8/20/1961, NYA61-Cle61, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 7 0 3 2 1961 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 2 4 0 Yankees AB R H BI AVG Indians AB R H BI AVG Richardson 2b 4 1 1 0 .311 Aspromonte,K 2b 4 0 0 0 .236 Gardner,B 3b 4 1 2 0 .232 Piersall cf 4 0 1 0 .344 Maris rf 4 1 1 1 .289 Francona lf 4 0 0 0 .297 Mantle cf 4 1 1 2 .350 Kirkland rf 4 0 1 0 .277 Berra lf 3 1 0 0 .313 Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0 .269 Howard,E c 3 0 0 0 .381 Romano c 4 0 1 0 .274 Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0 .284 Power 1b 3 0 0 0 .249 Boyer,C ss 4 1 2 2 .238 Held ss 3 1 2 0 .273 Terry p 4 0 0 0 .280 Perry p 1 0 1 0 .231 34 6 7 5 Stigman p 0 0 0 0 .273 Essegian,C ph 1 1 1 2 .310 Dailey p 0 0 0 0 .000 32 2 8 2 Yankees INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Terry W 12-4 9.0 8 2 2 0 4 115 78 2.82 9.0 8 2 2 0 4 115 78 Indians INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Perry L 8-10 7.0 6 6 4 2 5 102 67 4.51 Stigman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 7 6 3.70 Dailey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 7 3.18 9.0 7 6 4 2 6 121 80 Cle: Essegian,C batted for Stigman in the 8th E-Aspromonte,K, Kirkland. 2B-Mantle(14), Boyer,C(24). HR-Boyer,C(8), Essegian,C(12). RBI-Maris(110), Mantle 2(102), Boyer,C 2(38), Essegian,C 2(46). K-Gardner,B, Maris, Mantle, Howard,E, Terry 2, Piersall, Francona 2, Held. BB-Berra, Howard,E. SH-Perry. GWRBI: Maris Temperature: 56, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 4 MPH. Attendance: N/A Game Time: 2:08 8/20/1961, NYA61-Cle61, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 7 0 3 2 1961 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 2 4 0 Yankees -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Richardson 2b 1>S 7 4 53 Gardner,B 3b S.1-3 8 S k Maris rf note 1 3>7 k 8>Stigman S Mantle cf D.2-H;1-H k 6>7 46/f.B-1 Berra lf note 2 8 W 64/f.B-1 Howard,E c 8 4>k W.1-2 64/f Skowron 1b 63 63 note 3 9>Dailey 53 Boyer,C ss 2>HR 6 note 4 7 Terry p k 5>53 7>13 k 1: e4.3-H;1-2;B-1 2: 9.2-H(e9/th) 3: 36/f.2-3;B-1 4: D.3-H;1xH(762) Indians -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Aspromonte,K 2b 1>63 43.2-3 8 9 Piersall cf S k 643/gdp 63 Francona lf k 4>31 7>k 9>13 Kirkland rf 43 8 S 5 Phillips 3b 2>63 7 53.1-2 S Romano c S 5>9 6/L 54/f Power 1b 643/gdp 4/L 8>43 Held ss 3>S k S Perry p 54/SH.1-2 6>S Stigman p Essegian,C ph HR.1-H Dailey p Yankees IN OUT ER Indians IN OUT ER Terry A1 D6 2 W 12-4 Perry A1 D2 4 L 8-10 Stigman D3 D6 0 Dailey D7 D9 0 8/20/1961, NYA61-Cle61, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 7 0 3 2 1961 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 2 4 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Yankees batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Richardson reached on an infield single to second (X) 0-0 0 1-- 11 Gardner,B grounded a single between first and second, Richardson to third (FBX) 0-0 0 1-3 22 Richardson scored, Gardner,B to second, Maris to first on an error by the second baseman Aspromonte,K (CBFBFX) 1-0 0 12- 00 Mantle doubled deep to left center, Gardner,B scored, Maris scored (X) 3-0 0 -2- 11 Berra flied out to right, Mantle scored on an error by the right fielder Kirkland (BCX) 4-0 1 --- 11 Howard,E flied out to center (CBX) 4-0 2 --- 00 Skowron grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Indians batting 4-0 0 --- 32 Aspromonte,K grounded out to short (BCBBFFX) 4-0 1 --- 02 Piersall lined a single to shallow center (FCFX) 4-0 1 1-- 32 Francona struck out (BBFCFBFFFS) 4-0 2 1-- 01 Kirkland grounded out to second (CX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Yankees batting 4-0 0 --- 32 Boyer,C homered deep to left center (CSBBBX) 5-0 0 --- 02 Terry struck out (CFC) 5-0 1 --- 00 Richardson flied out to left (X) 5-0 2 --- 20 Gardner,B flied out to center (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Indians batting 5-0 0 --- 21 Phillips grounded out