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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on May 17, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Burnside |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,197 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Harry Schwarts 3B: Larry Napp |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Jim Mahoney | Shortstop |
| Pete Burnside | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Ditmar
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Ditmar
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Ditmar
There goes Hinton. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Hinton steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Ditmar
King hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Ditmar
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Burnside
Richardson hits a popup towards short. Mahoney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Burnside
Lopez hits a line drive towards first. Long reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Burnside
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Burnside
Mantle strikes out. Daley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mantle out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Ditmar
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Ditmar
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Ditmar
Mahoney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnside vs. Ditmar
Burnside strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Burnside
Skowron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Burnside
Howard is hit by the pitch. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Burnside
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long throws to second for one, and Mahoney throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Skowron scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Burnside
Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Kubek reaches second base with a double. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ditmar vs. Burnside
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richardson vs. Burnside
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Ditmar
O'Connell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Ditmar
Hinton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Ditmar
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Burnside
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Burnside
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Burnside
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Mahoney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Burnside
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ditmar
Tasby hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Ditmar
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Ditmar
Daley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Ditmar
Mahoney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Burnside
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Burnside
Maris hits a line drive into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Burnside
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Burnside
Ditmar strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. Ditmar
Burnside hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Ditmar
The ball gets by Howard for a passed ball. Burnside moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burnside moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Ditmar
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burnside scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Ditmar
Hinton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Ditmar
King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. King reaches second base with a double. O'Connell scores. Hinton moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tasby vs. Ditmar
Tasby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hinton scores. King scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Long reaches second base with a double. There goes Tasby trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Coates
Daley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Burnside
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Burnside
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Burnside
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Burnside
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney misplays the ball. That's an error on Mahoney. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Burnside
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnside fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Coates
Mahoney strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. Coates
Burnside strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Coates
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Burnside
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Burnside
Maris bunts towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Burnside
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Coates
O'Connell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Coates
Hinton takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Coates
King hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Coates
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Coates
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Long reaches second base with a double. O'Connell scores. Hinton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Coates
Daley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mahoney vs. Coates
Mahoney hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burnside
Marty Keough now playing right field. Deron Johnson pinch hits for Jim Coates.
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Mahoney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Burnside
Richardson hits a line drive into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Burnside
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Burnside
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Burnside takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. McDevitt
The ball gets by Howard for a passed ball. Burnside moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. McDevitt
Klaus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. McDevitt
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hinton vs. McDevitt
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Burnside
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Burnside
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Burnside
There's a wild pitch. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Burnside
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Burnside
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Burnside
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Burnside covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Burnside
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Kutyna
R C Stevens now playing first base. Marty Kutyna now pitching. Yogi Berra pinch hits for Bobby Richardson.
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kubek tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kutyna
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Kutyna
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cerv scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Kutyna
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Kutyna
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Arroyo
Joe DeMaestri now playing second base. Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Arroyo covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Arroyo
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Arroyo
Stevens is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kutyna
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Kutyna
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Kutyna
Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Kubek reaches second base with a double. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanchard vs. Gabler
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Luis Arroyo. John Gabler now pitching.
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Gabler covering, for the out. Howard scores. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gonder vs. Gabler
Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1961 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Klaus B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 2 2 2 1 Berra Y, ph 0 0 0 1
Hinton C, lf 4 2 1 0 DeMaestri J, 2b 0 0 0 0
King J, rf 4 1 1 1 Gonder J, ph 1 0 0 0
Keough M, rf 1 0 0 0 Lopez H, lf 4 0 2 0
Tasby W, cf 5 0 1 2 Boyer C, 3b 3 0 1 1
Long D, 1b 4 0 2 2 Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 0
Stevens R, 1b 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 5 1 1 0
Daley P, c 3 1 1 1 Howard E, c 4 2 3 1
Mahoney J, ss 4 0 1 0 Maris R, rf 5 1 2 2
Burnside P, p 3 1 0 0 Kubek T, ss 5 1 3 0
Kutyna M, p 0 0 0 0 Ditmar A, p 2 0 0 0
Gabler J, p 0 0 0 0 Coates J, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson D, ph 1 0 0 0
McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0
Cerv B, ph 1 1 1 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
Blanchard J, ph 1 0 0 1
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36 8 10 8 40 7 14 6
Washington 100 140 200 -- 8
New York 010 000 051 -- 7
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside P (W) 7.1 10 6 6 3 4
Kutyna M 1.0 4 1 1 1 0
Gabler J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L) 4.1 8 6 5 0 2
Coates J 2.2 2 2 2 2 3
McDevitt D 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Arroyo L 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Mahoney J 2, Boyer C
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 7, New York 12
2B -- O'Connell D, Kubek T 2, King J, Long D 2
HR -- Klaus B, Daley P, Maris R
SB -- Hinton C
SF -- Berra Y
HBP -- by Burnside P (Howard E), by Ditmar A (O'Connell D), by Coates J (O'Connell D)
WP -- Burnside P
PB -- Howard E 2
T -- 2:59
A -- 6197
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