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CHW
@BAL		4
6
WSA
@KCA		3
4
CLE
@LAA		13
5
DET
@MIN		6
7		 
(11)
BOS
@NYY		4
6
LAD
@STL		1
0
Thursday, May 25, 1961 8:03PM
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 13,087, Time of Game: 2:11
Red Sox
4
15-20
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
8th, 10 GB
 at Yankees
6
20-15
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
W: Whitey Ford (6-1)
L: Billy Muffett (0-4)
 
                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

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Schilling 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .627 -0.100 1.00 0.000 -0.100 -0.7 4 1
Carroll Hardy CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .212 .608 -0.064 0.82 0.009 -0.073 -0.3 3 0
Carl Yastrzemski LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 .242 .652 -0.034 0.57 0.017 -0.052 0.1 1 0
Jackie Jensen RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .204 .578 0.052 0.78 0.093 -0.041 2.1 2 1 HR
Frank Malzone 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .145 .357 -0.001 0.92 0.056 -0.057 -0.0 0 2
Pete Runnels 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .816 -0.029 0.81 0.023 -0.052 -0.5 10 0
Russ Nixon C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .584 -0.147 0.84 0.000 -0.147 -1.6 2 1 GDP
Don Buddin SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .675 0.022 0.53 0.041 -0.019 -0.1 2 3
Billy Muffett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .542 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Hillman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.011 0.23 0.000 -0.011 -0.3 0 1
   Rip Repulski PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .833 0.103 1.64 0.103 0.000 1.0
   Tom Brewer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .614 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Fornieles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 5 3 3 6 .161 .493 -0.209 0.79 0.342 -0.552 -0.3 24 9
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
DP: 1. J Jensen-P Runnels.
Outfield Assists: J Jensen (J Blanchard at 1st base).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Kubek SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 .297 .776 0.100 0.43 0.114 -0.014 0.8 3 3 HR
Clete Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .257 .752 -0.028 0.41 0.013 -0.040 -0.4 0 4
Johnny Blanchard C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .220 .768 0.163 0.43 0.175 -0.013 1.5 6 1 HR
Roger Maris CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .244 .831 0.010 0.24 0.020 -0.010 -0.6 1 0
Yogi Berra RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .821 0.031 0.34 0.045 -0.014 -0.1 2 0
Bill Skowron 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .764 -0.047 0.45 0.009 -0.056 -0.5 11 0 2B
Bob Cerv LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .588 0.071 0.42 0.078 -0.007 1.4 1 0
Bobby Richardson 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .213 .472 -0.017 0.29 0.008 -0.025 0.2 3 1
Whitey Ford P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .190 .524 0.013 0.21 0.018 -0.005 0.1 0 2 SH
   Luis Arroyo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 11 6 4 1 .333 .951 0.290 0.36 0.480 -0.190 2.1 27 11
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
DP: 1. W Ford-T Kubek-B Skowron.
E: B Richardson (7).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Muffett, L (0-4) 1 5 5 5 2 0 2 6.75 10 21 -0.336 0.93 -4.5
Dave Hillman 6 6 1 1 2 1 0 1.60 25 0 0 0.033 0.16 1.9
Mike Fornieles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.71 3 0 0 0.013 0.17 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 6 6 4 1 2 6.75 38 21 0 0 -0.290 0.79 -2.1
B Muffett faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford, W (6-1) 7 5 4 4 2 5 1 3.30 27 54 -0.013 0.62 -1.0
Luis Arroyo, S (7) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.59 7 2 1 0.223 1.44 1.3
Team Totals 9 5 4 4 3 6 1 4.00 34 54 2 1 0.210 0.36 0.3
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.

Starting 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

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

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