Yankees @ Orioles
July 17, 1961

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Yankees 5 7 2
Orioles 0 5 1
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Yankees 5 8 2
Orioles 0 5 1

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .374
OBP .667 .409
At Bats 2 206
Hits 1 77
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 35

Dick Hyde Season Stats

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1 2 0
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Memorial Stadium - July 17, 1961
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Triple
Dick Hyde
Gus Triandos
Dick Williams
Jerry Adair
Brooks Robinson
Ron Hansen
Dave Philley
Jim Busby
Jackie Brandt
Elston Howard
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 8 Dick Hyde now pitching. Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Marv Breeding pinch hits for Milt Pappas. Breeding strikes out.
Bottom 7 Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second.
Top 7 Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Philley strikes out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Pappas covering, for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brandt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Mantle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mantle. Robinson moves to second.
Top 5 Maris strikes out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pappas strikes out.
Bottom 4 Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hansen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer.
Top 3 Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle strikes out.
Top 3 Maris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pappas hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Adair reaches second base with a double. Hansen moves to third.
Bottom 2 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Hansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Busby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Busby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyer strikes out.
Top 1 Howard is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hansen. Kubek scores. Maris scores. Berra goes all the way around to score. Skowron moves to second. Three runs are unearned.
Top 1 Berra takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to third. Maris moves to second.
Top 1 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Kubek reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.