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Standings
NYY
@BAL		3
5
MIN
@WSA		6
3
Thursday, September 21, 1961
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 22,089, Time of Game: 2:04
Yankees
3
104-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Orioles
5
90-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 14 GB
W: Jack Fisher (10-12)
L: Bill Stafford (13-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
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Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3  3  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  0   4  0  X    5 10  4

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Richardson 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .619 0.036 0.87 0.036 0.000 0.4 0 1
   Joe DeMaestri 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .343 0.046 1.61 0.086 -0.040 0.1 2 4
Tom Tresh SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.189 1.47 0.000 -0.189 -1.5 2 4 GDP
Roger Maris CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .988 -0.085 0.84 0.000 -0.085 -0.6 0 0
Johnny Blanchard C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .301 .994 -0.093 0.92 0.000 -0.093 -0.7 6 0
Hector Lopez LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .216 .578 -0.003 0.76 0.033 -0.036 -0.0 2 0
Bob Hale 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .152 .397 -0.050 0.83 0.030 -0.080 0.0 9 0 GDP
Billy Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .602 -0.082 1.12 0.000 -0.082 -0.6 0 2
Jack Reed RF 3 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .125 0.013 0.80 0.041 -0.028 0.3 2 0
Bill Stafford P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .496 0.048 1.21 0.060 -0.012 0.3 1 1
   Tony Kubek PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .278 .707 0.039 0.24 0.039 0.000 1.0 HR
   Hal Reniff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 3 2 1 6 .100 .329 -0.320 1.03 0.325 -0.645 -1.4 24 12
HR: T Kubek (8, off J Fisher; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: T Kubek 4; B Stafford; H Lopez.
GIDP: T Tresh (1); B Hale (1).
RBI: J Reed (1); T Kubek (45).
2-out RBI: T Kubek.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Tresh-B Hale.

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .288 .732 0.139 1.01 0.185 -0.047 1.3 0 0
Jerry Adair 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .711 -0.010 0.71 0.027 -0.037 -0.1 1 1
   Marv Breeding 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .206 .498 -0.003 0.21 0.003 -0.006 -0.2 0 0 SB
Jackie Brandt CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .304 .831 -0.050 0.83 0.040 -0.090 0.3 4 1 GDP
Jim Gentile 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1.057 -0.035 0.74 0.019 -0.054 -0.4 9 2
Whitey Herzog LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 .798 -0.084 0.83 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 1 0 2B
Gus Triandos C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .249 .760 0.020 0.98 0.056 -0.036 0.0 5 0
   Dick Williams PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 .598 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Charlie Lau C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .559 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 1 0
Russ Snyder RF 4 2 4 2 0 0 .289 .694 0.324 1.07 0.324 0.000 2.4 1 0 HR
Ron Hansen SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .244 .670 -0.064 0.93 0.015 -0.079 -0.5 4 5
Jack Fisher P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .094 .267 -0.052 1.00 0.000 -0.052 -0.6 1 2 2·SH
Team Totals 30 5 10 5 3 6 .333 .861 0.181 0.84 0.669 -0.489 1.1 27 11
2B: W Herzog (11, off H Reniff).
HR: R Snyder (1, off B Stafford; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: J Fisher 2 (10, 2 off B Stafford).
TB: R Snyder 7; B Robinson 2; W Herzog 2; J Adair; J Brandt; R Hansen.
GIDP: J Brandt (19).
RBI: B Robinson 2 (56); R Snyder 2 (12); J Brandt (72).
2-out RBI: B Robinson; J Brandt.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Gentile-R Hansen-J Gentile; J Adair-R Hansen-J Gentile.
E: J Adair (11); R Hansen 2 (30); B Robinson (13).
Outfield Assists: J Brandt (J DeMaestri at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: M Breeding (5, 2nd base off B Stafford/J Blanchard).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Stafford, L (13-8) 7 8 5 5 3 6 1 2.69 31 44 -0.193 0.93 -1.6
Hal Reniff 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 4 0 0 0.014 0.17 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 3 6 1 5.62 35 44 0 0 -0.179 1.03 -1.1

