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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 10, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 10, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 10, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 10, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Barry Latman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Joe Linsalata 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Charlie Berry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Mike de la Hoz | Third Baseman |
| Barry Latman | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Blanchard | Left Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 10, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ford
Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Ford
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Ford
Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Ford
There's a wild pitch. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Ford
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blanchard. Power reaches second base with a double. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Held vs. Ford
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Latman
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Latman
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Latman
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Ford
de la Hoz hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Ford
Latman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ford
Temple strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Latman
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanchard vs. Latman
Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Latman
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Latman
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Latman
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Latman
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Latman
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Latman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. Latman
Kubek hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Ford scores. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maris vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Kubek scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Locke
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Locke
Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Ford
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Romano vs. Ford
Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Kirkland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Coates
Power hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Coates
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Coates
de la Hoz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locke vs. Coates
Locke hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kubek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Locke
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Locke
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Locke
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Coates
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Coates
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Coates
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blanchard. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Coates
Romano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Locke
Coates strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Locke
Richardson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Richardson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Locke
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Locke
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Locke
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Coates
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Coates
Power is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Coates
Held takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
de la Hoz vs. Coates
de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Locke
Blanchard strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Locke
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Locke
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locke vs. Coates
Locke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Locke for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Coates
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Coates
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Locke
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Locke
Coates strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Locke
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Coates
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Coates
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Coates
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Locke
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Locke
Maris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Locke
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Locke
Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Coates
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Coates
Held hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
de la Hoz vs. Coates
de la Hoz hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locke vs. Coates
Locke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Coates
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Locke
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Funk
Frank Funk now pitching.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Funk
Hector Lopez pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Funk
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Jim Coates.
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Funk
Billy Gardner pinch runs for Bob Cerv.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Arroyo
Billy Gardner now playing third base. Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Arroyo
Francona hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Arroyo
Romano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/10/1961, game 1 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Piersall J, cf 5 1 1 0 Kubek T, ss 4 1 1 1
Francona T, lf 5 1 2 0 Maris R, rf 3 0 1 2
Romano J, c 5 2 2 2 Mantle M, cf 2 1 1 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 0 1 1 Blanchard J, lf 4 1 1 2
Power V, 1b 3 1 3 3 Howard E, c 4 1 1 0
Held W, ss 3 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 1 0
de la Hoz M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Latman B, p 1 0 0 0 Lopez H, ph 1 0 0 0
Locke B, p 3 0 1 0 Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
Funk F, p 0 0 0 0 Ford W, p 1 1 1 1
Coates J, p 2 0 0 0
Cerv B, ph 1 0 1 1
Gardner B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
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37 6 12 6 33 7 10 7
Cleveland 204 000 000 -- 6
New York 060 000 01x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Latman B 1.2 6 6 6 1 1
Locke B (L)* 5.1 3 1 1 3 4
Funk F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W+ 2.0 7 5 5 0 2
Coates J (W) 6.0 5 1 1 2 3
Arroyo L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, New York 6
2B -- Temple J, Power V, Skowron B, Kubek T, Piersall J, Francona T, Richardson B
3B -- Mantle M
HR -- Blanchard J, Power V
HBP -- by Coates J (Power V)
WP -- Ford W
T -- 2:59
A -- 0
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