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May 25, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 5 0
Yankees 6 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 5 0
Yankees 6 11 1

Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .239
OBP .000 .264
At Bats 3 67
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 7

Luis Arroyo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 6
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Yankee Stadium - May 25, 1961
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Out
Luis Arroyo
Johnny Blanchard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Bob Cerv
Roger Maris
Yogi Berra
Russ Nixon
Pete Runnels

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 5 0 3
New York Yankees 6 11 1 8
Winning Pitcher Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher Billy Muffett
Save Luis Arroyo
Game Winning RBI Johnny Blanchard
Attendance 13,087
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Runnels takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Fornieles now pitching. Arroyo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Yastrzemski is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Hardy hits a line drive into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tom Brewer pinch runs for Rip Repulski. Luis Arroyo now pitching. Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer throws to second for one, and Richardson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Buddin scores.
Top 8 Rip Repulski pinch hits for Dave Hillman. Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buddin moves to third.
Top 8 Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a line drive into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cerv hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out.
Top 7 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Hardy moves to second.
Top 7 Hardy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a fly ball towards right. Jensen catches it and throws to first to double up Blanchard.
Bottom 6 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Schilling strikes out.
Top 6 Hillman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blanchard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Buddin hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kubek strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ford bunts in front of the plate. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Cerv moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron moves to third.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hardy. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Nixon 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 5 Runnels strikes out.
Top 5 Malzone hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Blanchard hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kubek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Top 4 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hardy for the out.
Bottom 3 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schilling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hillman strikes out.
Top 3 Buddin hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Buddin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blanchard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dave Hillman now pitching. Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kubek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to second for the out. Jensen moves to third.
Top 2 Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second.
Top 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris scores. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to third.
Bottom 1 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Top 1 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.