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Yankees 8 @ Angels 6
Wrigley Field
August 23, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees, played on August 23, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The home team Angels were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 8 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1961 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 8 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Los Angeles Angels
R: 6 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning Pitcher—Luis Arroyo  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Donohue  
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Game Winning RBI—Roger Maris 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1961 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamLos Angeles Angels 
Visiting Starting PitcherWhitey Ford  
Home Starting PitcherRyne Duren  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance19,773 
Time of Game3 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: Nestor Chylak
3B: Al Smith

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Richardson  Second Baseman 
Billy Gardner  Third Baseman 
Roger Maris  Right Fielder 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Left Fielder 
Elston Howard  Catcher 
Bill Skowron  First Baseman 
Clete Boyer  Shortstop 
Whitey Ford  Pitcher 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

Los Angeles Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Albie Pearson  Right Fielder 
Joe Koppe  Shortstop 
George Thomas  Left Fielder 
Steve Bilko  First Baseman 
Earl Averill  Catcher 
Ken Hunt  Center Fielder 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Billy Moran  Second Baseman 
Ryne Duren  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Yankees 8 @ Angels 6
Wrigley Field
August 23, 1961

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         Game of 8/23/1961 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Richardson B, 2b      6  0  1  1   Pearson A, rf         4  2  1  1   
Gardner B, 3b         6  1  0  0   Koppe J, ss           5  0  2  1   
Maris R, rf           3  3  1  1   Thomas G, lf          6  0  1  1   
Mantle M, cf          4  1  1  0   Bilko S, 1b           1  1  0  1   
Berra Y, lf           6  0  1  0   Thomas L, ph-1b       0  0  0  0   
Howard E, c           4  2  2  1   Averill E, c          4  0  1  0   
Skowron B, 1b         3  1  3  4   Hunt K, cf            4  0  1  0   
Boyer C, ss           5  0  1  0   Yost E, 3b            2  1  0  0   
Ford W, p             1  0  0  0   Moran B, 2b           3  1  2  2   
Torgeson E, ph        1  0  0  0   Wagner L, ph          1  0  0  0   
Reniff H, p           0  0  0  0   Bridges R, 2b         1  0  0  0   
Kubek T, ph           1  0  0  0   Duren R, p            1  1  0  0   
Sheldon R, p          0  0  0  0   Grba E, p             1  0  0  0   
Blanchard J, ph       0  0  0  0   Rice D, ph            1  0  0  0   
DeMaestri J, pr       0  0  0  0   Donohue J, p          0  0  0  0   
Arroyo L, p           1  0  0  0   Moeller R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Sadowski E, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 10  7                        35  6  8  6

New York         000 104 010 2 --  8
Los Angeles      011 400 000 0 --  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ford W                4.0  6  6  6  6  2
Reniff H              1.0  1  0  0  0  2
Sheldon R             2.0  0  0  0  3  2
Arroyo L (W)          3.0  1  0  0  3  2

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Duren R               5.1  4  5  5  4  8
Grba E                2.2  3  1  1  2  1
Donohue J (L)         1.2  3  2  2  2  1
Moeller R             0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Bridges R
LOB -- New York 12, Los Angeles 12
2B -- Boyer C, Skowron B, Mantle M
3B -- Moran B, Maris R
HR -- Skowron B
SB -- Berra Y, Hunt K
CS -- Hunt K
SH -- Averill E
HBP -- by Duren R (Howard E)
WP -- Reniff H, Arroyo L, Moeller R
T -- 3:43
A -- 19773

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