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Miley BB CD 1961 Orioles-Yankees 5/21 (Game 1)
Called by Mel Allen, Red Barber and Phil Rizzuto

Whitey Ford goes all the way for the victory.  Tony Kubek and Roger Maris each collect 3 hits, and Maris hits a home run.

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New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 (1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1961 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BAL A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  2
NY A 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 x - 4 9 0
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Williams lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Busby cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
Hyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
B. Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Triandos c 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 1
Breeding pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hansen ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
E. Robinson rf,cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
Adair 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Estrada p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Philley ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 4 24 15
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Hansen-Adair-Gentile, Gentile-Hansen-Gentile, Hansen-Adair-Gentile.
E: B. Robinson (6), Hansen (6).
BATTING - 
HR: Williams (3,8th inning off Ford 0 on 1 out).
GDP: B. Robinson (9,off Ford).
Team LOB: 5.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kubek ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 6
Lopez lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Reed lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 0
Mantle cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0
Berra c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 10 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Ford p 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
Totals 30 4 9 4 4 4 27 11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kubek-Richardson-Skowron.
PB: Berra (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Boyer (4,off Estrada).
HR: Maris (7,1st inning off Estrada 0 on 2 out).
SH: Lopez (1,off Estrada).
GDP: Boyer (4,off Estrada); Berra (1,off Estrada); Richardson (5,off Hyde).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Kubek (2,2nd base by Estrada/Triandos).
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Estrada L(2-3) 7 9 4 2 3 4 1 32
Hyde 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Totals 8 9 4 2 4 4 1 35
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(5-1) 9 6 2 2 2 4 1 34
Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Harry Schwarts