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September 9, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 11 1
Yankees 7 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 11 1
Yankees 8 11 1

Bill Skowron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .271
OBP .250 .325
At Bats 4 494
Hits 1 134
• Singles 0 85
• Doubles 1 22
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 80

Frank Funk Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 9 11
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Yankee Stadium - September 9, 1961
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Out
Frank Funk
John Romano
Vic Power
Johnny Temple
Mike de la Hoz
Woodie Held
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Bill Skowron
Elston Howard
Johnny Blanchard
Mickey Mantle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 7 11 1 8
New York Yankees 8 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Luis Arroyo
Losing Pitcher Frank Funk
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Skowron
Attendance 37,161
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle tags and scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howard is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Richardson scores. Kubek scores. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 9 Mantle is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Frank Funk now pitching. Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Funk fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to third. Kubek moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kubek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dick Stigman now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Richardson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Richardson bunts towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Grant covering. Safe. Lopez scores.
Bottom 9 Hector Lopez pinch hits for Luis Arroyo. Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kirkland hits a popup in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a line drive towards short. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grant bunts towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. de la Hoz moves to second.
Top 8 de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 7 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Held hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Romano takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Francona hits a line drive to center field. Mantle throws towards third. Gardner fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gardner. de la Hoz scores. Grant scores. Piersall goes all the way around to score. Francona moves to third.
Top 7 Piersall is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Temple bunts towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. de la Hoz moves to third. Grant moves to second.
Top 7 Grant bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. de la Hoz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 de la Hoz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Held hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sheldon hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 5 Blanchard hits a popup, foul, towards third. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kubek hits a popup towards third. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Grant hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 de la Hoz hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sheldon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Held hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.
Top 4 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kubek bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Temple. The throw from Howard and he is out, Richardson applying the tag.
Top 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Grant 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 Sheldon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grant. Mantle scores. Blanchard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 de la Hoz hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores.
Top 2 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Power reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kubek strikes out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.