri 3; C Boyer 2; M Mantle; B Richardson; W Ford.
GIDP: C Boyer (7).
RBI: R Maris 2 (53); J Blanchard 2 (16); J DeMaestri (2); M Mantle (49); B Skowron (41); C Boyer (22).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J DeMaestri-B Skowron.
E: W Ford (4).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .274  .738              2   3   
B Bruton CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .682              6   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .817              4   0   
R Colavito LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .997              1   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .360 1.160              5   1   
D Brown C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .733              3   0   
C Fernandez SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .637              0   0   
  G Thomas SS                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              3   1   
O Virgil 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .474              1   1   
F Lary P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .704              0   0   
  J Casale P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .400 1.171              2   1   
  H Woodeshick P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .235              0   0   
  B Morton PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .642              0   0   
  P Regan PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .040  .151              0   0   
  T Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    2  12                         27   7
Batting Events
TB: B Morton; A Kaline; D Brown.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. O Virgil-J Wood-N Cash; J Casale-G Thomas.
E: J Casale (2); O Virgil (1).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: D Brown (1st base by W Ford).

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
W Ford, W (11-2)               8     3   0   0    2  12   0   3.05   28     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 2· 3     86    -     0.46   0.20
L Arroyo, S (12)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.41    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2  12   0          31     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 2· 3           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Lary, L (10-4)               2.1   9   5   5    1   0   2   3.82   17     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 9     18    -     0.96  -0.32
J Casale                       5     6   4   3    2   1   2   6.16   23     -       ·  ·      3·11· 2· 6          1-0    0.16   0.01
H Woodeshick                   0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.10    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
T Fox                          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.23    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   8    3   3   4          45     -       ·  ·      7·17· 2·15          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: W Ford (0; D Brown, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Linsalata, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 44,459.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Detroit Tigers                               
1. Bobby Richardson             2B       1. Jake Wood                    2B
2. Clete Boyer                  3B       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. Dick Brown                    C
7. Johnny Blanchard              C       7. Chico Fernandez              SS
8. Joe DeMaestri                SS       8. Ozzie Virgil                 3B
9. Whitey Ford                   P       9. Frank Lary                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 0 --- R 10% 60% 0-0 NYY B. Skowron F. Lary Home Run (Deep LF)
t2 0 --- R 9% 70% 1-0 NYY J. Blanchard F. Lary Home Run (Deep RF)
t1 0 1-- OO -7% 46% 0-0 NYY C. Boyer F. Lary Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 1 12- OO 6% 94% 0-5 DET D. Brown W. Ford Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
t2 0 12- 5% 81% 2-0 NYY B. Richardson F. Lary Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; DeMaestri to 3B; Ford to 2B

