Yankees @ Twins
August 31, 1961

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	0	2	1
Twins	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	0	2	1
Twins	0	2	0

Earl Battey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.296
OBP	.000	.370
At Bats	0	378
Hits	0	112
• Singles	0	77
• Doubles	0	22
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	12
Walks	0	42
RBI’s	0	43

Rollie Sheldon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	3	0

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Metropolitan Stadium - August 31, 1961

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Single

Rollie Sheldon

Elston Howard

Bill Skowron

Bobby Richardson

Clete Boyer

Tony Kubek

Hector Lopez

Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris

Earl Battey

Count: - , 0 Outs

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Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Lopez strikes out.

Top 2 Skowron hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. Martin moves to third. Allison moves to second.

Bottom 1 Killebrew strikes out.

Bottom 1 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kubek moves to second.

Top 1 Maris hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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