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August 20, 1961

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Yankees 6 12 0
Indians 0 3 0
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Yankees 6 12 0
Indians 0 3 0

Bill Skowron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .273
OBP .500 .324
At Bats 4 422
Hits 2 115
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 2 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 63

Dick Stigman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 20, 1961
Out
Dick Stigman
John Romano
Vic Power
Ken Aspromonte
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Bill Skowron
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Skowron hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second.
Top 9 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Maris is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. Aspromonte moves to third.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stigman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stigman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson scores.
Top 6 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. Richardson moves to third.
Top 6 Gardner strikes out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Richardson moves to second.
Top 6 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Stigman covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Romano hits a line drive towards short. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hector Lopez now playing left field. Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out.
Top 5 Terry is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Boyer hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skowron strikes out.
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris moves to third.
Top 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dick Stigman now pitching. Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stigman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walt Bond pinch hits for Jim Perry. Bond strikes out.
Bottom 3 Held hits a line drive towards third. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boyer is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Skowron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Berra moves to third.
Top 3 Howard is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Berra is hit by the pitch.
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 long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Romano 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 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Terry hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona 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 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Berra moves to third.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to second.
Top 1 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.