Yankees @ Indians
June 15, 1961

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Bottom 11 R H E
Yankees 3 10 0
Indians 2 7 4
Bottom 11 R H E
Yankees 3 10 0
Indians 2 7 4

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .000 .318
At Bats 4 200
Hits 0 51
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 33

Ralph Terry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - June 15, 1961
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Strikeout
Ralph Terry
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Billy Gardner
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Willie Kirkland
Tito Francona

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 3 10 0 9
Cleveland Indians 2 7 4 6
Winning Pitcher Ralph Terry
Losing Pitcher Frank Funk
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Blanchard
Attendance 23,350
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kirkland strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Power bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 11 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Terry covering. Safe.
Bottom 11 Bob Cerv now playing left field. Billy Gardner now playing second base. Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Billy Gardner pinch runs for Johnny Blanchard. Terry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Bobby Richardson. Blanchard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cerv scores.
Top 11 Howard strikes out. The ball gets by Romano. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 11 Skowron strikes out.
Top 11 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Jack Reed. Cerv takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Funk strikes out.
Bottom 10 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Maris hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Funk covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Held strikes out.
Bottom 9 Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores.
Bottom 9 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power moves to third.
Bottom 9 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Power reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Francona strikes out.
Top 9 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Terry hits a line drive into center field. Piersall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Piersall. Richardson moves to third.
Top 9 Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Frank Funk now pitching. Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Mudcat Grant. Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jack Reed now playing left field. Phillips hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 8 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mantle strikes out.
Top 8 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third.
Top 8 Kubek bunts towards the mound. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Held strikes out.
Bottom 7 Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a fly ball towards left. Francona settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Francona. Berra moves to second.
Top 7 Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Piersall. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Piersall steals second.
Bottom 6 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Boyer moves to second.
Top 6 Kubek strikes out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Terry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 5 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Romano hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Top 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held.
Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Power 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 4 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grant is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Held goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Terry strikes out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkland 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 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skowron 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 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Boyer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyer takes first base on ball four.