Yankees @ Indians
August 19, 1961

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Bottom 10 R H E
Yankees 3 9 0
Indians 2 7 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Yankees 3 9 0
Indians 2 8 1

Ken Aspromonte Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .227
OBP .500 .320
At Bats 4 278
Hits 2 63
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 17

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
20 3 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 19, 1961
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Double
Whitey Ford
Johnny Blanchard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Billy Gardner
Joe DeMaestri
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Ken Aspromonte
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Bobby Locke. de la Hoz hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Bill Skowron now playing first base. Held hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Blanchard is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Berra moves to second.
Top 10 Berra is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. Gardner moves to third.
Top 10 Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Essegian. Gardner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Romano is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Kirkland is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Locke now pitching. Chuck Essegian now playing left field. Tony Kubek pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Locke covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips strikes out. Blanchard drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Phillips out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte scores. Piersall moves to third. Essegian moves to second.
Bottom 8 Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Tito Francona. Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aspromonte moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Barry Latman. Nieman hits a line drive towards short. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Held 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 8 Blanchard strikes out.
Top 8 Howard hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Romano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Richardson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ford hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Blanchard hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Latman hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Berra strikes out.
Top 5 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second.
Top 5 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Berra scores. Howard moves to third.
Top 4 Blanchard is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Howard reaches second base with a double. Berra moves to third.
Top 4 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Latman is called out on strikes.
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 fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Held hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson catches it and throws to second with Boyer covering, to double up Romano.
Bottom 2 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Romano reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Aspromonte throws to second for one, and Held throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Maris moves to second.
Top 1 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.