September 10, 1961 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
WSA 2 BOS 8
DET 7 KCA 13
MIN 1 MIN 7
@KCA 0 LAA 4
CHW 3 NYY 7
CLE 6 NYY 9
CLE 3 PHI 14
@CHC 6 CIN 5
STL 2 MLN 4
PIT 3 SFG 7
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, September 10, 1961, 2:02PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Indians

71-73

Lost 5

5th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 12  0
Yankees         0  6  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    7 10  0

W: J Coates (11-5), L: B Locke (4-4), S: L Arroyo (27)

Yankees

98-45

Won 11

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .280  .710    0    1   2   2B
J Piersall CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .325  .828    0    3   0   2B,GDP
T Francona LF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .804    0    2   0   2B
J Romano C                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .298  .861    0    6   0   
W Kirkland RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .258  .785    0    1   0   
V Power 1B                    3   1   3   3    0   0  .268  .684    0    9   0   HR,2B,HBP
W Held SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .803    0    2   3   
M de la Hoz 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .683    0    0   3   GDP
B Latman P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .080  .252    0    0   0   
  B Locke P                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .461    0    0   1   
  F Funk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
Totals                       37   6  12   6    2   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: J Temple (21, off W Ford); J Piersall (25, off W Ford); T Francona (28, off J Coates); V Power (31, off W Ford).

HR: V Power (5, off J Coates; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: V Power (1, by J Coates).

TB: V Power 7; T Francona 3; J Piersall 2; J Temple 2; J Romano 2; W Kirkland; M de la Hoz; B Locke.

GIDP: M de la Hoz (3); J Piersall (19).

RBI: V Power 3 (61); J Romano 2 (74); W Kirkland (86).

2-out RBI: W Kirkland; J Romano.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Temple-W Held-V Power.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               4   1   2   0    1   0  .271  .629    0    2   1   2B
T Kubek SS                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .701    0    3   5   2B,GDP
R Maris RF                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .271 1.007    0    3   0   
M Mantle CF                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .325 1.161    0    2   0   3B
J Blanchard LF                4   1   1   2    0   1  .310 1.045    0    2   0   HR
E Howard C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .361  .952    0    7   0   
B Skowron 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .797    0    6   1   2B
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .652    0    1   1   
  H Lopez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .578    0    0   0   
  L Arroyo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .695         0   0   
W Ford P                      1   1   1   1    0   0  .191  .479    0    0   0   
  J Coates P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .030  .116    0    1   0   
  B Cerv PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .690    0    0   0   
  B Gardner PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .612         0   0   
Totals                       33   7  10   7    4   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Richardson (16, off B Locke); B Skowron (23, off B Latman); T Kubek (37, off B Latman).

3B: M Mantle (6, off B Latman).

HR: J Blanchard (20, off B Latman; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Blanchard 4; M Mantle 3; B Richardson 3; B Skowron 2; T Kubek 2; R Maris; B Cerv; E Howard; W Ford.

GIDP: T Kubek (7).

RBI: R Maris 2 (131); J Blanchard 2 (49); W Ford (10); B Cerv (25); T Kubek (43).

2-out RBI: R Maris 2; B Cerv; T Kubek; W Ford.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Richardson-T Kubek-B Skowron; C Boyer-B Skowron.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Latman                       1.2   6   6   6    1   1   1   4.05   11     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 6     19    -     1.02  -0.38
B Locke, L (4-4)               5.1   3   1   1    3   4   0   4.52   22     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 3          2-2    1.08   0.17
F Funk                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.13    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    2.12  -0.17
Totals                         8    10   7   7    4   6   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0·10          3-3

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                         2     7   5   5    0   2   0   3.38   13     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 2· 5     24    -     0.94  -0.28
J Coates, W (11-5)             6     5   1   1    2   3   1   3.81   24     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 2          2-2    1.49   0.23
L Arroyo, S (27)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9    12   6   6    2   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     10·11· 4· 7          2-2

