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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1961-05-12 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 23556 · 54°F, overcast, rain, wet · 3:09

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 4–3. Frank Lary earned the win. Hector Lopez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	4	9
NYA	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	11

W: Frank Lary L: Jim Coates SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Bill Kinnamon · 2B: Red Flaherty · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Wood	5	0	2	1	0	1
Bill Bruton	5	1	2	0	0	0
Al Kaline	5	0	1	0	0	2
Rocky Colavito	3	1	1	0	1	0
Norm Cash	1	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Boros	2	0	1	2	0	0
Dick Brown	2	0	0	0	2	2
Chico Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Lary	4	2	2	1	0	1
Bobo Osborne	1	0	0	0	2	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Richardson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Kubek	4	1	3	0	1	1
Roger Maris	4	0	1	0	1	1
Yogi Berra	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Skowron	4	1	1	0	0	2
Johnny Blanchard	4	0	1	0	1	0
Hector Lopez	3	1	1	2	1	1
Clete Boyer	4	0	2	0	1	0
Art Ditmar	2	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Arroyo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Gonder	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Mantle	0	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Lary	9.0	11	7	6

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ditmar	5.1	6	2	6
Luis Arroyo	2.2	2	3	0
Jim Coates	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jake Wood: 43
Bill Bruton: S8
Al Kaline: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 1

Bobby Richardson: 53
Tony Kubek: D9
Roger Maris: K/C
Yogi Berra: 3/G

Top 2

Rocky Colavito: 13
Norm Cash: K/C
Steve Boros: S7
Dick Brown: K

Bot 2

Bill Skowron: K
Johnny Blanchard: 9/9D
Hector Lopez: W
Clete Boyer: WP.1-2
Clete Boyer: W
Art Ditmar: 31

Top 3

Chico Fernandez: 4/L
Frank Lary: K/C
Jake Wood: S7
Bill Bruton: 9

Bot 3

Bobby Richardson: 2/FL
Tony Kubek: K
Roger Maris: 8

Top 4

Al Kaline: 53
Rocky Colavito: T8/89XD
Bobo Osborne: W
Steve Boros: 7/SF.3-H
Dick Brown: K/C

Bot 4

Yogi Berra: 13
Bill Skowron: D9
Johnny Blanchard: 43.2-3
Hector Lopez: HR/9LD.3-H
Clete Boyer: S5
Art Ditmar: 53

Top 5

Chico Fernandez: 63
Frank Lary: 7
Jake Wood: K

Bot 5

Bobby Richardson: 2/FL
Tony Kubek: S9
Roger Maris: W.1-2
Yogi Berra: D7.2-H;1-3
Bill Skowron: HP
Johnny Blanchard: 9/9S
Hector Lopez: K

Top 6

Bill Bruton: S8/78D
Al Kaline: S8/78D.1-3
Rocky Colavito: 5/FL
Bobo Osborne: W.1-2
Steve Boros: 8/SF.3-H
Dick Brown: W.2-3;1-2
Chico Fernandez: 3/P

Bot 6

Clete Boyer: S6
Luis Arroyo: 5(B)4(1)/DP
Bobby Richardson: 2/FL

Top 7

Frank Lary: D7
Jake Wood: S9.2-H
Bill Bruton: 56(1)/FO/BG
Al Kaline: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Tony Kubek: S8/8
Roger Maris: S9.1-2
Yogi Berra: WP.2-3;1-2
Yogi Berra: 2/FL
Bill Skowron: K
Johnny Blanchard: IW
Hector Lopez: 43

Top 8

Rocky Colavito: W
Bobo Osborne: 46(1)3/GDP
Steve Boros: E6/G
Dick Brown: W.1-2
Chico Fernandez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Clete Boyer: 53
Jesse Gonder: W
Bobby Richardson: CS2(26)
Bobby Richardson: S9/9S
Tony Kubek: W.1-2
Roger Maris: 31

Top 9

Frank Lary: HR/7D
Jake Wood: 53
Bill Bruton: 13
Al Kaline: K

Bot 9

Yogi Berra: K/C
Bill Skowron: 6/P
Johnny Blanchard: S8/4M
Mickey Mantle: W.1-2
Clete Boyer: 54(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Protest=V 31 minute rain delay before the start of the game
Norm Cash ejected by HP umpire Jim Honochick for arguing called strike 3
off the RF pole
DIFF: Gonder's official records do not indicate this CS
Rocky Colavito ejected by 3B umpire Eddie Hurley for leaving the field and going into the seats to protect his dad during a fight between fans; the Tigers played the game under protest

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