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August 6, 1961

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Bill Skowron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .279
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 3 380
Hits 1 106
• Singles 1 71
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 61

Al Schroll Season Stats

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Yankee Stadium - August 6, 1961
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Out
Al Schroll
Hal Naragon
Harmon Killebrew
Ted Lepcio
Bill Tuttle
Zoilo Versalles
Julio Becquer
Lenny Green
Bob Allison
Bill Skowron
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll fields it and throws to second for the out. Mantle moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Versalles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson catches it and throws to first to double up Schroll.
Top 9 Schroll hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Billy Gardner now playing third base. Clete Boyer now playing shortstop. Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Sheldon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tony Kubek pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Becquer hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Becquer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard strikes out.
Top 7 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Green hits a line drive into left field. Lopez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Schroll scores. Green moves to second.
Top 7 Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schroll hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle throws to first for one, and Killebrew throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Richardson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle juggles the ball. That's an error on Tuttle.
Bottom 6 Sheldon strikes out.
Top 6 Lepcio strikes out.
Top 6 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out. Allison moves to second.
Top 6 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Becquer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Naragon fires to second and picks off Skowron for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 4 Schroll hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Becquer tags and scores.
Top 4 Naragon bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Becquer moves to third. Allison moves to second.
Top 4 Allison takes first base on ball four. Becquer moves to second.
Top 4 Becquer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Sheldon strikes out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle 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 strikes out.
Bottom 2 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Julio Becquer now playing left field. Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Schroll hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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. Lepcio moves to second.
Top 2 Lepcio hits a fly ball towards left. Lopez settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lopez.
Top 2 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheldon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Altobelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green moves to third.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.