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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 2, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on September 2, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tom Tresh | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Johnny Blanchard | Left Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| George Thomas | Center Fielder |
| George Smith | Second Baseman |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 2, 1963
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Lary
Tresh takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Lary
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to third. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pepitone vs. Lary
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Ford
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ford
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Boyer catches it and throws to first to double up McAuliffe. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Lary
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Lary
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ford
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Ford
Ford fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ford. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Ford
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Ford
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ford
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Lary
There's a wild pitch. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tresh vs. Lary
The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Kubek scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lary
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lary
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ford
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Ford
Wert hits a line drive into center field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Lary
Pepitone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Blanchard reaches second base with a double. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Lary
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berra scores. Blanchard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Lary
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ford
McAuliffe bunts towards first. Pepitone picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pepitone. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ford
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pepitone. Kaline moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Ford
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Ford
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Richardson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Ford
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lary
Tresh bunts towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Lary
Maris takes first base on ball four. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Lary
Pepitone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ford
Lary hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Ford
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ford
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lary
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lary
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ford
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ford
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Lary
Tresh is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Lary
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Ford
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Ford
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ford, and towards Richardson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ford
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Ford
Bubba Phillips pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Ford
Wert strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Lolich
Mickey Lolich now pitching.
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert juggles the ball. That's an error on Wert. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Lolich
Berra takes first base on ball four. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Lolich
Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Johnny Blanchard.
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pepitone moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Lolich
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ford
Jack Reed now playing left field.
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stafford
Bill Stafford now pitching.
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Stafford
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Stafford
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Cash reaches second base with a double. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freehan vs. Stafford
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Hamilton
Bill Bruton pinch hits for George Thomas. Steve Hamilton now pitching. Gus Triandos pinch hits for Bill Bruton.
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Hamilton
Gates Brown pinch runs for Gus Triandos.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Lolich
Gates Brown now playing left field. Al Kaline now playing center field. Rocky Colavito now playing right field.
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lolich
Kubek strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lolich
Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Hamilton
Mike Roarke pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
Roarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hamilton
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hamilton
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1963, game 1 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Kubek T, ss 5 1 1 0 Wert D, 3b 5 0 0 0
Richardson B, 2b 5 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, ss 5 1 3 0
Tresh T, cf 2 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf-cf 4 0 1 1
Maris R, rf 3 1 0 0 Colavito R, lf-rf 4 2 1 0
Pepitone J, 1b 4 1 1 3 Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 1
Berra Y, c 2 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 2 2
Blanchard J, lf 3 0 1 0 Thomas G, cf 2 0 0 0
Mantle M, ph 1 0 0 0 Bruton B, ph 0 0 0 0
Reed J, lf 0 0 0 0 Triandos G, ph 1 0 1 0
Boyer C, 3b 4 0 0 1 Brown G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Ford W, p 3 0 0 0 Smith G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Stafford B, p 0 0 0 0 Lary F, p 2 0 1 0
Hamilton S, p 1 0 0 0 Phillips B, ph 0 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 0 0 0 0
Roarke M, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 5 6 4 35 4 10 4
New York 001 130 000 -- 5
Detroit 010 100 020 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W)* 7.0 7 3 1 2 7
Stafford B 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Hamilton S (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 7.0 6 5 5 3 2
Lolich M 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Ford W, Pepitone J 2, Wert D
DP -- New York 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Blanchard J, Cash N
HR -- Pepitone J
SF -- Cash N
HBP -- by Lary F (Tresh T)
WP -- Lary F
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 2:41
A -- 0
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