Yankees @ Angels
May 6, 1961

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Yankees	1	3	1
Angels	2	1	0

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Yankees	1	3	1
Angels	2	1	0

Earl Averill Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.389
OBP	.000	.521
At Bats	0	36
Hits	0	14
• Singles	0	10
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	0	11

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	0

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Wrigley Field - May 6, 1961

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Art Ditmar

Yogi Berra

Bill Skowron

Bobby Richardson

Clete Boyer

Tony Kubek

Hector Lopez

Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris

Earl Averill

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Averill 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 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. Wagner scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Wagner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Wagner reaches third base with a triple. Pearson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron juggles the ball. That's an error on Skowron.

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

Top 1 Skowron strikes out.

Top 1 Berra is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grba fields it and throws to first for the out. Maris moves to second.

Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Lopez moves to third.

Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kubek moves to second.

Top 1 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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