Yankees @ Indians
August 20, 1961

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

Bubba Phillips Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .000 .310
At Bats 3 478
Hits 0 130
• Singles 0 89
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 70

Rollie Sheldon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 20, 1961
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Out
Rollie Sheldon
Johnny Blanchard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Billy Gardner
Clete Boyer
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Bubba Phillips
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Phillips hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 8 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out. Piersall scores. Francona moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third.
Bottom 8 Piersall bunts towards third. Gardner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gardner. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boyer strikes out.
Top 8 Skowron hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Frank Funk now pitching. Blanchard hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. Mantle moves to second.
Top 8 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Maris moves to third.
Top 8 Maris takes first base on ball four. Gardner moves to second.
Top 8 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Allen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Held hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Sheldon bunts towards the mound. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skowron moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Skowron moves to second.
Top 7 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blanchard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkland moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bob Allen now pitching. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Richardson scores. Gardner moves to third. Maris moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Maris is hit by the pitch. Richardson moves to third. Gardner moves to second.
Top 6 Gardner is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 The ball gets by Romano for a passed ball. Richardson moves to second.
Top 6 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sheldon hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to third for the out. Held moves to second.
Bottom 5 Held takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second.
Bottom 5 Power hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Romano bunts towards third. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Boyer hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blanchard strikes out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Francona reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a line drive towards third. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bell, and towards Phillips, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sheldon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkland strikes out.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Berra hits a fly ball towards center. Piersall catches it and throws to first to double up Mantle.
Top 2 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Sheldon covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maris strikes out.
Top 1 Gardner strikes out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.