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CLE
@BAL		5
4
KCA
@LAA		4
6
BOS
@MIN		1
5
DET
@NYY		0
1
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@WSA		3
2
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@WSA		1
5
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@CHC		4
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@MLN		4
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@STL		4
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Friday, September 1, 1961,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 65,566, Time of Game: 2:44
Tigers
0
86-48
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
1
88-45
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Luis Arroyo (12-3)
L: Don Mossi (14-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  8  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jake Wood 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .705 -0.111 1.07 0.000 -0.111 -0.8 0 0
Bill Bruton CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .730 -0.027 1.31 0.101 -0.128 -0.4 4 0
Al Kaline RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .310 .878 0.052 1.27 0.089 -0.038 0.4 5 0 3B
Rocky Colavito LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .290 1.006 -0.056 1.75 0.032 -0.088 -0.4 2 0 IW
Norm Cash 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .365 1.159 -0.093 1.92 0.037 -0.130 -0.4 6 0
Steve Boros 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .715 -0.190 1.88 0.000 -0.190 -1.2 0 0
Chico Fernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .622 -0.123 1.23 0.000 -0.123 -0.7 2 5
Mike Roarke C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .236 .599 -0.052 1.19 0.073 -0.126 -0.2 7 0
Don Mossi P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .186 .497 -0.075 1.02 0.000 -0.075 -0.5 0 2
Team Totals 31 0 7 0 4 5 .226 .605 -0.675 1.40 0.332 -1.009 -4.3 26 7
3B: A Kaline (6, off W Ford).
IBB: R Colavito (2, by B Daley).
TB: A Kaline 5; M Roarke 2; B Bruton; N Cash.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Mossi-C Fernandez-N Cash.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: B Bruton (1st base by B Daley); M Roarke (1st base by W Ford).

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 .267 .622 -0.130 1.54 0.051 -0.181 -0.5 5 1
Tony Kubek SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .701 -0.143 1.80 0.024 -0.168 -0.7 0 5
Roger Maris RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 1.001 -0.180 1.48 0.000 -0.180 -1.2 0 0 GDP
Mickey Mantle CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .321 1.135 -0.117 1.15 0.000 -0.117 -0.7 1 0
Elston Howard C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .353 .926 0.016 1.15 0.069 -0.053 -0.1 6 0
Yogi Berra LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .274 .791 0.041 1.45 0.105 -0.064 0.1 3 1
Bill Skowron 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .277 .809 0.291 2.10 0.365 -0.074 0.4 12 0
Clete Boyer 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .227 .651 0.121 1.48 0.146 -0.025 0.5 0 3 2B,IW
Whitey Ford P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .484 -0.017 0.71 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 2
   Bud Daley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .271 -0.057 2.25 0.000 -0.057 -0.4 0 1
   Hector Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .583 0.001 2.09 0.001 0.000 -0.2
   Luis Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .636 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 1 8 1 1 7 .242 .537 -0.174 1.53 0.761 -0.936 -2.9 27 14
2B: C Boyer (17, off D Mossi).
IBB: C Boyer (4, by D Mossi).
TB: E Howard 2; Y Berra 2; C Boyer 2; B Richardson; T Kubek; B Skowron.
GIDP: R Maris (14).
RBI: B Skowron (74).
2-out RBI: B Skowron.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
PB: E Howard (8).
Outfield Assists: Y Berra (A Kaline at 2nd base).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Mossi, L (14-4) 8.2 8 1 1 1 7 0 2.61 34 70 0.175 1.53 2.9
Team Totals 8.2 8 1 1 1 7 0 1.04 34 70 0.175 1.40 2.9

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford 4.2 4 0 0 1 2 0 3.34 18 57 0.245 0.95 2.2
Bud Daley 3.1 3 0 0 3 2 0 4.64 14 1 0 0.296 1.87 1.7
Luis Arroyo, W (12-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.81 3 0 0 0.134 1.79 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 4 5 0 0.00 35 57 1 0 0.675 1.53 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Daley (5; R Colavito); D Mossi (3; C Boyer).
Pickoffs: B Daley (5; B Bruton, 1st base); W Ford (2; M Roarke, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 65,566.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 0-0 2 1-3 R NYY B. Skowron D. Mossi 37% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Howard Scores; Berra to 2B
b8 0-0 1 --3 O NYY B. Richardson D. Mossi -15% 59% Groundout: SS-1B; Boyer stays at 3B
b8 0-0 0 --- NYY C. Boyer D. Mossi 13% 74% Double to LF (Deep LF Line)
t8 0-0 2 1-3 O DET N. Cash B. Daley 11% 60% Foul Flyball: C
b8 0-0 2 --3 O NYY T. Kubek D. Mossi -9% 50% Foul Flyball: LF

