Yankees @ Tigers
September 17, 1961

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Top 2	R	H	E
Yankees	0	1	0
Tigers	1	3	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	2	0
Tigers	1	3	0

Bill Skowron Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.269
OBP	.000	.322
At Bats	0	524
Hits	0	141
• Singles	0	90
• Doubles	0	23
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	25
Walks	0	35
RBI’s	0	85

Jim Bunning Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
16	11	1

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Tiger Stadium - September 17, 1961

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Home Run

Jim Bunning

Dick Brown

Norm Cash

Jake Wood

Steve Boros

Dick McAuliffe

Rocky Colavito

Bill Bruton

Al Kaline

Bill Skowron

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Boros takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Colavito moves to third.

Bottom 1 Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second.

Bottom 1 Kaline hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bruton hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Berra is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. Richardson moves to third.

Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second.

Top 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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