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September 8, 1961

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Indians 1 4 0
Yankees 3 3 1
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Yankees 3 3 1

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .291
OBP .500 .351
At Bats 1 533
Hits 0 155
• Singles 0 107
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 48
RBI’s 0 74

Bill Stafford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 2
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Yankee Stadium - September 8, 1961
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Out
Bill Stafford
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Johnny Blanchard
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Tito Francona
Johnny Temple
Bubba Phillips
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Top 4 Bell strikes out.
Top 4 Phillips is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Held strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Power strikes out. There goes Temple. He's safe. There goes Francona. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Kirkland. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson misplays the ball. That's an error on Richardson. Temple moves to third. Francona moves to second.
Top 3 Dillard strikes out.
Top 3 Francona takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stafford hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips strikes out.
Top 2 Held strikes out.
Top 2 Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to third.
Top 2 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Skowron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Blanchard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mantle is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. Richardson scores. Kubek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dillard 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 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.