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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 57,824

Sunday, September 10, 1961, 5:30PM
Time of Game: 2:20

Indians

71-74

Lost 6

5th, 28½ GB

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

W: B Daley (11-16), L: J Perry (10-14)

Yankees

99-45

Won 12

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Aspromonte 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .616    0    1   4   
B Nieman RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .388  .983    0    1   0   HR
T Francona LF                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .296  .814    0    2   0   HR,HBP
C Essegian CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .879    0    2   2   
V Power 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .679    0   12   2   
W Held SS                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .265  .812    0    0   5   HR
M de la Hoz 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .673    0    4   4   HBP
V Thomas C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .452    0    1   1   
J Perry P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .400    0    0   2   
  B Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .417         0   0   
  W Kirkland PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .783    0    0   0   
  B Dailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       33   3   5   3    0   6                    24  20

BATTING

HR: W Held (19, off B Daley; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); B Nieman (2, off B Daley; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Francona (16, off B Daley; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: M de la Hoz (2, by B Daley); T Francona (4, by B Daley).

TB: W Held 5; T Francona 5; B Nieman 4.

RBI: B Nieman (10); T Francona (77); W Held (65).

2-out RBI: T Francona; B Nieman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Held-K Aspromonte-V Power; M de la Hoz-V Power.

E: V Thomas (1); V Power (7).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               5   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .627    0    2   0   SB
T Kubek SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .703    0    2   4   
  B Gardner PR-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .610    0    0   0   
R Maris RF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .271 1.005    0    4   0   
M Mantle CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .325 1.165    0    0   0   HR,GDP
J Blanchard LF                3   1   2   2    0   0  .315 1.057    0    1   0   2B,HBP
E Howard C                    3   2   2   3    1   0  .363  .964    0    6   0   HR
B Skowron 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .798    0   10   1   HBP,GDP
C Boyer 3B-SS                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .229  .662    0    0   6   3B,2B
B Daley P                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .088  .238    0    2   0   
Totals                       33   9  12   8    3   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Blanchard (8, off B Allen); C Boyer (18, off J Perry).

3B: C Boyer (5, off J Perry).

HR: E Howard (18, off B Allen; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Mantle (53, off J Perry; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: B Skowron (7, by B Allen); J Blanchard (3, by J Perry).

TB: E Howard 5; C Boyer 5; M Mantle 4; J Blanchard 3; T Kubek 2; B Richardson; R Maris; B Skowron.

GIDP: M Mantle (3); B Skowron (21).

RBI: E Howard 3 (68); C Boyer 2 (47); J Blanchard 2 (51); M Mantle (123).

2-out RBI: E Howard 2; J Blanchard.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Skowron (8); C Boyer (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Richardson (9, 2nd base off J Perry/V Thomas).

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
J Perry, L (10-14)             6     8   6   5    3   1   1   4.53   28     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     32    -     0.84  -0.30
B Allen                        1     4   3   3    0   0   1   3.79    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.12  -0.02
B Dailey                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.69    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   8    3   1   2          38     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·11           -

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
B Daley, W (11-16)             9     5   3   3    0   6   3   4.41   35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 5     71    -     0.71   0.17
Totals                         9     5   3   3    0   6   3          35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Perry (6; J Blanchard); B Daley 2 (8; T Francona, M de la Hoz); B Allen (1; B Skowron).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 57,824.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 89° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. K Aspromonte         2B    1. B Richardson         2B 
2. B Nieman             RF    2. T Kubek              SS 
3. T Francona           LF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. C Essegian           CF    4. M Mantle             CF 
5. V Power              1B    5. J Blanchard          LF 
6. W Held               SS    6. E Howard             C  
7. M de la Hoz          3B    7. B Skowron            1B 
8. V Thomas             C     8. C Boyer              3B 
9. J Perry              P     9. B Daley              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-2  123     -12%  61% B Skowron       J Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  ---     -10%  43% T Francona      B Daley         Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 3   1  1-2  ---      10%  76% M Mantle        J Perry         Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 1   1  1-0  123      10%  64% J Blanchard     J Perry         Single to RF (Short RF); Kubek Scores; Maris to 3B; Mantle to 2B
   b 1   1  1-1  123       9%  73% E Howard        J Perry         Single to CF; Maris Scores; Mantle to 3B; Blanchard to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Daley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  K Aspromonte    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  B Nieman        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      43%  T Francona      Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      44%  C Essegian      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  T Kubek         Single to RF
          1--      48%  R Maris         Walk; Kubek to 2B
          12-      55%  M Mantle        Walk; Kubek to 3B; Maris to 2B
   R      123      64%  J Blanchard     Single to RF (Short RF); Kubek Scores; Maris to 3B; Mantle to 2B
   R      123      73%  E Howard        Single to CF; Maris Scores; Mantle to 3B; Blanchard to 2B
   OO     123      61%  B Skowron       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Bud Daley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  V Power         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      65%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  M de la Hoz     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  C Boyer         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      63%  B Daley         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  B Richardson    Single to P/Bunt
          1--      65%  T Kubek         Richardson Steals 2B; Richardson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      62%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Bud Daley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  V Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Perry         Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  K Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  R Maris         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      76%  M Mantle        Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      77%  J Blanchard     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      75%  E Howard        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      74%  B Skowron       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Bud Daley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  B Nieman        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      78%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  C Essegian      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      87%  C Boyer         Triple to CF/Interference called (Deep LF-CF); Boyer Scores/Safe on E3 (catch)/unER
   O      ---      86%  B Daley         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Richardson    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  T Kubek         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Bud Daley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  V Power         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      79%  W Held          Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      81%  M de la Hoz     Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  V Thomas        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  R Maris         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      79%  M Mantle        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  J Blanchard     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Bud Daley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  J Perry         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  K Aspromonte    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  B Nieman        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  E Howard        Walk
          1--      90%  B Skowron       Single to LF; Howard to 2B
   RRO    12-      95%  C Boyer         Double to LF; Howard Scores; Skowron Scores; Boyer out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---      95%  B Daley         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Bud Daley facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  T Francona      Single to 1B; Francona to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
          -2-      87%  C Essegian      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Essegian to 1B
   O      12-      92%  V Power         Flyball: LF
          12-      86%  W Held          Single to CF (Short CF); Francona to 3B; Essegian to 2B
   O      123      92%  M de la Hoz     Popfly: 2B
   O      123      97%  V Thomas        Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Allen facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Allen replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  T Kubek         Single to CF
                  Billy Gardner pinch runs for Tony Kubek batting 2nd
          1--      98%  R Maris         Single to RF; Gardner to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  M Mantle        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Maris to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  J Blanchard     Double to LF; Maris Scores
   RR     -2-     100%  E Howard        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Blanchard Scores
          ---     100%  B Skowron       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  C Boyer         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 9.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-9, Bud Daley facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Gardner moves to 3B; Clete Boyer moves to SS; Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Bob Allen batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Kirkland      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  K Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  B Nieman        Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---     100%  T Francona      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  C Essegian      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-3, Bill Dailey facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Dailey replaces Willie Kirkland pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Daley         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Richardson    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  B Gardner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 9.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Bud Daley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  V Power         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  W Held          Strikeout
          ---     100%  M de la Hoz     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  V Thomas        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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