Yankees @ Reds
October 8, 1961

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	7	11	0
Reds	0	5	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	7	11	0
Reds	0	5	1

Gordy Coleman Postseason Stats

	Game	Postseason
Average	.000	.267
OBP	.000	.267
At Bats	3	15
Hits	0	4
• Singles	0	3
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	2

Jim Coates Postseason Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Crosley Field - October 8, 1961

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Out

Jim Coates

Elston Howard

Bill Skowron

Bobby Richardson

Clete Boyer

Tony Kubek

Yogi Berra

Roger Maris

Hector Lopez

Gordy Coleman

Wally Post

Frank Robinson

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Yankees	7	11	0	6
Cincinnati Reds	0	5	1	7
Winning Pitcher	Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher	Jim O'Toole
Save	Jim Coates
Game Winning RBI	(none)
Attendance	32,589
Time of Game	2 hours 27 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Freese strikes out.

Bottom 9 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.

Bottom 9 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Pinson hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Maris strikes out.

Top 9 Bill Henry now pitching. Kubek strikes out.

Bottom 8 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Chacon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jim Brosnan. Lynch strikes out.

Top 8 Richardson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chacon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Coates strikes out.

Top 8 Jerry Zimmerman now catching. Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Gus Bell pinch hits for Darrell Johnson. Bell 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 7 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. There goes Berra trying to get to third. Pinson throws the ball in to Freese, who tags Berra for the out.

Top 7 Berra is walked intentionally.

Top 7 Howard strikes out.

Top 7 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Maris scores. Lopez moves to second.

Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Richardson moves to third. Maris moves to second.

Top 7 Maris is walked intentionally.

Top 7 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Richardson hits a line drive into center field. Pinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pinson. Richardson moves to second.

Bottom 6 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Robinson is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Chacon moves to second.

Bottom 6 Jim Coates now pitching. Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Chacon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground for a double play.

Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Post. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Berra scores. Skowron moves to third.

Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to third. Berra moves to second.

Top 6 Berra is walked intentionally.

Top 6 Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Howard reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Lopez is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Jim O'Toole. Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Ford scores. Richardson moves to third. Kubek moves to second.

Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ford moves to second.

Top 5 Ford takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 5 Skowron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Robinson is hit by the pitch. Kasko moves to second.

Bottom 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Roger Maris now playing center field. Hector Lopez now playing right field. Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Toole covering, for the out.

Top 4 Hector Lopez pinch runs for Mickey Mantle. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Maris scores.

Top 4 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to third.

Top 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Chacon 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 3 O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Coleman 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 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Post. Richardson reaches second base with a double. Ford moves to third.

Top 3 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Skowron takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Howard strikes out.

Top 2 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Chacon strikes out.

Top 1 Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kubek strikes out.

Top 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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