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September 23, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 6 5 0
Red Sox 3 11 4
Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 6 5 0
Red Sox 3 11 4

Carl Yastrzemski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .267
OBP .333 .326
At Bats 3 558
Hits 1 149
• Singles 0 102
• Doubles 0 30
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 1 79

Jim Coates Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 4
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Fenway Park - September 23, 1961
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Walk
Jim Coates
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Yogi Berra
Roger Maris
Johnny Blanchard
Carl Yastrzemski
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pagliaroni hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blanchard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coates scores. Kubek moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Boyer scores. Coates moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Richardson hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Coates bunts towards the mound. Earley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Earley. Boyer moves to third. Coates moves to second.
Top 8 Pete Runnels now playing first base. Gary Geiger now playing center field. Arnold Earley now pitching. Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Malzone strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Runnels moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hardy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Schilling strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Blanchard now playing right field. Roger Maris now playing center field. Pete Runnels pinch hits for Don Schwall. Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Howard strikes out.
Top 7 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tresh moves to third.
Top 7 Tom Tresh pinch runs for Mickey Mantle. There's a wild pitch. Tresh moves to second.
Top 7 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Coates now pitching. Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pagliaroni fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall has Boyer trapped. There's the throw to Pagliaroni and over to Malzone, who tags Boyer for the out. Hale moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Richardson bunts towards first. Gile scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Boyer moves to third. Hale moves to second.
Top 6 Bob Hale pinch hits for Whitey Ford. Hale hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Boyer moves to second.
Top 6 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Skowron strikes out.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Maris scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Maris moves to third.
Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Maris moves to second.
Top 5 Mantle strikes out.
Top 5 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schwall 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.
Bottom 4 Gile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Boyer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Green is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out.
Top 3 Berra takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to third. Maris moves to second.
Top 3 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maris takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to second.
Top 3 Kubek takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schwall moves to third.
Bottom 2 Schwall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Gile hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski 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.
Bottom 2 Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a line drive towards first. Gile reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ford fires to first and has Pagliaroni trapped. There's the throw to Richardson who tags Pagliaroni for the out.
Bottom 1 Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Malzone moves to second.
Bottom 1 Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third.
Bottom 1 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hardy hits a line drive towards short. Kubek catches it and throws to first to double up Schilling.
Bottom 1 Schilling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Berra strikes out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gile juggles the ball. That's an error on Gile. Richardson moves to third.
Top 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Richardson is hit by the pitch.