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NYY  4
@BAL  2
 CHW  3
BOS  2
 DET  9
LAA  1
 CLE  5
@KCA  3
 WSA  5
@MIN  3
 LAD  5
CIN  3
 CHC  3
@PHI  2
Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 12,368

 Friday, April 21, 1961
Time of Game: 2:17
Yankees
4
5-1
Won 5
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  8  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
W: Whitey Ford (2-1), L: Steve Barber (1-1)
 Orioles
2
1-5
Lost 3
9th, 4 GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .397              3   1   
T Kubek SS                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .105  .450              1   5   2B
H Lopez LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .182  .477              1   0   
M Mantle CF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .368 1.500              4   0   HR
B Skowron 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .681              9   0   
E Howard C                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .400  .955              5   0   
R Maris RF                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .167  .514              2   0   
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .206              2   4   SH,2·GDP
W Ford P                      2   0   0   1    0   2  .143  .365              0   1   SF
Totals                       31   4   8   0    2   8                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: T Kubek (1, off S Barber).
HR: M Mantle (4, off S Barber; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: W Ford (1, off D Hall).
SH: C Boyer (1, off D Hall).
TB: M Mantle 4; T Kubek 3; E Howard 2; B Richardson; R Maris; H Lopez.
GIDP: C Boyer 2 (2).
RBI: M Mantle 2 (10); W Ford (1); H Lopez (1).
2-out RBI: M Mantle 2; H Lopez.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Richardson-T Kubek-B Skowron.
E: B Richardson (1).
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Brandt CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .389  .889              1   0   
D Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .715              1   0   GDP
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .431              0   2   
W Dropo 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222              7   1   
G Triandos C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .619              8   1   2B
  H Foiles PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
R Hansen SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .679              2   2   
E Robinson RF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .182  .721              3   0   
M Breeding 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .176  .471              5   4   2B
S Barber P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400              0   0   
  D Philley PH                1   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .833              0   0   2B
  D Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Gentile PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .599              0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   0    1   4                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: G Triandos (1, off W Ford); M Breeding (2, off W Ford); D Philley (1, off W Ford).
TB: R Hansen 2; J Brandt 2; D Philley 2; G Triandos 2; M Breeding 2.
GIDP: D Williams (1).
RBI: D Philley 2 (3).
2-out RBI: D Philley 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Robinson-M Breeding-W Dropo; R Hansen-M Breeding-W Dropo.
E: G Triandos (1).

