8/18/1961, NYA61-Cle61, Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 13 2 9 1 1961 Indians 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 15 0 10 0 Yankees AB R H BI AVG Indians AB R H BI AVG Richardson 2b 5 2 1 0 .310 Aspromonte,K 2b 3 2 3 1 .236 Kubek ss 4 2 1 2 .293 Essegian,C ph 1 0 0 0 .305 Maris rf 5 0 2 0 .290 Funk p 0 0 0 0 .273 Mantle cf 3 1 0 0 .349 Piersall cf 5 1 1 1 .343 Berra lf 4 1 0 0 .314 Francona lf 5 1 3 0 .300 Howard,E 1b 3 2 2 2 .383 Kirkland rf 4 0 1 1 .278 Blanchard c 4 2 3 4 .302 Nieman,B ph 1 0 1 0 .293 Reniff p 0 0 0 0 .333 Phillips 3b 4 2 2 1 .269 Cerv,B ph 1 0 0 0 .271 Romano c 5 0 1 1 .272 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 .125 Power 1b 4 0 1 1 .251 Boyer,C 3b 5 0 3 1 .235 Held ss 4 1 1 2 .272 Coates p 1 0 0 0 .077 Grant p 2 1 1 0 .258 Daley,B p 1 0 1 1 .122 Locke p 1 0 0 0 .250 Skowron 1b 2 0 0 0 .285 Allen p 0 0 0 0 .083 38 10 13 10 Bond ph 0 0 0 0 .294 Temple 2b 1 0 0 0 .295 40 8 15 8 Yankees INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Coates 3.2 6 5 5 2 3 75 44 3.67 Daley,B 1.2 6 3 3 1 2 44 28 4.19 Reniff W 2-0 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 22 11 2.57 Arroyo S 13 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 34 21 3.13 9.0 15 8 8 4 7 175 104 Indians INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Grant L 14-6 4.2 8 8 8 4 4 99 63 3.75 Locke 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 38 22 5.72 Allen 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 10 9 5.24 Funk 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 25 15 1.52 9.0 13 10 10 7 8 172 109 NYA: Howard,E moved to c in the 6th Skowron inserted at 1b in the 6th Cerv,B batted for Reniff in the 8th Cle: Bond batted for Allen in the 7th Essegian,C batted for Aspromonte,K in the 7th Temple inserted at 2b in the 8th Nieman,B batted for Kirkland in the 8th Nieman,B moved to rf in the 9th E-Richardson, Maris. 2B-Boyer,C 2(23), Daley,B(1), Aspromonte,K 2(14), Piersall(30), Romano(19). 3B-Maris(2). HR-Kubek(9), Blanchard(14), Held(21). RBI-Kubek 2(55), Howard,E 2(70), Blanchard 4(37), Boyer,C(35), Daley,B(5), Aspromonte,K(23), Piersall(61), Kirkland(85), Phillips(66), Romano(64), Power(45), Held 2(80). SB-Mantle(11), Piersall(8). K-Maris 3, Mantle, Berra 2, Howard,E, Cerv,B, Piersall, Kirkland, Phillips, Romano 2, Held 2. BB-Richardson, Kubek, Mantle 2, Berra, Howard,E 2, Aspromonte,K, Phillips, Held, Bond. SH-Coates. SF-Power. WP-Coates, Reniff. GWRBI: Blanchard Temperature: 80, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 8 MPH. Attendance: 18,050 Game Time: 3:20 8/18/1961, NYA61-Cle61, Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 13 2 9 1 1961 Indians 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 15 0 10 0 Yankees -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Richardson 2b 1>W 63 4>3/g 6>S 63 Kubek ss HR.1-H 3>8 9 W.1-2 63 Maris rf S k k k 8>Funk T Mantle cf 64/f.B-1 W 5>43 W.2-3;1-2 k Berra lf 4 SB2 k 3/fl k W Howard,E 1b k W.2-3;1-2 S note 1 IW Blanchard c 2>S note 2 S.1-2 Allen 7 Reniff p Cerv,B ph k Arroyo p Boyer,C 3b 3/fl D S.2-H;1-2 7>D 9>9 Coates p 23/SH.1-2 7 Daley,B p Locke note 3 Skowron 1b 43.2-3 9 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 2: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H 3: D.2-H;1xH(942) Indians -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Aspromonte,K 2b 1>W 3>D D.1-H 6>S Essegian,C ph 543/gdp Funk p Piersall cf 36/f.B-1 D.2-H Daley,B 9 8>Arroyo k 5 Francona lf SB2 2/fl 5>S S.1-3 S 9.2-3 Kirkland rf 143 43.2-3 k S.3-H;1-2 Nieman,B ph S.1-2 Phillips 3b 2>W S.3-H S.1-3 Reniff k note 1 Romano c wp.1-2 k D.3-H;1-3 7 23 k Power 1b e4/fl 4>43 7/SF.3-H 7>S.B-2(e9) 9>8 7.2-3 Held ss HR.3-H k IW 7 k Grant p 53 S Locke p 5 Allen p Bond ph wp.2-3 W Temple 2b 43 1: 54/f.2-3;B-1 Yankees -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Richardson 2b 9 Kubek ss Maris rf Mantle cf Berra lf Howard,E 1b Blanchard c Reniff p Cerv,B ph Arroyo p