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Fisher, W (10-12) 9 3 3 0 1 6 1 3.97 31 80 0.320 1.03 1.4
Team Totals 9 3 3 0 1 6 1 0.00 31 80 0.320 0.84 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Ed Runge.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 22,089.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Baltimore Orioles
1 Bobby Richardson 2B 1 Brooks Robinson 3B
2 Tom Tresh SS 2 Jerry Adair 2B
3 Roger Maris CF 3 Jackie Brandt CF
4 Johnny Blanchard C 4 Jim Gentile 1B
5 Hector Lopez LF 5 Whitey Herzog LF
6 Bob Hale 1B 6 Gus Triandos C
7 Billy Gardner 3B 7 Russ Snyder RF
8 Jack Reed RF 8 Ron Hansen SS
9 Bill Stafford P 9 Jack Fisher P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-1 0 1-- RR BAL R. Snyder B. Stafford 25% 89% Home Run (Deep RF); Williams Scores
b5 0-0 2 -2- R BAL B. Robinson B. Stafford 14% 69% Single to LF; Snyder Scores
t6 0-1 1 12- RO NYY J. DeMaestri J. Fisher -9% 52% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Reed Scores/No RBI/unER; Stafford to 3B; DeMaestri out at 2B/CF-2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY T. Tresh J. Fisher 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 1-- OO NYY B. Hale J. Fisher 7% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Richardson J. Fisher -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY T. Tresh J. Fisher 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY R. Maris J. Fisher 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson B. Stafford -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL J. Adair B. Stafford -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- BAL J. Brandt B. Stafford 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- BAL J. Gentile B. Stafford 2% 54% Walk; Brandt to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O BAL W. Herzog B. Stafford -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Blanchard J. Fisher 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYY H. Lopez J. Fisher 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Hale J. Fisher 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 6-7-8
Joe DeMaestri replaces Bobby Richardson playing 2B batting 1st
b2 0-0 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos B. Stafford -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- BAL R. Snyder B. Stafford 3% 55% Single to P/Bunt
b2 0-0 1 1-- O BAL R. Hansen B. Stafford -3% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-- O BAL J. Fisher B. Stafford -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Gardner J. Fisher 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Reed J. Fisher 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Stafford J. Fisher 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson B. Stafford -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- BAL J. Adair B. Stafford 3% 56% Single to LF
b3 0-0 1 1-- OO BAL J. Brandt B. Stafford -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. DeMaestri J. Fisher 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYY T. Tresh J. Fisher 2% 55% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O NYY R. Maris J. Fisher 1% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O BAL J. Gentile B. Stafford -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-0 1 --- O BAL W. Herzog B. Stafford -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 --- O BAL G. Triandos B. Stafford -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Blanchard J. Fisher 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- NYY H. Lopez J. Fisher -3% 50% Single to LF
t5 0-0 1 1-- OO NYY B. Hale J. Fisher 7% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- BAL R. Snyder B. Stafford 5% 61% Single to P
b5 0-0 0 1-- O BAL R. Hansen B. Stafford -4% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 0-0 1 1-- O BAL J. Fisher B. Stafford -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Snyder to 2B
b5 0-0 2 -2- R BAL B. Robinson B. Stafford 14% 69% Single to LF; Snyder Scores
b5 1-0 2 1-- O BAL J. Adair B. Stafford -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 7-8-9
t6 0-1 0 --- O NYY B. Gardner J. Fisher 4% 70% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- NYY J. Reed J. Fisher -4% 66% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t6 0-1 1 1-- NYY B. Stafford J. Fisher -6% 60% Single to CF; Reed to 2B
t6 0-1 1 12- RO NYY J. DeMaestri J. Fisher -9% 52% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Reed Scores/No RBI/unER; Stafford to 3B; DeMaestri out at 2B/CF-2B
Marv Breeding replaces Jerry Adair playing 2B batting 2nd
t6 1-1 2 --3 O NYY T. Tresh J. Fisher 6% 57% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 3-4-5
b6 1-1 0 --- O BAL J. Brandt B. Stafford -3% 54% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-1 1 --- O BAL J. Gentile B. Stafford -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-1 2 --- O BAL W. Herzog B. Stafford -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 3-4-5
t7 1-1 0 --- O NYY R. Maris J. Fisher 4% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-1 1 --- O NYY J. Blanchard J. Fisher 3% 57% Lineout: 1B
t7 1-1 2 --- O NYY H. Lopez J. Fisher 2% 59% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 6-7-8
b7 1-1 0 --- BAL G. Triandos B. Stafford 6% 64% Walk
Dick Williams pinch runs for Gus Triandos (C) batting 6th
b7 1-1 0 1-- RR BAL R. Snyder B. Stafford 25% 89% Home Run (Deep RF); Williams Scores
b7 3-1 0 --- BAL R. Hansen B. Stafford 1% 91% Single to LF
b7 3-1 0 1-- O BAL J. Fisher B. Stafford -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hansen to 2B
b7 3-1 1 -2- R BAL B. Robinson B. Stafford 4% 94% Single to CF (SS-2B); Hansen Scores
b7 4-1 1 1-- O BAL M. Breeding B. Stafford -1% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 4-1 2 1-- BAL J. Brandt B. Stafford 0% 94% Breeding Steals 2B
b7 4-1 2 -2- R BAL J. Brandt B. Stafford 3% 97% Single to CF; Breeding Scores
b7 5-1 2 1-- O BAL J. Gentile B. Stafford -0% 97% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 5.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 6-7-8
Charlie Lau replaces Dick Williams (PR) playing C batting 6th
t8 1-5 0 --- NYY B. Hale J. Fisher -3% 94% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hale to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t8 1-5 0 -2- O NYY B. Gardner J. Fisher 2% 96% Groundout: P-1B; Hale to 3B
t8 1-5 1 --3 RO NYY J. Reed J. Fisher 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Hale Scores/unER
Tony Kubek pinch hits for Bill Stafford (P) batting 9th
t8 2-5 2 --- R NYY T. Kubek J. Fisher -4% 93% Home Run (Deep RF); Kubek Scores/unER
t8 3-5 2 --- O NYY J. DeMaestri J. Fisher 1% 94% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Yankees' Hal Reniff facing 5-6-7
Hal Reniff replaces Tony Kubek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-3 0 --- O BAL W. Herzog H. Reniff -1% 94% Double to 2B; Herzog out at 3B/2B-3B-SS
b8 5-3 1 --- O BAL C. Lau H. Reniff -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-3 2 --- BAL R. Snyder H. Reniff 0% 93% Single to CF
b8 5-3 2 1-- O BAL R. Hansen H. Reniff -1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 5.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Jack Fisher facing 2-3-4
t9 3-5 0 --- O NYY T. Tresh J. Fisher 4% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 3-5 1 --- O NYY R. Maris J. Fisher 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 3-5 2 --- O NYY J. Blanchard J. Fisher 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 5.

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