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Reds
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 4, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, played on October 4, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 4, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim O'Toole |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 62,397 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Darrell Johnson | Catcher |
| Jim O'Toole | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Right Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 4, 1961
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Ford
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Ford
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Ford
Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. O'Toole
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. O'Toole
Kubek takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. O'Toole
Maris hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. O'Toole
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. O'Toole
Skowron takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to third. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. O'Toole
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Ford
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Ford
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Ford
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. O'Toole
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. O'Toole
Boyer hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. O'Toole
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ford
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Ford
O'Toole is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Ford
Blasingame strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. O'Toole
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. O'Toole
Kubek hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. O'Toole
Maris strikes out. There goes Richardson. The throw from Johnson to Kasko, and back to Coleman, who tags Richardson out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Ford
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ford
Pinson 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 -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Toole
Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. O'Toole
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. O'Toole
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. O'Toole
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. O'Toole
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. O'Toole
Ford hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Ford
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Ford
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Ford
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ford
Johnson 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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. O'Toole
Richardson bunts towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richardson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. O'Toole
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. O'Toole
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Toole vs. Ford
O'Toole hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Ford
Blasingame 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 -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Ford
Kasko 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 6
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Toole
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. O'Toole
Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. O'Toole
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. O'Toole
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. O'Toole
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ford
Pinson hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Ford
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Ford
Freese hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. O'Toole
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. O'Toole
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. O'Toole
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. O'Toole
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Ford
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Ford
Leo Cardenas pinch hits for Darrell Johnson.
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Ford
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Jim O'Toole.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Brosnan
Jerry Zimmerman now catching. Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Brosnan
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Brosnan
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Brosnan
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Hector Lopez.
Blanchard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Ford
Roger Maris now playing right field. Jack Reed now playing center field. Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Don Blasingame.
Lynch hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Ford
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ford
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/4/1961 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 3 0
Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kubek T, ss 3 0 0 0
Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 0 Maris R, cf-rf 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 0 0 Howard E, c 4 1 1 1
Robinson F, lf 2 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 1 1 1
Post W, rf 3 0 1 0 Berra Y, lf 2 0 0 0
Freese G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lopez H, rf 2 0 0 0
Coleman G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Blanchard J, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson D, c 2 0 0 0 Reed J, cf 0 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ph 1 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 3 0 1 0
Zimmerman J, c 0 0 0 0 Ford W, p 3 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 2 0 0 0
Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 29 2 6 2
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 101 00x -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (L) 7.0 6 2 2 4 2
Brosnan J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 6
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, New York 8
HR -- Howard E, Skowron B
CS -- Richardson B
T -- 2:11
A -- 62397
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