Nineteen Sixty One

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1961 American League                 Date: 5/3/1961
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1961 CHA  11   4    D.Howser  KCA .439  R.Maris   NYA    9  B.Phillip CLA   16
1961 DEA  10   5    J.Piersal CLA .373  J.Gentile BAA    6  E.Battey  MNA   16
1961 CLA  10   7    E.Battey  MNA .365  E.Battey  MNA    5  R.Maris   NYA   15
1961 NYA   8   7    N.Siebern KCA .348  OTHERS TIED W    4  V.Power   CLA   14
1961 BOA   8   7    J.Lumpe   KCA .345                      B.Skowron NYA   14
1961 WAA   9   8
1961 BAA   8   9    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1961 LAA   5   9    M.Grant   CLA    4  H.Wilhelm BAA    2  F.Lary    DEA 0.79
1961 MNA   6  11    OTHERS TIED W    3  M.Forniel BOA    2  B.Muffett BOA 1.10
1961 KCA   3  11                        J.Pizarro CHA    2  D.Donovan WAA 1.32
                                        J.Coates  NYA    2  M.Grant   CLA 1.32
                                        OTHERS TIED W    1  D.Mossi   DEA 1.69
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    A.Smith   CHA   12  L.Aparici CHA    6  W.Ford    NYA   36
                    J.Jensen  BOA    9  J.Landis  CHA    4  S.Barber  BAA   28
                    G.Woodlin WAA    9  J.Temple  CLA    2  J.Bunning DEA   26
                    M.Minoso  CHA    8  J.Wood    DEA    2  C.Pascual MNA   26
                    B.Richard NYA    8  L.Green   MNA    2  P.Ramos   MNA   26
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA  9  at  LAA  4  BAA-Estrada(0-0,11.00) at LAA-Kline(0-2, 5.06)
BOA  6  at  KCA  5  BOA-Muffett(1-1, 1.10) at KCA-Herbert(0-2, 9.20)
CHA  0  at  CLA  6  CHA-McLish(2-0, 3.38) at CLA-Perry(0-2, 6.26)
DEA  1  at  WAA  5  DEA-Lary(3-1, 0.79) at WAA-McClain(1-2, 2.13)
NYA  6  at  MNA  1  NYA-Turley(1-0, 2.60) at MNA-Ramos(2-2, 2.83)
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Battey      MNA .520 25 13 10  4  5  M.Grant       CLA 18  6  0  3  7  0 200
R.Maris       NYA .433 30 13 11  3  7  H.Wilhelm     BAA  5  1  0  1  4  0 002
M.Minoso      CHA .464 28 13  8  6  3  M.Fornieles   BOA  8  3  1  1  5  0 202
M.Mantle      NYA .357 28 10  8  7  3  P.Ramos       MNA  9  3  1  2  7  0 100
J.Landis      CHA .323 31 10  8  3  3  D.Larsen      KCA  9  5  0  2  7  0 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
H.Lopez       NYA .083 36  3  0  4  0  K.McBride     LAA  6 11 11  7  3  0 020
Z.Versalles   MNA .194 31  6  0  1  0  C.Estrada     BAA  6  7  9 12  6  2 000
B.Allison     MNA .091 33  3  1  5  0  J.Perry       CLA  8 15  8  3  0  0 020
C.Veal        WAA .171 35  6  4  0  0  B.Daley       KCA 10 16 10  2  5  2 020
B.Gardner     MNA .219 32  7  1  2  0  J.Nuxhall     KCA  6  9  7  2  7  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1961 American League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1961 Chicago CHA             11   4  .733 ----   147         86      76   .531
1961 Detroit DEA             10   5  .667  1.0              101      61   .623
1961 Cleveland CLA           10   7  .588  2.0               78      83   .484
1961 New York NYA             8   7  .533  3.0              109      53   .673
1961 Boston BOA               8   7  .533  3.0               76      86   .469
1961 Washington WAA           9   8  .529  3.0               61     100   .379
1961 Baltimore BAA            8   9  .471  4.0               95      67   .586
1961 Los Angeles LAA          5   9  .357  5.5               70      91   .435
1961 Minnesota MNA            6  11  .353  6.0               70      90   .438
1961 Kansas City KCA          3  11  .214  7.5               61     100   .379
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA      8    9  .471  5- 6  3- 3  4- 1  4- 8  1- 2  3- 4     5-5     Won 1
BOA      8    7  .533  6- 0  2- 7  3- 2  5- 5  0- 0  3- 3     4-6     Won 2
CHA     11    4  .733  6- 0  5- 4  5- 0  6- 4  0- 0  5- 0     8-2     Lost 1
CLA     10    7  .588  3- 2  7- 5  2- 0  8- 7  1- 0  1- 2     6-4     Won 1
DEA     10    5  .667  9- 3  1- 2  2- 1  8- 4  0- 1  2- 1     7-3     Lost 1
KCA      3   11  .214  2- 7  1- 4  3- 2  0- 9  0- 0  0- 3     2-8     Lost 3
LAA      5    9  .357  3- 3  2- 6  2- 2  3- 7  1- 0  2- 1     3-7     Lost 1
MNA      6   11  .353  1- 5  5- 6  1- 2  5- 9  0- 0  2- 2     3-7     Lost 3
NYA      8    7  .533  4- 3  4- 4  3- 2  5- 5  1- 2  3- 4     6-4     Won 1
WAA      9    8  .529  7- 3  2- 5  3- 1  6- 7  1- 0  3- 4     7-3     Won 3
TOTAL   78   78  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BAA      7- 9  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
BOA      7- 7  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHA     10- 3  1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CLA      9- 7  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
DEA     10- 4  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
KCA      3-10  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
LAA      5- 8  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MNA      6- 9  0- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYA      7- 7  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
WAA      8- 8  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BAA BOA CHA CLA DEA KCA LAA MNA NYA WAA
BAA   -   0   0   1   1   0   1   3   1   1
BOA   0   -   0   1   0   2   2   1   0   2
CHA   0   4   -   0   1   2   0   2   0   2
CLA   2   1   1   -   1   3   0   0   0   2
DEA   1   2   1   2   -   0   3   0   1   0
KCA   0   0   1   0   0   -   0   1   1   0
LAA   1   0   0   0   0   2   -   1   1   0
MNA   1   0   0   0   0   1   2   -   1   1
NYA   2   0   0   2   1   1   1   1   -   0
WAA   2   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   2   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1961 American League                Date: 5/3/1961
 

