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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 27, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 27, 1966 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bouton |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,757 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Valentine 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Frank Skaff | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Tom Tresh | Left Fielder |
| Steve Whitaker | Right Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Bouton | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 27, 1966
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Bouton
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bouton
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Podres
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Podres
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Podres
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bouton
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bouton
There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Bouton
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Podres
Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Podres
Tresh hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Podres
Whitaker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Kaline is chasing the ball. Whitaker rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Podres
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Bouton
Podres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Bouton
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bouton
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bouton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouton vs. Podres
Bouton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Podres
Clarke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Clarke reaches third base with a triple. Boyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richardson vs. Podres
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Podres
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Podres
Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Bouton
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Whitaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bouton
There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Bouton
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a line drive towards short. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Podres
Tresh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Podres
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Podres
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bouton vs. Podres
Bouton strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bouton out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Bouton
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Bouton
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Podres
Clarke hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Podres
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Podres
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bouton
Cash hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bouton
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Podres
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Podres
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Podres
Whitaker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kaline. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Podres
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Podres
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Tresh scores. Whitaker scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bouton vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Bouton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard scores. Boyer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Wickersham
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bouton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richardson vs. Wickersham
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. Bouton scores. Clarke goes all the way around to score. Richardson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Wickersham
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Wickersham
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bouton
Lou Clinton now playing right field. Steve Whitaker now playing center field.
Horton hits a line drive towards short. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bouton
Gates Brown pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Bouton
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette now pitching.
Tresh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Tresh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Monbouquette
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Tresh scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Monbouquette
Boyer hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouton vs. Monbouquette
Bouton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Monbouquette
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Bouton
Lumpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bouton
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bouton
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Monbouquette
Richardson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Richardson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clinton vs. Monbouquette
Clinton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Monbouquette
Pepitone hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Monbouquette
Tresh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bouton
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bouton
Horton hits a line drive into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Bouton
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bouton
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Bouton
Jake Wood pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette.
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1966 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, ss 3 1 1 1 Clarke H, ss 5 2 2 1
Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, cf 4 0 1 0 Clinton L, rf 1 0 0 0
Northrup J, rf 3 0 1 0 Pepitone J, 1b 5 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0 Tresh T, lf 5 2 3 0
Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Whitaker S, rf-cf 4 3 3 2
Freehan B, c 4 0 2 0 Howard E, c 3 1 1 1
Podres J, p 2 0 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 3 2 2 2
Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0 Bouton J, p 4 1 1 2
Brown G, ph 1 0 1 0
Monbouquette B, p 0 0 0 0
Wood J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 1 7 1 38 11 15 9
Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1
New York 012 006 20x -- 11
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (L) 5.1 9 7 7 2 2
Wickersham D 0.2 2 2 0 0 0
Monbouquette B 2.0 4 2 2 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 4
E -- McAuliffe D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, New York 6
2B -- Whitaker S 2, Boyer C, Tresh T, Richardson B
3B -- Clarke H
HR -- Whitaker S, McAuliffe D
SF -- Richardson B
WP -- Bouton J 2
T -- 2:21
A -- 13757
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