Boyer,C 3b Coates p Daley,B p Skowron 1b Indians -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Aspromonte,K 2b Essegian,C ph Funk p Piersall cf Francona lf Kirkland rf Nieman,B ph Phillips 3b Romano c Power 1b Held ss Grant p Locke p Allen p Bond ph Temple 2b Yankees IN OUT ER Indians IN OUT ER Coates A1 C1 5 Grant A1 C8 8 L 14-6 Daley,B C2 D4 3 Locke C9 D6 2 Reniff D5 E1 0 W 2-0 Allen D7 E2 0 Arroyo E2 E9 0 S 13 Funk E3 F1 0 8/18/1961, NYA61-Cle61, Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 13 2 9 1 1961 Indians 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 15 0 10 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Yankees batting 0-0 0 --- 31 Richardson walked (BBBCB) 0-0 0 1-- 21 Kubek homered deep to right center, Richardson scored (SBBX) 2-0 0 --- 00 Maris lined a single to shallow center (X) 2-0 0 1-- 22 Mantle grounded to short, forcing Maris at second, Mantle to first (CSBBX) 2-0 1 1-- 11 Berra popped out to second (CB>X) 2-0 2 1-- 02 Howard,E struck out (CSC) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Indians batting 2-0 0 --- 31 Aspromonte,K walked (BBBCB) 2-0 0 1-- 00 Piersall grounded to first, forcing Aspromonte,K at second, Piersall to first (X) 2-0 1 1-- 00 Piersall stole second (>B) 2-0 1 -2- 31 Francona flied out to right, Piersall to third (>B.FBBX) 2-0 2 --3 12 Kirkland grounded out to the mound (CCBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Yankees batting 2-0 0 --- 12 Blanchard reached on an infield single to second (SCBX) 2-0 0 1-- 22 Boyer,C popped out to first (BCBSX) 2-0 1 1-- 01 Coates sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Blanchard to second (FbXb) 2-0 2 -2- 12 Richardson grounded out to short (BFCX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Indians batting 2-0 0 --- 32 Phillips walked (BSBBCFB) 2-0 0 1-- 10 Coates threw a wild pitch, Phillips to second (BB) 2-0 0 -2- 22 Romano struck out (BB.FCS) 2-0 1 -2- 31 Power continues to bat after the second baseman Richardson dropped a foul popup for an error (BBCBXF) 2-0 1 -2- 32 Power flied out to left, Phillips to third (BBCBXF.FX) 2-0 2 --3 00 Held homered deep to left, Phillips scored (X) 2-2 2 --- 10 Grant grounded out to third (BX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Yankees batting 2-2 0 --- 02 Kubek flied out to center (CCFX) 2-2 1 --- 12 Maris struck out (FFBS) 2-2 2 --- 31 Mantle walked (FBBBB) 2-2 2 1-- 00 Mantle stole second (>C) 2-2 2 -2- 32 Berra walked (>C.FBFBBB) 2-2 2 12- 32 Howard,E walked, Mantle to third, Berra to second (B+2BCBS>B) 2-2 2 123 12 Blanchard homered deep to right center, Mantle scored, Berra scored, Howard,E scored (FBFX) 6-2 2 --- 11 Boyer,C lined a double to right center (BFX) 6-2 2 -2- 11 Coates flied out to left (BFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Indians batting 6-2 0 --- 12 Aspromonte,K doubled deep down the left-field line (BCFFFX) 6-2 0 -2- 21 Piersall doubled to right center, Aspromonte,K scored (BBCX) 6-3 0 -2- 32 Francona popped out to the catcher (CBBFFBX) 6-3 1 -2- 00 Kirkland grounded out to second, Piersall to third (X) 6-3 2 --3 10 Phillips lined a single to left center, Piersall scored (BX) 6-4 2 1-- 02 Romano struck out (CCS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Yankees batting 6-4 0 --- 12 Richardson grounded out to first (CFFBFX) 6-4 1 --- 21 Kubek flied out to right (BBFX) 6-4 2 --- 02 Maris struck out (CSS) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Indians batting 6-4 0 --- 11 Power grounded out to second (BCX) 6-4 1 --- 22 Held struck out (BFCBS) 6-4 2 --- 21 Grant lined a single to left (BFBX) 6-4 2 1-- 10 Aspromonte,K lined a double to right center, Grant scored (BX) Daley,B now pitching 6-5 2 -2- 22 Piersall struck out (SBBFS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Yankees batting 6-5 0 --- 00 Mantle grounded out to second (X) 6-5 1 --- 32 Berra struck out (BBFSBS) 6-5 2 --- 12 Howard,E grounded a single up the middle (FBSX) 6-5 2 1-- 00 