Yankees @ Twins
June 25, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 11 2
Twins 4 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 11 2
Twins 4 10 1

Harmon Killebrew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .354
OBP .750 .465
At Bats 3 209
Hits 2 74
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 22
Walks 1 46
RBI’s 2 57

Jim Coates Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 3
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Metropolitan Stadium - June 25, 1961
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Jim Coates
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Billy Gardner
Tony Kubek
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Harmon Killebrew
Zoilo Versalles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 8 11 2 6
Minnesota Twins 4 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Bill Stafford
Losing Pitcher Jack Kralick
Save Jim Coates
Game Winning RBI Elston Howard
Attendance 35,152
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Killebrew hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Coates now pitching. Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Versalles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Becquer scores.
Bottom 9 Julio Becquer pinch hits for Don Lee. Becquer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Becquer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Tuttle is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dobbek hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stafford hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Lee now pitching. Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Green moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lenny Green pinch hits for Danny McDevitt. Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cerv strikes out.
Top 7 Danny McDevitt now pitching. Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. Mantle scores. Howard moves to second.
Top 7 Howard takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Top 7 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dobbek. Maris reaches second base with a double. Richardson scores.
Top 7 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Richardson bunts towards third. Killebrew picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Killebrew. Richardson moves to second.
Top 7 Stafford hits a popup towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Dobbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third.
Bottom 6 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to second.
Top 6 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kralick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stafford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Battey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Dobbek. The throw from Howard and he is out, Richardson applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Dobbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive towards first. Allison catches it and steps on first to double up Howard.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Maris moves to third.
Top 4 Mantle hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maris takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to second.
Top 4 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stafford is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cerv hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Battey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dobbek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mantle hits a popup towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Cerv picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cerv. Martin scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gardner. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.