8/30/1961, NYA61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 7 11 1 12 0 1961 Twins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 8 0 Yankees AB R H BI AVG Twins AB R H BI AVG Richardson 2b 6 1 3 2 .316 Green,L cf 5 0 0 0 .314 Kubek ss 4 0 1 0 .295 Martin,B 2b 4 0 0 0 .254 Maris rf 3 0 0 0 .287 Killebrew 1b 4 2 2 2 .275 Mantle cf 5 0 1 1 .358 Allison rf 4 0 1 0 .265 Howard,E c 5 0 0 0 .373 Lemon lf 4 0 3 0 .217 Skowron 1b 4 2 2 1 .291 Battey c 4 0 1 0 .309 Cerv,B lf 4 2 2 0 .270 Tuttle,B 3b 3 0 0 0 .285 Boyer,C 3b 2 2 2 3 .241 Versalles ss 4 0 0 0 .273 Stafford p 4 0 0 0 .153 Kaat p 1 0 1 0 .340 Berra ph 1 0 0 0 .309 Altobelli ph 1 0 0 0 .231 Reniff p 0 0 0 0 .333 Schroll p 0 0 0 0 .455 38 7 11 7 Becquer,J ph 1 0 0 0 .265 McDevitt,D p 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 .500 Lepcio,T ph 1 0 0 0 .137 36 2 8 2 Yankees INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Stafford W 13-3 8.0 8 2 2 1 7 117 75 2.59 Reniff 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2.52 9.0 8 2 2 1 7 123 78 Twins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Kaat 4.0 5 2 2 1 5 70 48 3.51 Schroll L 3-1 3.0 6 5 5 2 0 54 30 4.41 McDevitt,D 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 13 4 5.82 Moore 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 21 10 6.54 9.0 11 7 7 7 7 158 92 NYA: Berra batted for Stafford in the 9th Min: Altobelli batted for Kaat in the 4th Becquer,J batted for Schroll in the 7th Lepcio,T batted for Moore in the 9th E-Boyer,C, Kaat. 2B-Skowron(21), Lemon(26). HR-Skowron(26), Boyer,C(9), Killebrew 2(42). RBI-Richardson 2(48), Mantle(114), Skowron(82), Boyer,C 3(44), Killebrew 2(96). K-Kubek, Maris, Mantle, Howard,E, Skowron 2, Stafford, Green,L, Martin,B 2, Killebrew, Battey, Tuttle,B, Versalles. BB-Kubek, Maris 2, Cerv,B, Boyer,C 3, Tuttle,B. HBP-Skowron. HB-Schroll. BALK-Kaat. GWRBI: Mantle Jim Kaat was removed after a rain delay Temperature: 73, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from center at 24 MPH, Rain Delays: 65 minutes. Attendance: 18,063 Game Time: 2:40 8/30/1961, NYA61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 7 11 1 12 0 1961 Twins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 8 0 Yankees -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Richardson 2b 1>43 S 5>Schroll S.3-H;2-H 8>McDevitt,D S 43 Kubek ss S.Bx2(96) bk.1-2 13.1-2 9 W k Maris rf 6 k 8.2-3 W.1-2 W.1-2 Mantle cf 2>43 4>k S.3-H 53 note 1 Howard,E c 6 7 64/f 7>7 Moore k Skowron 1b k D 6>HBP HR 9>k Cerv,B lf 3>S e1.2-3;B-1 S.1-2 63 W Boyer,C 3b HR.1-H W.1-2 note 2 W W.1-2 Stafford p k 13 4/L 54/f Berra ph 43.2-3;1-2 Reniff p 1: 46/f.2-3;B-1 2: S.2-H;1-3;B-2 Twins -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Green,L cf 1>9 3/L 5>k 53 7 Martin,B 2b k 3>63 k 8 Killebrew 1b HR HR k 8>7 Allison rf S 9 6>4/L e5.B-1 Lemon lf 7 D S S.1-2 Battey c 2>k 63 S.1-2 8 Tuttle,B 3b W 4>9 53.2-3;1-2 k Versalles ss k 7 31 9>Reniff 8 Kaat p S.1-2 Altobelli ph 13 Schroll p Becquer,J ph 7>63 McDevitt,D p Moore p Lepcio,T ph 7 Yankees -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Richardson 2b 7 Kubek ss Maris rf Mantle cf Howard,E c Skowron 1b Cerv,B lf Boyer,C 3b Stafford p Berra ph Reniff p Twins -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Green,L cf Martin,B 2b Killebrew 1b Allison rf Lemon lf