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August 4, 1961

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Bottom 10 R H E
Twins 5 9 1
Yankees 5 8 3
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Twins 5 9 1
Yankees 8 9 3

Johnny Blanchard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .309
OBP .250 .395
At Bats 3 136
Hits 0 42
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 0 33

Bill Pleis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 2
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Yankee Stadium - August 4, 1961
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Home Run
Bill Pleis
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Jose Valdivielso
Ted Lepcio
Zoilo Versalles
Lenny Green
Bill Tuttle
Bob Allison
Johnny Blanchard
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 5 9 1 5
New York Yankees 8 9 3 5
Winning Pitcher Luis Arroyo
Losing Pitcher Bill Pleis
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Blanchard
Attendance 24,109
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Blanchard 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 10 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 10 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Arroyo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pleis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Killebrew is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Green hits a line drive to right field. Maris throws towards first. Howard fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howard. Green moves to second.
Top 10 Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Richardson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Valdivielso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Howard strikes out.
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.