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May 12, 1962

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Bottom 7 R H E
Yankees 8 11 0
Indians 3 5 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Yankees 8 11 0
Indians 3 5 1

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .182
OBP .667 .286
At Bats 1 77
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 2 12
RBI’s 0 17

Bill Stafford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 12, 1962
Bill Stafford
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tom Tresh
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Willie Kirkland
Don Dillard
Ken Aspromonte
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kirkland takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dillard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cline hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Aspromonte pinch hits for Ron Taylor. Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Stafford hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields the ball and throws to Taylor covering. Safe.
Top 7 Lopez hits a line drive towards the mound. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 6 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Howard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kindall catches it. Mantle is attempting to advance to second base. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play.
Top 6 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Maris moves to second.
Top 6 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dillard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stafford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dillard. Stafford reaches second base with a double. Skowron scores. There goes Tresh trying to get to home. Held throws to Romano who tags Tresh for the out.
Top 5 Tresh hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Skowron moves to second.
Top 5 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maris tags and scores.
Top 5 Skowron is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Howard strikes out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Maris moves to third.
Top 5 Ron Taylor now pitching. Maris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cline strikes out.
Bottom 4 Al Luplow pinch hits for Frank Funk. Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Luplow for the out. Held scores. Kindall moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano scores. Held moves to third.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkland tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Held takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to third. Romano moves to second.
Bottom 4 Romano takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tresh hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Francona is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Stafford covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Cline hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skowron is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Howard hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Funk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Richardson strikes out.
Top 2 Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Funk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Romano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkland takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cline hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Frank Funk now pitching. Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall. Mantle scores. Lopez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Lopez takes first base on ball four. Maris scores. Mantle moves to third. Skowron moves to second.
Top 1 Skowron takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Top 1 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richardson tags and scores.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to third. Maris moves to second.
Top 1 Maris is hit by the pitch. Richardson moves to second.
Top 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.