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Scores
Standings
WSA
@BOS		12
13
WSA
@BOS		5
6		 
(13)
MIN
@CHW		3
4
MIN
@CHW		7
10
BAL
@CLE		1
2
BAL
@CLE		8
5
NYY
@DET		9
0
LAA
@KCA		5
3		 
(11)
MLN
@LAD		10
2
CIN
@PHI		7
2
CIN
@PHI		10
0
STL
@PIT		3
5
STL
@PIT		7
3
CHC
@SFG		2
7
Sunday, June 18, 1961
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 44,459, Time of Game: 2:27
Yankees
9
38-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Tigers
0
40-23
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Whitey Ford (11-2)
L: Frank Lary (10-4)
S: Luis Arroyo (12)
 
                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

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Richardson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .539 0.077 0.52 0.087 -0.010 0.6 0 1 SH
Clete Boyer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .234 .643 -0.093 0.64 0.004 -0.097 -0.8 0 0 SF,GDP
Roger Maris RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .242 .922 0.042 0.38 0.050 -0.008 2.0 2 0 HR
Mickey Mantle CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .300 1.061 0.024 0.49 0.027 -0.003 0.1 1 0 SF
Yogi Berra LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .302 .890 -0.060 0.54 0.005 -0.065 -1.2 2 0
Bill Skowron 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .272 .808 0.115 0.37 0.129 -0.014 0.7 7 0 HR,2B
Johnny Blanchard C 5 3 3 2 0 0 .278 .931 0.106 0.32 0.111 -0.005 2.0 13 0 2·HR
Joe DeMaestri SS 5 1 3 1 0 2 .571 1.143 0.079 0.33 0.080 -0.001 1.9 2 2
Whitey Ford P 4 1 1 0 0 0 .244 .615 0.017 0.51 0.041 -0.024 -0.8 0 2
   Earl Torgeson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .249 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Luis Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 39 9 15 8 3 3 .385 1.127 0.307 0.45 0.534 -0.227 4.3 27 6
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
DP: 1. J DeMaestri-B Skowron.
E: W Ford (4).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jake Wood 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 .738 -0.023 0.35 0.008 -0.031 -0.6 2 3
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .682 -0.035 0.32 0.000 -0.035 -0.8 6 0
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .817 0.012 0.27 0.025 -0.013 0.0 4 0
Rocky Colavito LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .997 0.020 0.48 0.043 -0.023 0.0 1 0
Norm Cash 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .360 1.160 -0.056 0.72 0.000 -0.056 -0.9 5 1
Dick Brown C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .733 -0.043 0.58 0.016 -0.059 -0.8 3 0
Chico Fernandez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .637 -0.024 0.84 0.000 -0.024 -0.3 0 0
   George Thomas SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.010 0.20 0.000 -0.010 -0.5 3 1
Ozzie Virgil 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .158 .474 -0.022 0.28 0.000 -0.022 -0.6 1 1
Frank Lary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .704 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Casale P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .400 1.171 -0.013 0.26 0.000 -0.013 -0.3 2 1
   Hal Woodeshick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .235 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bubba Morton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .642 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1
   Phil Regan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 .151 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Terry Fox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 2 12 .103 .265 -0.194 0.40 0.092 -0.286 -4.7 27 7
TB: B Morton; A Kaline; D Brown.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Virgil-J Wood-N Cash; J Casale-G Thomas.
E: J Casale (2); O Virgil (1).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford, W (11-2) 8 3 0 0 2 12 0 3.05 28 86 0.193 0.44 4.2
Luis Arroyo, S (12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 2 12 0 0.00 31 86 0 0 0.193 0.45 4.7