Blanchard lined a single to right, Howard,E to second (X) 6-5 2 12- 01 Boyer,C lined a single between third and short, Howard,E scored, Blanchard to second (CX) Locke now pitching 7-5 2 12- 32 Daley,B doubled deep to right, Blanchard scored, Boyer,C out at home (BFCFFFFBB>X) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Indians batting 8-5 0 --- 11 Francona lined a single down the right field line (CBX) 8-5 0 1-- 12 Kirkland struck out (BCSS) 8-5 1 1-- 11 Phillips singled to right center, Francona to third (FBX) 8-5 1 1-3 00 Romano grounded a double down the third base line, Francona scored, Phillips to third (X) 8-6 1 -23 00 Power hit a sacrifice fly to left, Phillips scored (X) 8-7 2 -2- 30 Held was walked intentionally (IIII) 8-7 2 12- 12 Locke popped out to third (CSBFX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Yankees batting 8-7 0 --- 00 Richardson grounded a single between third and short (X) 8-7 0 1-- 32 Kubek walked, Richardson to second (BFFFBBB) 8-7 0 12- 32 Maris struck out (BFCBBFS) 8-7 1 12- 32 Mantle walked, Richardson to third, Kubek to second (CFBBBB) 8-7 1 123 12 Berra popped out to first (CFFBX) 8-7 2 123 10 Howard,E lined a single to shallow center, Richardson scored, Kubek scored, Mantle to third (BX) Allen now pitching 10-7 2 1-3 02 Blanchard flied out to left (SCX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Indians batting 10-7 0 --- 12 Aspromonte,K lined a single to shallow center (CBCFFFX) 10-7 0 1-- 22 Piersall flied out to right (BFBFX) 10-7 1 1-- 10 Francona lined a single down the right field line, Aspromonte,K to third (BX) 10-7 1 1-3 21 Kirkland grounded a single between first and second, Aspromonte,K scored, Francona to second (BBCX) Howard,E moved to catcher Reniff now pitching Skowron now playing first base 10-8 1 12- 01 Phillips grounded to third, forcing Kirkland at second, Francona to third, Phillips to first (FX) 10-8 2 1-3 11 Romano lined out to left (CBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Yankees batting 10-8 0 --- 10 Boyer,C grounded a double down the third base line (BX) 10-8 0 -2- 00 Skowron grounded out to second, Boyer,C to third (X) 10-8 1 --3 00 Richardson grounded out to short (X) 10-8 2 --3 02 Kubek grounded out to short (CSX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Indians batting 10-8 0 --- 00 Power lined a single to shallow right, Power to second on an error by the right fielder Maris (X) 10-8 0 -2- 31 Held flied out to left (BBBCX) Bond pinch hitting for Allen 10-8 1 -2- 20 Reniff threw a wild pitch, Power to third (BBB) 10-8 1 --3 31 Bond walked (BBB.CB) Essegian,C pinch hitting for Aspromonte,K 10-8 1 1-3 32 Essegian,C grounded into a double play, Boyer,C to Richardson to Skowron (BFBBFX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Yankees batting Funk now pitching Temple now playing second base 10-8 0 --- 00 Maris lined a triple to right center (X) 10-8 0 --3 22 Mantle struck out (BFBCC) 10-8 1 --3 32 Berra struck out (FBFBBFS) 10-8 2 --3 30 Howard,E was walked intentionally (IIII) Cerv,B pinch hitting for Reniff 10-8 2 1-3 02 Cerv,B struck out (SCS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Indians batting Arroyo now pitching 10-8 0 --- 32 Piersall popped out to third (BCCBBFX) 10-8 1 --- 21 Francona reached on an infield single to short (SBBX) Nieman,B pinch hitting for Kirkland 10-8 1 1-- 22 Nieman,B grounded a single up the middle, Francona to second (BFFBX) 10-8 1 12- 12 Phillips struck out (CBCS) 10-8 2 12- 00 Romano grounded out to the catcher (X) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Yankees batting Nieman,B moved to right field 10-8 0 --- 10 Boyer,C flied out to right (BX) 10-8 1 --- 00 Skowron flied out to right (X) 10-8 2 --- 01 Richardson flied out to right (CX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Indians batting 10-8 0 --- 02 Power flied out to center (CSX) 10-8 1 --- 32 Held struck out (BBCBFC) 10-8 2 --- 21 Temple grounded out to second (FBBX)