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Angels
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels, played on August 9, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Bowsfield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Coates |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,261 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Right Fielder |
| Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
| Lee Thomas | First Baseman |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Ted Bowsfield | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Coates | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Coates
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. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Coates
Moran bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Coates
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Coates
Wagner takes first base on ball four. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Coates
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bowsfield
Richardson strikes out. Averill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Richardson out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Bowsfield
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bowsfield
Maris strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Coates
Hector Lopez now playing left field.
Koppe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Coates
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Coates
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowsfield vs. Coates
Bowsfield hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bowsfield
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Bowsfield
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran misplays the ball. That's an error on Moran. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Bowsfield
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Coates
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Coates
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Coates
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bowsfield
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bowsfield
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Bowsfield
Coates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Coates
Wagner hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Coates
Hunt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Coates
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bowsfield
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Bowsfield
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bowsfield
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. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Coates
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Coates
Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowsfield vs. Coates
Bowsfield bunts towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to third for the out. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Coates
Pearson hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Coates
Moran hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bowsfield
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Bowsfield
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Bowsfield
Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle tags and scores. Howard tags and moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Bowsfield
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Bowsfield
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Coates
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Coates
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Coates
Hunt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Bowsfield
Coates hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bowsfield
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Bowsfield
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran misplays the ball. That's an error on Moran. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Bowsfield
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Bowsfield
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to third. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Bowsfield
Howard hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Coates
Koppe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Coates
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Coates
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowsfield vs. Coates
Bowsfield hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Bowsfield
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Bowsfield
There's a wild pitch. Skowron scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bowsfield
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coates vs. Morgan
Coates bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Morgan
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Coates
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Coates
Moran strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Coates
Thomas hits a line drive towards the mound. Coates reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Morgan
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Morgan
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Morgan
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Coates
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Coates
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Coates
Koppe hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1961 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Pearson A, rf 4 0 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Moran B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kubek T, ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0
Wagner L, lf 3 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 3 1 1 0
Hunt K, cf 4 0 0 0 Howard E, c 3 0 1 0
Koppe J, ss 4 0 1 0 Skowron B, 1b 2 1 1 1
Thomas G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cerv B, lf 0 0 0 0
Averill E, c 2 0 1 0 Lopez H, lf 3 0 1 0
Bowsfield T, p 3 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Coates J, p 2 0 0 0
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31 0 4 0 28 2 5 1
Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 010 10x -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Bowsfield T (L)* 6.0 5 2 2 1 3
Morgan T 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Coates J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Moran B 2
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, New York 5
3B -- Skowron B
SH -- Coates J
SF -- Skowron B
WP -- Bowsfield T
T -- 1:59
A -- 17261
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