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May 31, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 11 2
Red Sox 6 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 11 2
Red Sox 6 9 1

Vic Wertz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .500 .340
At Bats 4 97
Hits 2 27
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 12

Danny McDevitt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Fenway Park - May 31, 1961
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Out
Danny McDevitt
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Yogi Berra
Jack Reed
Roger Maris
Vic Wertz
Carroll Hardy
Chuck Schilling

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 11 2 8
Boston Red Sox 6 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Rollie Sheldon
Losing Pitcher Billy Muffett
Save Danny McDevitt
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance 17,318
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Danny McDevitt now pitching. Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson misplays the ball. That's an error on Richardson. Harrell scores. Schilling moves to third.
Bottom 9 Geiger bunts in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrell moves to third. Schilling moves to second.
Bottom 9 Billy Harrell pinch runs for Rip Repulski. Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jack Reed now playing center field. Rip Repulski pinch hits for Chet Nichols. Repulski takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jack Reed pinch runs for Mickey Mantle. Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Carroll Hardy now playing left field. Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pagliaroni strikes out.
Bottom 8 Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hardy scores. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Hardy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Carl Yastrzemski. Hardy bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Arroyo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Arroyo reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Chet Nichols now pitching. Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Nixon scores. Schilling moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Luis Arroyo now pitching. Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Boyer. Buddin scores. Nixon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Russ Nixon pinch hits for Ted Wills. Nixon takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Malzone hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling catches it and throws to first to double up Skowron.
Top 7 Skowron takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Top 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Geiger hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ted Wills now pitching. Maris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kubek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Kubek reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Sheldon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Muffett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wertz hits a line drive into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Sheldon covering, for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. Richardson scores. Boyer scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Kubek is hit by the pitch. Richardson moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Howard scores. Richardson moves to second.
Top 4 Sheldon strikes out.
Top 4 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to third.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schilling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Muffett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skowron hits a line drive towards first. Wertz catches it and steps on first to double up Berra.
Top 3 Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pagliaroni is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Wertz reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kubek hits a line drive into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Billy Muffett now pitching. Sheldon strikes out.
Top 2 Richardson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Richardson reaches second base with a double. Howard moves to third.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Geiger strikes out.
Bottom 1 Schilling strikes out.
Top 1 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. Kubek scores. Maris moves to third.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to third. Maris moves to second.
Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to second.
Top 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Boyer reaches second base with a double.