Yankees @ Athletics
June 19, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 7 0
Athletics 3 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 7 0
Athletics 4 6 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .240
OBP .000 .296
At Bats 0 100
Hits 0 24
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 17

Luis Arroyo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 12
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Municipal Stadium - June 19, 1961
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Home Run
Luis Arroyo
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Joe DeMaestri
Jack Reed
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Wes Covington

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 3 7 0 3
Kansas City Athletics 4 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Jim Archer
Losing Pitcher Luis Arroyo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wes Covington
Attendance 16,715
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Wes Covington pinch hits for Leo Posada. Luis Arroyo now pitching. Covington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Siebern hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Mantle is chasing the ball. Siebern rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 9 Jack Reed now playing left field. Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Skowron hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Archer hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sheldon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pignatano 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 7 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Siebern goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 7 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Howard moves to third.
Top 7 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Sheldon covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Bertoia hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Archer hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Lumpe reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sheldon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 4 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser scores. Stephens moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stephens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 4 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Archer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Archer for the out.
Bottom 3 Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Maris strikes out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Sheldon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Posada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Siebern strikes out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lopez strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howard strikes out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Richardson scores. Maris moves to second.
Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to third.
Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Richardson reaches second base with a double.