Yankees @ Indians
August 20, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 12 0
Indians 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 12 0
Indians 0 4 0

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .335
OBP .000 .390
At Bats 3 391
Hits 0 131
• Singles 0 97
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 37

Ralph Terry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 1 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 20, 1961
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Out
Ralph Terry
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Billy Gardner
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Jim Piersall
Ken Aspromonte

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 12 0 11
Cleveland Indians 0 4 0 2
Winning Pitcher Ralph Terry
Losing Pitcher Jim Perry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mickey Mantle
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Dick Stigman. Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Held hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Held for the out.
Top 9 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Skowron hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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.