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CLE
@CHW		2
4
WSA
@DET		2
7
WSA
@DET		5
4
NYY
@KCA		4
5
BOS
@LAA		7
8
BAL
@MIN		13
5
CHC
@MLN		5
8
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@PHI		5
2		 
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@PIT		6
9
Tuesday, May 9, 1961
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 13,623, Time of Game: 2:22
Yankees
4
13-8
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
 at Athletics
5
9-9
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
W: Ray Herbert (2-1)
L: Luis Arroyo (1-1)
S: Jim Archer (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  1   0  0  1   0  1  0    4  9  0
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  4  X    5  7  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Kubek SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 .274 .756 -0.004 1.12 0.112 -0.116 0.1 2 3 HR
Hector Lopez LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .195 .479 -0.061 0.82 0.026 -0.087 -0.4 1 0
Roger Maris RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .754 -0.065 0.65 0.000 -0.065 -0.7 4 0
Mickey Mantle CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 1.020 -0.073 0.69 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 1 0
Yogi Berra C 4 2 1 0 0 0 .239 .683 -0.009 0.73 0.040 -0.048 0.0 5 0
Bill Skowron 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .271 .766 0.099 0.83 0.146 -0.046 0.9 8 0 HR
Clete Boyer 3B 2 0 2 1 1 0 .271 .748 0.133 0.76 0.133 0.000 1.8 1 1 SB,HBP
Bobby Richardson 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .256 .545 0.123 1.10 0.149 -0.026 0.7 2 2 GDP
Whitey Ford P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .583 -0.174 1.55 0.000 -0.174 -2.1 0 1
   Luis Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Cerv PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .477 -0.074 2.89 0.000 -0.074 -0.2
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 2 5 .257 .744 -0.105 0.94 0.606 -0.709 -0.6 24 7
HR: B Skowron (4, off R Herbert; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); T Kubek (2, off R Herbert; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: C Boyer (1, by R Herbert).
TB: B Skowron 5; T Kubek 4; B Richardson 2; C Boyer 2; Y Berra; H Lopez.
GIDP: B Richardson (4).
RBI: T Kubek (3); B Richardson (7); C Boyer (7); B Skowron (14).
2-out RBI: B Richardson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Ford-T Kubek-B Skowron.
Baserunning
SB: C Boyer (1, 2nd base off R Herbert/H Sullivan).

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Howser SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .269 .755 0.036 1.60 0.122 -0.085 -0.1 2 1 HBP
Jerry Lumpe 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .282 .759 0.094 1.67 0.154 -0.059 0.3 1 4
Hank Bauer RF-LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .294 .663 0.238 1.68 0.262 -0.023 1.1 1 0
Norm Siebern LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .164 .524 0.016 1.57 0.107 -0.091 0.1 1 0
   Jim Archer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Haywood Sullivan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 1.116 -0.067 1.36 0.068 -0.135 -0.7 6 1
Bill Tuttle CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .246 .658 0.044 2.06 0.119 -0.076 -0.2 3 0 2B
Marv Throneberry 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .895 -0.148 1.47 0.012 -0.160 -1.3 9 1 GDP
Andy Carey 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .226 .737 0.167 1.29 0.191 -0.024 1.6 2 4 2·2B
Ray Herbert P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .417 -0.078 1.34 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 1 2
   Don Larsen PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 1.100 0.093 1.83 0.093 0.000 0.8
   Al Pilarcik RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .523 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 5 7 5 3 5 .233 .657 0.395 1.59 1.128 -0.731 0.9 27 13
2B: B Tuttle (2, off W Ford); A Carey 2 (4, 2 off W Ford).
HBP: D Howser (2, by W Ford).
TB: A Carey 4; H Bauer 2; B Tuttle 2; D Larsen; H Sullivan.
GIDP: M Throneberry (1).
RBI: H Bauer 2 (5); A Carey (4); B Tuttle (7); D Larsen (2).
2-out RBI: A Carey.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Carey-J Lumpe-M Throneberry; A Carey-H Sullivan-D Howser.
PB: H Sullivan (3).