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Wood W. Ford 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Bruton W. Ford 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- DET A. Kaline W. Ford -3% 51% Triple to CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --3 O DET R. Colavito W. Ford 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Richardson D. Mossi -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- NYY T. Kubek D. Mossi 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O NYY R. Maris D. Mossi -3% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYY M. Mantle D. Mossi -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash W. Ford 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET S. Boros W. Ford 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET C. Fernandez W. Ford 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYY E. Howard D. Mossi -2% 53% Lineout: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O NYY Y. Berra D. Mossi -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Skowron D. Mossi -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- DET M. Roarke W. Ford -4% 46% Single to CF (Short CF)
t3 0-0 0 1-- O DET D. Mossi W. Ford 7% 52% Roarke Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t3 0-0 1 --- O DET D. Mossi W. Ford 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- O DET J. Wood W. Ford 1% 55% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYY C. Boyer D. Mossi -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O NYY W. Ford D. Mossi -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Richardson D. Mossi -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Bruton W. Ford 3% 53% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline W. Ford 2% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-0 2 --- DET R. Colavito W. Ford -1% 53% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- DET N. Cash W. Ford -2% 51% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Colavito to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O DET S. Boros W. Ford 5% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O NYY T. Kubek D. Mossi -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- O NYY R. Maris D. Mossi -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b4 0-0 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle D. Mossi -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O DET C. Fernandez W. Ford 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- DET M. Roarke W. Ford -3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-0 1 1-- O DET D. Mossi W. Ford 4% 53% Flyball: LF
Bud Daley replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th
t5 0-0 2 1-- O DET J. Wood B. Daley 3% 57% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- O NYY E. Howard D. Mossi -3% 54% Lineout: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- NYY Y. Berra D. Mossi 3% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 0-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Skowron D. Mossi -2% 55% Flyball: CF; Berra to 2B
b5 0-0 2 -2- NYY C. Boyer D. Mossi 1% 56% Intentional Walk
b5 0-0 2 12- O NYY B. Daley D. Mossi -6% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bud Daley facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- DET B. Bruton B. Daley -5% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 0-0 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline B. Daley 9% 53% Bruton Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t6 0-0 1 --- DET A. Kaline B. Daley -4% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0-0 1 1-- DET R. Colavito B. Daley -3% 47% Passed Ball; Kaline to 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- O DET R. Colavito B. Daley 5% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-0 2 -2- DET N. Cash B. Daley -1% 51% Walk
t6 0-0 2 12- O DET S. Boros B. Daley 6% 57% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
b6 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Richardson D. Mossi 5% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 0-0 0 1-- O NYY T. Kubek D. Mossi -5% 58% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 1 1-- OO NYY R. Maris D. Mossi -8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bud Daley facing 7-8-9
t7 0-0 0 --- O DET C. Fernandez B. Daley 4% 54% Strikeout
t7 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Roarke B. Daley 3% 57% Flyball: LF
t7 0-0 2 --- O DET D. Mossi B. Daley 2% 59% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
b7 0-0 0 --- O NYY M. Mantle D. Mossi -4% 55% Popfly: SS
b7 0-0 1 --- NYY E. Howard D. Mossi 4% 59% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 0-0 1 1-- O NYY Y. Berra D. Mossi -5% 54% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 0-0 2 1-- O NYY B. Skowron D. Mossi -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bud Daley facing 1-2-3
t8 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Wood B. Daley 5% 55% Lineout: LF
t8 0-0 1 --- DET B. Bruton B. Daley -5% 50% Walk
t8 0-0 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline B. Daley 2% 52% Single to LF (Deep LF Line); Bruton to 3B; Kaline out at 2B/LF-2B
t8 0-0 2 --3 DET R. Colavito B. Daley -2% 50% Intentional Walk
t8 0-0 2 1-3 O DET N. Cash B. Daley 11% 60% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 8-9-1
b8 0-0 0 --- NYY C. Boyer D. Mossi 13% 74% Double to LF (Deep LF Line)
Hector Lopez pinch hits for Bud Daley (P) batting 9th
b8 0-0 0 -2- O NYY H. Lopez D. Mossi 0% 74% Groundout: SS-1B; Boyer to 3B
b8 0-0 1 --3 O NYY B. Richardson D. Mossi -15% 59% Groundout: SS-1B; Boyer stays at 3B
b8 0-0 2 --3 O NYY T. Kubek D. Mossi -9% 50% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Luis Arroyo facing 6-7-8
Luis Arroyo replaces Hector Lopez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0-0 0 --- O DET S. Boros L. Arroyo 6% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-0 1 --- O DET C. Fernandez L. Arroyo 4% 60% Groundout: P-1B
t9 0-0 2 --- O DET M. Roarke L. Arroyo 3% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
b9 0-0 0 --- O NYY R. Maris D. Mossi -6% 58% Flyball: RF
b9 0-0 1 --- O NYY M. Mantle D. Mossi -4% 53% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-0 2 --- NYY E. Howard D. Mossi 3% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 0-0 2 1-- NYY Y. Berra D. Mossi 7% 63% Single to RF (Deep CF-RF); Howard to 3B
b9 0-0 2 1-3 R NYY B. Skowron D. Mossi 37% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Howard Scores; Berra to 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

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