New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 6 0 2 0
Kubek ss 5 2 2 0
Maris rf 4 1 2 3
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Berra lf 5 0 0 0
Blanchard c 5 0 0 0
  Howard ph,c 1 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 2 2 1
Boyer 3b 5 1 1 2
Stafford p 3 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 2 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 9 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 6 1 2 0
Bruton cf 6 0 1 0
Kaline rf 5 1 2 0
Colavito lf 5 0 3 0
Cash 1b 5 0 2 1
Boros 3b 1 0 0 1
Brown c 3 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 1 1 0
  Roarke c 1 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
Wood 2b 6 1 1 1
Bunning p 3 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Osborne ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 12 3
New York 010 200 100 002692
Detroit 101 000 020 0004120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford   7.1 10 4 3 5 2
  Arroyo  W (15-4) 4.2 2 0 0 3 6
Totals
12.0
12
4
3
8
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning   8.0 5 4 4 4 9
  Fox  L (4-2) 3.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Aguirre   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Regan   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
9
6
6
6
10

  E–Mantle (6), Skowron (10).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Detroit Maxwell (4,off Stafford).  3B–New York Maris (4,off Bunning).  HR–New York 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.  IBB–Cash (19,by Stafford).  Team–14.  CS–Richardson (7,2nd base by Fox/Roarke).  HBP–Bunning (8,Skowron).  IBB–Stafford (4,Cash).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:46.  A–44,219.
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