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BAL  6
CHW  4
 KCA  4
WSA  3
 CLE 13
@LAA  5
 MIN  7
DET  6
(11)		 NYY  6
BOS  4
 LAD  1
@STL  0
Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 13,087

 Thursday, May 25, 1961, 8:03PM
Time of Game: 2:11
Red Sox
4
15-20
Lost 2
8th, 10 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  0    4  5  0
Yankees         3  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    6 11  1
W: Whitey Ford (6-1), L: Billy Muffett (0-4), S: Luis Arroyo (7)
 Yankees
6
20-15
Won 3
3rd, 5 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .627              4   1   
C Hardy CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .212  .608              3   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   1   0   0    1   3  .242  .652              1   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .204  .578              2   1   HR
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .145  .357              0   2   
P Runnels 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .816             10   0   
R Nixon C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .584              2   1   GDP
D Buddin SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .675              2   3   
B Muffett P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542              0   0   
  D Hillman P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   
  R Repulski PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .417  .833              0   0   
  T Brewer PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .614              0   0   
  M Fornieles P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   4   5   0    3   6                         24   9
Batting Events
HR: J Jensen (3, off W Ford; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: J Jensen 5; R Repulski; D Buddin; F Malzone.
GIDP: R Nixon (3).
RBI: J Jensen 3 (10).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Jensen-P Runnels.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Kubek SS                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .297  .776              3   3   HR
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .752              0   4   
J Blanchard C                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .220  .768              6   1   HR
R Maris CF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .244  .831              1   0   
Y Berra RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .821              2   0   
B Skowron 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .764             11   0   2B
B Cerv LF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .200  .588              1   0   
B Richardson 2B               4   0   2   1    0   0  .213  .472              3   1   
W Ford P                      1   1   0   0    1   0  .190  .524              0   2   SH
  L Arroyo P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   
Totals                       33   6  11   0    4   1                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: B Skowron (7, off D Hillman).
HR: T Kubek (3, off B Muffett; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Blanchard (3, off B Muffett; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: W Ford (1, off D Hillman).
TB: T Kubek 5; J Blanchard 5; B Skowron 2; B Richardson 2; B Cerv 2; C Boyer; Y Berra.
RBI: T Kubek 2 (11); J Blanchard 2 (7); B Richardson (9); B Cerv (10).
2-out RBI: B Cerv.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. W Ford-T Kubek-B Skowron.
E: B Richardson (7).

