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May 5, 1962

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Top 9	R	H	E
Senators	6	11	0
Yankees	7	10	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Senators	6	11	0
Yankees	7	10	0

Harry Bright Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.429
OBP	.500	.429
At Bats	2	14
Hits	1	6
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	1	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	1	6

Jim Coates Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	1

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Yankee Stadium - May 5, 1962

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Jim Coates

Elston Howard

Joe Pepitone

Bobby Richardson

Clete Boyer

Tom Tresh

Yogi Berra

Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris

Harry Bright

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Washington Senators	6	11	0	10
New York Yankees	7	10	0	5
Winning Pitcher	Bob Turley
Losing Pitcher	Marty Kutyna
Save	Jim Coates
Game Winning RBI	Joe Pepitone
Attendance	16,992
Time of Game	2 hours 35 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bright hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Elston Howard now catching. Jim Coates now pitching. King hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Elston Howard pinch hits for Bob Turley. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 8 Boyer takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Phil Linz pinch runs for Johnny Blanchard. Marty Kutyna now pitching. Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 8 Mantle hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tresh moves to second.

Bottom 8 Maris hits a line drive into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Hinton takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. O'Connell moves to second.

Top 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piersall moves to second.

Top 8 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Daniels strikes out.

Top 8 Bob Turley now pitching. Cottier is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Hector Lopez pinch hits for Bud Daley. Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 Pepitone strikes out.

Top 7 Bright hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four. King moves to second.

Top 7 King takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Long hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Hinton strikes out.

Bottom 6 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blanchard for the out.

Bottom 6 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second.

Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Maris takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Harry Bright now catching. Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Daniels covering, for the out.

Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Daniels hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bright scores. Cottier moves to second.

Top 6 Cottier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bright moves to third.

Top 6 Bud Daley now pitching. Harry Bright pinch hits for Ken Retzer. Bright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Bright reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores.

Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple.

Top 6 King hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 6 There goes Long. The throw from Blanchard and he is safe. Long steals second.

Top 6 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 There goes Richardson. The throw from Retzer and he is out, Johnson applying the tag.

Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 5 Sheldon bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Cottier covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second.

Bottom 5 Boyer takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 O'Connell bunts towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Daniels hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cottier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Daniels covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Retzer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Tresh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Tresh trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boyer scores.

Bottom 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Sheldon bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Cottier covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second.

Bottom 3 Boyer takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 King hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Long 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 3 Hinton hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blanchard for the out.

Bottom 2 Berra hits a line drive into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 O'Connell hits a line drive towards first. Pepitone reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Piersall strikes out.

Top 2 Daniels hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Retzer moves to second.

Top 2 Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores.

Top 2 Retzer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. King moves to third. Johnson moves to second.

Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 King hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Bottom 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Maris bunts towards the mound. Daniels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Tresh bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.

Bottom 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Long 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 Hinton hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

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