September 3, 1961 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
CLE 0
(11) BOS 8
@MIN 6 NYY 8
DET 5 CHW 5
@WSA 4 CHW 4
@WSA 1 CHC 6
MLN 5 MLN 4
@CHC 2
(6) LAD 5
SFG 4 PHI 3
CIN 2 PIT 8
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,676

Sunday, September 3, 1961
Time of Game: 2:42

Tigers

86-50

Lost 3

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  2    5  9  0
Yankees         3  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  4    8 10  1

W: L Arroyo (13-3), L: J Staley (2-5)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Yankees

90-45

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     5   0   2   2    0   0  .258  .705    0    4   0   
B Bruton CF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .260  .730    0    2   0   SB
A Kaline RF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .874    0    3   0   
R Colavito LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .292 1.008    0    2   0   2·GDP
N Cash 1B                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .363 1.158    0    2   1   HR,2B
D McAuliffe 3B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .251  .709    0    0   0   
C Fernandez SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .615    0    3   2   
M Roarke C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .588    0    7   1   
  B Osborne PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .656    0    0   0   
  D Brown C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .748    0    3   0   
  R Bertoia PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .225  .563         0   0   
  F House C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .727         0   0   
J Bunning P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .313    0    0   1   
  C Maxwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .800    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .075  .240         0   0   
  T Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473         0   0   
  B Morton PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .666    0    0   0   IW
  J Staley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .135  .320         0   0   
Totals                       35   5   9   4    4   3                    26   5

BATTING

2B: N Cash (22, off B Stafford).

HR: N Cash (33, off B Stafford; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: B Morton (1, by L Arroyo).

TB: N Cash 6; A Kaline 2; J Wood 2; D McAuliffe; R Colavito; B Bruton.

GIDP: R Colavito 2 (10).

RBI: J Wood 2 (59); R Colavito (125); N Cash (112).

2-out RBI: R Colavito; N Cash.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Cash-C Fernandez-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bruton (22, 2nd base off B Stafford/J Blanchard).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               4   0   2   1    0   1  .269  .623    0    2   5   CS
T Kubek SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .695    0    2   5   
R Maris RF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .273 1.014    0    0   0   GDP
M Mantle CF                   4   2   2   3    0   2  .323 1.147    0    1   0   2·HR
Y Berra LF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .276  .798    0    3   0   HR
J Blanchard C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .945    0    2   0   
  T Tresh PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Arroyo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .695    0    0   1   SH
B Skowron 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   3  .276  .807    0   12   0   IW
C Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .644    0    3   6   
B Stafford P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .433    0    0   0   SH
  E Howard PH-C               2   1   1   3    0   1  .350  .925    0    2   0   HR
Totals                       32   8  10   8    2  10                    27  17

BATTING

HR: E Howard (15, off R Kline; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M Mantle 2 (50, off J Staley, off J Bunning; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); Y Berra (19, off J Bunning; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: B Stafford (3, off J Bunning); L Arroyo (3, off R Kline).

IBB: B Skowron (6, by R Kline).

TB: M Mantle 8; Y Berra 6; E Howard 4; B Richardson 2; C Boyer; R Maris.

GIDP: R Maris (15).

RBI: M Mantle 3 (118); E Howard 3 (60); Y Berra (55); B Richardson (44).

2-out RBI: E Howard 3; M Mantle 2; B Richardson; Y Berra.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Richardson-T Kubek-B Skowron; T Kubek-B Richardson-B Skowron.

E: B Skowron (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Richardson (5, 2nd base by J Bunning/M Roarke).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning                      6     6   4   4    0   7   2   3.17   22     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 6     51    -     0.57  -0.19
P Regan                        0     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.14    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.56  -0.04
T Fox                          2     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.38    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.64   0.09
J Staley, BS (5), L (2-5)      0     2   2   2    0   0   1   4.34    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.95  -0.51
R Kline                        0.2   1   2   2    1   0   1   4.77    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-1    3.75  -0.29
Totals                         8.2  10   8   8    2  10   4          36     -       ·  ·      3·11· 0·10          3-1

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                     7     6   2   2    2   1   1   2.63   28     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 6     56    -     0.99   0.21
L Arroyo, BS (7), W (13-3)     2     3   3   2    2   2   0   1.92   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    3.18  -0.65
Totals                         9     9   5   4    4   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 9           -

