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1961 Yankees-Orioles 9/20 Called by Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto It's 1961, and Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are chasing Babe Ruth's magical 60 home run record. In this game, the Yankees clinch the pennant behind Ralph Terry and Roger Maris hits #59. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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NY A 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1
BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
BATTING
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Richardson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Kubek ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Maris cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Berra lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Blanchard rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
Howard c 4 0 1 1 0 2 8 0
Skowron 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 14 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 1
Terry p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Totals 38 4 10 4 1 8 27 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Skowron.
E: Richardson (18).
BATTING -
2B: Howard (17,off Pappas); Blanchard (10,off Hall).
3B: Skowron (4,off Pappas).
HR: Maris (59,3rd inning off Pappas 0 on 1 out); Berra (21,3rd inning off Pappas
0 on 1 out).
IBB: Skowron (9,by Hall).
Team LOB: 8.
Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
B. Robinson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
Adair 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Brandt cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
Gentile 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Herzog lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Triandos c 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
E. Robinson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Hansen ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2
Pappas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Hall p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 30 2 4 1 1 8 27 7
FIELDING -
E: Adair (10).
BATTING -
Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Terry W(15-3) 9 4 2 1 1 8 0 31
Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Pappas L(12-9) 2.1 7 4 4 0 1 2 15
Hall 5.2 3 0 0 1 7 0 21
Wilhelm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 10 4 4 1 8 2 39
IBB: Hall (5,Skowron).
Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Joe Paparella