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June 5, 1961

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Twins 2 8 3
Yankees 6 7 1
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Twins 2 8 3
Yankees 6 7 1

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .236
OBP .000 .289
At Bats 3 148
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 11

Luis Arroyo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 7
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Yankee Stadium - June 5, 1961
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Out
Luis Arroyo
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Joe DeMaestri
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Jack Reed
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Billy Gardner
Billy Martin
Jim Lemon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 8 3 6
New York Yankees 6 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jim Coates
Losing Pitcher Don Lee
Save Luis Arroyo
Game Winning RBI Johnny Blanchard
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. Lemon moves to third.
Top 9 Julio Becquer pinch hits for Earl Battey. Becquer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second.
Top 9 Jack Reed now playing left field. Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Coates is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Howard takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 8 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ray Moore now pitching. Kubek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Kubek reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dobbek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Tuttle reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Joe DeMaestri now playing second base. Versalles strikes out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Coates strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Bobby Richardson. Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner juggles the ball. That's an error on Gardner.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Martin.
Bottom 6 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Battey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon strikes out.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dan Dobbek now playing right field. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Green is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Coates hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gardner. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mantle strikes out.
Top 2 Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lee strikes out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.
Top 1 Battey hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lemon takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Versalles scores.
Top 1 Versalles hits a line drive into right field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Versalles moves to third.