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August 5, 1961

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Twins 1 4 1
Yankees 2 9 0
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Twins 1 4 1
Yankees 2 9 0

Bill Tuttle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .236
OBP .333 .308
At Bats 2 258
Hits 0 61
• Singles 0 48
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 0 20

Jim Coates Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 4
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Yankee Stadium - August 5, 1961
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Out
Jim Coates
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Joe DeMaestri
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Bill Tuttle
Ted Lepcio
Joe Altobelli

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 1 4 1 7
New York Yankees 2 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Jim Coates
Losing Pitcher Jack Kralick
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mickey Mantle
Attendance 18,880
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Joe Altobelli pinch hits for Earl Battey. Altobelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Altobelli reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Julio Becquer pinch hits for Jim Lemon. Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becquer for the out.
Top 9 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles.
Bottom 8 Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. Maris goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Killebrew hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Versalles moves to third.
Top 8 Versalles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Versalles reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Coates covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Coates is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Battey for a passed ball. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lepcio hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Battey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Green bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second.
Top 6 Versalles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a line drive towards third. Tuttle catches it and steps on third to double up Skowron.
Bottom 5 Coates bunts towards the mound. Kralick fields it and throws to first for the out. Skowron moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kralick hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Coates strikes out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Howard scores.
Bottom 2 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kralick for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Versalles scores. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Versalles moves to third.
Top 1 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Versalles takes first base on ball four.