Battey c Tuttle,B 3b Versalles ss Kaat p Altobelli ph Schroll p Becquer,J ph McDevitt,D p Moore p Lepcio,T ph Yankees IN OUT ER Twins IN OUT ER Stafford A1 D7 2 W 13-3 Kaat A1 B9 2 Reniff D8 E1 0 Schroll C1 D9 5 L 3-1 McDevitt,D E1 E4 0 Moore E5 F1 0 8/30/1961, NYA61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1961 Yankees 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 7 11 1 12 0 1961 Twins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 8 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Yankees batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Richardson grounded out to second (CFX) 0-0 1 --- 01 Kubek lined a single down the right field line, Kubek out at second (CX) 0-0 2 --- 20 Maris popped out to short (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Twins batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Green,L lined out to right (X) 0-0 1 --- 12 Martin,B struck out (CFBS) 0-0 2 --- 10 Killebrew homered deep down the left-field line (BX) 0-1 2 --- 11 Allison lined a single to shallow right (BCX) 0-1 2 1-- 21 Lemon flied out to left (BBFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Yankees batting 0-1 0 --- 20 Mantle grounded out to second (BBX) 0-1 1 --- 21 Howard,E popped out to short (SBBX) 0-1 2 --- 12 Skowron struck out (FBSS) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Twins batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Battey struck out (BFSS) 0-1 1 --- 31 Tuttle,B walked (BBBCB) 0-1 1 1-- 22 Versalles struck out (SFBBS) 0-1 2 1-- 00 Kaat lined a single to left, Tuttle,B to second (X) 0-1 2 12- 22 Green,L lined out to first (BCCBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Yankees batting 0-1 0 --- 21 Cerv,B lined a single to shallow left (BBCX) 0-1 0 1-- 00 Boyer,C homered deep to center, Cerv,B scored (X) 2-1 0 --- 22 Stafford struck out (BBCCS) 2-1 1 --- 02 Richardson lined a single to right (CCX) 2-1 1 1-- 01 Kaat balked, Richardson to second (CF) 2-1 1 -2- 02 Kubek struck out (CF.FFFC) 2-1 2 -2- 12 Maris struck out (SBCC) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Twins batting 2-1 0 --- 12 Martin,B grounded out to short (BCCX) 2-1 1 --- 12 Killebrew homered deep to left (BCSX) 2-2 1 --- 10 Allison flied out to right (BX) 2-2 2 --- 11 Lemon lined a double to left center (BCX) 2-2 2 -2- 00 Battey grounded out to short (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Yankees batting 2-2 0 --- 12 Mantle struck out (BCCS) 2-2 1 --- 22 Howard,E flied out to left (FBSBFX) 2-2 2 --- 22 Skowron lined a double down the right field line (SCBBX) 2-2 2 -2- 10 Skowron to third, Cerv,B to first on an error by the pitcher Kaat (BX) Started raining 2-2 2 1-3 32 Boyer,C walked, Cerv,B to second (CBFBB>F>B) 2-2 2 123 02 Stafford grounded out to the mound (CFFX) Game delayed by rain for 65 minutes Kaat left the game after a rain delay ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Twins batting 2-2 0 --- 21 Tuttle,B flied out to right (BBSX) 2-2 1 --- 02 Versalles flied out to left (SFX) Altobelli pinch hitting for Kaat 2-2 2 --- 10 Altobelli grounded out to the mound (BX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Yankees batting Schroll now pitching 2-2 0 --- 02 Richardson lined a single to shallow center (FFX) Started raining 2-2 0 1-- 12 Kubek grounded out to the mound, Richardson