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Standings
CLE
@BOS		4
9
CHW
@MIN		6
3
CHW
@MIN		4
2		 
(10)
WSA
@NYY		0
8
PIT
@CHC		2
6
SFG
@LAD		5
9
PHI
@MLN		0
1
CIN
@STL		5
11
Wednesday, September 6, 1961 2:04PM
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 12,295, Time of Game: 2:11
Senators
0
51-88
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
9th, 43 GB
 at Yankees
8
94-45
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
1st
W: Whitey Ford (23-3)
L: Tom Cheney (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Yankees         0  0  0   5  0  2   0  1  X    8  7  1

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny O'Connell 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .266 .711 -0.024 0.65 0.018 -0.042 -0.1 2 0 SH
Chuck Hinton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .680 -0.019 0.68 0.033 -0.052 -0.1 4 0
Bob Johnson SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 .269 .699 -0.004 0.69 0.056 -0.060 -0.2 1 3 GDP
Gene Green RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .290 .873 0.033 0.74 0.067 -0.033 -0.3 0 0
Willie Tasby CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .744 -0.149 0.82 0.000 -0.149 -1.9 4 0 GDP
Dale Long 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .795 -0.063 0.79 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 8 0
Chuck Cottier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .628 -0.023 0.30 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 0 3
Pete Daley C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .190 .509 -0.034 0.44 0.000 -0.034 -0.6 5 0
Tom Cheney P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.125 0.028 0.71 0.028 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Ed Brinkman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Johnny Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Harry Bright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .667 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Roy Heiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 2 7 .172 .398 -0.260 0.62 0.202 -0.461 -4.3 24 7
SH: D O'Connell (13, off W Ford).
TB: B Johnson 2; C Hinton; G Green; T Cheney.
GIDP: B Johnson (9); W Tasby (15).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Cottier-B Johnson-D Long.
PB: P Daley (6).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Richardson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .622 -0.052 0.52 0.000 -0.052 -0.9 3 4
Tony Kubek SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .683 -0.031 0.37 0.003 -0.034 -0.2 0 6
Roger Maris RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .267 .997 0.124 0.30 0.141 -0.017 0.5 1 0 HR,GDP
Mickey Mantle CF 2 2 0 0 2 1 .324 1.153 -0.009 0.36 0.015 -0.023 0.1 3 0
Johnny Blanchard LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 .298 1.009 0.182 0.38 0.199 -0.016 3.1 0 0 2·HR
Elston Howard C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .358 .943 -0.006 0.14 0.005 -0.012 -0.4 8 0
Bill Skowron 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .275 .809 0.063 0.46 0.089 -0.025 1.5 8 0 HR
   Bob Hale 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .167 .434 0.001 0.00 0.001 0.000 1.0 4 0 HR
Clete Boyer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .229 .656 -0.015 0.16 0.003 -0.017 0.2 0 4
Whitey Ford P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .463 -0.017 0.17 0.000 -0.017 -0.8 0 0
Team Totals 31 8 7 8 5 6 .226 1.043 0.240 0.30 0.456 -0.213 4.1 27 14
HR: B Hale (1, off R Heiser; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); B Skowron (24, off T Cheney; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); J Blanchard 2 (18, 1 off T Cheney, 1 off J Klippstein; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); R Maris (54, off T Cheney; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: J Blanchard 8; B Hale 4; B Skowron 4; R Maris 4; C Boyer; E Howard.
GIDP: R Maris (17).
RBI: J Blanchard 4 (43); B Skowron 2 (78); B Hale (7); R Maris (124).
2-out RBI: B Skowron 2; J Blanchard 2; B Hale; R Maris.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Kubek-B Richardson-B Skowron 2.
E: T Kubek (28).

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Cheney, L (1-3) 4 4 5 5 1 5 3 10.88 18 38 -0.231 0.57 -3.1
Johnny Klippstein 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 6.68 13 0 0 -0.009 0.06 -0.6
Roy Heiser 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.10 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 8 7 8 8 5 6 5 9.00 36 38 0 0 -0.240 0.62 -4.1

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford, W (23-3) 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 3.22 32 82 0.259 0.62 4.3
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 0.00 32 82 0.259 0.30 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Ed Runge.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 12,295.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F.

