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Miley BB CD 1961 Yankees-Tigers 6/18
Called by Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto

Roger Maris hits another home run on his way to 61, and Whitey Ford throws 8 shutout innings for the win.


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New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1961 (D) at Briggs Stadium

NY  A    0  4  1    0  1  0    1  2  0  -   9 15  1
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 0
Mantle cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Berra lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Skowron 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 7 0
Blanchard c 5 3 3 2 0 0 13 0
DeMaestri ss 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 2
Ford p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 39 9 15 8 3 3 27 6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. DeMaestri-Skowron.
E: Ford (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Skowron (10,off Lary).
HR: Skowron (13,2nd inning off Lary 0 on 0 out); Blanchard 2 (6,2nd inning
off Lary 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Casale 0 on 1 out); Maris (24,8th inning
off Casale 1 on 1 out).
SH: Richardson (6,off Lary).
SF: Boyer (2,off Lary); Mantle (2,off Lary).
GDP: Boyer (7,off Lary).
Team LOB: 9.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wood 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 3
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Colavito lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Brown c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Fernandez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Thomas ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
Virgil 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Lary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Casale p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morton ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Regan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 12 27 7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Virgil-Wood-Cash, Casale-Thomas.
E: Virgil (1), Casale (2).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(11-2) 8 3 0 0 2 12 0 28
Arroyo SV(12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 3 0 0 2 12 0 31
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lary L(10-4) 2.1 9 5 5 1 0 2 17
Casale 5 6 4 3 2 1 2 23
Woodeshick 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Fox 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Totals 9 15 9 8 3 3 4 45
Umpires: HP - Joe Linsalata, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Charlie Berry