Yankees @ Senators
August 12, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 1 5 0
Senators 5 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 1 5 0
Senators 5 10 0

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .361
OBP .000 .398
At Bats 3 288
Hits 0 104
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 48

Dick Donovan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 0
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Griffith Stadium - August 12, 1961
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Dick Donovan
Gene Green
Bud Zipfel
Bob Johnson
Danny O'Connell
Coot Veal
Chuck Hinton
Marty Keough
Jim King
Elston Howard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 1 5 0 5
Washington Senators 5 10 0 4
Winning Pitcher Dick Donovan
Losing Pitcher Bill Stafford
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Green
Attendance 15,870
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Keough hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Zipfel strikes out.
Top 8 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Donovan covering, for the out.
Top 8 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Johnson now playing second base. Coot Veal now playing shortstop. Gene Green now catching. Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hinton bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Donovan hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Coot Veal pinch runs for Gene Woodling. Luis Arroyo now pitching. Gene Green pinch hits for Pete Daley. Green hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Gene Woodling pinch hits for Chuck Cottier. Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keough moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Keough reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 King 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 Stafford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Boyer reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Zipfel hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Maris hits a line drive towards short. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Stafford covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stafford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Johnson. The throw from Howard and he is out, Richardson applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Mantle. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Mantle steals second.
Top 4 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Kubek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zipfel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hinton strikes out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Donovan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cottier is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Skowron strikes out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Berra strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Keough strikes out.
Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hinton scores. O'Connell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Zipfel bunts towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out. Hinton moves to third. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Maris reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.