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May 21, 1961

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Orioles 3 5 0
Yankees 1 6 1
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Orioles 3 5 0
Yankees 1 7 1

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .304
OBP .333 .423
At Bats 3 112
Hits 1 34
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 26

Steve Barber Season Stats

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4 3 0
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Yankee Stadium - May 21, 1961
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Double
Steve Barber
Clint Courtney
Jim Gentile
Jerry Adair
Brooks Robinson
Ron Hansen
Gene Stephens
Jim Busby
Jackie Brandt
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Mantle reaches second base with a double.

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Bottom 8 Maris hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackie Brandt now playing right field. Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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 8 Hansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Courtney takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to third. Gentile moves to second.
Top 8 Gentile is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Dave Philley. Robinson bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Richardson covering, for the out. Brandt moves to second.
Top 8 Tex Clevenger now pitching. Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Rollie Sheldon. Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 7 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Busby now playing center field. Gene Stephens now playing left field. Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Barber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gentile scores. Stephens scores. Adair moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gentile moves to third. Stephens moves to second.
Top 7 Stephens takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Stephens hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Blanchard settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Blanchard.
Top 7 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gentile hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Gentile reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herzog. Mantle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herzog who is chasing the ball. Richardson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez throws the ball in to Richardson who tags Robinson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out.
Top 6 Herzog is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Sheldon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sheldon for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Kubek hits a line drive into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Blanchard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herzog. Blanchard reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Barber hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adair takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens throws the ball in to Hansen who tags Lopez trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Courtney hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gentile strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sheldon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kubek strikes out.
Top 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Johnny Blanchard now catching. Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Barber takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mantle strikes out.
Top 2 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez throws the ball in to Richardson who tags Adair trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Courtney scores. Stephens moves to third.
Top 2 Stephens takes first base on ball four. Courtney moves to second.
Top 2 Hansen strikes out.
Top 2 Courtney takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gentile hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Herzog takes first base on ball four.