B Locke faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
W Ford faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: W Ford (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Coates (7; V Power).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Joe Linsalata, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Charlie Berry.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 89° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. J Temple             2B    1. B Richardson         2B 
2. J Piersall           CF    2. T Kubek              SS 
3. T Francona           LF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. J Romano             C     4. M Mantle             CF 
5. W Kirkland           RF    5. J Blanchard          LF 
6. V Power              1B    6. E Howard             C  
7. W Held               SS    7. B Skowron            1B 
8. M de la Hoz          3B    8. C Boyer              3B 
9. B Latman             P     9. W Ford               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  6-6  -2-      28%  86% B Cerv          F Funk          Single to LF; Howard Scores
   t 3   1  6-3  12-     -24%  52% V Power         J Coates        Home Run (Deep RF); Francona Scores; Romano Scores
   b 2   0  2-0  --3      12%  55% J Blanchard     B Latman        Home Run (Deep RF); Mantle Scores
   t 5   1  6-6  12-      12%  57% M de la Hoz     J Coates        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 2   2  2-4  -23      12%  88% R Maris         B Locke         Single to CF; Richardson Scores; Kubek Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  J Temple        Double to CF
   O      -2-      48%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      52%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      42%  J Romano        Single to CF (Line Drive); Temple Scores
          1--      41%  W Kirkland      Wild Pitch; Romano to 2B
   R      -2-      33%  " "             Single to CF; Romano Scores
          1--      30%  V Power         Double to LF; Kirkland to 3B
   O      -23      34%  W Held          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Latman facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  B Richardson    Walk
   OO     1--      30%  T Kubek         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  R Maris         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      31%  M de la Hoz     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  B Latman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      33%  J Temple        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Latman facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  M Mantle        Triple to LF
   RR     --3      55%  J Blanchard     Home Run (Deep RF); Mantle Scores
   O      ---      53%  E Howard        Strikeout
          ---      57%  B Skowron       Double to CF
   O      -2-      53%  C Boyer         Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      -2-      64%  W Ford          Single to CF; Skowron Scores
          1--      65%  B Richardson    Single to P; Ford to 2B
   R      12-      76%  T Kubek         Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Ford Scores; Richardson to 3B
                  Bobby Locke replaces Barry Latman pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23      88%  R Maris         Single to CF; Richardson Scores; Kubek Scores
          1--      88%  M Mantle        Walk; Maris to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Blanchard     Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 6.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  J Piersall      Double to CF
          -2-      77%  T Francona      Single to RF (Line Drive); Piersall to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  J Romano        Single to CF; Piersall Scores; Francona to 2B
                  Jim Coates replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      76%  W Kirkland      Foul Flyball: C
   RRR    12-      52%  V Power         Home Run (Deep RF); Francona Scores; Romano Scores
   O      ---      54%  W Held          Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  M de la Hoz     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      55%  B Locke         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Bobby Locke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  E Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Skowron       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Jim Coates facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  J Temple        Walk
   OO     1--      55%  J Piersall      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      52%  T Francona      Double to LF
   O      -2-      56%  J Romano        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Bobby Locke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Coates        Strikeout
          ---      58%  B Richardson    Double to CF
   O      -2-      54%  T Kubek         Flyball: LF
          -2-      55%  R Maris         Walk
   O      12-      50%  M Mantle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Jim Coates facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  V Power         Hit By Pitch
          1--      45%  W Held          Walk; Power to 2B
   OO     12-      57%  M de la Hoz     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Bobby Locke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  J Blanchard     Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  E Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Skowron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Jim Coates facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Locke         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      56%  J Temple        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  J Piersall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Bobby Locke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  C Boyer         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      52%  J Coates        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Richardson    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Jim Coates facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  J Romano        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  W Kirkland      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Bobby Locke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      54%  M Mantle        Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Blanchard     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Jim Coates facing 6-7-8
          ---      43%  V Power         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  W Held          Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      55%  M de la Hoz     Flyball: RF
          1--      52%  B Locke         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Power to 2B
   O      12-      60%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Bobby Locke facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  E Howard        Single to CF
                  Frank Funk replaces Bobby Locke pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      65%  B Skowron       Groundout: 3B-1B; Howard to 2B
                  Hector Lopez pinch hits for Clete Boyer batting 8th
   O      -2-      58%  H Lopez         Strikeout Looking
                  Bob Cerv pinch hits for Jim Coates batting 9th
   R      -2-      86%  B Cerv          Single to LF; Howard Scores
                  Billy Gardner pinch runs for Bob Cerv batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-7, Luis Arroyo facing 2-3-4
                  Luis Arroyo replaces Hector Lopez pitching and batting 8th; Billy Gardner moves to 3B
   O      ---      91%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Francona      Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  J Romano        Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation