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7
Friday, September 8, 1961 8:04PM
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 41,762, Time of Game: 2:29
Indians
1
71-71
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 25½ GB
 at Yankees
9
96-45
⇐ Won 9 ⇒
1st
W: Bill Stafford (13-7)
L: Gary Bell (9-15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Yankees         3  0  0   0  3  0   0  3  X    9 11  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .279 .705 0.075 0.54 0.083 -0.009 0.1 4 6 GDP
Tito Francona LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .292 .800 -0.076 1.18 0.046 -0.122 -0.6 1 0 GDP
Don Dillard CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .783 -0.093 0.97 0.000 -0.093 -1.1 2 0
Willie Kirkland RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .780 -0.012 0.83 0.033 -0.045 -0.3 1 0
Vic Power 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .264 .666 0.118 1.02 0.125 -0.006 1.1 7 2
John Romano C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .860 -0.056 1.36 0.057 -0.113 -0.5 1 1
Woodie Held SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .803 -0.097 0.80 0.000 -0.097 -1.2 7 6
Bubba Phillips 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .711 -0.012 1.12 0.030 -0.042 -0.2 0 1 HBP
   Mike de la Hoz PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .679 -0.006 0.12 0.000 -0.006 -0.4 0 1
Gary Bell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .145 .326 -0.054 1.10 0.000 -0.054 -0.5 1 0
   Walt Bond PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .258 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Bob Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .417 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank Funk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .180 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Nieman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .397 .965 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3
Team Totals 34 1 7 0 2 6 .206 .476 -0.216 0.87 0.374 -0.590 -3.3 24 17
HBP: B Phillips (5, by B Stafford).
TB: J Temple 2; V Power 2; B Nieman; T Francona; J Romano.
GIDP: T Francona (12); J Temple (13).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Temple-W Held-V Power; J Temple-W Held-V Power-J Romano-W Held; B Phillips-J Temple-V Power.

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Richardson 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .270 .625 0.001 0.37 0.037 -0.036 -0.3 1 2
Tony Kubek SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 .276 .701 0.159 0.54 0.167 -0.007 1.4 2 4 HR
Roger Maris RF-CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 .269 1.003 0.010 0.61 0.024 -0.013 -0.4 4 0 GDP
Mickey Mantle CF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .324 1.157 0.025 0.56 0.048 -0.022 1.3 3 0 HR,IW
   Hector Lopez PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 .565 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Johnny Blanchard LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .304 1.016 0.072 0.63 0.107 -0.035 1.5 2 0
Elston Howard C 4 1 3 2 0 0 .362 .948 0.068 0.52 0.072 -0.003 2.2 5 0
Bill Skowron 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .799 -0.047 0.51 0.000 -0.047 -1.5 9 1
Clete Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .228 .656 -0.058 0.43 0.000 -0.058 -0.9 1 1 GDP,IW
Bill Stafford P 4 1 2 2 0 0 .186 .504 0.051 0.27 0.064 -0.013 1.9 0 4 3B
Team Totals 32 9 11 9 6 1 .344 1.041 0.281 0.49 0.519 -0.234 5.1 27 12
3B: B Stafford (1, off G Bell).
HR: T Kubek (7, off G Bell; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); M Mantle (52, off G Bell; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: C Boyer (5, by B Allen); M Mantle (8, by G Bell).
TB: T Kubek 5; B Stafford 4; M Mantle 4; E Howard 3; J Blanchard 2; B Richardson.
GIDP: R Maris (18); C Boyer (13).
RBI: T Kubek 2 (42); E Howard 2 (64); B Stafford 2 (3); R Maris (128); M Mantle (122); J Blanchard (44).
2-out RBI: M Mantle.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Boyer-B Richardson-B Skowron; B Stafford-T Kubek-B Skowron.
E: B Richardson (16).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Bell, L (9-15) 5 8 6 6 3 0 2 4.23 24 24 -0.287 0.75 -3.6
Bob Allen 2.1 3 3 3 3 1 0 3.48 12 0 0 0.003 0.04 -2.4
Frank Funk 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.09 2 2 0 0.000 0.00 0.9
Team Totals 8 11 9 9 6 1 2 10.12 38 24 2 0 -0.284 0.87 -5.1

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Stafford, W (13-7) 9 7 1 0 2 6 0 2.49 37 75 0.217 0.87 3.3
Team Totals 9 7 1 0 2 6 0 0.00 37 75 0.217 0.49 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: B Stafford (1).