BALTIMORE AT LOS ANGELES
Orioles......... 0 1 2  6 0 0  0 0 0  -  9 13  3
Angels.......... 0 2 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  4 10  4
Win:Hall(3-2) Loss:Grba(3-1)
Homeruns- J.Gentile(6th), R.Hansen(2nd), G.Leek(1st)
 
Brooks Robinson hit 2 doubles as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles
Angels by a score of 9 to 4.
 
Los Angeles was unable to claim the lead after Baltimore went ahead in the 3rd
inning when they tallied 2 runs on 2 hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided
by Jim Gentile who helped quiet the crowd when he cracked a two-run shot (his
6th of the season).  For the game Baltimore out-hit Los Angeles 13 to 10.
 
Dick Hall(3-2) picked up the victory, allowing 4 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings.
Eli Grba(3-1) was charged with the loss.  Baltimore scored big getting 6 runs
off him in 3 innings.  
 
 
BOSTON AT KANSAS CITY
Red Sox......... 2 0 1  0 0 2  1 0 0  -  6 13  3
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 2 1  0 0 2  -  5  9  0
Win:Fornieles(3-0) Loss:Daley(0-3) Save:Nichols(1st)
 
Frank Malzone had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at Municipal Stadium as the Boston Red
Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 6 to 5.
 
Boston jumped out to the early lead in the first inning when they tallied 2
runs on 4 hits.  Kansas City threatened in the 9th but their rally came up
short.  
 
Mike Fornieles(3-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 3 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 2 runs. Chet Nichols was credited with his 1st save.  Bud Daley(0-3)
was hit with the loss.  He was unable to control the Boston offense and
allowed 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.  
 
 
CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Indians......... 0 0 0  1 2 0  3 0    -  6 10  0
Win:Grant(4-0) Loss:Wynn(1-2)
Homeruns- D.Dillard(1st)
 
Mudcat Grant came through with a solid 9 innings as the Cleveland Indians
defeated the Chicago White Sox by the score of 6 to 0 at Municipal
Stadium.
 
Chicago was unable to recover after Cleveland went ahead in the bottom of the
4th inning scoring a single run.  Cleveland banged out 10 on the night.  
 
It was the 2nd shutout of the year for Grant(4-0). Early Wynn(1-2) took the
loss.  He allowed 9 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.  
 
 
DETROIT AT WASHINGTON
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  3  1
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 3  1 1    -  5  9  0
Win:Sturdivant(1-0) Loss:Bunning(1-1)
 
Tom Sturdivant pitched a 3 hitter at Griffith Stadium where the Washington
Senators beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 5 to 1.
 
