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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 16, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 16, 1951 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Cain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,376 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Bob Cain | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 16, 1951
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Lopat
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Lopat
Priddy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Lopat
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald juggles the ball. That's an error on McDougald. Lipon moves to third. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Lopat
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lipon scores. Priddy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groth vs. Lopat
Groth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Cain
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Cain
Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Bauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Lopat
Kolloway hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lopat
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lopat
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Cain
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Cain covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Cain
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Cain
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Lopat
Cain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Lopat
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Lopat
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Cain
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Cain
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Cain
Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Cain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopat moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Cain
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lopat
Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lopat
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lopat
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Lopat
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Lopat
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Cain
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Cain
McDougald hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Cain
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lopat
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Lopat
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Lopat
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Cain
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Cain
Lopat hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Lopat
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Lopat
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lopat
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Lopat
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Cain
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Cain
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Cain
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Lopat
Jackie Jensen now playing center field.
Kolloway hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Lopat
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Lopat
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Aaron Robinson.
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Lopat
Cain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Cain
Bob Swift now catching.
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Cain
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Cain
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Lopat
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Lopat
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopat covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Lopat
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Cain
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Cain
Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Cain
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lopat
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Lopat
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Lopat
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Lopat
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Lopat
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto throws to second for one, and Coleman throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Kolloway scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Lopat
Cain hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Bauer chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Rizzuto. Rizzuto fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rizzuto. Swift goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Lopat
Lipon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Cain
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Cain
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Cain
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Cain
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1951 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 4 1 0 0 Mantle M, rf 4 0 0 0
Priddy J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 1 0
Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bauer H, lf 3 0 2 0
Wertz V, rf 4 1 1 1 DiMaggio J, cf 3 0 1 0
Groth J, cf 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, cf 0 0 0 0
Kolloway D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 0 0
Evers H, lf 4 0 2 0 McDougald G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson A, c 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Swift B, c 1 1 0 0 Lopat E, p 3 0 0 0
Cain B, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 1 31 0 5 0
Detroit 100 000 003 -- 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (L) 9.0 9 4 2 2 5
E -- McDougald G, Coleman J, Rizzuto P
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, New York 6
2B -- Bauer H, Cain B
HR -- Wertz V
T -- 2:00
A -- 27376
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