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August 4, 1961

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Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .350
OBP .667 .390
At Bats 3 257
Hits 2 90
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 43

Bill Pleis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 2
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Yankee Stadium - August 4, 1961
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Strikeout
Bill Pleis
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Jose Valdivielso
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Elston Howard
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Howard strikes out.

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Bottom 8 Howard hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Battey settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Battey.
Bottom 8 Blanchard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jose Valdivielso now playing second base. Bill Pleis now pitching. Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. LennyBerra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jim Kaat pinch runs for Jim Lemon. Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Green takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second.
Top 8 Pedro Ramos pinch runs for Billy Martin. Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Billy Martin pinch hits for Camilo Pascual. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Bottom 7 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kubek strikes out.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Lepcio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Battey hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stafford hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Blanchard hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew catches it and steps on first to double up Berra.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Pascual is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Battey strikes out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to third.
Top 4 Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles scores. Green scores.
Top 4 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to third. Green moves to second.
Top 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Versalles moves to second.
Top 4 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek.
Bottom 3 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 3 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pascual strikes out.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first, with Pascual covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Richardson reaches second base with a double. Howard scores.
Bottom 2 Stafford hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Allison 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 1 Blanchard strikes out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.