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         New York Yankees
1 Danny O'Connell 3B 1 Bobby Richardson 2B
2 Chuck Hinton LF 2 Tony Kubek SS
3 Bob Johnson SS 3 Roger Maris RF
4 Gene Green RF 4 Mickey Mantle CF
5 Willie Tasby CF 5 Johnny Blanchard LF
6 Dale Long 1B 6 Elston Howard C
7 Chuck Cottier 2B 7 Bill Skowron 1B
8 Pete Daley C 8 Clete Boyer 3B
9 Tom Cheney P 9 Whitey Ford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 2 1-- RR NYY J. Blanchard T. Cheney 18% 85% Home Run (Deep RF); Mantle Scores
b4 0-0 2 --- R NYY R. Maris T. Cheney 14% 65% Home Run (Deep RF)
t4 0-0 0 12- OO WSA W. Tasby W. Ford 12% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
b4 3-0 2 1-- RR NYY B. Skowron T. Cheney 9% 94% Home Run (Deep RF); Howard Scores
t4 0-0 0 1-- WSA G. Green W. Ford -7% 39% Single to CF; Johnson 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, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O WSA D. O'Connell W. Ford 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O WSA C. Hinton W. Ford 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- WSA B. Johnson W. Ford -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O WSA G. Green W. Ford 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Richardson T. Cheney -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYY T. Kubek T. Cheney -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYY R. Maris T. Cheney -1% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O WSA W. Tasby W. Ford 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O WSA D. Long W. Ford 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O WSA C. Cottier W. Ford 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYY M. Mantle T. Cheney -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Blanchard T. Cheney -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- O NYY E. Howard T. Cheney -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O WSA P. Daley W. Ford 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- WSA T. Cheney W. Ford -3% 50% Single to CF (Short CF)
t3 0-0 1 1-- O WSA D. O'Connell W. Ford 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Cheney to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O WSA C. Hinton W. Ford 4% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Skowron T. Cheney -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O NYY C. Boyer T. Cheney -2% 51% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-0 2 --- O NYY W. Ford T. Cheney -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- WSA B. Johnson W. Ford -4% 46% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- WSA G. Green W. Ford -7% 39% Single to CF; Johnson to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- OO WSA W. Tasby W. Ford 12% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
t4 0-0 2 --3 O WSA D. Long W. Ford 5% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Richardson T. Cheney -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- O NYY T. Kubek T. Cheney -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 2 --- R NYY R. Maris T. Cheney 14% 65% Home Run (Deep RF)
b4 1-0 2 --- NYY M. Mantle T. Cheney 1% 67% Walk
b4 1-0 2 1-- RR NYY J. Blanchard T. Cheney 18% 85% Home Run (Deep RF); Mantle Scores
b4 3-0 2 --- NYY E. Howard T. Cheney 1% 86% Single to CF
b4 3-0 2 1-- RR NYY B. Skowron T. Cheney 9% 94% Home Run (Deep RF); Howard Scores
b4 5-0 2 --- NYY C. Boyer T. Cheney 0% 95% Strikeout, Passed Ball; Boyer to 1B
b4 5-0 2 1-- O NYY W. Ford T. Cheney -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
t5 0-5 0 --- O WSA C. Cottier W. Ford 1% 95% Foul Flyball: C
t5 0-5 1 --- O WSA P. Daley W. Ford 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
Ed Brinkman pinch hits for Tom Cheney (P) batting 9th
t5 0-5 2 --- O WSA E. Brinkman W. Ford 0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Senators' Johnny Klippstein facing 1-2-3
Johnny Klippstein replaces Ed Brinkman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-0 0 --- O NYY B. Richardson J. Klippstein -0% 96% Popfly: 1B
b5 5-0 1 --- NYY T. Kubek J. Klippstein 0% 96% Walk
b5 5-0 1 1-- OO NYY R. Maris J. Klippstein -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
t6 0-5 0 --- WSA D. O'Connell W. Ford -2% 94% Walk
t6 0-5 0 1-- WSA C. Hinton W. Ford -3% 91% Single to CF; O'Connell to 2B
t6 0-5 0 12- OO WSA B. Johnson W. Ford 6% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; O'Connell to 3B
t6 0-5 2 --3 O WSA G. Green W. Ford 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Senators' Johnny Klippstein facing 4-5-6
b6 5-0 0 --- NYY M. Mantle J. Klippstein 0% 98% Walk
b6 5-0 0 1-- RR NYY J. Blanchard J. Klippstein 1% 99% Home Run (Deep RF); Mantle Scores
b6 7-0 0 --- O NYY E. Howard J. Klippstein -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b6 7-0 1 --- O NYY B. Skowron J. Klippstein -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 7-0 2 --- NYY C. Boyer J. Klippstein 0% 99% Single to SS
b6 7-0 2 1-- O NYY W. Ford J. Klippstein -0% 99% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 7.
Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-7, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
Bob Hale replaces Bill Skowron playing 1B batting 7th
t7 0-7 0 --- O WSA W. Tasby W. Ford 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t7 0-7 1 --- O WSA D. Long W. Ford 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 0-7 2 --- O WSA C. Cottier W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Senators' Johnny Klippstein facing 1-2-3
b7 7-0 0 --- O NYY B. Richardson J. Klippstein -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 7-0 1 --- O NYY T. Kubek J. Klippstein -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 7-0 2 --- NYY R. Maris J. Klippstein 0% 100% Walk
b7 7-0 2 1-- O NYY M. Mantle J. Klippstein -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 7.
Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-7, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t8 0-7 0 --- O WSA P. Daley W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Harry Bright pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein (P) batting 9th
t8 0-7 1 --- O WSA H. Bright W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-7 2 --- O WSA D. O'Connell W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Senators' Roy Heiser facing 5-6-7
Roy Heiser replaces Harry Bright (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-0 0 --- O NYY J. Blanchard R. Heiser -0% 100% Popfly: 1B
b8 7-0 1 --- O NYY E. Howard R. Heiser -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 7-0 2 --- R NYY B. Hale R. Heiser 0% 100% Home Run (Deep RF)
b8 8-0 2 --- NYY C. Boyer R. Heiser 0% 100% Walk
b8 8-0 2 1-- O NYY W. Ford R. Heiser 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 8.
Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-8, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
t9 0-8 0 --- O WSA C. Hinton W. Ford 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-8 1 --- WSA B. Johnson W. Ford -0% 100% Single to SS; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t9 0-8 1 -2- O WSA G. Green W. Ford 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-8 2 -2- O WSA W. Tasby W. Ford 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Yankees 8.

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