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August 6, 1961

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Bottom 12 R H E
Twins 6 9 1
Yankees 6 13 0
Bottom 12 R H E
Twins 6 9 1
Yankees 6 14 0

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .360
OBP .600 .397
At Bats 5 267
Hits 3 96
• Singles 2 72
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 44

Ray Moore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 8
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Yankee Stadium - August 6, 1961
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Single
Ray Moore
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Elston Howard
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Martin strikes out.
Top 12 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Lepcio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 There goes Mantle. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Mantle steals second.
Bottom 11 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Battey strikes out.
Top 11 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Arroyo fires to first and has Allison trapped. There's the throw to Boyer who tags Allison for the out.
Top 11 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Billy Gardner now playing third base. Luis Arroyo now pitching. Clete Boyer now playing shortstop. Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 10 Billy Gardner pinch runs for Tony Kubek. Hector Lopez pinch hits for Whitey Ford. Lopez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Tony Kubek pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Kubek hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 10 Ray Moore now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 10 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Versalles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Versalles reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 10 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Bill Pleis now pitching. Billy Martin now playing second base. Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny GreMaris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 9 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Green moves to third.
Top 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ramos strikes out.
Bottom 7 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lepcio hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Allison strikes out.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third.
Bottom 5 Blanchard hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berra takes first base on ball four. Boyer scores. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ramos. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Blanchard strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Blanchard out.
Top 4 Tuttle 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 4 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lemon is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Green 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 3 Versalles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio scores.
Top 2 Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra who is chasing the ball. Lepcio reaches third base with a triple. Lemon scores. Battey scores.
Top 2 The ball gets by Blanchard for a passed ball. Lemon moves to third. Battey moves to second.
Top 2 Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second.
Top 2 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Maris hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer bunts, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.