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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 4

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New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 4

Day

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1961 (D) at Briggs Stadium

NY  A    0  1  0    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   6  9  2
DET A    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richardson 2b                 6   0   2   0       0   0       4   6
Kubek ss                      5   2   2   0       1   0       2   3
Maris rf                      4   1   2   3       2   1       2   0
Mantle cf                     4   0   0   0       2   1       4   0
Berra lf                      5   0   0   0       1   2       2   0
Blanchard c                   5   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
  Howard ph,c                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Skowron 1b                    4   2   2   1       0   2      10   0
Boyer 3b                      5   1   1   2       0   1       4   3
Stafford p                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Arroyo p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Totals                       44   6   9   6       6  10      36  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Kubek-Richardson-Skowron, Richardson-Kubek-Skowron.
E: Mantle (6), Skowron (10).
BATTING - 
3B: Maris (4,off Bunning).
HR: Skowron (26,2nd inning off Bunning 0 on 1 out); Boyer (11,4th inning off
Bunning 1 on 1 out); Maris (58,12th inning off Fox 1 on 2 out).
HBP: Skowron (8,by Bunning).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Richardson (7,2nd base by Fox/Roarke).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McAuliffe ss                  6   1   2   0       0   0       3   1
Bruton cf                     6   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Kaline rf                     5   1   2   0       1   0       4   0
Colavito lf                   5   0   3   0       1   1       3   0
Cash 1b                       5   0   2   1       1   2       6   0
Boros 3b                      1   0   0   1       5   0       0   1
Brown c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
  Maxwell ph                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Roarke c                    1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Wertz ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wood 2b                       6   1   1   1       0   1       5   1
Bunning p                     3   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Morton ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Fox p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aguirre p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Regan p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Osborne ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       46   4  12   3       8   8      36   4
BATTING - 
2B: Maxwell (4,off Stafford).
GDP: Brown 2 (9,off Stafford 2).
IBB: Cash (19,by Stafford).
Team LOB: 14.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stafford                      7.1  10   4   3   5   2   0  35
Arroyo W(15-4)                4.2   2   0   0   3   6   0  19
Totals                       12    12   4   3   8   8   0  54
IBB: Stafford (4,Cash).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Arroyo 1-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bunning                       8     5   4   4   4   9   2  34
Fox L(4-2)                    3.2   4   2   2   2   1   1  16
Aguirre                       0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Regan                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                       12     9   6   6   6  10   3  51
HBP: Bunning (8,Skowron).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Regan 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 3:46   Attendance: 44219
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers           
1. Richardson          2b        McAuliffe           ss
2. Kubek               ss        Bruton              cf
3. Maris               rf        Kaline              rf
4. Mantle              cf        Colavito            lf
5. Berra               lf        Cash                1b
6. Blanchard           c         Boros               3b
7. Skowron             1b        Brown               c
8. Boyer               3b        Wood                2b
9. Stafford            p         Bunning             p

YANKEES 1ST: On a bunt Richardson singled to shortstop; Kubek
flied to center; Maris walked [Richardson to second]; Mantle
forced Maris (second to shortstop) [Richardson to third]; Berra
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to center; Bruton popped to third;
Kaline popped to third; Colavito singled to right [McAuliffe to
second]; Cash singled to center [McAuliffe scored, Colavito to
third]; Boros walked [Cash to second]; Brown flied to left; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Blanchard flied to right; Skowron homered to left;
Boyer struck out; Stafford popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wood popped to second; Bunning flied to center;
McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Richardson grounded out (third to first); Kubek
walked; Maris struck out; Mantle walked [Kubek to second]; Berra
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Bruton popped to third; Kaline singled to left;
Colavito singled to center [Kaline to third (error by Mantle),
Colavito to second]; Cash was walked intentionally; Boros walked
[Kaline scored, Colavito to third, Cash to second]; Brown
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Boros out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers
2.

YANKEES 4TH: Blanchard popped to first in foul territory;
Skowron was hit by a pitch; Boyer homered to left [Skowron
scored]; Stafford popped to second; Richardson popped to first
in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wood grounded out (shortstop to first); Bunning was
called out on strikes; McAuliffe singled to center; Bruton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Kubek flied to left; Maris walked; Mantle struck
out; Berra flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline singled to center; Colavito flied to center;
Cash singled to right [Kaline to third, Cash to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Boros walked; Brown grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Boros out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Blanchard struck out; Skowron struck out; Boyer
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Wood popped to third in foul territory; Bunning was
called out on strikes; McAuliffe flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Stafford struck out; Richardson popped to
shortstop; Kubek singled to right; Maris tripled to right [Kubek
scored]; Mantle flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Bruton flied to left; Kaline popped to first in foul
territory; Colavito walked; Cash grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Berra flied to left; Blanchard popped to second;
Skowron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Boros flied to center; MAXWELL BATTED FOR BROWN;
Maxwell doubled to right; Wood singled to center [Maxwell
scored]; ARROYO REPLACED STAFFORD (PITCHING); MORTON BATTED FOR
BUNNING; Wood was picked off but was safe on an error by Skowron
(assist by Arroyo) [Wood scored (unearned)]; Morton struck out;
McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: FOX REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); ROARKE REPLACED
MAXWELL (PLAYING C ); Boyer popped to second; Arroyo grounded
out (first unassisted); Richardson singled to center; Richardson
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Bruton flied to center; Kaline walked; Colavito
singled to left [Kaline to second]; Cash struck out; Boros
walked [Kaline to third, Colavito to second]; Roarke struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 10TH: Kubek grounded out (shortstop to first); Maris
flied to center; Mantle popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 10TH: Wood was called out on strikes; On a bunt Fox
grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 11TH: Berra popped to first in foul territory; Blanchard
flied to right; Skowron singled to right; Boyer flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 11TH: Bruton singled to right; Kaline forced Bruton
(third to second); Colavito struck out; Cash struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 12TH: Arroyo struck out; Richardson lined to left; Kubek
singled to center; Maris homered to right-center [Kubek scored];
Mantle walked; AGUIRRE REPLACED FOX (PITCHING); Berra walked
(walk was charged to Fox) [Mantle to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR
BLANCHARD; REGAN REPLACED AGUIRRE (PITCHING); Howard flied to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 12TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Boros walked;
WERTZ BATTED FOR ROARKE; Wertz lined to right; Wood forced Boros
(third to second); OSBORNE BATTED FOR REGAN; Osborne forced Wood
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers
4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          6   9   2    9
 Tigers           4  12   0   14
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