Yankees @ Indians
August 18, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 1 3 1
Indians 5 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 1 3 1
Indians 5 10 0

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .317
OBP .000 .444
At Bats 3 410
Hits 0 130
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 45
Walks 0 97
RBI’s 0 106

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 6 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 18, 1961
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Out
Mudcat Grant
John Romano
Vic Power
Ken Aspromonte
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Mickey Mantle
Tony Kubek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 1 3 1 3
Cleveland Indians 5 10 0 8
Winning Pitcher Mudcat Grant
Losing Pitcher Jim Coates
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tito Francona
Attendance 37,840
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Maris strikes out.
Top 9 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Richardson strikes out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Held strikes out.
Bottom 8 The umpire calls a balk on Downing Power moves to second.
Bottom 8 Al Downing now pitching. Power takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Bud Daley. Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boyer strikes out.
Top 8 Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 7 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Berra strikes out.
Top 7 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 6 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Grant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Held hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maris hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Daley hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Power 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 5 Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blanchard hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bud Daley now pitching. Grant is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Held reaches third base with a triple. Phillips scores. Romano goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Blanchard for a passed ball. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 3 Phillips is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out.
Top 3 Coates is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into right field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Aspromonte moves to third.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Grant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Held hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Coates scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Held for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Francona reaches second base with a double. Piersall goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maris strikes out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Richardson is called out on strikes.