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June 22, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 12 2
Athletics 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 12 2
Athletics 3 8 0

Jim Rivera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .125
OBP .250 .263
At Bats 4 16
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 3

Luis Arroyo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 13
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Municipal Stadium - June 22, 1961
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Out
Luis Arroyo
Johnny Blanchard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Yogi Berra
Jack Reed
Roger Maris
Jim Rivera
Jerry Lumpe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 8 12 2 10
Kansas City Athletics 3 8 0 8
Winning Pitcher Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher Norm Bass
Save Luis Arroyo
Game Winning RBI Clete Boyer
Attendance 17,254
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howser hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Gerry Staley. Klimchock hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Arroyo strikes out.
Top 9 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Siebern moves to third.
Bottom 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Posada scores. Siebern moves to second.
Bottom 8 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Jack Reed now playing center field. Siebern takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to third. Posada moves to second.
Bottom 8 Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser scores.
Bottom 8 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Skowron strikes out.
Top 8 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Top 8 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second.
Top 8 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kubek hits a line drive towards first. Siebern reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gerry Staley now pitching. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Prescott pinch hits for Ed Rakow. Prescott strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bertoia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rakow, and towards Howser, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Blanchard moves to second.
Top 7 Blanchard is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Ed Rakow now pitching. Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores.
Top 6 Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada. Maris reaches second base with a double. Kubek goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rivera strikes out.
Bottom 5 Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. Mantle scores.
Top 5 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third.
Top 5 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ditmar strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek.
Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sullivan 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 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 3 Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rivera strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lumpe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sullivan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Sullivan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Art Ditmar now pitching. Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Blanchard scores. Richardson scores. Ford moves to third.
Top 2 Ford takes first base on ball four. Blanchard moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Top 2 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second.
Top 2 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Siebern 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 1 Posada strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rivera hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada. Maris reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third.
Top 1 Kubek strikes out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.