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August 24, 1961

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Yankees 4 13 2
Angels 6 6 1
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Yankees 4 13 2
Angels 6 6 1

Bill Skowron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .279
OBP .750 .333
At Bats 4 437
Hits 3 122
• Singles 2 78
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 69

Tom Morgan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 4
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Wrigley Field - August 24, 1961
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Out
Tom Morgan
Earl Averill
Lee Thomas
Billy Moran
Tom Satriano
Joe Koppe
Leon Wagner
Ken Hunt
Albie Pearson
Bill Skowron

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 4 13 2 11
Los Angeles Angels 6 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Tom Morgan
Losing Pitcher Jim Coates
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Koppe
Attendance 19,819
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Howard 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 9 Ken Hunt now playing center field. Albie Pearson now playing right field. Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Moran takes first base on ball four. Satriano moves to second.
Bottom 8 Satriano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ken Hunt pinch runs for George Thomas. Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Tex Clevenger now pitching. Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Hal Reniff. Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out.
Bottom 7 Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Koppe moves to second.
Bottom 7 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Yogi Berra now playing left field. Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pearson for the out.
Top 7 Tony Kubek pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Kubek is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Yogi Berra pinch hits for Hector Lopez. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mantle moves to second.
Top 7 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Moran strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hal Reniff now pitching. Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blanchard moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Top 6 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Blanchard moves to second.
Top 6 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Bud Daley. Blanchard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wagner strikes out.
Top 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Satriano fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tom Morgan now pitching. Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bud Daley now pitching. Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Koppe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Koppe reaches second base with a double. Averill scores. Moran scores. Pearson goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Pearson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Coates fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Coates. Averill moves to third. Moran moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ted Bowsfield. Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to home. Howard drops the ball. Thomas scores. Averill moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Satriano hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 4 Averill takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Thomas chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. Thomas fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Thomas. Skowron scores. Boyer goes all the way around to score. Richardson moves to third.
Top 4 Coates bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Top 4 Lopez strikes out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wagner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to home to get Gardner. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson tags and scores. Gardner tags and moves to third.
Top 3 Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Richardson moves to third.
Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bowsfield bunts towards the mound. Coates fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Richardson covering - double play.
Bottom 2 Moran takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Coates is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Satriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Averill takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner scores.
Bottom 1 Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Thomas trying to get to third. Mantle throws the ball in to Gardner, who tags Thomas for the out. Wagner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Koppe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Koppe reaches second base with a double. Maris throws the ball in to Gardner who tags Koppe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Pearson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Pearson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Richardson moves to third.
Top 1 Gardner takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Richardson bunts towards third. Satriano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.