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August 17, 1961

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Al Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .275
OBP .333 .347
At Bats 3 378
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 63

Bill Stafford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 2
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Yankee Stadium - August 17, 1961
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Walk
Bill Stafford
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Joe DeMaestri
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Al Smith
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Smith takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 8 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stafford hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pilarcik hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Russ Kemmerer now pitching. Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Esposito takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Lollar moves to second.
Top 7 Billy Goodman pinch hits for Frank Baumann. Goodman hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lollar bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Martin 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 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson scores. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Al Pilarcik now playing left field. Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop. J.C. Martin now playing first base. Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stafford hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Baumann 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 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kubek moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Kubek reaches second base with a double. Richardson scores.
Bottom 4 Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Lopez scores. Boyer goes all the way around to score. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Stafford strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Minoso hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skowron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Howard takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Landis hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fox takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Baumann strikes out.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baumann fields it and throws to second for the out. Skowron moves to third.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek. Sievers moves to second.
Top 2 Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. Richardson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out.