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August 23, 1961

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Yankees 6 8 0
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Yogi Berra Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .272
OBP .250 .329
At Bats 4 320
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 49

Jim Donohue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 4
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Wrigley Field - August 23, 1961
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Out
Jim Donohue
Earl Averill
Lee Thomas
Rocky Bridges
Eddie Yost
Joe Koppe
George Thomas
Ken Hunt
Albie Pearson
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jim Donohue now pitching. Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunt. Mantle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 8 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Del Rice pinch hits for Eli Grba. Rice strikes out.
Top 8 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 8 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to home to get Skowron. DeMaestri moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Top 8 Joe DeMaestri pinch runs for Johnny Blanchard. Richardson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Howard scores. Skowron moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 8 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Rollie Sheldon. Blanchard is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Howard moves to third.
Top 8 Lee Thomas now playing first base. Rocky Bridges now playing second base. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Leon Wagner pinch hits for Billy Moran. Wagner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Yost takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 7 Averill bunts towards the mound. Sheldon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Steve Bilko. Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Top 7 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gardner 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 6 Thomas hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Pearson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Rollie Sheldon now pitching. Grba strikes out.
Top 6 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tony Kubek pinch hits for Hal Reniff. Kubek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Eli Grba now pitching. Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Boyer reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Skowron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris scores. Mantle moves to second.
Top 6 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second.
Top 6 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Hunt. The slide. Howard applies the tag. Hunt is out.
Bottom 5 Moran strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Hunt moves to third.
Bottom 5 Yost strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Hunt. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Hunt steals second.
Bottom 5 Hal Reniff now pitching. Hunt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gardner strikes out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Whitey Ford. Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Pearson scores.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pearson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Koppe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duren scores. Pearson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pearson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moran scores. Duren moves to second.
Bottom 4 Duren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Moran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra who is chasing the ball. Moran reaches third base with a triple. Yost goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard is hit by the pitch. Maris moves to second.
Top 4 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle strikes out.
Top 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Averill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bilko takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pearson scores.
Bottom 3 Koppe 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 takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gardner strikes out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Duren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bilko scores. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 2 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. Bilko moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hunt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ford fires to first and picks off Averill.
Bottom 2 Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bilko moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bilko takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Howard strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Berra. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Berra steals second.
Top 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Koppe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Gardner strikes out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.