Pitching Stats

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Muffett, L (0-4)             1     5   5   5    2   0   2   6.75   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 5     21    -     0.94  -0.34
D Hillman                      6     6   1   1    2   1   0   1.60   25     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 6          0-0    0.19   0.03
M Fornieles                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.71    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8    11   6   6    4   1   2          38     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1·11           -
B Muffett faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.
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 (6-1)                7     5   4   4    2   5   1   3.30   27     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 2· 5     54    -     0.65  -0.01
L Arroyo, S (7)                2     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.59    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 0          2-1    1.49   0.22
Totals                         9     5   4   4    3   6   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 3· 5          2-1
W Ford faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Bill McKinley.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 13,087.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            New York Yankees                             
1. Chuck Schilling              2B       1. Tony Kubek                   SS
2. Carroll Hardy                CF       2. Clete Boyer                  3B
3. Carl Yastrzemski             LF       3. Johnny Blanchard              C
4. Jackie Jensen                RF       4. Roger Maris                  CF
5. Frank Malzone                3B       5. Yogi Berra                   RF
6. Pete Runnels                 1B       6. Bill Skowron                 1B
7. Russ Nixon                    C       7. Bob Cerv                     LF
8. Don Buddin                   SS       8. Bobby Richardson             2B
9. Billy Muffett                 P       9. Whitey Ford                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 1-- RR 17% 72% 0-0 NYY J. Blanchard B. Muffett Home Run (Deep RF); Kubek Scores
t2 1 1-3 OO 10% 83% 0-3 BOS R. Nixon W. Ford Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t8 0 1-- -10% 79% 3-6 BOS R. Repulski W. Ford Single to 2B; Buddin to 3B
b2 0 1-- RR 8% 93% 3-0 NYY T. Kubek B. Muffett Home Run (Deep RF); Ford Scores
t8 0 1-3 RO 7% 86% 3-6 BOS C. Schilling L. Arroyo Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buddin Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI; Schilling to 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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS C. Schilling W. Ford Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 BOS C. Hardy W. Ford Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski W. Ford Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 NYY T. Kubek B. Muffett Single to LF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 NYY C. Boyer B. Muffett Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 1 1-- RR 17% 72% 0-0 NYY J. Blanchard B. Muffett Home Run (Deep RF); Kubek Scores
b1 1 --- 2% 74% 2-0 NYY R. Maris B. Muffett Walk
b1 1 1-- 5% 79% 2-0 NYY Y. Berra B. Muffett Single to RF; Maris to 3B
b1 1 1-3 O -5% 74% 2-0 NYY B. Skowron B. Muffett Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 2 1-3 R 7% 81% 2-0 NYY B. Cerv B. Muffett Single to CF; Maris Scores; Berra to 2B
b1 2 12- O -2% 79% 3-0 NYY B. Richardson B. Muffett Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -3% 75% 0-3 BOS J. Jensen W. Ford Single to 3B
t2 0 1-- -6% 70% 0-3 BOS F. Malzone W. Ford Single to LF; Jensen to 2B
t2 0 12- O 3% 73% 0-3 BOS P. Runnels W. Ford Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jensen to 3B
t2 1 1-3 OO 10% 83% 0-3 BOS R. Nixon W. Ford Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Billy Muffett facing 9-1-2
b2 0 --- 2% 85% 3-0 NYY W. Ford B. Muffett Walk
b2 0 1-- RR 8% 93% 3-0 NYY T. Kubek B. Muffett Home Run (Deep RF); Ford Scores
Dave Hillman replaces Billy Muffett pitching and batting 9th
b2 0 --- 1% 93% 5-0 NYY C. Boyer D. Hillman Single to RF
b2 0 1-- O -1% 93% 5-0 NYY J. Blanchard D. Hillman Popfly: 2B
b2 1 1-- O -1% 92% 5-0 NYY R. Maris D. Hillman Flyball: RF
b2 2 1-- O -1% 91% 5-0 NYY Y. Berra D. Hillman Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 BOS D. Buddin W. Ford Lineout: SS
t3 1 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 BOS D. Hillman W. Ford Strikeout
t3 2 --- O 0% 94% 0-5 BOS C. Schilling W. Ford Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Dave Hillman facing 6-7-8
b3 0 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 NYY B. Skowron D. Hillman Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 NYY B. Cerv D. Hillman Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- 0% 93% 5-0 NYY B. Richardson D. Hillman Single to RF
b3 2 1-- O -0% 93% 5-0 NYY W. Ford D. Hillman Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 BOS C. Hardy W. Ford Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 BOS C. Yastrzemski W. Ford Strikeout
t4 2 --- O 0% 95% 0-5 BOS J. Jensen W. Ford Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Dave Hillman facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O -0% 95% 5-0 NYY T. Kubek D. Hillman Foul Flyball: C
b4 1 --- 0% 95% 5-0 NYY C. Boyer D. Hillman Walk
b4 1 1-- O -0% 95% 5-0 NYY J. Blanchard D. Hillman Popfly: SS
b4 2 1-- 0% 95% 5-0 NYY R. Maris D. Hillman Walk; Boyer to 2B
b4 2 12- O -1% 94% 5-0 NYY Y. Berra D. Hillman Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 BOS F. Malzone W. Ford Lineout: LF
t5 1 --- O 1% 96% 0-5 BOS P. Runnels W. Ford Strikeout
t5 2 --- O 0% 96% 0-5 BOS R. Nixon W. Ford Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Dave Hillman facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- 1% 97% 5-0 NYY B. Skowron D. Hillman Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 0 -2- 1% 98% 5-0 NYY B. Cerv D. Hillman Single to LF; Skowron to 3B
b5 0 1-3 R 1% 99% 5-0 NYY B. Richardson D. Hillman Single to RF; Skowron Scores; Cerv to 2B
b5 0 12- O 0% 99% 6-0 NYY W. Ford D. Hillman Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cerv to 3B; Richardson to 2B
b5 1 -23 O -1% 98% 6-0 NYY T. Kubek D. Hillman Strikeout
b5 2 -23 O -0% 98% 6-0 NYY C. Boyer D. Hillman Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 BOS D. Buddin W. Ford Popfly: 1B
t6 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 BOS D. Hillman W. Ford Groundout: C-1B
t6 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 BOS C. Schilling W. Ford Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Red Sox' Dave Hillman facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- 0% 99% 6-0 NYY J. Blanchard D. Hillman Single to RF
b6 0 1-- OO -0% 99% 6-0 NYY R. Maris D. Hillman Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
b6 2 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 NYY Y. Berra D. Hillman Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- -1% 98% 0-6 BOS C. Hardy W. Ford Walk
t7 0 1-- -2% 96% 0-6 BOS C. Yastrzemski W. Ford Walk; Hardy to 2B
t7 0 12- RRR -6% 90% 0-6 BOS J. Jensen W. Ford Home Run (Deep LF); Hardy Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
t7 0 --- O 2% 92% 3-6 BOS F. Malzone W. Ford Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 1% 94% 3-6 BOS P. Runnels W. Ford Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2 --- O 1% 94% 3-6 BOS R. Nixon W. Ford Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Red Sox' Dave Hillman facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O -0% 94% 6-3 NYY B. Skowron D. Hillman Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1 --- O -0% 94% 6-3 NYY B. Cerv D. Hillman Popfly: 2B
b7 2 --- O -0% 93% 6-3 NYY B. Richardson D. Hillman Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- -4% 89% 3-6 BOS D. Buddin W. Ford Single to CF (SS-2B)
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Dave Hillman (P) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- -10% 79% 3-6 BOS R. Repulski W. Ford Single to 2B; Buddin to 3B
Luis Arroyo replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th; Tom Brewer pinch runs for Rip Repulski (PH) batting 9th
t8 0 1-3 RO 7% 86% 3-6 BOS C. Schilling L. Arroyo Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buddin Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI; Schilling to 1B
t8 1 1-- O 5% 91% 4-6 BOS C. Hardy L. Arroyo Lineout: RF
t8 2 1-- O 3% 94% 4-6 BOS C. Yastrzemski L. Arroyo Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Red Sox' Mike Fornieles facing 9-1-2
Mike Fornieles replaces Tom Brewer (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -1% 94% 6-4 NYY L. Arroyo M. Fornieles Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 93% 6-4 NYY T. Kubek M. Fornieles Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O -0% 93% 6-4 NYY C. Boyer M. Fornieles Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Luis Arroyo facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 4% 97% 4-6 BOS J. Jensen L. Arroyo Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 4-6 BOS F. Malzone L. Arroyo Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 2 --- -2% 97% 4-6 BOS P. Runnels L. Arroyo Walk
t9 2 1-- O 3% 100% 4-6 BOS R. Nixon L. Arroyo Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 6.

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