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June 6, 1961

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Bottom 6 R H E
Twins 0 1 1
Yankees 3 10 1
Bottom 6 R H E
Twins 0 1 1
Yankees 6 11 1

Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .233
OBP .000 .356
At Bats 2 163
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 1 37

Ed Palmquist Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 1
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Yankee Stadium - June 6, 1961
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Home Run
Ed Palmquist
Ron Henry
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Jose Valdivielso
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Roger Maris
Tony Kubek
Whitey Ford
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Ed Palmquist now pitching. Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Versalles strikes out.
Top 6 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jack Kralick. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Valdivielso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Henry is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Allison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kubek strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Richardson. The throw from Henry, and Versalles drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 4 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer.
Top 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skowron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third.
Bottom 3 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kralick strikes out.
Top 3 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Richardson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lopez 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 2 Henry strikes out.
Top 2 Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Kubek bunts towards the mound. Kralick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Boyer reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Green strikes out.
Top 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.