Yankees @ Twins
August 31, 1961

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Yankees 4 10 3
Twins 5 10 1
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Yankees 4 10 3
Twins 5 10 1

Harmon Killebrew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .299
OBP .250 .398
At Bats 4 448
Hits 1 134
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 37
Walks 0 75
RBI’s 1 99

Hal Reniff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 31, 1961
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Intentional Walk
Hal Reniff
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Harmon Killebrew
Lenny Green
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Killebrew is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Martin bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Richardson covering, for the out. Green moves to second.
Bottom 8 Green takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Lenny Green now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kralick hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Battey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Lemon strikes out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Green moves to third.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Green moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hal Reniff now pitching. Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Jim Coates. Cerv strikes out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Lemon fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lemon. Boyer moves to third.
Top 6 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 There goes Mantle. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Mantle steals second.
Top 6 Skowron strikes out.
Top 6 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kralick hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Versalles strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Coates, and towards Richardson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Coates strikes out.
Bottom 4 Battey hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lemon takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 4 Killebrew strikes out. There goes Martin. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 4 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lopez strikes 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 ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Kralick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Versalles strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Battey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Jim Coates now pitching. Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Killebrew scores.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Martin moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to third.
Bottom 3 Green takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 3 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson moves to second.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Sheldon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kralick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lopez strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a popup towards third. Tuttle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. Martin moves to third. Allison moves to second.
Bottom 1 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kubek moves to second.
Top 1 Maris hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.