Washington came up with 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning with the help
of 4 hits.  The highlight belonged to Matty Keough who thrilled the crowd
when he lined a base-hit which was good for two runs.  Washington had a total
of 9 hits for the game.  
 
The winning pitcher was Sturdivant(1-0) who allowed 1 run for the game. Jim
Bunning(1-1) was the loser.  He gave up 6 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.
 
NEW YORK AT MINNESOTA
Yankees......... 1 0 0  4 0 0  0 1 0  -  6  7  0
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
Win:Ditmar(1-1) Loss:Pascual(2-2) Save:Coates(2nd)
Homeruns- R.Maris(9th)
 
Right fielder Roger Maris went yard as the New York Yankees topped the
Minnesota Twins by a score of 6 to 1 at Metropolitan Stadium.
 
New York claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring a single run using
3 hits.  New York banged out 7 on the afternoon.  
 
The victory went to Art Ditmar(1-1) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 1
run. Ditmar got relief help from Jim Coates who gained credit for his 2nd
save.  Camilio Pascual(2-2) was tagged with the loss.  By surrending 5 runs
in 7 innings his ERA jumped from 2.41 to 3.51.  
 
The New York ballclub's record now stands at 8-7.  With the loss, the
Minnesota ballclub's record is 6-11.
 

1961 Baltimore Orioles At 1961 Los Angeles Angels 5/2/1961 Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG R.Snyder CF,LF 4 0 0 0 .318 A.Pearson CF 5 0 1 0 .262 D.Williams LF 5 1 1 1 .228 K.Aspromonte 2B 5 0 1 0 .262 E-C.Courtney C 0 0 0 0 .273 L.Wagner RF 3 1 1 0 .333 B.Robinson 3B 4 2 3 1 .261 G-K.Hunt PH 0 0 0 0 .231 J.Gentile 1B 5 1 1 2 .259 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 0 0 0 .189 G.Triandos C 4 0 2 0 .310 H-L.Burke PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D-J.Busby PR,CF 0 0 0 0 .500 B.Cerv LF 4 2 4 0 .319 R.Hansen SS 5 2 2 1 .313 E.Averill C 4 0 0 0 .269 W.Herzog RF 1 1 0 0 .206 G.Leek 3B 4 1 2 4 .237 A-E.Robinson PH,RF 3 0 2 0 .316 K.Hamlin SS 3 0 0 0 .160 J.Adair 2B 5 1 1 1 .258 E.Grba P 1 0 0 0 .083 D.Hall P 4 1 1 1 .333 T.Bowsfield P 0 0 0 01.000 B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-J.Becquer PH 1 0 0 0 .250 N.Garver P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-F.Throneberry PH 1 0 0 0 .500 T.Morgan P 0 0 0 0 .000 F-S.Bilko PH 1 0 1 0 .346 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 9 13 7 Totals 37 4 10 4 A-Pinch Hit For Herzog In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bowsfield In 5th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Garver In 7th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Triandos In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Williams In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 9th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Wagner In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Kluszewski In 9th Inning Orioles......... 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 13 3 Angels.......... 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 10 4 Orioles (8-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA D.Hall WIN(3-2) 8 2/3 10 4 4 2 5 1 3.60 B.Hoeft 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.24 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 5 1 Angels (5-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA E.Grba LOSS(3-1) 3 5 6 6 1 1 2 5.33 T.Bowsfield 2 5 3 2 0 0 0 8.64 N.Garver 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.42 T.Morgan 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.70 Totals 9 13 9 8 3 3 2 ATTENDANCE- 7,228 DATE- Tuesday, May 2nd 1961 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Larry Napp, John Rice, Harry Schwartz, Johnny Stevens T- 2:48 LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 8 Angels: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1 Angels: 1 ERRORS- J.Gentile, R.Hansen, J.Adair, T.Kluszewski-2, E.Averill, K.Hamlin DOUBLES- D.Williams(6th), B.Robinson-2(5th), E.Robinson(1st) HOME RUNS- J.Gentile(6th), R.Hansen(2nd), G.Leek(1st) STOLEN BASES- E.Robinson(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Snyder WALKS- B.Robinson, G.Triandos, W.Herzog, L.Wagner, K.Hunt, K.Hamlin STRIKE OUTS- R.Snyder, D.Hall-2, T.Kluszewski, E.Averill-2, G.Leek, J.Becquer GIDP- J.Gentile, K.Aspromonte PASSED BALLS- E.Averill-2

