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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on June 23, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 30,940 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | First Baseman |
| Dan Dobbek | Right Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Jose Valdivielso | Second Baseman |
| Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 23, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Pascual
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Pascual
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Pascual
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Turley
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Turley
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Turley
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Versalles scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Pascual
The ball gets by Battey for a passed ball. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Pascual
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Pascual
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Turley
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Turley
Dobbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Turley
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dobbek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. Dobbek moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pascual vs. Turley
Pascual hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Pascual
Turley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Pascual
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Pascual
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Turley
Versalles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Turley
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Turley
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Turley
Allison hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Pascual
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Pascual
There's a wild pitch. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Turley
Dobbek hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Turley
Battey hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Pascual
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Pascual
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Pascual
Turley bunts towards first. Allison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turley for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Pascual
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Turley
Pascual hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Turley
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Versalles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Turley
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Turley
Killebrew hits a line drive towards the mound. Turley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Pascual
Kubek hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Pascual
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Mantle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Turley
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Turley
Dobbek takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Turley
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Pascual
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Pascual
Gardner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Turley
Pascual hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Pascual reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Turley
Versalles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Turley
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Turley
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Pascual scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Pascual
Julio Becquer now playing first base. Bob Allison now playing right field. Dan Dobbek now playing left field. Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Bob Tur
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Pascual
Richardson hits a fly ball towards center. Tuttle catches it and throws to Versalles who relays to Becquer to double up Torgeson. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Pascual
Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Reniff
Hal Reniff now pitching.
Allison hits a line drive towards third. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Reniff
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reniff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Reniff
Battey 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, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Pascual
Maris hits a line drive towards first. Becquer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1961 -- New York at Minnesota (N)
New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Richardson B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 1 2 0
Kubek T, ss 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 1 3 4
Mantle M, cf 4 0 2 0 Lemon J, lf 4 0 1 0
Berra Y, lf 4 0 1 0 Becquer J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Allison B, 1b-rf 4 0 0 0
Howard E, c 3 0 0 0 Dobbek D, rf-lf 2 0 0 0
Gardner B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Battey E, c 4 0 1 0
Turley B, p 1 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Torgeson E, ph 0 0 0 0 Pascual C, p 3 1 1 0
Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 32 4 9 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota 102 000 10x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (L) 7.0 9 4 4 2 2
Reniff H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual C (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 8
DP -- New York 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- New York 6, Minnesota 6
2B -- Versalles Z, Mantle M, Pascual C, Killebrew H
HR -- Killebrew H
SH -- Turley B
WP -- Pascual C
PB -- Battey E
T -- 2:30
A -- 30940
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