to second (BSFX) Stopped raining 2-2 1 -2- 01 Maris flied out to center, Richardson to third (SX) 2-2 2 --3 00 Mantle lined a single to shallow center, Richardson scored (X) 3-2 2 1-- 20 Howard,E grounded to short, forcing Mantle at second (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Twins batting 3-2 0 --- 32 Green,L struck out (BCFFBBFC) 3-2 1 --- 12 Martin,B struck out (BCFS) 3-2 2 --- 12 Killebrew struck out (CBSC) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Yankees batting 3-2 0 --- 10 Skowron was hit by a pitch (BH) 3-2 0 1-- 12 Cerv,B lined a single to shallow center, Skowron to second (BCFX) 3-2 0 12- 00 Boyer,C lined a single up the middle, Skowron scored, Cerv,B to third, Boyer,C to second (X) 4-2 0 -23 00 Stafford lined out to second (X) 4-2 1 -23 11 Richardson lined a single to left center, Cerv,B scored, Boyer,C scored (FBX) 6-2 1 1-- 00 Kubek flied out to right (X) 6-2 2 1-- 31 Maris walked, Richardson to second (BBFBB) 6-2 2 12- 32 Mantle grounded out to third (BBBCS>X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Twins batting 6-2 0 --- 20 Allison lined out to second (BBX) 6-2 1 --- 21 Lemon grounded a single up the middle (CBBX) 6-2 1 1-- 02 Battey lined a single to shallow left, Lemon to second (CFX) 6-2 1 12- 22 Tuttle,B grounded out to third, Lemon to third, Battey to second (CBBCX) 6-2 2 -23 01 Versalles grounded out to first (CX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Yankees batting 6-2 0 --- 22 Howard,E flied out to left (BFBCX) 6-2 1 --- 11 Skowron homered deep to center (BCX) 7-2 1 --- 10 Cerv,B grounded out to short (BX) 7-2 2 --- 31 Boyer,C walked (BBSBB) 7-2 2 1-- 20 Stafford grounded to third, forcing Boyer,C at second (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Twins batting Becquer,J pinch hitting for Schroll 7-2 0 --- 00 Becquer,J grounded out to short (X) 7-2 1 --- 11 Green,L grounded out to third (CBX) 7-2 2 --- 02 Martin,B flied out to center (CFX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Yankees batting McDevitt,D now pitching 7-2 0 --- 00 Richardson grounded out to second (X) 7-2 1 --- 30 Kubek walked (BBBB) 7-2 1 1-- 31 Maris walked, Kubek to second (FBBBB) 7-2 1 12- 11 Mantle grounded to second, forcing Maris at second, Kubek to third, Mantle to first (CBX) Moore now pitching 7-2 2 1-3 12 Howard,E struck out (BSFS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Twins batting 7-2 0 --- 31 Killebrew flied out to left (BBBCX) 7-2 1 --- 00 Allison to first on an error by the third baseman Boyer,C (X) 7-2 1 1-- 22 Lemon reached on an infield single to first, Allison to second (SBBSX) 7-2 1 12- 11 Battey lined out to center (CBX) 7-2 2 12- 32 Tuttle,B struck out (CBBBF>S) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Yankees batting 7-2 0 --- 22 Skowron struck out (BCBSFS) 7-2 1 --- 31 Cerv,B walked (BFBBB) 7-2 1 1-- 30 Boyer,C walked, Cerv,B to second (BBBB) Berra pinch hitting for Stafford 7-2 1 12- 00 Berra grounded out to second, Cerv,B to third, Boyer,C to second (X) 7-2 2 -23 00 Richardson flied out to left (X) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Twins batting Reniff now pitching 7-2 0 --- 10 Versalles lined out to center (BX) Lepcio,T pinch hitting for Moore 7-2 1 --- 00 Lepcio,T flied out to left (X) 7-2 2 --- 20 Green,L flied out to left (BBX)