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September 2, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Tigers 2 6 0
Yankees 5 6 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Tigers 2 6 0
Yankees 7 7 0

Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .271
OBP .667 .376
At Bats 3 490
Hits 2 133
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 52
Walks 0 79
RBI’s 1 121

Hank Aguirre Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 8
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Yankee Stadium - September 2, 1961
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Home Run
Hank Aguirre
Frank House
Norm Cash
Reno Bertoia
Dick McAuliffe
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Al Kaline
Bubba Morton
Roger Maris
Tony Kubek
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Hank Aguirre now pitching. Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Arroyo scores. Richardson scores.
Bottom 8 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Arroyo moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Arroyo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Reno Bertoia now playing second base. Frank House now catching. Bubba Morton now playing right field. Al Kaline now playing center field. Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Bobo Osborne. Luis Arroyo now pitching. George Alusik pinch hits for Bill Bruton. Alusik is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Jake Wood. Osborne takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second.
Top 8 Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Mike Roarke. Maxwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skowron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berra strikes out.
Top 7 McAuliffe strikes out.
Top 7 Cash is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Wood. The throw from Howard and he is out, Kubek applying the tag.
Top 6 Wood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Terry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roarke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roarke hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle bunts towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maris scores.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Roarke for a passed ball. Maris moves to third.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Maris reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 McAuliffe 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 4 Cash hits a popup towards first. Skowron reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Colavito attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Top 4 Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bruton bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Mantle goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Roarke hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fernandez 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 2 McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wood hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.