Yankees @ Angels
June 26, 1961

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Yankees 3 7 1
Angels 3 4 0
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Yankees 3 7 1
Angels 5 5 0

Steve Bilko Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .271
OBP .500 .401
At Bats 2 129
Hits 1 35
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 17

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 2 0
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Wrigley Field - June 26, 1961
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Home Run
Whitey Ford
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Billy Gardner
Tony Kubek
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Steve Bilko
Albie Pearson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bilko hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Wagner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Moran bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Richardson covering, for the out. Pearson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pearson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford scores. Richardson scores. Maris moves to third.
Top 5 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maris takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Top 5 Kubek strikes out.
Top 5 Richardson bunts towards the mound. McBride fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ford moves to second.
Top 5 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McBride hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sadowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Koppe scores.
Bottom 4 Ford fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ford. Yost scores. Koppe moves to third.
Bottom 4 Koppe takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 4 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hunt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wagner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. Pearson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pearson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McBride strikes out.
Top 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Koppe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Mantle is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Maris hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kubek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pearson. Kubek reaches second base with a double. Richardson moves to third.
Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sadowski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Koppe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Skowron strikes out.
Top 2 Berra hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Moran hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pearson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Maris hits a line drive towards first. Bilko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kubek strikes out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.