E: D Howser (3).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford 7 6 4 4 1 5 0 3.44 28 53 0.071 1.20 0.6
Luis Arroyo, BS (1), L (1-1) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.98 6 2 2 -0.467 3.42 -1.5
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 3 5 0 5.62 34 53 2 2 -0.396 0.94 -0.9
W Ford faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Herbert, W (2-1) 8 9 4 3 2 4 2 4.10 35 52 -0.061 0.85 0.1
Jim Archer, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.165 2.16 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 2 5 2 3.00 38 52 0 0 0.104 1.59 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: W Ford (1; D Howser); R Herbert (1; C Boyer).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Joe Linsalata.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 13,623.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Kansas City Athletics
1 Tony Kubek SS 1 Dick Howser SS
2 Hector Lopez LF 2 Jerry Lumpe 2B
3 Roger Maris RF 3 Hank Bauer RF
4 Mickey Mantle CF 4 Norm Siebern LF
5 Yogi Berra C 5 Haywood Sullivan C
6 Bill Skowron 1B 6 Bill Tuttle CF
7 Clete Boyer 3B 7 Marv Throneberry 1B
8 Bobby Richardson 2B 8 Andy Carey 3B
9 Whitey Ford P 9 Ray Herbert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-4 0 123 RR KCA H. Bauer L. Arroyo 24% 76% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Larsen Scores; Howser Scores; Lumpe to 2B
b8 2-4 0 12- KCA J. Lumpe L. Arroyo 15% 52% Walk; Larsen to 3B; Howser to 2B
t6 2-1 1 --- R NYY B. Skowron R. Herbert -13% 24% Home Run (Deep LF)
b2 0-1 2 12- R KCA A. Carey W. Ford 13% 56% Double to LF (Short LF Line); Tuttle Scores; Throneberry to 3B
b8 2-4 0 1-- KCA D. Howser W. Ford 12% 37% Hit By Pitch; Larsen to 2B

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, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY T. Kubek R. Herbert 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY H. Lopez R. Herbert 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY R. Maris R. Herbert 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCA D. Howser W. Ford -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCA J. Lumpe W. Ford -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCA H. Bauer W. Ford -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY M. Mantle R. Herbert 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- NYY Y. Berra R. Herbert -3% 50% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Berra to 1B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Skowron R. Herbert 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- NYY C. Boyer R. Herbert -2% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Berra to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- R NYY B. Richardson R. Herbert -10% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive); Berra Scores/unER; Boyer to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- O NYY W. Ford R. Herbert 4% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O KCA N. Siebern W. Ford -3% 42% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-1 1 --- O KCA H. Sullivan W. Ford -2% 40% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-1 2 --- KCA B. Tuttle W. Ford 2% 42% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-1 2 -2- KCA M. Throneberry W. Ford 1% 44% Walk
b2 0-1 2 12- R KCA A. Carey W. Ford 13% 56% Double to LF (Short LF Line); Tuttle Scores; Throneberry to 3B
b2 1-1 2 -23 O KCA R. Herbert W. Ford -6% 50% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- R NYY T. Kubek R. Herbert -11% 39% Home Run (Deep RF)
t3 2-1 0 --- O NYY H. Lopez R. Herbert 2% 41% Lineout: LF
t3 2-1 1 --- O NYY R. Maris R. Herbert 2% 43% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 2-1 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle R. Herbert 1% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- O KCA D. Howser W. Ford -3% 41% Popfly: SS
b3 1-2 1 --- O KCA J. Lumpe W. Ford -2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- O KCA H. Bauer W. Ford -1% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
t4 2-1 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra R. Herbert 2% 40% Flyball: CF
t4 2-1 1 --- O NYY B. Skowron R. Herbert 2% 42% Strikeout
t4 2-1 2 --- NYY C. Boyer R. Herbert -1% 40% Walk
t4 2-1 2 1-- NYY B. Richardson R. Herbert -1% 39% Boyer Steals 2B
t4 2-1 2 -2- NYY B. Richardson R. Herbert -1% 38% Walk
