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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 25, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on June 25, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 25, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 25, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Stafford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 35,152 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Eddie Hurley |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
Bill Stafford | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Bob Allison | First Baseman |
Dan Dobbek | Right Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 25, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kralick
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kralick
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kralick
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Stafford
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Stafford
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gardner. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Stafford
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Cerv picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cerv. Martin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stafford
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Stafford
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kralick
Mantle hits a popup towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kralick
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kralick
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Stafford
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Stafford
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kralick
Cerv hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kralick
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stafford vs. Kralick
Stafford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kralick
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Stafford
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Stafford
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Stafford
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Stafford
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stafford
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Stafford
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kralick
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Kralick
Maris takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Kralick
Mantle hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Kralick
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Kralick
Skowron hits a line drive towards first. Allison catches it and steps on first to double up Howard. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Stafford
Dobbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Stafford
There goes Dobbek. The throw from Howard and he is out, Richardson applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Stafford
Battey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kralick
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kralick
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stafford vs. Kralick
Stafford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Kralick
Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Stafford
Kralick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Stafford
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Stafford
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Stafford
Killebrew 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
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kralick
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kralick
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Kralick
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Kralick
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kralick
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kralick
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Kralick
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stafford
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Stafford
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Stafford
Dobbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Battey vs. Stafford
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stafford vs. Kralick
Stafford hits a popup towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kralick
Richardson bunts towards third. Killebrew picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Killebrew. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Kralick
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Kralick
Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dobbek. Maris reaches second base with a double. Richardson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Kralick
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Kralick
Howard takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. Mantle scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. McDevitt
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Stafford
Lenny Green pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Stafford
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Green moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Stafford
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Lee
Don Lee now pitching.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stafford vs. Lee
Stafford hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lee
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Lee
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Stafford
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stafford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Stafford
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobbek vs. Stafford
Dobbek hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Stafford
Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lee
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lee
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lee
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Stafford
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Don Lee.
Becquer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Becquer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Versalles vs. Stafford
Versalles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Becquer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Coates
Killebrew hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/25/1961 -- New York at Minnesota (D) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Richardson B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Versalles Z, ss 5 0 1 1 Kubek T, ss 5 1 1 0 Martin B, 2b 4 2 0 0 Maris R, rf 3 2 1 1 Killebrew H, 3b 4 1 2 2 Mantle M, cf 4 2 1 0 Lemon J, lf 3 0 0 0 Howard E, c 4 1 2 4 Allison B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 2 Dobbek D, rf 4 0 2 0 Cerv B, lf 4 1 2 1 Battey E, c 4 0 0 0 Gardner B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0 Stafford B, p 4 0 1 0 Kralick J, p 2 0 1 0 Coates J, p 0 0 0 0 McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0 Green L, ph 1 0 1 0 Lee D, p 0 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 11 8 35 4 10 3 New York 001 103 300 -- 8 Minnesota 102 000 001 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stafford B (W) 8.1 10 4 3 3 3 Coates J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kralick J (L) 6.2 9 8 8 4 1 McDevitt D 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 Lee D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Gardner B, Cerv B, Killebrew H DP -- New York 2, Minnesota 1 LOB -- New York 6, Minnesota 8 2B -- Maris R, Versalles Z 3B -- Becquer J HR -- Cerv B, Killebrew H, Howard E CS -- Dobbek D HBP -- by Stafford B (Lemon J) T -- 2:28 A -- 35152
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