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Angels
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 20, 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 April 20, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 7,059 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Joe Linsalata 3B: Charlie Berry |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Bob Turley | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 20, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Turley
Brickell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Turley
Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Turley
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Turley
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Turley
Cerv hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Cerv reaches second base with a double. Brickell scores. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hunt vs. Turley
Hunt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a popup towards short. Brickell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek 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
Top 2
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Turley
Leek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Turley
Rice takes first base on ball four. Leek moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Turley
Garver strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brickell vs. Turley
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Garver
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Garver
Howard hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Garver
Boyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Turley vs. Garver
Turley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. Howard scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Turley moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a line drive towards short. Brickell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Turley
Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Turley
Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Turley
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Turley
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle hits a line drive towards first. Kluszewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Garver
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Turley
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Turley
Leek strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Turley
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Turley
There goes Hunt. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Hunt steals second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Turley
Garver is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wagner. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Garver
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Garver
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Leek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Turley vs. Garver
Turley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Turley
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Turley
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Turley
Wagner 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, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Turley
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Turley
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Turley
Hunt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Turley
Leek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Turley
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Del Rice.
Becquer takes first base on ball four. Leek moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Turley
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching. Earl Averill now catching.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Kline
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Kline
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell fields it and throws to second for the out. Mantle scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Kline
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kline, and towards Leek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Turley
Brickell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Turley
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Turley
Wagner hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Turley
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Turley
There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerv vs. Turley
Cerv 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
Bottom 7
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Kline
Turley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kline
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kline
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Turley
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez who is chasing the ball. Hunt reaches third base with a triple. Lopez throws the ball in to Howard who tags Hunt trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Turley
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Turley
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Arroyo
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Ron Kline. Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Bowsfield
Ted Bowsfield now pitching.
Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bowsfield
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Bowsfield
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowsfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Bowsfield
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Arroyo
Brickell hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Arroyo
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Arroyo
Wagner 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/1961, game 2 -- Los Angeles at New York (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Brickell F, ss 4 1 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Aspromonte K, 2b 5 0 1 0 Lopez H, lf 4 0 0 0 Wagner L, rf 5 0 0 0 Kubek T, ss 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 2 0 2 0 Mantle M, cf 2 1 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 1 Maris R, rf 4 1 1 0 Hunt K, cf 3 1 2 1 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Leek G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Howard E, c 3 1 1 0 Rice D, c 1 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 2 1 0 0 Becquer J, ph 0 0 0 0 Turley B, p 3 0 1 2 Averill E, c 0 0 0 0 Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 Garver N, p 2 0 0 0 Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 Kline R, p 0 0 0 0 Bilko S, ph 1 0 0 0 Bowsfield T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 6 2 30 4 7 4 Los Angeles 100 001 000 -- 2 New York 030 001 00x -- 4 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 5.0 4 3 3 2 1 Kline R 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 Bowsfield T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Turley B (W) 7.2 6 2 2 9 8 Arroyo L (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- Los Angeles 1, New York 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 10, New York 5 2B -- Cerv B, Howard E, Skowron B 3B -- Hunt K HR -- Hunt K SB -- Hunt K WP -- Turley B T -- 2:33 A -- 7059
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