Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Downing
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Downing
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Downing
  
  Cash is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Wilson
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Wilson
  
  Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Wilson
  
  Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pepitone vs. Wilson
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Pepitone reaches second base with a double. There goes Tresh trying to get to home. Stanley throws the ball in to Wood who relays the ball to Freehan who tags Tresh, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Downing
  
  Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Downing
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Downing
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Downing
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Wilson
  
  Maris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Wilson
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton who is chasing the ball. Whitaker reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Gibbs vs. Wilson
  
  Gibbs hits a fly ball towards center field. Stanley fields the ball and throws to home. Freehan drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Freehan. Whitaker scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Wilson
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Downing vs. Wilson
  
  Downing strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Downing
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Downing
  
  Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Downing
  
  Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. Downing
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Wilson
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Wilson
  
  Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Wilson
  
  Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Downing
  
  Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Downing
  
  Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Downing
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Downing
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into center field. Whitaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Downing
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Wilson
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Wilson
  
  Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Wilson
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gibbs vs. Wilson
  
  Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Downing
  
  McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Downing
  
  Wilson strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Downing
  
  Elston Howard now catching.
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Downing
  
  Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Wilson
  
  Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Downing vs. Wilson
  
  Downing hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. Wilson
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Richardson vs. Wilson
  
  Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Downing
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Downing
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Downing
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Downing
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stanley vs. Downing
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into center field. Whitaker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Whitaker. Horton scores. Freehan moves to third. Stanley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McAuliffe vs. Downing
  
  McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wilson vs. Downing
  
  Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Wilson
  
  Tresh hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Wilson
  
  Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Wilson
  
  Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Wilson
  
  Whitaker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Wilson
  
  Howard strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Downing
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Downing
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Downing
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Downing
  
  Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. Downing
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Wilson
  
  Boyer strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Downing vs. Wilson
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. Wilson
  
  Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Downing moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Richardson vs. Wilson
  
  Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Downing
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Whitaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Downing
  
  Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Downing
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Downing
  
  Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Downing
  
  Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. Reniff
  
  Hal Reniff now pitching.
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tresh vs. Aguirre
  
  Hank Aguirre now pitching. Dick Tracewski now playing second base.
  
  Tresh hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Aguirre
  
  Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Aguirre
  
  Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski misplays the ball. That's an error on Tracewski. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitaker vs. Aguirre
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Reniff
  
  Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Reniff
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Reniff
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Aguirre
  
  Howard hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boyer vs. Aguirre
  
  There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Boyer vs. Aguirre
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. Aguirre
  
  Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Hal Reniff.
  
  Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 

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         Game of 8/26/1966 -- Detroit at New York (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Wert D, 3b            4  0  1  0   Clarke H, ss          4  0  1  0   
Wood J, 2b            5  0  1  0   Richardson B, 2b      4  0  0  0   
Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   Tresh T, lf           4  0  1  0   
Cash N, 1b            5  1  2  1   Pepitone J, 1b        4  1  2  1   
Kaline A, rf          3  0  0  0   Maris R, rf           4  0  0  0   
Horton W, lf          5  1  0  0   Whitaker S, cf        4  2  3  1   
Freehan B, c          4  0  1  0   Gibbs J, c            2  0  0  0   
Stanley M, cf         3  0  1  1   Howard E, c           2  1  1  0   
McAuliffe D, ss       3  2  1  1   Boyer C, 3b           3  1  2  1   
Wilson E, p           4  1  1  2   Downing A, p          3  0  0  0   
Tracewski D, 2b       0  0  0  0   Reniff H, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Mantle M, ph          1  1  1  2   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  5  8  5                        35  6 11  5

Detroit          000 111 020 --  5
New York         010 002 003 --  6
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilson E              7.0  8  3  2  1  3
Aguirre H (L)         1.0  3  3  3  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Downing A             7.2  8  5  4  5  3
Reniff H (W)          1.1  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Freehan B, Boyer C, Whitaker S, Tracewski D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, New York 6
2B -- Pepitone J, Howard E
3B -- Whitaker S
HR -- Cash N, McAuliffe D, Pepitone J, Whitaker S, Wilson E, Mantle M
WP -- Aguirre H
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 2:36
A -- 14856

    

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