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September 5, 1961

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Bottom 7 R H E
Senators 1 3 1
Yankees 2 6 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Senators 1 3 1
Yankees 2 6 0

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .360
OBP 1.000 .395
At Bats 2 369
Hits 2 133
• Singles 1 97
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 62

Joe McClain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 15 0
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Yankee Stadium - September 5, 1961
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Strikeout
Joe McClain
Pete Daley
Dale Long
Danny O'Connell
Billy Klaus
Bob Johnson
Marty Keough
Willie Tasby
Gene Green
Elston Howard
Johnny Blanchard
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Howard strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Blanchard reaches second base with a double. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Long is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Tasby strikes out.
Top 7 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Kubek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 McClain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Coates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Daley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kubek hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tasby strikes out.
Top 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Coates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McClain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McClain strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skowron strikes out. There goes Howard. The throw from Daley to second, and Howard is out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Blanchard hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Klaus strikes out.
Top 2 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive towards the mound. McClain reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Green reaches second base with a double. O'Connell goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Keough strikes out.