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Lary, L (10-4) 2.1 9 5 5 1 0 2 3.82 17 18 -0.315 0.96 -4.0
Jerry Casale 5 6 4 3 2 1 2 6.16 23 1 0 0.008 0.16 -1.4
Hal Woodeshick 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.10 2 1 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Terry Fox 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 15 9 8 3 3 4 8.00 45 18 2 0 -0.307 0.40 -4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 --- R NYY B. Skowron F. Lary 10% 60% Home Run (Deep LF)
t2 1-0 0 --- R NYY J. Blanchard F. Lary 9% 70% Home Run (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY C. Boyer F. Lary -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 0-5 1 12- OO DET D. Brown W. Ford 6% 93% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
t2 2-0 0 12- NYY B. Richardson F. Lary 5% 82% Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; DeMaestri to 3B; Ford to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Richardson F. Lary 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY C. Boyer F. Lary -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- NYY R. Maris F. Lary 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- NYY M. Mantle F. Lary 2% 49% Single to RF; Maris to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O NYY Y. Berra F. Lary -4% 45% 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 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Wood W. Ford 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Bruton W. Ford 2% 49% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline W. Ford 1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- R NYY B. Skowron F. Lary 10% 60% Home Run (Deep LF)
t2 1-0 0 --- R NYY J. Blanchard F. Lary 9% 70% Home Run (Deep RF)
t2 2-0 0 --- NYY J. DeMaestri F. Lary 3% 72% Single to RF
t2 2-0 0 1-- NYY W. Ford F. Lary 4% 76% Single to LF; DeMaestri to 2B
t2 2-0 0 12- NYY B. Richardson F. Lary 5% 82% Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; DeMaestri to 3B; Ford to 2B
t2 2-0 0 123 RO NYY C. Boyer F. Lary -2% 80% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; DeMaestri Scores
t2 3-0 1 12- NYY R. Maris F. Lary 3% 83% Single to 2B; Ford to 3B; Richardson to 2B
t2 3-0 1 123 RO NYY M. Mantle F. Lary 0% 84% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ford Scores
t2 4-0 2 12- O NYY Y. Berra F. Lary -2% 82% 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 0-4 0 --- O DET R. Colavito W. Ford 2% 84% Flyball: CF
b2 0-4 1 --- O DET N. Cash W. Ford 1% 85% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-4 2 --- DET D. Brown W. Ford -1% 84% Single to LF
b2 0-4 2 1-- DET C. Fernandez W. Ford -1% 83% Brown Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brown to 2B
b2 0-4 2 -2- O DET C. Fernandez W. Ford 2% 86% 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 4-0 0 --- NYY B. Skowron F. Lary 3% 88% Double to LF
t3 4-0 0 -2- O NYY J. Blanchard F. Lary -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B; Skowron to 3B
t3 4-0 1 --3 R NYY J. DeMaestri F. Lary 3% 90% Single to CF; Skowron Scores
Jerry Casale replaces Frank Lary pitching and batting 9th
t3 5-0 1 1-- O NYY W. Ford J. Casale -1% 90% Flyball: LF
t3 5-0 2 1-- O NYY B. Richardson J. Casale -1% 89% 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 0-5 0 --- O DET O. Virgil W. Ford 2% 90% Strikeout
b3 0-5 1 --- O DET J. Casale W. Ford 1% 91% Strikeout
b3 0-5 2 --- DET J. Wood W. Ford -1% 91% Walk
b3 0-5 2 1-- O DET B. Bruton W. Ford 1% 92% 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 5-0 0 --- O NYY C. Boyer J. Casale -1% 91% Popfly: SS
t4 5-0 1 --- O NYY R. Maris J. Casale -0% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 5-0 2 --- NYY M. Mantle J. Casale 0% 91% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t4 5-0 2 1-- NYY Y. Berra J. Casale 1% 92% Walk; Mantle to 2B
t4 5-0 2 12- O NYY B. Skowron J. Casale -1% 90% 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 0-5 0 --- DET A. Kaline W. Ford -3% 88% Single to LF
b4 0-5 0 1-- DET R. Colavito W. Ford -4% 84% Walk; Kaline to 2B
b4 0-5 0 12- O DET N. Cash W. Ford 4% 88% Flyball: RF
b4 0-5 1 12- OO DET D. Brown W. Ford 6% 93% 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 5-0 0 --- NYY J. Blanchard J. Casale 1% 94% Single to RF
t5 5-0 0 1-- R NYY J. DeMaestri J. Casale 3% 97% Single to 3B; Blanchard Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; DeMaestri to 2B
t5 6-0 0 -2- OO NYY W. Ford J. Casale -1% 96% Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
t5 6-0 2 --- O NYY B. Richardson J. Casale -0% 95% 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 0-6 0 --- O DET G. Thomas W. Ford 1% 96% Strikeout
b5 0-6 1 --- O DET O. Virgil W. Ford 1% 97% Strikeout
b5 0-6 2 --- O DET J. Casale W. Ford 0% 97% 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 6-0 0 --- NYY C. Boyer J. Casale 0% 98% Single to CF
t6 6-0 0 1-- O NYY R. Maris J. Casale -0% 97% Popfly: 2B
t6 6-0 1 1-- O NYY M. Mantle J. Casale -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t6 6-0 2 1-- O NYY Y. Berra J. Casale -0% 97% 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 0-6 0 --- O DET J. Wood W. Ford 1% 98% Strikeout
b6 0-6 1 --- O DET B. Bruton W. Ford 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-6 2 --- O DET A. Kaline W. Ford 0% 98% 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 6-0 0 --- O NYY B. Skowron J. Casale -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 6-0 1 --- R NYY J. Blanchard J. Casale 1% 99% Home Run (Deep RF)
t7 7-0 1 --- O NYY J. DeMaestri J. Casale -0% 99% Strikeout
t7 7-0 2 --- O NYY W. Ford J. Casale -0% 99% 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 0-7 0 --- O DET R. Colavito W. Ford 0% 99% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-7 1 --- O DET N. Cash W. Ford 0% 99% Strikeout
b7 0-7 2 --- O DET D. Brown W. Ford 0% 100% 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 7-0 0 --- O NYY B. Richardson J. Casale -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 7-0 1 --- NYY C. Boyer J. Casale 0% 100% Single to LF
t8 7-0 1 1-- RR NYY R. Maris J. Casale 0% 100% Home Run (Deep RF); Boyer Scores
t8 9-0 1 --- NYY M. Mantle J. Casale 0% 100% Walk
Hal Woodeshick replaces Jerry Casale pitching and batting 9th
t8 9-0 1 1-- O NYY Y. Berra H. Woodeshick -0% 100% Popfly: SS
t8 9-0 2 1-- O NYY B. Skowron H. Woodeshick -0% 100% 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 0-9 0 --- O DET G. Thomas W. Ford 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 0-9 1 --- O DET O. Virgil W. Ford 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick (P) batting 9th
b8 0-9 2 --- DET B. Morton W. Ford -0% 100% Single to CF
Phil Regan pinch runs for Bubba Morton (PH) batting 9th
b8 0-9 2 1-- O DET J. Wood W. Ford 0% 100% 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 9-0 0 --- O NYY J. Blanchard T. Fox 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 9-0 1 --- O NYY J. DeMaestri T. Fox 0% 100% Strikeout
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Whitey Ford (P) batting 9th
t9 9-0 2 --- O NYY E. Torgeson T. Fox 0% 100% 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 0-9 0 --- O DET B. Bruton L. Arroyo 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 0-9 1 --- O DET A. Kaline L. Arroyo 0% 100% Popfly: SS
b9 0-9 2 --- O DET R. Colavito L. Arroyo 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 0.

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