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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 19, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 19, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 19, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 19, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Barry Latman |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 23,398 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Sam Carrigan 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Joe Paparella |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
Elston Howard | First Baseman |
Johnny Blanchard | Catcher |
Clete Boyer | Shortstop |
Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Barry Latman | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 19, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Latman
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Latman
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Latman
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Aspromonte throws to second for one, and Held throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Latman
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Latman
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ford
Aspromonte 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Ford
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Latman
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Latman
Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Latman
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Latman
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Ford
Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Ford
Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Romano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Ford
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Ford
Held hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson catches it and throws to second with Boyer covering, to double up Romano. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Latman
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Latman
Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Latman
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Latman
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Ford
Latman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ford
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Latman
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Latman
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Howard reaches second base with a double. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanchard vs. Latman
Blanchard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Latman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Berra scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Latman
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Latman
Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Ford
Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Ford
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Latman
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Latman
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Latman
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Latman
Berra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Ford
Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Ford
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Ford
Latman hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Latman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Latman
Blanchard hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Latman
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Latman
Ford hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ford
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Ford
Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Latman
Richardson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Latman
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Latman
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Ford
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Ford
Romano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Latman
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Latman
Berra hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Latman
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Latman
Blanchard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Ford
Held 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Barry Latman.
Nieman hits a line drive towards short. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ford
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essegian vs. Ford
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Tito Francona.
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aspromonte moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Ford
There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte scores. Piersall moves to third. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips strikes out. Blanchard drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Phillips out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching. Chuck Essegian now playing left field. Tony Kubek pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Locke covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Locke
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Locke
Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Ford
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Kirkland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Ford
Romano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Locke
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Essegian. Gardner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Locke
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Locke
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Locke
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Locke
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Locke
Blanchard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Ford
Bill Skowron now playing first base.
Held hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Ford
Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Bobby Locke.
de la Hoz hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Ford
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/19/1961 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Richardson B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Aspromonte K, 2b 5 1 3 0 Gardner B, 3b 5 1 3 0 Piersall J, cf 5 0 1 0 Maris R, rf 5 0 0 0 Francona T, lf 3 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 0 Essegian C, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Berra Y, lf 3 1 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Howard E, 1b 4 1 2 1 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Romano J, c 4 1 2 1 Blanchard J, c 4 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 0 0 Boyer C, ss 3 0 1 0 Held W, ss 4 0 0 0 Kubek T, ph 1 0 0 0 Latman B, p 2 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 0 0 0 0 Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Ford W, p 4 0 1 1 Locke B, p 0 0 0 0 Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 de la Hoz M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 3 9 2 37 2 8 1 New York 000 200 000 1 -- 3 Cleveland 000 010 010 0 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ford W (W) 9.2 8 2 2 1 4 Arroyo L (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Latman B 8.0 7 2 2 4 5 Locke B (L) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 E -- Held W DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- New York 10, Cleveland 6 2B -- Romano J, Howard E, Aspromonte K 2, Gardner B HR -- Romano J WP -- Ford W T -- 2:50 A -- 23398
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