t4 2-1 2 12- O NYY W. Ford R. Herbert 4% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- O KCA N. Siebern W. Ford -3% 40% Strikeout
b4 1-2 1 --- O KCA H. Sullivan W. Ford -2% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- O KCA B. Tuttle W. Ford -1% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- O NYY T. Kubek R. Herbert 2% 39% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-1 1 --- NYY H. Lopez R. Herbert -3% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 2-1 1 1-- O NYY R. Maris R. Herbert 3% 39% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 2-1 2 1-- O NYY M. Mantle R. Herbert 3% 42% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
b5 1-2 0 --- O KCA M. Throneberry W. Ford -3% 38% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-2 1 --- O KCA A. Carey W. Ford -2% 36% Flyball: CF
b5 1-2 2 --- O KCA R. Herbert W. Ford -2% 34% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
t6 2-1 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra R. Herbert 3% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-1 1 --- R NYY B. Skowron R. Herbert -13% 24% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 3-1 1 --- NYY C. Boyer R. Herbert -2% 22% Hit By Pitch
t6 3-1 1 1-- NYY B. Richardson R. Herbert -1% 21% Passed Ball; Boyer to 2B
t6 3-1 1 -2- NYY B. Richardson R. Herbert -4% 17% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Boyer to 3B
t6 3-1 1 1-3 OO NYY W. Ford R. Herbert 9% 26% Double Play: Groundout: 3B-C-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b6 1-3 0 --- O KCA D. Howser W. Ford -4% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-3 1 --- O KCA J. Lumpe W. Ford -2% 20% Lineout: LF
b6 1-3 2 --- KCA H. Bauer W. Ford 2% 22% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b6 1-3 2 1-- O KCA N. Siebern W. Ford -4% 18% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t7 3-1 0 --- O NYY T. Kubek R. Herbert 2% 20% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 3-1 1 --- O NYY H. Lopez R. Herbert 1% 21% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- O NYY R. Maris R. Herbert 1% 22% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
b7 1-3 0 --- KCA H. Sullivan W. Ford 7% 29% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-3 0 1-- O KCA B. Tuttle W. Ford -6% 23% Flyball: 2B
b7 1-3 1 1-- OO KCA M. Throneberry W. Ford -9% 14% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
t8 3-1 0 --- O NYY M. Mantle R. Herbert 1% 15% Flyball: SS
t8 3-1 1 --- NYY Y. Berra R. Herbert -1% 14% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t8 3-1 1 1-- NYY B. Skowron R. Herbert -2% 12% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Berra to 2B
t8 3-1 1 12- R NYY C. Boyer R. Herbert -6% 6% Single to LF (Line Drive); Berra Scores; Skowron to 2B
t8 4-1 1 12- OO NYY B. Richardson R. Herbert 3% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
b8 1-4 0 --- KCA A. Carey W. Ford 7% 15% Double to LF (Deep LF Line)
Don Larsen pinch hits for Ray Herbert (P) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 -2- R KCA D. Larsen W. Ford 9% 25% Single to CF (Line Drive); Carey Scores
b8 2-4 0 1-- KCA D. Howser W. Ford 12% 37% Hit By Pitch; Larsen to 2B
Luis Arroyo replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-4 0 12- KCA J. Lumpe L. Arroyo 15% 52% Walk; Larsen to 3B; Howser to 2B
b8 2-4 0 123 RR KCA H. Bauer L. Arroyo 24% 76% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Larsen Scores; Howser Scores; Lumpe to 2B
b8 4-4 0 12- KCA N. Siebern L. Arroyo 11% 87% Walk; Lumpe to 3B; Bauer to 2B
b8 4-4 0 123 O KCA H. Sullivan L. Arroyo -10% 77% Lineout: 1B
b8 4-4 1 123 RO KCA B. Tuttle L. Arroyo 9% 87% Groundout: SS-1B; Lumpe Scores; Bauer to 3B; Siebern to 2B
b8 5-4 2 -23 O KCA M. Throneberry L. Arroyo -4% 83% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Jim Archer facing 9-1-2
Jim Archer replaces Norm Siebern (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Hank Bauer moves from RF to LF
Al Pilarcik replaces Don Larsen (PH) playing RF batting 9th
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Luis Arroyo (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 0 --- O NYY B. Cerv J. Archer 7% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-5 1 --- O NYY T. Kubek J. Archer 5% 96% Lineout: RF
t9 4-5 2 --- O NYY H. Lopez J. Archer 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Athletics 5.

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