1961 Tigers-Yankees (7/4) G2 Called by Mel Allen, Red Barber and Phil Rizzuto Roger Maris’ 31st homer ties the game in the 8th, but the Tigers win in the 10th inning on a 2-out bunt by winning pitcher Frank Lary. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
|
DET A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 8 1
NY A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 9 2
BATTING
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
McAuliffe ss 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Kaline cf,rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
Maxwell lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Bruton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Colavito rf,lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0
Cash 1b 2 0 0 1 3 1 7 1
Boros 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 2
Wood 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 4
Roarke c 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Osborne ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fernandez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brown c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lary p 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
Aguirre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 8 3 8 6 30 12
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Lary-Wood-Cash, Cash-McAuliffe-Wood.
E: Cash (7).
PB: Brown (5).
BATTING -
2B: Brown (6,off Stafford).
SH: Lary (3,off Sheldon).
GDP: Wood (4,off Arroyo).
IBB: Kaline (1,by Sheldon).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Wood (11,2nd base off Coates/Blanchard); Fernandez (4,Home off Sheldon/Blanchard);
Kaline (7,3rd base off Sheldon/Blanchard); Bruton (10,2nd base off Sheldon/Blanchard).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Richardson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Kubek ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 2
Maris rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Berra lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Skowron 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Blanchard c 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 1
Boyer 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gardner 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Turley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Coates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerv ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheldon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lopez ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Stafford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3 4 3 30 7
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Skowron-Kubek.
E: Kubek (12), Blanchard (2).
BATTING -
2B: Kubek (21,off Lary).
HR: Maris (31,8th inning off Lary 1 on 2 out).
SH: Coates (3,off Lary).
GDP: Skowron (12,off Lary); Berra (4,off Lary).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Lary W(12-4) 9 9 3 3 3 3 1 38
Aguirre 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Fox SV(6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 10 9 3 3 4 3 1 42
Lary faced 1 batter in the 10th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Aguirre 1-0; Fox 2-0.
.
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Turley 2.2 2 1 1 4 2 0 14
Coates 2.1 2 1 0 1 2 0 11
Arroyo 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 9
Sheldon 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6
Stafford L(6-4) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6
Totals 10 8 4 3 8 6 0 46
IBB: Sheldon (1,Kaline).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Coates 3-0.
.
Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Jim Honochick