Yankees @ Athletics
June 21, 1961

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 8 0
Athletics 3 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 8 0
Athletics 3 9 2

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .238
OBP .000 .292
At Bats 0 105
Hits 0 25
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 18

Luis Arroyo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 12
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Municipal Stadium - June 21, 1961
•
Strikeout
Luis Arroyo
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Jack Reed
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Wes Covington

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 8 0 9
Kansas City Athletics 3 9 2 6
Winning Pitcher Bud Daley
Losing Pitcher Bob Shaw
Save Luis Arroyo
Game Winning RBI Mickey Mantle
Attendance 19,416
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
View Box Score
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wes Covington pinch hits for Jerry Walker. Luis Arroyo now pitching. Covington strikes out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sullivan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jack Reed now playing left field. Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Berra strikes out.
Top 9 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Posada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Lumpe strikes out.
Bottom 8 Howser strikes out.
Top 8 Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Daley 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 8 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Top 8 Jerry Walker now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields the ball and throws to Walker covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Jerry Walker pinch hits for Bob Shaw. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bertoia strikes out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer who is chasing the ball. Maris reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to home to get Richardson. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Richardson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Richardson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Daley covering. Safe. Bertoia moves to third. Shaw moves to second.
Bottom 5 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bertoia moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw juggles the ball. That's an error on Shaw. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Top 5 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second.
Top 5 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kubek strikes out.
Top 5 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bauer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Siebern strikes out.
Top 4 Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skowron strikes out.
Top 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. Kubek moves to third.
Top 3 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. Kubek moves to second.
Top 3 Kubek bunts towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Bertoia for the double play.
Bottom 2 Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Daley 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 2 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to second.
Bottom 1 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores.
Bottom 1 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Lumpe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Kubek moves to third. Maris moves to second.
Top 1 Kubek takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.