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Miley BB CD 1961 Yankees-Angels (5/7)
 Called by Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto

Yogi Berra’s pinch homer ties the game in the 7th, but Leon Wagner doubles home a run in the bottom half of the inning and Gene Leek adds an eighth inning home run, giving the Los Angeles Angels the victory.

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Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1961 (D) at Wrigley Field

NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  8  0
LA A 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 x - 5 6 1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kubek ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Lopez lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Maris rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Blanchard c 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
Richardson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
Turley p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Berra ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Coates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gonder ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 8 24 12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kubek-Richardson-Skowron.
BATTING - 
2B: Lopez (2,off Garver).
HR: Blanchard (1,7th inning off Kline 0 on 1 out); Berra (2,7th inning off
Kline 1 on 2 out).
IBB: Blanchard (1,by Clevenger).
Team LOB: 7.
Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pearson cf 1 3 1 1 3 0 1 0
Aspromonte 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4
Wagner rf,lf 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 12 1
Cerv lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Hunt rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Averill c 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Leek 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
Brickell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Kline p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Bilko ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Sadowski pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clevenger p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5 8 7 27 12
FIELDING - 
E: Brickell (5).
PB: Averill (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Wagner (3,off Coates).
HR: Pearson (3,3rd inning off Turley 0 on 1 out); Wagner (6,5th inning off
Turley 1 on 2 out); Leek (1,8th inning off Arroyo 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Cerv (4,off Arroyo).
IBB: Kluszewski (3,by Arroyo).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Turley 6 4 3 3 5 6 2 26
Coates L(1-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4
Arroyo 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Totals 8 6 5 5 8 7 3 36
IBB: Arroyo (1,Kluszewski).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Arroyo 2-0.
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Los Angeles Angels           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kline W(1-0) 7 7 3 3 0 5 2 28
Garver 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Bowsfield 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Clevenger SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6
Totals 9 8 3 3 2 8 2 37
Garver faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
IBB: Clevenger (1,Blanchard).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bowsfield 2-0; Clevenger 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Harry Schwarts