HBP: B Stafford (5; B Phillips).
IBB: B Allen (4; C Boyer); G Bell (2; M Mantle).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Joe Linsalata.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 41,762.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         New York Yankees
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Bobby Richardson 2B
2 Tito Francona LF 2 Tony Kubek SS
3 Don Dillard CF 3 Roger Maris RF
4 Willie Kirkland RF 4 Mickey Mantle CF
5 Vic Power 1B 5 Johnny Blanchard LF
6 John Romano C 6 Elston Howard C
7 Woodie Held SS 7 Bill Skowron 1B
8 Bubba Phillips 3B 8 Clete Boyer 3B
9 Gary Bell P 9 Bill Stafford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 1 12- R NYY J. Blanchard G. Bell 10% 79% Single to RF; Kubek Scores; Mantle to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYY T. Kubek G. Bell 9% 67% Single to RF; Richardson to 3B
t3 0-3 2 123 R CLE V. Power B. Stafford -9% 69% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Temple Scores/No RBI/unER; Francona to 3B; Kirkland to 2B; Power to 1B
t3 1-3 2 123 O CLE J. Romano B. Stafford 8% 77% Flyball: LF
b5 3-1 1 --3 RR NYY T. Kubek G. Bell 8% 93% Home Run (Deep RF); Stafford Scores

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE J. Temple B. Stafford -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE T. Francona B. Stafford 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE D. Dillard B. Stafford 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Richardson G. Bell 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYY T. Kubek G. Bell 9% 67% Single to RF; Richardson to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 RO NYY R. Maris G. Bell -1% 67% Groundout: 1B-P; Richardson Scores; Kubek to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- NYY M. Mantle G. Bell 2% 68% Intentional Walk
b1 1-0 1 12- R NYY J. Blanchard G. Bell 10% 79% Single to RF; Kubek Scores; Mantle to 3B
b1 2-0 1 1-3 R NYY E. Howard G. Bell 5% 83% Single to CF; Mantle Scores; Blanchard to 2B
b1 3-0 1 12- O NYY B. Skowron G. Bell -2% 81% Popfly: 2B
b1 3-0 2 12- O NYY C. Boyer G. Bell -2% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O CLE W. Kirkland B. Stafford 2% 81% Flyball: RF
t2 0-3 1 --- CLE V. Power B. Stafford -2% 78% Single to RF
t2 0-3 1 1-- CLE J. Romano B. Stafford -6% 73% Single to CF; Power to 3B
t2 0-3 1 1-3 O CLE W. Held B. Stafford 6% 79% Strikeout
t2 0-3 2 1-3 O CLE B. Phillips B. Stafford 4% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
b2 3-0 0 --- O NYY B. Stafford G. Bell -1% 82% Popfly: SS
b2 3-0 1 --- O NYY B. Richardson G. Bell -1% 81% Lineout: 2B
b2 3-0 2 --- O NYY T. Kubek G. Bell -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 9-1-2
t3 0-3 0 --- O CLE G. Bell B. Stafford 2% 82% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- CLE J. Temple B. Stafford -2% 80% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-3 1 1-- CLE T. Francona B. Stafford -4% 76% Walk; Temple to 2B
t3 0-3 1 12- O CLE D. Dillard B. Stafford 4% 81% Strikeout
t3 0-3 2 12- CLE W. Kirkland B. Stafford -3% 77% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Temple to 3B; Francona to 2B
t3 0-3 2 123 R CLE V. Power B. Stafford -9% 69% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Temple Scores/No RBI/unER; Francona to 3B; Kirkland to 2B; Power to 1B
t3 1-3 2 123 O CLE J. Romano B. Stafford 8% 77% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Gary Bell facing 3-4-5
b3 3-1 0 --- NYY R. Maris G. Bell 2% 80% Walk
b3 3-1 0 1-- O NYY M. Mantle G. Bell -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 3-1 1 1-- OO NYY J. Blanchard G. Bell -3% 74% Double Play: Groundout: 2B-SS-1B-C-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
t4 1-3 0 --- O CLE W. Held B. Stafford 3% 76% Strikeout
t4 1-3 1 --- CLE B. Phillips B. Stafford -3% 73% Hit By Pitch
t4 1-3 1 1-- O CLE G. Bell B. Stafford 3% 77% Strikeout
t4 1-3 2 1-- CLE J. Temple B. Stafford -2% 74% Single to CF; Phillips to 2B
t4 1-3 2 12- O CLE T. Francona B. Stafford 5% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Gary Bell facing 6-7-8
