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August 8, 1961

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Bottom 10 R H E
Angels 4 10 2
Yankees 4 5 2
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Angels 4 10 2
Yankees 5 6 2

Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .279
OBP .000 .379
At Bats 4 402
Hits 0 112
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 41
Walks 0 63
RBI’s 0 101

Art Fowler Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 9
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Yankee Stadium - August 8, 1961
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Single
Art Fowler
Del Rice
Steve Bilko
Billy Moran
George Thomas
Joe Koppe
Leon Wagner
Albie Pearson
Lee Thomas
Roger Maris
Tony Kubek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Angels 4 10 2 9
New York Yankees 5 6 2 7
Winning Pitcher Luis Arroyo
Losing Pitcher Art Fowler
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance 24,084
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Steve Bilko now playing first base. Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson. Kubek reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Koppe strikes out.
Top 10 Johnny James pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Thomas strikes out.
Top 10 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Wagner strikes out.
Bottom 9 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Arroyo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Art Fowler now pitching. Boyer hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thomas strikes out.
Top 9 Moran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Moran reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ken Hunt pinch hits for Eli Grba. Hunt hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Skowron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a popup towards the mound. Grba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe misplays the ball. That's an error on Koppe.
Bottom 7 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Hal Reniff. Blanchard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kluszewski 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 7 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Moran hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pearson 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 6 Grba bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 6 Hal Reniff now pitching. Rice is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Koppe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Koppe reaches second base with a double. Kluszewski scores. Thomas moves to third.
Top 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wagner moves to second.
Top 6 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Bottom 5 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Moran is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Pearson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Pearson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Grba hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stafford strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Koppe hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to second.
Top 4 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron juggles the ball. That's an error on Skowron.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Grba covering, for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. Grba scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Pearson hits a line drive into center field. Mantle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mantle. Rice scores. Grba moves to third.
Top 3 Grba hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to second.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Grba covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Stafford bunts towards the mound. Grba fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas.
Top 2 Koppe is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skowron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson. Howard reaches second base with a double. Kubek scores. Mantle goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to third. Kubek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thomas 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 Moran hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.