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June 5, 1961

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Twins 2 6 3
Yankees 5 6 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Twins 2 6 3
Yankees 5 6 1

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .372
OBP .333 .396
At Bats 3 86
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 11

Ray Moore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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Yankee Stadium - June 5, 1961
Ray Moore
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Martin
Billy Gardner
Zoilo Versalles
Jim Lemon
Bill Tuttle
Dan Dobbek
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Howard takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ray Moore now pitching. Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Kubek reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dobbek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Tuttle reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Joe DeMaestri now playing second base. Versalles strikes out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Coates strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Bobby Richardson. Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner juggles the ball. That's an error on Gardner.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Martin.
Bottom 6 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Battey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon strikes out.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dan Dobbek now playing right field. Howard 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 5 Green is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Coates hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson 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 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gardner. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mantle strikes out.
Top 2 Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lee strikes out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.
Top 1 Battey hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lemon takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Versalles scores.
Top 1 Versalles hits a line drive into right field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Versalles moves to third.