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October 9, 1961

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Yankees 13 15 1
Reds 5 11 3
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Yankees 13 15 1
Reds 5 11 3

Elston Howard Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .500 .263
OBP .600 .333
At Bats 4 19
Hits 2 5
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 1

Ken Hunt Postseason Stats

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0 0 0
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Crosley Field - October 9, 1961
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Strikeout
Ken Hunt
Johnny Edwards
Gordy Coleman
Don Blasingame
Gene Freese
Eddie Kasko
Wally Post
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Elston Howard
Roger Maris
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Howard is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. Maris moves to second.
Top 9 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Ken Hunt now pitching. Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jim Brosnan. Lynch 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 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Post is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Daley bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 8 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Coleman 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 7 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Blanchard moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second.
Top 7 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields the ball and throws to Brosnan covering. Safe.
Top 7 Maris strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blasingame is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Leo Cardenas pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards 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 Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Daley hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Boyer is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Lopez bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Purkey. Blanchard scores. Howard moves to third. Lopez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Skowron strikes out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko misplays the ball. That's an error on Kasko. Blanchard moves to third.
Top 6 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Freese is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Daley drops the ball.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris throws the ball in to Kubek who tags Pinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Maris strikes out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bob Purkey now pitching. Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out.
Bottom 4 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Sherman Jones. Gernert is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sherman Jones now pitching. Boyer hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Blanchard scores. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Blanchard reaches second base with a double. Kubek moves to third.
Top 4 Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maris. Freese reaches second base with a double. Coleman moves to third.
Bottom 3 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bud Daley now pitching. Coleman bunts towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Daley covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second.
Bottom 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Terry bunts towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 3 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bill Henry now pitching. Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gus Bell pinch hits for Ken Johnson. Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Post moves to third.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ken Johnson now pitching. Howard hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Post. Maris reaches second base with a double. Kubek goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blasingame bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Terry strikes out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Lopez scores.
Top 1 Jim Maloney now pitching. Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. Skowron goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Top 1 Howard hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 1 Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Jay fires over to first and Coleman drops the ball. That's an error on Coleman. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.