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August 3, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 5 7 0
Yankees 1 5 2
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Athletics 5 7 0
Yankees 1 5 2

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .328
OBP .333 .452
At Bats 2 354
Hits 0 116
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 40
Walks 1 83
RBI’s 0 95

Bob Shaw Season Stats

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6 9 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 3, 1961
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Walk
Bob Shaw
Joe Pignatano
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Leo Posada
Bobby Del Greco
Gene Stephens
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mantle takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hal Reniff now pitching. Joe DeMaestri now playing third base. Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Bob Hale pinch hits for Al Downing. Hale hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gene Stephens now playing right field. Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Torgeson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Deron Johnson. Pignatano takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second.
Top 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Clete Boyer now playing third base. Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a line drive towards third. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebern is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Posada strikes out.
Top 6 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Downing hits a line drive towards first. Siebern reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Shaw moves to second.
Top 5 Shaw bunts towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pignatano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downing fields it and has Causey trapped. Downing throws to third, and Gardner tags Causey for the out. Posada moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Siebern strikes out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Howard for a passed ball. Howser scores. Causey moves to third. Posada moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Posada takes first base on ball four. Howser moves to third. Causey moves to second.
Top 4 Al Downing now pitching. Causey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shaw for the out.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Johnson moves to second.
Top 3 Pignatano hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lumpe moves to third.
Top 3 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Lumpe reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 2 Daley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gardner is hit by the pitch. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out.
Top 2 Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Causey strikes out.
Top 2 Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pignatano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner juggles the ball. That's an error on Gardner. Siebern moves to third.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Posada scores. Siebern moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Causey scores. Posada moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek. Causey moves to second.
Top 1 Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Howser is called out on strikes.