1961 Boston Red Sox At 1961 Kansas City Athletics 5/2/1961 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG C.Schilling 2B 4 1 1 0 .183 D.Howser SS 4 2 1 0 .439 G.Geiger CF 4 1 1 0 .232 J.Hankins RF 4 1 2 1 .167 C.Hardy RF 5 1 3 0 .389 J.Lumpe 2B 5 0 1 1 .345 F.Malzone 3B 5 2 3 2 .600 N.Siebern LF 5 0 2 1 .348 R.Repulski LF 3 1 2 1 .500 M.Throneberry 1B 4 0 0 0 .170 C-C.Yastrzemski PH,LF 0 0 0 1 .224 B.Tuttle CF 4 0 1 0 .180 J.Pagliaroni C 4 0 1 1 .172 A.Carey 3B 4 1 1 0 .277 B.Harrell 1B 4 0 0 0 .190 J.Pignatano C 3 1 1 0 .222 P.Green SS 4 0 1 1 .265 B.Daley P 1 0 0 0 .000 I.Delock P 2 0 1 0 .111 A-C.Essegian PH 0 0 0 0 .286 T.Wills P 1 0 0 0 .000 B-B.Boyd PH 1 0 0 1 .286 M.Fornieles P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Kunkel P 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Nichols P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-A.Pilarcik PH 1 0 0 0 .067 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 13 6 Totals 36 5 9 4 A-Pinch Hit For Daley In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Essegian In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Repulski In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Kunkel In 9th Inning Red Sox......... 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 6 13 3 Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 - 5 9 0 Red Sox (8-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA I.Delock 4 1/3 4 2 1 3 4 0 2.33 T.Wills 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 M.Fornieles WIN(3-0) 3 1/3 2 2 0 1 2 0 2.53 C.Nichols SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 Totals 9 9 5 2 4 6 0 Athletics (3-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA B.Daley LOSS(0-3) 6 10 5 5 2 3 0 7.06 B.Kunkel 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.25 Totals 9 13 6 6 2 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,028 DATE- Tuesday, May 2nd 1961 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Nester Chylak, Al Smith, Bill McKinley T- 3:06 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7 Athletics: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 2 Athletics: 2 ERRORS- C.Hardy, F.Malzone, I.Delock DOUBLES- C.Schilling(1st), C.Hardy(2nd), F.Malzone(1st), R.Repulski(1st), P.Green(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Daley SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Yastrzemski WALKS- C.Schilling, G.Geiger, D.Howser, J.Hankins, M.Throneberry, J.Pignatano STRIKE OUTS- G.Geiger, J.Pagliaroni, B.Harrell-2, P.Green, J.Lumpe-2, N.Siebern, M.Throneberry, A.Carey-2 GIDP- C.Hardy, J.Lumpe, A.Carey

1961 Chicago White Sox At 1961 Cleveland Indians 5/2/1961 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG L.Aparicio SS 4 0 0 0 .230 J.Temple 2B 5 1 2 0 .254 N.Fox 2B 3 0 1 0 .281 J.Morgan CF 4 2 3 0 .600 J.Landis CF 4 0 1 0 .280 D.Dillard LF 4 2 2 3 .500 R.Sievers 1B 4 0 0 0 .217 W.Bond RF 1 1 0 0 .333 M.Minoso LF 4 0 1 0 .308 V.Power 1B 4 0 2 1 .294 A.Smith RF 3 0 1 0 .300 W.Held SS 3 0 0 0 .227 B.Goodman 3B 3 0 0 0 .200 B.Phillips 3B 4 0 1 1 .254 C.Carreon C 3 0 0 0 .174 J.Romano C 4 0 0 0 .212 E.Wynn P 2 0 0 0 .125 M.Grant P 4 0 0 0 .200 J.Pizarro P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-F.Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 .167 T.Lown P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 33 6 10 5 A-Pinch Hit For Pizarro In 8th Inning White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Indians......... 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 - 6 10 0 White Sox (11-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA E.Wynn LOSS(1-2) 6 9 6 6 3 2 1 6.38 J.Pizarro 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 T.Lown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 Totals 8 10 6 6 4 2 1 Indians (10-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA M.Grant WIN(4-0) 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 1.32 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 12,542 DATE- Tuesday, May 2nd 1961 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Joe Paparella, Ed Runge, Cal Drummond, Sam Carrigan T- 2:18 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 5 Indians: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Indians: 0 ERRORS- B.Goodman DOUBLES- D.Dillard(1st) HOME RUNS- D.Dillard(1st) STOLEN BASES- W.Bond(1st) WALKS- W.Bond-3, W.Held HIT BY PITCH- N.Fox STRIKE OUTS- J.Landis, R.Sievers, B.Goodman, C.Carreon, J.Morgan, W.Held GIDP- W.Held

