Yankees @ Indians
August 19, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 2 7 0
Indians 1 5 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 2 7 0
Indians 1 6 1

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .337
OBP .000 .392
At Bats 3 386
Hits 0 130
• Singles 0 96
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 37

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
20 3 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 19, 1961
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Single
Whitey Ford
Johnny Blanchard
Elston Howard
Bobby Richardson
Billy Gardner
Clete Boyer
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Jim Piersall
Ken Aspromonte
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Barry Latman. Nieman hits a line drive towards short. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Held 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 Blanchard strikes out.
Top 8 Howard hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Romano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Richardson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ford hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Blanchard hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Latman hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Berra strikes out.
Top 5 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second.
Top 5 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Berra scores. Howard moves to third.
Top 4 Blanchard is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Howard reaches second base with a double. Berra moves to third.
Top 4 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Latman is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Held hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson catches it and throws to second with Boyer covering, to double up Romano.
Bottom 2 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Romano reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte 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 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Aspromonte throws to second for one, and Held throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Maris moves to second.
Top 1 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.