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Miley BB CD 1961 Yankees-Athletics (8/25)
 Called by Bill Grigsby and Merle Harmon

Ralph Terry shuts out the A’s and keeps the Yankees close in the AL pennant  race.  Moose Skowron singles in a run in the 4th, and Yogi Berra's pinch hit single, followed by Terry's single, plate two more in the ninth.

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Athletics 0

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1961 (N) at Municipal Stadium

NY  A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 10  0
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richardson 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 2
Kubek ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
DeMaestri ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Maris rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Mantle cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Howard c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 2
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 2
Lopez lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Berra ph,lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Terry p 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
Totals 34 3 10 3 0 4 27 9
BATTING - 
SH: Terry 2 (4,off Archer 2).
HBP: Maris (7,by Archer).
GDP: Howard (5,off Archer).
Team LOB: 7.
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howser ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
Rivera rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Causey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Siebern 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
D. Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Del Greco cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Sullivan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Archer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Posada ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fischer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 3 27 14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Causey-Lumpe-Siebern.
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Howser (9,2nd base by Terry/Howard); Rivera (2,2nd base by Terry/Howard).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Terry W(11-1) 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 31
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Archer L(8-10) 8 6 1 1 0 2 0 30
Fischer 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 7
Totals 9 10 3 3 0 4 0 37
HBP: Archer (4,Maris).
Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Red Flaherty