Yankees @ Tigers
September 16, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 4 8 2
Tigers 10 17 2
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 4 8 2
Tigers 10 17 2

Bobby Richardson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .271
OBP .500 .301
At Bats 4 621
Hits 2 168
• Singles 2 144
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 48

Frank Lary Season Stats

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20 9 0
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Tiger Stadium - September 16, 1961
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Out
Frank Lary
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Steve Boros
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Al Kaline
Bobby Richardson
Johnny Blanchard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 4 8 2 6
Detroit Tigers 10 17 2 13
Winning Pitcher Frank Lary
Losing Pitcher Ralph Terry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Norm Cash
Attendance 35,820
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Richardson hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Al Downing. Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros.
Top 9 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Wood. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Wood steals second.
Bottom 8 Lary strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Jack Reed now playing center field. Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reed. Brown reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Jack Reed pinch runs for Mickey Mantle. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek moves to second.
Top 8 Maris strikes out.
Top 8 Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop. Kubek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Boros strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 7 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lary tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Fernandez. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Fernandez steals second.
Bottom 7 Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe. Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lary moves to third.
Bottom 7 Al Downing now pitching. Lary takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hector Lopez pinch hits for Tex Clevenger. Lopez strikes out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boros takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Skowron strikes out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lary hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tex Clevenger now pitching. Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Maris hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Kubek reaches third base with a triple. Richardson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe.
Top 5 Tom Tresh pinch hits for Jim Coates. Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Boros hits a fly ball towards left. Berra catches it and throws to home to double up Cash.
Bottom 4 Jim Coates now pitching. Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Cash reaches third base with a triple. Kaline scores. Colavito goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyer strikes out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Bottom 3 Lary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boros strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mantle strikes out.
Top 3 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Richardson trying to get to third. Kaline throws the ball in to Boros who tags Richardson for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Richardson moves to second.
Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Terry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch McAuliffe for the double play.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lary hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron juggles the ball. That's an error on Skowron. Kaline moves to third. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Colavito hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into right field. Maris picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berra hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kubek bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.