Indians @ Yankees
September 8, 1961

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Top 2	R	H	E
Indians	0	0	0
Yankees	3	3	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Indians	0	0	0
Yankees	3	3	0

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.258
OBP	.000	.320
At Bats	0	484
Hits	0	125
• Singles	0	75
• Doubles	0	22
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	23
Walks	0	46
RBI’s	0	83

Bill Stafford Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	7	2

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Yankee Stadium - September 8, 1961

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Out

Bill Stafford

Elston Howard

Bill Skowron

Bobby Richardson

Clete Boyer

Tony Kubek

Johnny Blanchard

Mickey Mantle

Roger Maris

Willie Kirkland

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Skowron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Blanchard moves to second.

Bottom 1 Blanchard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Mantle moves to third.

Bottom 1 Mantle is walked intentionally.

Bottom 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. Richardson scores. Kubek moves to second.

Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.

Bottom 1 Richardson takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Dillard 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 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.

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