GAME 1: Yankees 4, Tigers 0
Journeyman Steve Kline went the distance by scattering 7 hits over 9 innings and yielding zero runs. Tiger hurler Billy Hoeft didn't even achieve the not so illusive "quality start" in his 6 mediocre innings of work. Strangely Hoeft only yielded 2 hits and reliever Maas yielded an additional one to the not so potent Bomber lineup that saw Gene "Stick" Michael record 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate. Stick is a nickname that returns to his tall slender build, not his batting prowess. Hoeft was undone by the 8 bases on balls that he so generously yielded. New York scored 2 runs in the 5th on the heels of 4 walks walks and one lone hit. Kline on the other hand had immaculate control and didn't walk any.GAME 2: Yankees 3, Tigers 2
Tickets are hard to get when aces like Jim Bunning and Mel Stotlemyre face each other. Typically these games do not live up to the hype. This one certainly did. Both hurlers went the distance with Stottlemyre being a tad better. Detroit broke the ice in the 3rd when Jim Bunning led off with a single and was bunted over to second by Frank Bolling. Harvey Kuenn hit a hot smash to third that Jerry Kenney booted into short left fied, just far enough for Bunning to score an unearned run. The Yanks finally scored in the 6th and
tied it at 1 all when Ron Blomberg led the inning off with a solo homer. The teams exchanged solo runs in the 7th to make it 2-2. Danny Cater, who replaced the light hiting / led gloved Kenney at third, led off the 8th with a solo shot of his own to make it 3-2. The Tigers had a runner on (Groth) with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th when "Stotts" got pinch hitter Dave Philley to ground into a tailor maded 6-4-3 DP to end it.GAME 3: Yankees 16, Tigers 2
The clouds threatened all game and finally opened up in the 6th thus causing a 10 minute rain delay. By that point the Detroit faitful must have been praying for a complete washout, so they didn't have to be subjected to watching this one sided affair. Unfortunately for them the Baseball God did not answer their prayers and the onslaught was allowed to continue. To that point New York had posted 10 runs. After both teams returned New York added on another 6. Fritz Petereson went the distance thanks to an
economical 91 pitch outing and only 2 runs allowed. Tiger hurler Frank Lary didn't even escape the second inning thanks to the 6 runs he allowed. His replacements (Foytack and D.Lee) were marginally better. By the time Aber arrived in the 8th to throw 2 scoreless frames only a handful of brave fans from Motown still lingered. Both Roy White (4 RBI) and Bobby Murcer (3 RBI) had 4 hits and 3 runs scored. Murcer increased his season average to a hearty .440. Every player in the normally light htting Yankeed lineup had at least one hit, including Peterson the pitcher.
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