b4 3-1 0 --- NYY E. Howard G. Bell 2% 82% Single to CF
b4 3-1 0 1-- O NYY B. Skowron G. Bell -2% 79% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 1 1-- OO NYY C. Boyer G. Bell -3% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 3-4-5
t5 1-3 0 --- O CLE D. Dillard B. Stafford 3% 79% Lineout: 1B
t5 1-3 1 --- O CLE W. Kirkland B. Stafford 2% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 1-3 2 --- CLE V. Power B. Stafford -2% 79% Single to RF (Short RF)
t5 1-3 2 1-- O CLE J. Romano B. Stafford 3% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
b5 3-1 0 --- NYY B. Stafford G. Bell 6% 88% Triple to CF
b5 3-1 0 --3 O NYY B. Richardson G. Bell -3% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-1 1 --3 RR NYY T. Kubek G. Bell 8% 93% Home Run (Deep RF); Stafford Scores
b5 5-1 1 --- O NYY R. Maris G. Bell -0% 93% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b5 5-1 2 --- R NYY M. Mantle G. Bell 3% 96% Home Run (Deep RF)
b5 6-1 2 --- NYY J. Blanchard G. Bell 0% 96% Single to RF
b5 6-1 2 1-- O NYY E. Howard G. Bell -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
t6 1-6 0 --- O CLE W. Held B. Stafford 1% 97% Flyball: LF
Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Bubba Phillips (3B) batting 8th
t6 1-6 1 --- O CLE M. de la Hoz B. Stafford 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
Walt Bond pinch hits for Gary Bell (P) batting 9th
t6 1-6 2 --- O CLE W. Bond B. Stafford 0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Indians' Bob Allen facing 7-8-9
Bob Allen replaces Walt Bond (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Mike de la Hoz moves from PH to 3B
b6 6-1 0 --- O NYY B. Skowron B. Allen -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 6-1 1 --- O NYY C. Boyer B. Allen -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-1 2 --- O NYY B. Stafford B. Allen -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
t7 1-6 0 --- O CLE J. Temple B. Stafford 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t7 1-6 1 --- CLE T. Francona B. Stafford -1% 97% Single to RF
t7 1-6 1 1-- O CLE D. Dillard B. Stafford 1% 98% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 1-6 2 1-- O CLE W. Kirkland B. Stafford 1% 99% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Indians' Bob Allen facing 1-2-3
b7 6-1 0 --- NYY B. Richardson B. Allen 0% 99% Single to 2B
b7 6-1 0 1-- O NYY T. Kubek B. Allen -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 6-1 1 1-- OO NYY R. Maris B. Allen -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 5-6-7
t8 1-6 0 --- O CLE V. Power B. Stafford 1% 99% Popfly: 3B
t8 1-6 1 --- O CLE J. Romano B. Stafford 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-6 2 --- O CLE W. Held B. Stafford 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Indians' Bob Allen facing 4-5-6
b8 6-1 0 --- NYY M. Mantle B. Allen 0% 100% Walk
Hector Lopez pinch runs for Mickey Mantle (CF) batting 4th
b8 6-1 0 1-- NYY J. Blanchard B. Allen 0% 100% Walk; Lopez to 2B
b8 6-1 0 12- R NYY E. Howard B. Allen 0% 100% Single to CF; Lopez Scores; Blanchard to 3B
b8 7-1 0 1-3 O NYY B. Skowron B. Allen -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Howard to 2B
b8 7-1 1 -23 NYY C. Boyer B. Allen 0% 100% Intentional Walk
b8 7-1 1 123 RR NYY B. Stafford B. Allen 0% 100% Single to CF; Blanchard Scores; Howard Scores; Boyer to 2B
Frank Funk replaces Bob Allen pitching and batting 9th
b8 9-1 1 12- O NYY B. Richardson F. Funk -0% 100% Lineout: SS
b8 9-1 2 12- O NYY T. Kubek F. Funk 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 9.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-9, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 8-9-1
Roger Maris moves from RF to CF
Hector Lopez moves from PR to RF
t9 1-9 0 --- O CLE M. de la Hoz B. Stafford 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Frank Funk (P) batting 9th
t9 1-9 1 --- CLE B. Nieman B. Stafford -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 1-9 1 1-- OO CLE J. Temple B. Stafford 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 9.

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