P Regan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Staley faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Kline (6; B Skowron); L Arroyo (7; B Morton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 55,676.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. J Wood               2B    1. B Richardson         2B 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. T Kubek              SS 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. M Mantle             CF 
5. N Cash               1B    5. Y Berra              LF 
6. D McAuliffe          3B    6. J Blanchard          C  
7. C Fernandez          SS    7. B Skowron            1B 
8. M Roarke             C     8. C Boyer              3B 
9. J Bunning            P     9. B Stafford           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  5-4  ---      44%  63% M Mantle        J Staley        Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   t 9   1  4-3  123     -41%  13% J Wood          L Arroyo        Single to LF; McAuliffe Scores; Bertoia Scores/unER; Morton to 2B
   b 9   2  5-5  12-      39% 100% E Howard        R Kline         Home Run (Deep LF); Berra Scores; Skowron Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  1--     -28%  55% D Brown         L Arroyo        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P); McAuliffe to 3B; Brown to 2B
   b 1   2  1-0  1--      20%  62% M Mantle        J Bunning       Home Run (Deep RF); Maris Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Wood          Single to 3B
   O      1--      50%  B Bruton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  A Kaline        Bruton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      -2-      42%  R Colavito      Single to LF; Bruton Scores
   O      1--      44%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  B Richardson    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  T Kubek         Flyball: LF
          ---      42%  R Maris         Single to CF
   RR     1--      62%  M Mantle        Home Run (Deep RF); Maris Scores
   R      ---      71%  Y Berra         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      71%  J Blanchard     Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Stafford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  D McAuliffe     Popfly: 3B
          ---      70%  C Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--      72%  M Roarke        Groundout: 3B-1B; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  J Bunning       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  B Skowron       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  C Boyer         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      72%  B Stafford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  J Wood          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  B Bruton        Walk
   O      1--      75%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      77%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  B Richardson    Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  T Kubek         Strikeout
   OO     1--      74%  R Maris         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Stafford facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  N Cash          Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      69%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B; Cash to 3B
   O      --3      77%  C Fernandez     Fielder's Choice SS; Cash out at Hm/SS-C; Fernandez to 1B
   O      1--      79%  M Roarke        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  M Mantle        Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  Y Berra         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      76%  J Blanchard     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Stafford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  J Bunning       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      81%  J Wood          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  B Bruton        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  B Skowron       Strikeout
          ---      82%  C Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  B Stafford      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Boyer to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  B Richardson    Single to CF; Boyer Scores
   O      1--      87%  T Kubek         Richardson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Stafford facing 3-4-5
          ---      83%  A Kaline        Single to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   OO     1--      91%  R Colavito      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---      84%  N Cash          Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      82%  D McAuliffe     Single to P
   O      1--      85%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Bunning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  R Maris         Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  M Mantle        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Bill Stafford facing 8-9-1
                  Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Mike Roarke batting 8th
   O      ---      86%  B Osborne       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Jim Bunning batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  C Maxwell       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  J Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Phil Regan facing 5-6-7
                  Phil Regan replaces Charlie Maxwell pitching and batting 9th; Dick Brown replaces Bobo Osborne playing C batting 8th
          ---      91%  Y Berra         Single to RF
          1--      93%  J Blanchard     Walk; Berra to 2B
                  Terry Fox replaces Phil Regan pitching and batting 9th; Tom Tresh pinch runs for Johnny Blanchard batting 6th
   O      12-      91%  B Skowron       Strikeout
   O      12-      89%  C Boyer         Flyball: LF
                  Elston Howard pinch hits for Bill Stafford batting 9th
   O      12-      87%  E Howard        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Luis Arroyo facing 2-3-4
                  Luis Arroyo replaces Tom Tresh pitching and batting 6th; Elston Howard moves to C
          ---      80%  B Bruton        Single to CF
          1--      65%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Bruton to 3B
   ROO    1-3      85%  R Colavito      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bruton Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      87%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Terry Fox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  B Richardson    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      85%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  R Maris         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Luis Arroyo facing 6-7-8
          ---      73%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   O      1--      83%  C Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
          1--      55%  D Brown         Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P); McAuliffe to 3B; Brown to 2B
                  Bubba Morton pinch hits for Terry Fox batting 9th
          -23      55%  B Morton        Intentional Walk
                  Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Dick Brown batting 8th
   RR     123      13%  J Wood          Single to LF; McAuliffe Scores; Bertoia Scores/unER; Morton to 2B
   O      12-      16%  B Bruton        Popfly: SS
   O      12-      19%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Jerry Staley facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Staley replaces Bubba Morton pitching and batting 9th; Frank House replaces Reno Bertoia playing C batting 8th
   R      ---      63%  M Mantle        Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
          ---      71%  Y Berra         Single to RF (Short RF)
                  Ron Kline replaces Jerry Staley pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      70%  L Arroyo        Bunt Groundout: SS-2B/Sacrifice; Berra to 2B
          -2-      71%  B Skowron       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      61%  C Boyer         Flyball: RF
   RRR    12-     100%  E Howard        Home Run (Deep LF); Berra Scores; Skowron Scores
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation