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August 2, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 9 0
Yankees 12 17 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 9 0
Yankees 12 17 0

Bobby Del Greco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .243
OBP .667 .321
At Bats 3 169
Hits 2 41
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 15

Hal Reniff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 2, 1961
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Strikeout
Hal Reniff
Johnny Blanchard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Billy Gardner
Joe DeMaestri
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Bobby Del Greco

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 5 9 0 3
New York Yankees 12 17 0 8
Winning Pitcher Ralph Terry
Losing Pitcher Art Ditmar
Save Hal Reniff
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance 23,616
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Del Greco strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Stephens strikes out.
Top 9 Hal Reniff now pitching. Sullivan hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Kunkel's glove, towards Lumpe, who fields it, throws to second, with Howser covering, for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bill Kunkel now pitching. Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Top 8 Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hankins moves to second.
Top 8 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Del Greco scores.
Top 8 Jim Rivera pinch hits for Bill Fischer. Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. Del Greco moves to third.
Top 8 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Del Greco reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Top 7 Sullivan 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 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Top 6 Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howser tags and scores.
Top 6 Hankins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra throws the ball in to DeMaestri who tags Hankins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Howser moves to third.
Top 6 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Berra scores. Blanchard moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bill Fischer now pitching. Blanchard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Kubek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skowron tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stephens. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Skowron moves to third.
Bottom 5 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Blanchard strikes out.
Top 5 Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stephens strikes out.
Top 5 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kubek hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lumpe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Causey hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hector Lopez now playing left field. Yogi Berra now playing right field. Hankins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Terry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Blanchard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. Berra scores.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Maris moves to third.
Bottom 3 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Maris is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blanchard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Terry strikes out.
Top 2 Stephens is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Sullivan strikes out.
Top 2 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Blanchard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Maris reaches second base with a double. Kubek goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Siebern strikes out.
Top 1 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to home to get Howser. Causey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Hankins bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Howser. The throw from Blanchard and he is safe. Howser steals second.
Top 1 Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.