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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on April 30, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 30, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 30, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Sam Carrigan 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Cal Drummond |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Coot Veal | Shortstop |
Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
Harry Bright | Third Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
R C Stevens | First Baseman |
Pete Daley | Catcher |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 30, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Donovan
Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Donovan
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Donovan covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Ford
Veal strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Ford
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Ford
Keough hits a fly ball towards right. Maris settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Maris. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Ford
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Donovan
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Donovan
Berra hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Donovan
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ford
Tasby hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Ford
Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Ford
Daley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Donovan
Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Veal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Donovan
Richardson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Donovan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richardson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Donovan
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Donovan
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Ford
Donovan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Ford
Veal hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Ford
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Ford
Keough strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Donovan
Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Donovan
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Donovan
There goes Mantle. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Donovan
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Donovan
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Ford
Bright hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ford
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Ford
Stevens takes first base on ball four. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Ford
Daley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Daley reaches second base with a double. Tasby scores. Stevens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donovan vs. Ford
Donovan 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
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Donovan
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Donovan
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Donovan
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Donovan
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubek for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Ford
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Ford
O'Connell 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Ford
Keough strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Donovan
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Donovan
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Donovan
There goes Mantle. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Donovan
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Ford
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ford
Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Ford
There goes Tasby. The throw from Berra and he is out, Richardson applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Donovan
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Donovan
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Donovan
Richardson bunts towards the mound. Donovan juggles the ball. That's an error on Donovan. Skowron moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gonder vs. Donovan
Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Whitey Ford.
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. Skowron scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kubek vs. Donovan
Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Kubek reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. Gonder moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to home to get Gonder. Kubek moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Sisler
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first, with Sisler covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Stafford
Bill Stafford now pitching.
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Stafford
Daley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Stafford
Dale Long pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Daley for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hernandez
Rudy Hernandez now pitching.
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hernandez
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hernandez
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Hernandez
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Hernandez
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Stevens picks up the ball and throws it to Bright who tags the runner out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Stafford
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Stafford
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Veal moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veal moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bright vs. Arroyo
Bright hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veal tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Arroyo
Woodling is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arroyo vs. Hernandez
Arroyo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Hernandez
Kubek bunts towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Connell covering, for the out. Arroyo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Hernandez
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Hernandez
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Arroyo
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Arroyo
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Arroyo
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1961, game 1 -- New York at Washington (D) New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Kubek T, ss 4 0 2 1 Veal C, ss 4 1 1 0 Lopez H, lf 5 0 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Maris R, rf 5 0 1 0 Keough M, lf 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 0 Bright H, 3b 3 0 0 1 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 1 Woodling G, rf 4 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 2 2 0 Tasby W, cf 3 1 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 1 2 1 Stevens R, 1b 3 1 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Daley P, c 3 0 1 2 Ford W, p 0 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 2 0 0 0 Gonder J, ph 1 0 0 1 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0 Stafford B, p 0 0 0 0 Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 Arroyo L, p 1 0 1 0 Hernandez R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 11 4 30 3 5 3 New York 000 100 210 -- 4 Washington 000 200 010 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ford W (W) 6.0 4 2 2 2 5 Stafford B* 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 Arroyo L (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D (L) 6.1 8 3 3 2 2 Sisler D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez R 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Maris R, Donovan D, Bright H DP -- New York 1, Washington 2 LOB -- New York 8, Washington 5 2B -- Daley P, Kubek T, Skowron B SB -- Mantle M 2 CS -- Tasby W SH -- Richardson B, Kubek T SF -- Bright H T -- 2:42 A -- 0
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