Yankees @ Reds
October 9, 1961

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Bill Skowron Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .667 .400
OBP .667 .500
At Bats 3 15
Hits 2 6
• Singles 2 5
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 3 5

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Crosley Field - October 9, 1961
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Strikeout
Bob Purkey
Johnny Edwards
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Wally Post
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Bill Skowron
Elston Howard
Johnny Blanchard
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Skowron strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko misplays the ball. That's an error on Kasko. Blanchard moves to third.
Top 6 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Freese is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Daley drops the ball.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris throws the ball in to Kubek who tags Pinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Maris strikes out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bob Purkey now pitching. Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.
Bottom 4 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Sherman Jones. Gernert is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sherman Jones now pitching. Boyer hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Blanchard scores. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Blanchard reaches second base with a double. Kubek moves to third.
Top 4 Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maris. Freese reaches second base with a double. Coleman moves to third.
Bottom 3 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bud Daley now pitching. Coleman bunts towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Daley covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Terry bunts towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 3 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bill Henry now pitching. Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gus Bell pinch hits for Ken Johnson. Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Post moves to third.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ken Johnson now pitching. Howard hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Post. Maris reaches second base with a double. Kubek goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blasingame bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Terry strikes out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Lopez scores.
Top 1 Jim Maloney now pitching. Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. Skowron goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Top 1 Howard hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 1 Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Jay fires over to first and Coleman drops the ball. That's an error on Coleman. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson 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.