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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 5, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Coates |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Linsalata 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Charlie Berry |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Lenny Green | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Don Lee | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Coates | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 5, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Coates
Versalles hits a line drive into right field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Coates
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Versalles scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Coates
Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Coates
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Coates
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Coates
Battey hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Coates
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lee
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lee
Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lee
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Coates
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Coates
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Coates
Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lee
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lee
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gardner. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Lee
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Lee
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Coates
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Coates
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Coates
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lee
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Lee
Coates hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lee
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Lee
Kubek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Coates
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Coates
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Coates
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Coates
Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lee
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lee
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Lee
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Lee
Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Coates
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Coates
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Coates
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Coates
Green is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lee
Dan Dobbek now playing right field.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lee
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Lee
Coates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Coates
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Coates
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Coates
Battey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lee
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lee
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Martin. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Lee
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lee
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Coates
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Coates
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Coates
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lee
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lee
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner juggles the ball. That's an error on Gardner. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lee
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Lee
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Bobby Richardson.
Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Lee
Coates strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lee
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Coates
Joe DeMaestri now playing second base.
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Coates
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobbek vs. Coates
Dobbek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Coates
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Kubek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Moore
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Moore
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Moore
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Moore
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Moore
Howard takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Moore
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coates vs. Moore
Coates is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Coates
Jack Reed now playing left field.
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Coates
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Earl Battey.
Becquer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Arroyo
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1961, game 1 -- Minnesota at New York (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Versalles Z, ss 4 1 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 2 1 Kubek T, ss 4 1 1 0
Green L, rf 3 1 2 1 Maris R, rf 3 0 0 0
Dobbek D, rf 1 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 2
Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Berra Y, lf 4 0 1 0
Lemon J, lf 3 0 1 0 Reed J, lf 0 0 0 0
Battey E, c 3 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 2 0 0
Becquer J, ph 1 0 1 0 Howard E, c 3 1 1 0
Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Gardner B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Blanchard J, ph 1 1 1 3
Lee D, p 3 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, 2b 1 0 1 1
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Coates J, p 4 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 33 6 7 6
Minnesota 200 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 000 33x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Lee D (L) 7.0 4 3 2 1 5
Moore R 1.0 3 3 3 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Coates J (W)* 8.0 8 2 2 2 5
Arroyo L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Maris R, Gardner B 2, Martin B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, New York 6
2B -- Tuttle B, Kubek T
HR -- Green L, Blanchard J, Mantle M
T -- 2:28
A -- 0
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