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Ford, W (2-1)                9     7   2   2    1   4   0   1.85   34     -       ·  ·     10·12· 3· 7     68    -     1.22   0.39
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·12· 3· 7           -  
Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Barber, L (1-1)              5     5   3   3    2   4   1   1.93   20     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 5     47    -     0.85  -0.12
D Hall                         3     3   1   1    0   3   0   3.24   12     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 3          0-0    0.99  -0.01
H Wilhelm                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.29    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   8   1          35     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 8           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Sam Carrigan, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 12,368.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Baltimore Orioles                            
1. Bobby Richardson             2B       1. Jackie Brandt                CF
2. Tony Kubek                   SS       2. Dick Williams                LF
3. Hector Lopez                 LF       3. Brooks Robinson              3B
4. Mickey Mantle                CF       4. Walt Dropo                   1B
5. Bill Skowron                 1B       5. Gus Triandos                  C
6. Elston Howard                 C       6. Ron Hansen                   SS
7. Roger Maris                  RF       7. Earl Robinson                RF
8. Clete Boyer                  3B       8. Marv Breeding                2B
9. Whitey Ford                   P       9. Steve Barber                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 2 1-- RR 19% 78% 1-0 NYY M. Mantle S. Barber Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Lopez Scores
b5 2 -23 RR -19% 62% 0-3 BAL D. Philley W. Ford Double to RF (Deep RF); Robinson Scores; Breeding Scores
t3 2 -2- R 11% 59% 0-0 NYY H. Lopez S. Barber Single to RF; Richardson Scores
t2 1 12- OO -9% 45% 0-0 NYY C. Boyer S. Barber Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0 1-- OO 7% 49% 0-0 BAL D. Williams W. Ford Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY B. Richardson S. Barber Groundout: C-1B
t1 1 --- 4% 52% 0-0 NYY T. Kubek S. Barber Double to LF
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 NYY H. Lopez S. Barber Groundout: 2B-1B; Kubek to 3B
t1 2 --3 O -4% 45% 0-0 NYY M. Mantle S. Barber Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 BAL J. Brandt W. Ford Single to P
b1 0 1-- OO 7% 49% 0-0 BAL D. Williams W. Ford Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BAL B. Robinson W. Ford Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY B. Skowron S. Barber Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 NYY E. Howard S. Barber Single to CF
t2 1 1-- 4% 54% 0-0 NYY R. Maris S. Barber Walk; Howard to 2B
t2 1 12- OO -9% 45% 0-0 NYY C. Boyer S. Barber Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BAL W. Dropo W. Ford Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BAL G. Triandos W. Ford Lineout: 3B
b2 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 BAL R. Hansen W. Ford Single to LF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 BAL E. Robinson W. Ford Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY W. Ford S. Barber Strikeout
t3 1 --- 5% 52% 0-0 NYY B. Richardson S. Barber Single to P; Richardson to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t3 1 -2- O -4% 48% 0-0 NYY T. Kubek S. Barber Flyball: LF
t3 2 -2- R 11% 59% 0-0 NYY H. Lopez S. Barber Single to RF; Richardson Scores
t3 2 1-- RR 19% 78% 1-0 NYY M. Mantle S. Barber Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Lopez Scores
t3 2 --- O -1% 77% 3-0 NYY B. Skowron S. Barber Popfly: SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 80% 0-3 BAL M. Breeding W. Ford Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-3 BAL S. Barber W. Ford Strikeout Looking
b3 2 --- O 1% 82% 0-3 BAL J. Brandt W. Ford Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -1% 81% 3-0 NYY E. Howard S. Barber Strikeout
t4 1 --- 1% 82% 3-0 NYY R. Maris S. Barber Walk
t4 1 1-- OO -3% 79% 3-0 NYY C. Boyer S. Barber Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 3% 82% 0-3 BAL D. Williams W. Ford Popfly: 2B
b4 1 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 BAL B. Robinson W. Ford Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 84% 0-3 BAL W. Dropo W. Ford Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Steve Barber facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 NYY W. Ford S. Barber Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 NYY B. Richardson S. Barber Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 NYY T. Kubek S. Barber Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 3% 84% 0-3 BAL G. Triandos W. Ford Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 86% 0-3 BAL R. Hansen W. Ford Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- -1% 84% 0-3 BAL E. Robinson W. Ford Walk
b5 2 1-- -4% 80% 0-3 BAL M. Breeding W. Ford Double to LF; Robinson to 3B
Dave Philley pinch hits for Steve Barber (P) batting 9th
b5 2 -23 RR -19% 62% 0-3 BAL D. Philley W. Ford Double to RF (Deep RF); Robinson Scores; Breeding Scores
b5 2 -2- O 5% 67% 2-3 BAL J. Brandt W. Ford Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Dick Hall facing 3-4-5
Dick Hall replaces Dave Philley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -3% 64% 3-2 NYY H. Lopez D. Hall Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -2% 62% 3-2 NYY M. Mantle D. Hall Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2 --- O -1% 61% 3-2 NYY B. Skowron D. Hall Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 4% 65% 2-3 BAL D. Williams W. Ford Popfly: 1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 68% 2-3 BAL B. Robinson W. Ford Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O 2% 70% 2-3 BAL W. Dropo W. Ford Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Dick Hall facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- 4% 74% 3-2 NYY E. Howard D. Hall Single to CF
t7 0 1-- 5% 79% 3-2 NYY R. Maris D. Hall Single to LF; Howard to 2B
t7 0 12- O 0% 79% 3-2 NYY C. Boyer D. Hall Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Howard to 3B; Maris to 2B
t7 1 -23 RO 2% 81% 3-2 NYY W. Ford D. Hall Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Howard Scores
t7 2 -2- O -2% 79% 4-2 NYY B. Richardson D. Hall Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 4% 83% 2-4 BAL G. Triandos W. Ford Lineout: 3B
b7 1 --- -5% 78% 2-4 BAL R. Hansen W. Ford Single to CF
b7 1 1-- O 5% 83% 2-4 BAL E. Robinson W. Ford Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 2 1-- O 4% 87% 2-4 BAL M. Breeding W. Ford Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Dick Hall facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- 2% 89% 4-2 NYY T. Kubek D. Hall Single to SS
t8 0 1-- O -2% 87% 4-2 NYY H. Lopez D. Hall Foul Flyball: 2B
t8 1 1-- O -2% 85% 4-2 NYY M. Mantle D. Hall Strikeout
t8 2 1-- O -1% 84% 4-2 NYY B. Skowron D. Hall Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 9-1-2
Jim Gentile pinch hits for Dick Hall (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 4% 88% 2-4 BAL J. Gentile W. Ford Strikeout
b8 1 --- -5% 83% 2-4 BAL J. Brandt W. Ford Single to LF
b8 1 1-- O 4% 88% 2-4 BAL D. Williams W. Ford Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
b8 2 -2- O 5% 93% 2-4 BAL B. Robinson W. Ford Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 6-7-8
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Jim Gentile (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-2 NYY E. Howard H. Wilhelm Strikeout
t9 1 --- O -1% 91% 4-2 NYY R. Maris H. Wilhelm Flyball: RF
t9 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-2 NYY C. Boyer H. Wilhelm Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 5% 96% 2-4 BAL W. Dropo W. Ford Strikeout
b9 1 --- -7% 88% 2-4 BAL G. Triandos W. Ford Double to LF
Hank Foiles pinch runs for Gus Triandos (C) batting 5th
b9 1 -2- O 7% 95% 2-4 BAL R. Hansen W. Ford Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 2 -2- O 5% 100% 2-4 BAL E. Robinson W. Ford Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

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