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August 2, 1961

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	0
Yankees	3	4	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	0
Yankees	3	4	0

Bobby Richardson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.257
OBP	.000	.289
At Bats	1	412
Hits	0	106
• Singles	0	90
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	33

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	5	0

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Yankee Stadium - August 2, 1961

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Art Ditmar

Haywood Sullivan

Norm Siebern

Jerry Lumpe

Wayne Causey

Dick Howser

Jay Hankins

Bobby Del Greco

Gene Stephens

Bobby Richardson

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Terry strikes out.

Top 2 Stephens is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Sullivan strikes out.

Top 2 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 1 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second.

Bottom 1 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 1 Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Maris reaches second base with a double. Kubek goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Siebern strikes out.

Top 1 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to home to get Howser. Causey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 1 Hankins bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third.

Top 1 There goes Howser. The throw from Blanchard and he is safe. Howser steals second.

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

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