1961 Detroit Tigers At 1961 Washington Senators 5/2/1961 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Senators AB R H RBI AVG J.Wood 2B 4 1 2 0 .344 C.Veal SS 4 1 2 1 .185 B.Bruton CF 4 0 1 1 .306 M.Keough CF 4 1 1 2 .242 A.Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 .232 J.Hicks LF 4 0 1 0 .286 R.Colavito LF 3 0 0 0 .308 D.Long 1B 4 0 2 1 .235 N.Cash 1B 3 0 0 0 .333 B-R.Stevens PR,1B 0 1 0 0 .241 S.Boros 3B 3 0 0 0 .089 G.Woodling RF 4 0 1 0 .300 D.Brown C 3 0 0 0 .298 B.Klaus 3B 3 1 0 0 .185 C.Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 .204 D.O'Connell 2B 3 0 0 0 .295 J.Bunning P 2 0 0 0 .083 P.Daley C 4 0 2 1 .184 A-D.Gernert PH 1 0 0 0 .333 T.Sturdivant P 3 1 0 0 .333 J.Grzenda P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 1 3 1 Totals 33 5 9 5 A-Pinch Hit For Bunning In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Long In 8th Inning Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Senators........ 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 - 5 9 0 Tigers (10-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J.Bunning LOSS(1-1) 7 6 4 4 2 5 0 3.63 J.Grzenda 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 Totals 8 9 5 5 3 5 0 Senators (9-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA T.Sturdivant WIN(1-0) 9 3 1 1 0 6 0 3.71 Totals 9 3 1 1 0 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,610 DATE- Tuesday, May 2nd 1961 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Eddie Hurley, Jim Honochick, Red Flaherty, Bill Kinnamon T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 2 Senators: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Senators: 0 ERRORS- S.Boros DOUBLES- J.Wood(4th), B.Bruton(4th), P.Daley(3rd) WALKS- B.Klaus, D.O'Connell, T.Sturdivant STRIKE OUTS- J.Wood, A.Kaline, R.Colavito, N.Cash, J.Bunning, D.Gernert, M.Keough, J.Hicks-2, P.Daley, T.Sturdivant

1961 New York Yankees At 1961 Minnesota Twins 5/2/1961 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG T.Kubek SS 4 1 2 1 .333 R.Bertoia 3B 4 0 1 1 .263 H.Lopez LF 5 0 0 0 .121 L.Green CF 3 0 0 0 .275 R.Maris RF 4 1 2 1 .328 H.Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 .192 M.Mantle CF 3 0 0 0 .333 J.Lemon LF 4 0 2 0 .286 Y.Berra C 3 1 1 1 .256 B.Allison RF 3 0 0 0 .159 B.Skowron 1B 3 1 0 0 .214 E.Battey C 2 0 1 0 .365 C.Boyer 3B 4 1 1 0 .200 B.Gardner 2B 4 0 0 0 .211 B.Richardson 2B 3 1 1 1 .318 J.Valdivielso SS 2 0 0 0 .600 A.Ditmar P 1 0 0 1 .333 A-D.Mincher PH 0 0 0 0 .196 J.Coates P 1 0 0 0 .000 B-B.Consolo PR,SS 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Pascual P 2 1 1 0 .125 C-E.Valo PH 1 0 0 0 .000 L.Stange P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 6 7 5 Totals 30 1 5 1 A-Pinch Hit For Valdivielso In 7th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Mincher In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Pascual In 7th Inning Yankees......... 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 7 0 Twins........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Yankees (8-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA A.Ditmar WIN(1-1) 5 1/3 5 1 1 4 0 0 2.66 J.Coates SAVE(2nd) 3 2/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 6.75 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 3 0 Twins (6-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA C.Pascual LOSS(2-2) 7 6 5 5 2 7 0 3.51 L.Stange 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 6.75 Totals 9 7 6 6 5 8 1 ATTENDANCE- 10,058 DATE- Tuesday, May 2nd 1961 TIME- Day T- 2:48 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 5 Twins: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Twins: 1 DOUBLES- R.Bertoia(3rd), C.Pascual HOME RUNS- R.Maris(9th) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Coates SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Ditmar WALKS- T.Kubek, M.Mantle, Y.Berra, B.Skowron, B.Richardson, L.Green, B.Allison, E.Battey-2, D.Mincher STRIKE OUTS- H.Lopez-2, M.Mantle, Y.Berra, B.Skowron-3, A.Ditmar, L.Green, B.Allison, E.Battey GIDP- Y.Berra, B.Gardner-2 WILD PITCHES- C.Pascual PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra

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