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' Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 NYY B. Richardson F. Lary Single to LF
t1 0 1-- OO -7% 46% 0-0 NYY C. Boyer F. Lary Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 NYY R. Maris F. Lary Walk
t1 2 1-- 2% 49% 0-0 NYY M. Mantle F. Lary Single to RF; Maris to 2B
t1 2 12- O -4% 45% 0-0 NYY Y. Berra F. Lary Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 DET J. Wood W. Ford Groundout: P-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 DET B. Bruton W. Ford Foul Flyball: C
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 DET A. Kaline W. Ford Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- R 10% 60% 0-0 NYY B. Skowron F. Lary Home Run (Deep LF)
t2 0 --- R 9% 70% 1-0 NYY J. Blanchard F. Lary Home Run (Deep RF)
t2 0 --- 3% 72% 2-0 NYY J. DeMaestri F. Lary Single to RF
t2 0 1-- 4% 76% 2-0 NYY W. Ford F. Lary Single to LF; DeMaestri to 2B
t2 0 12- 5% 81% 2-0 NYY B. Richardson F. Lary Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; DeMaestri to 3B; Ford to 2B
t2 0 123 RO -2% 80% 2-0 NYY C. Boyer F. Lary Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; DeMaestri Scores
t2 1 12- 3% 83% 3-0 NYY R. Maris F. Lary Single to 2B; Ford to 3B; Richardson to 2B
t2 1 123 RO 0% 84% 3-0 NYY M. Mantle F. Lary Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ford Scores
t2 2 12- O -2% 82% 4-0 NYY Y. Berra F. Lary Flyball: CF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 84% 0-4 DET R. Colavito W. Ford Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- O 1% 85% 0-4 DET N. Cash W. Ford Strikeout Looking
b2 2 --- -1% 84% 0-4 DET D. Brown W. Ford Single to LF
b2 2 1-- -1% 83% 0-4 DET C. Fernandez W. Ford Brown Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brown to 2B
b2 2 -2- O 2% 86% 0-4 DET C. Fernandez W. Ford Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
t3 0 --- 3% 88% 4-0 NYY B. Skowron F. Lary Double to LF
t3 0 -2- O -0% 88% 4-0 NYY J. Blanchard F. Lary Groundout: 2B-1B; Skowron to 3B
t3 1 --3 R 2% 90% 4-0 NYY J. DeMaestri F. Lary Single to CF; Skowron Scores
Jerry Casale replaces Frank Lary pitching and batting 9th
t3 1 1-- O -1% 90% 5-0 NYY W. Ford J. Casale Flyball: LF
t3 2 1-- O -1% 89% 5-0 NYY B. Richardson J. Casale Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 90% 0-5 DET O. Virgil W. Ford Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 1% 91% 0-5 DET J. Casale W. Ford Strikeout
b3 2 --- -1% 91% 0-5 DET J. Wood W. Ford Walk
b3 2 1-- O 1% 92% 0-5 DET B. Bruton W. Ford Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Jerry Casale facing 2-3-4
George Thomas replaces Chico Fernandez playing SS batting 7th
t4 0 --- O -1% 91% 5-0 NYY C. Boyer J. Casale Popfly: SS
t4 1 --- O -0% 91% 5-0 NYY R. Maris J. Casale Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2 --- 0% 91% 5-0 NYY M. Mantle J. Casale Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t4 2 1-- 1% 92% 5-0 NYY Y. Berra J. Casale Walk; Mantle to 2B
t4 2 12- O -1% 90% 5-0 NYY B. Skowron J. Casale Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- -2% 88% 0-5 DET A. Kaline W. Ford Single to LF
b4 0 1-- -4% 84% 0-5 DET R. Colavito W. Ford Walk; Kaline to 2B
b4 0 12- O 4% 88% 0-5 DET N. Cash W. Ford Flyball: RF
b4 1 12- OO 6% 94% 0-5 DET D. Brown W. Ford Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Jerry Casale facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- 1% 94% 5-0 NYY J. Blanchard J. Casale Single to RF
t5 0 1-- R 3% 97% 5-0 NYY J. DeMaestri J. Casale Single to 3B; Blanchard Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; DeMaestri to 2B
t5 0 -2- OO -2% 95% 6-0 NYY W. Ford J. Casale Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
t5 2 --- O -0% 95% 6-0 NYY B. Richardson J. Casale Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-6 DET G. Thomas W. Ford Strikeout
b5 1 --- O 1% 97% 0-6 DET O. Virgil W. Ford Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 0% 97% 0-6 DET J. Casale W. Ford Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Jerry Casale facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 0% 98% 6-0 NYY C. Boyer J. Casale Single to CF
t6 0 1-- O -0% 97% 6-0 NYY R. Maris J. Casale Popfly: 2B
t6 1 1-- O -0% 97% 6-0 NYY M. Mantle J. Casale Flyball: CF
t6 2 1-- O -0% 97% 6-0 NYY Y. Berra J. Casale Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-6 DET J. Wood W. Ford Strikeout
b6 1 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 DET B. Bruton W. Ford Strikeout Looking
b6 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 DET A. Kaline W. Ford Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Jerry Casale facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 NYY B. Skowron J. Casale Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- R 1% 99% 6-0 NYY J. Blanchard J. Casale Home Run (Deep RF)
t7 1 --- O 0% 99% 7-0 NYY J. DeMaestri J. Casale Strikeout
t7 2 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 NYY W. Ford J. Casale Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 DET R. Colavito W. Ford Popfly: 1B
b7 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 DET N. Cash W. Ford Strikeout
b7 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 DET D. Brown W. Ford Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Jerry Casale facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 NYY B. Richardson J. Casale Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 0% 100% 7-0 NYY C. Boyer J. Casale Single to LF
t8 1 1-- RR 0% 100% 7-0 NYY R. Maris J. Casale Home Run (Deep RF); Boyer Scores
t8 1 --- 0% 100% 9-0 NYY M. Mantle J. Casale Walk
Hal Woodeshick replaces Jerry Casale pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 9-0 NYY Y. Berra H. Woodeshick Popfly: SS
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 9-0 NYY B. Skowron H. Woodeshick Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-9, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 DET G. Thomas W. Ford Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 DET O. Virgil W. Ford Flyball: RF
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick (P) batting 9th
b8 2 --- 0% 100% 0-9 DET B. Morton W. Ford Single to CF
Phil Regan pinch runs for Bubba Morton (PH) batting 9th
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-9 DET J. Wood W. Ford Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-0, Tigers' Terry Fox facing 7-8-9
Terry Fox replaces Phil Regan (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 9-0 NYY J. Blanchard T. Fox Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 9-0 NYY J. DeMaestri T. Fox Strikeout
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Whitey Ford (P) batting 9th
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 9-0 NYY E. Torgeson T. Fox Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-9, Yankees' Luis Arroyo facing 2-3-4
Luis Arroyo replaces Earl Torgeson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 DET B. Bruton L. Arroyo Groundout: P-1B
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 DET A. Kaline L. Arroyo Popfly: SS
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 DET R. Colavito L. Arroyo Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 0.

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