Yankees @ Athletics
August 26, 1961

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	0	1	0
Athletics	0	1	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	0	1	0
Athletics	0	1	1

Leo Posada Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.256
OBP	.000	.321
At Bats	0	258
Hits	0	66
• Singles	0	52
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	27
RBI’s	0	40

Bill Stafford Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	7	2

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Municipal Stadium - August 26, 1961

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Out

Bill Stafford

Johnny Blanchard

Bill Skowron

Bobby Richardson

Clete Boyer

Tony Kubek

Yogi Berra

Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris

Leo Posada

Deron Johnson

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out.

Top 2 Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Skowron moves to second.

Top 2 Blanchard strikes out.

Top 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson.

Bottom 1 Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Howser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Walker covering, for the out.

Top 1 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third.

Top 1 Maris strikes out.

Top 1 Kubek takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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