to short (CBBX) 5-0 1 --- 01 Romano lined a single down the left field line (CX) 5-0 1 1-- 01 Power grounded into a double play, Boyer,C to Richardson to Skowron (CX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Yankees batting 5-0 0 --- 02 Maris flied out to left (CFFX) 5-0 1 --- 02 Mantle struck out (FFS) 5-0 2 --- 11 Berra flied out to center (BFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Indians batting 5-0 0 --- 22 Held lined a single to shallow left (SBFBX) 5-0 0 1-- 00 Perry sacrifice bunted to third, Held to second (Xb) 5-0 1 -2- 11 Aspromonte,K grounded out to second, Held to third (BFX) 5-0 2 --3 02 Piersall struck out (CSC) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Yankees batting 5-0 0 --- 22 Howard,E struck out (SBBFS) 5-0 1 --- 00 Skowron grounded out to short (X) 5-0 2 --- 32 Boyer,C popped out to short (BSBBFX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Indians batting 5-0 0 --- 00 Francona grounded out to first (X) 5-0 1 --- 00 Kirkland flied out to center (X) 5-0 2 --- 00 Phillips flied out to left (X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Yankees batting 5-0 0 --- 11 Terry grounded out to third (BFX) 5-0 1 --- 11 Richardson popped out to second (BCX) 5-0 2 --- 01 Gardner,B lined a single to right center (CX) 5-0 2 1-- 32 Maris struck out (BBFBC>F>S) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Indians batting 5-0 0 --- 11 Romano flied out to right (CBX) 5-0 1 --- 22 Power lined out to second (FBBFFX) 5-0 2 --- 22 Held struck out (CFBBFS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Yankees batting 5-0 0 --- 22 Mantle flied out to left (CBSBX) 5-0 1 --- 31 Berra walked (BBCBB) 5-0 1 1-- 32 Howard,E walked, Berra to second (BBFCFFBB) 5-0 1 12- 12 Skowron grounded to first, forcing Howard,E at second, Berra to third, Skowron to first (CCBX) 5-0 2 1-3 21 Boyer,C grounded a double down the third base line, Berra scored, Skowron out at home (SBBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Indians batting 6-0 0 --- 01 Perry lined a single to right center (CX) 6-0 0 1-- 00 Aspromonte,K popped out to center (X) 6-0 1 1-- 32 Piersall grounded into a double play, Boyer,C to Richardson to Skowron (FBBFFBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Yankees batting 6-0 0 --- 01 Terry grounded out to the mound (CX) 6-0 1 --- 11 Richardson grounded out to third (BFX) 6-0 2 --- 02 Gardner,B struck out (SCC) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Indians batting 6-0 0 --- 32 Francona struck out (BCCBBS) 6-0 1 --- 21 Kirkland lined a single to right (BBCX) 6-0 1 1-- 00 Phillips grounded out to third, Kirkland to second (X) 6-0 2 -2- 10 Romano lined out to short (BX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Yankees batting Stigman now pitching 6-0 0 --- 10 Maris reached on an infield single to first (BX) 6-0 0 1-- 00 Mantle grounded to second, forcing Maris at second, Mantle to first (X) 6-0 1 1-- 01 Berra grounded to short, forcing Mantle at second, Berra to first (CX) 6-0 2 1-- 01 Howard,E grounded to short, forcing Berra at second (CX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Indians batting 6-0 0 --- 01 Power grounded out to second (CX) 6-0 1 --- 11 Held grounded a single up the middle (CBX) Essegian,C pinch hitting for Stigman 6-0 1 1-- 31 Essegian,C homered deep to left center, Held scored (BBBCX) 6-2 1 --- 11 Aspromonte,K flied out to right (FBX) 6-2 2 --- 11 Piersall grounded out to short (FBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Yankees batting Dailey now pitching 6-2 0 --- 11 Skowron grounded out to third (BCX) 6-2 1 --- 31 Boyer,C flied out to left (BCBBX) 6-2 2 --- 12 Terry struck out (BCCC) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Indians batting 6-2 0 --- 11 Francona grounded out to the mound (SBX) 6-2 1 --- 22 Kirkland popped out to third (CBCBX) 6-2 2 --- 21 Phillips lined a single to right center (BBCX) 6-2 2 1-- 11 Romano grounded to third, forcing Phillips at second (SBX)