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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1961-07-04 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 78°F, cloudy, dry · 2:20

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 6–2. New York Yankees put up 6 in the 5th. Whitey Ford earned the win. Dick Brown went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Whitey Ford L: Don Mossi SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chico Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Al Kaline	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rocky Colavito	4	1	0	0	0	1
Norm Cash	3	0	0	0	1	3
Steve Boros	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jake Wood	4	0	1	0	0	2
Dick Brown	3	1	2	1	0	0
Don Mossi	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bubba Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Richardson	5	1	1	0	0	0
Tony Kubek	5	0	1	0	0	0
Roger Maris	4	1	1	1	0	1
Mickey Mantle	1	1	0	0	3	0
Elston Howard	4	1	2	3	0	1
Bill Skowron	3	0	2	1	1	0
Bob Cerv	4	1	1	0	0	0
Clete Boyer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Ford	4	1	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Mossi	4.2	7	2	2
Paul Foytack	1.1	1	0	1
Hal Woodeshick	2.0	0	2	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Ford	9.0	5	1	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Bruton: K
Chico Fernandez: 63
Al Kaline: S3/G
Rocky Colavito: 7

Bot 1

Bobby Richardson: 7
Tony Kubek: 7/7S
Roger Maris: K/C

Top 2

Norm Cash: K
Steve Boros: S1/BG
Jake Wood: K
Dick Brown: 7/L

Bot 2

Mickey Mantle: 5/L
Elston Howard: S7/L
Bill Skowron: S7/L.1-2
Bob Cerv: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Don Mossi: 53
Bill Bruton: K
Chico Fernandez: K/C

Bot 3

Clete Boyer: 9
Whitey Ford: 4/P
Bobby Richardson: 8

Top 4

Al Kaline: 63
Rocky Colavito: K
Norm Cash: W
Steve Boros: 63

Bot 4

Tony Kubek: D7.B-3(E7)
Roger Maris: 5/P
Mickey Mantle: IW
Elston Howard: K
Bill Skowron: 13

Top 5

Jake Wood: 63
Dick Brown: HR/7D
Don Mossi: K
Bill Bruton: 63

Bot 5

Bob Cerv: D8.B-3(E7)
Clete Boyer: E6/G.3-H(NR)
Whitey Ford: 16(1)/FO/BG
Bobby Richardson: S7/L.1-2
Tony Kubek: 8
Roger Maris: S8/L.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
Mickey Mantle: IW
Elston Howard: T8/89XD.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Bill Skowron: S7.3-H(UR)
Bob Cerv: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Chico Fernandez: 4/P
Al Kaline: 63
Rocky Colavito: 53

Bot 6

Clete Boyer: 9
Whitey Ford: K
Bobby Richardson: 7

Top 7

Norm Cash: K
Steve Boros: 2/FL
Jake Wood: S8/8S
Dick Brown: S7/L.1-2
Bubba Morton: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Tony Kubek: 13
Roger Maris: E4/TH
Mickey Mantle: W.1-2
Elston Howard: 9/9D.2-3;1-2
Bill Skowron: IW
Bob Cerv: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Bill Bruton: 3/G
Chico Fernandez: K
Al Kaline: 13

Bot 8

Clete Boyer: 53
Whitey Ford: E1/TH.B-2
Bobby Richardson: 43.2-3
Tony Kubek: 13

Top 9

Rocky Colavito: E8/F.B-3
Norm Cash: K
Steve Boros: 53.3-H(RBI)(UR)
Jake Wood: K

Notes & reviews

Rocky Colavito made an error on the relay from CF on double
Groups of anti-Castro demonstrators forced their way onto the field in a plea for Cuban independence; play held up for several minutes until police could round them up

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