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August 6, 1961

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Twins 5 7 1
Yankees 5 10 0
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Twins 5 7 1
Yankees 5 10 0

Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .284
OBP .250 .383
At Bats 4 388
Hits 1 110
• Singles 1 54
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 41
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 0 100

Bill Pleis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 2
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Yankee Stadium - August 6, 1961
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Bill Pleis
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Roger Maris
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bill Pleis now pitching. Billy Martin now playing second base. Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Lenny GreMaris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Green moves to third.
Top 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ramos strikes out.
Bottom 7 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lepcio hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Battey 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 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Allison strikes out.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third.
Bottom 5 Blanchard hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berra takes first base on ball four. Boyer scores. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ramos. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Blanchard strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Blanchard out.
Top 4 Tuttle 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 4 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lemon is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Green 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 3 Versalles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio scores.
Top 2 Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra who is chasing the ball. Lepcio reaches third base with a triple. Lemon scores. Battey scores.
Top 2 The ball gets by Blanchard for a passed ball. Lemon moves to third. Battey moves to second.
Top 2 Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second.
Top 2 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Allison strikes out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Maris hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer bunts, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.