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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 22, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 22, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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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 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Fisher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,923 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Herzog | Left Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
| Gene Stephens | Center Fielder |
| Marv Breeding | Second Baseman |
| Jack Fisher | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Elston Howard | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 22, 1961
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Ditmar
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Ditmar
There goes Herzog. The throw from Berra and he is out, Kubek applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Ditmar
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ditmar
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Ditmar
Gentile takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Ditmar
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Fisher
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fisher
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Fisher
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Roger Maris.
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blanchard for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Ditmar
Johnny Blanchard now catching. Yogi Berra now playing right field.
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Ditmar
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berra. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Breeding vs. Ditmar
Breeding hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisher vs. Ditmar
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Fisher
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Fisher
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Fisher
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Ditmar
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Ditmar
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ditmar
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Ditmar
Gentile strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Fisher
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Fisher
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Fisher
Ditmar is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ditmar
Triandos hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Lopez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lopez. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adair vs. Ditmar
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Triandos tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Ditmar
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Ditmar
Breeding hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisher vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Richardson. Breeding moves to third. Fisher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herzog vs. Coates
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Fisher
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fisher
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Fisher
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Coates
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Coates
Robinson 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 -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Coates
Gentile strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Fisher
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Fisher
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Fisher
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Coates
Triandos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Coates
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Coates
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breeding vs. Coates
There goes Stephens. The throw from Blanchard and he is out, Richardson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Fisher
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Fisher
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair misplays the ball. That's an error on Adair. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coates vs. Fisher
Coates bunts towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubek vs. Fisher
Russ Snyder now playing center field. Whitey Herzog now playing right field. Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Fisher
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Coates
Breeding hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Coates
Fisher strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Coates
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Coates
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Fisher
Blanchard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Fisher
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Blanchard moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Fisher
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanchard scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Fisher
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mantle scores. Berra moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Fisher
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richardson vs. Fisher
Richardson takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coates vs. Fisher
Coates strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kubek vs. Fisher
Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Boyer scores. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Fisher
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Coates
Bill Skowron now playing first base.
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Coates
Gentile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Coates
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gentile moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adair vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gentile moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Arroyo
Dick Williams pinch hits for Gene Stephens.
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Fisher
Dick Williams now playing left field.
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Fisher
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Breeding misplays the ball. That's an error on Breeding. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Fisher
Jack Reed pinch runs for Mickey Mantle.
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Fisher
There's a wild pitch. Reed moves to third. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Fisher
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Fisher
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Fisher
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breeding vs. Arroyo
Jack Reed now playing center field.
Breeding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Arroyo
Earl Robinson pinch hits for Jack Fisher.
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Arroyo
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1961 -- Baltimore at New York (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Herzog W, lf-rf 4 0 1 0 Kubek T, ss 3 0 1 3
Philley D, rf 3 0 0 0 Lopez H, lf 4 0 0 0
Snyder R, cf 1 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 0 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 1 3 0 Blanchard J, ph-c 3 1 0 0
Gentile J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Mantle M, cf 3 1 0 0
Triandos G, c 4 1 2 0 Reed J, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
Adair J, ss 3 0 0 1 Berra Y, c-rf 4 2 2 1
Stephens G, cf-lf 1 0 1 0 Howard E, 1b 3 0 0 1
Williams D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 1 0 0 0
Breeding M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 3 2 3
Fisher J, p 3 0 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Ditmar A, p 1 0 0 0
Coates J, p 1 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 9 2 30 8 5 8
Baltimore 000 100 010 -- 2
New York 000 001 43x -- 8
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher J (L) 8.0 5 8 4 3 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A 3.1 6 1 1 2 1
Coates J (W)* 3.2 3 1 1 2 3
Arroyo L (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Lopez H, Richardson B, Adair J, Breeding M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, New York 3
2B -- Stephens G, Robinson B 2, Triandos G, Breeding M
HR -- Boyer C
CS -- Herzog W, Stephens G
SH -- Coates J
SF -- Adair J, Kubek T
WP -- Fisher J
T -- 2:43
A -- 16923
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