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New York Yankees 8 Los Angeles Angels 6

June 26,1961

Visiting Team

New York Yankees (44-26)

Home Team

Los Angeles Angels (0-0)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Wrigley Field

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

18,870

Time of Game

2:42

Umpires

[HP]: Joe Linsalata [1B]: Frank Umont [2B]: Bob Stewart [3B]: Charlie Berry

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9th inning: K **the Angels objected about a pitch called a ball to Bill Skowron**
9th inning: HR/8XD.2-H;1-H **Skowron hit the next pitch for the game-winning home run;**
9th inning: HR/8XD.2-H;1-H **Angels Manager Bill Rigney threw a towel on the field and was**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
New York Yankees	NYA	44-26		0	1	0		0	2	0		0	2	3			8	11	1		2	2	3	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Los Angeles Angels	LAA	0-0		1	0	0		2	2	0		0	1	0			6	6	0		10	10	18	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

New York Yankees - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Bobby Richardson	2b	25.311	R	5	1	2	0		0	1	.249		70	539
2	Tony Kubek	ss	25.257	L	5	0	1	0		0	2	.302		68	612
3	Roger Maris	rf	26.289	L	3	1	1	0		2	0	.258		69	588
4	Mickey Mantle	cf	29.249	B	3	2	1	1		2	1	.311		68	1439
5	Yogi Berra	lf	36.045	L	5	0	1	2		0	1	.291		54	1507
6	Bill Skowron	1b	30.190	R	5	2	3	3		0	1	.273		70	863
7	Elston Howard	c	32.123	R	3	0	0	0		2	0	.357		46	685
8	Billy Gardner	3b	33.342	R	2	0	0	0		1	0	.228		50	892
	Johnny Blanchard	ph	28.120	L	1	1	1	2		0	0	.296		37	140
	Joe Demaestri	3b	32.199	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.364		9	1044
9	Whitey Ford	p	32.248	L	4	1	1	0		0	0	.229		18	273
Totals

Errors: Whitey Ford

2B: Tony Kubek (18)

HR: Mickey Mantle (23), Bill Skowron (16), Johnny Blanchard (8)

RBI: Mickey Mantle (58), Yogi Berra 2 (31), Bill Skowron 3 (52), Johnny Blanchard 2 (20)

GDP: Billy Gardner (9)

Los Angeles Angels - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Albie Pearson	rf	26.287	L	4	2	2	1		1	1	.305		61	360
2	Billy Moran	2b	27.211	R	3	0	0	0		0	0	.286		4	128
3	Leon Wagner	lf	27.044	L	4	0	0	0		0	1	.266		65	257
4	Steve Bilko	1b	32.225	R	4	1	2	2		0	1	.275		54	402
5	Ken Hunt	cf	26.348	R	4	1	1	1		0	1	.265		68	99
6	Eddie Yost	3b	34.256	R	2	1	0	0		2	0	.138		30	1589
7	Joe Koppe	ss	30.250	R	3	1	0	0		1	0	.148		13	208
8	Ed Sadowski	c	30.158	R	4	0	1	0		0	2	.243		30	67
9	Ken McBride	p	25.318	R	3	0	0	0		0	2	.075		19	35
	Earl Averill	ph	29.290	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.283		60	249
Totals

HR: Albie Pearson (5), Steve Bilko (8), Ken Hunt (12)

RBI: Albie Pearson (14), Steve Bilko 2 (19), Ken Hunt (39)

SH: Billy Moran (2)

New York Yankees - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Whitey Ford	L	W 13-2	8.0	6	6	6	4	7	3		3.31	1.06		18	293
2	Luis Arroyo	L	SV 16	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2.33	0.99		29	162
Totals				0.0

WP: Whitey Ford (3)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Whitey Ford (0-0-0), Luis Arroyo (0-0-0)

Los Angeles Angels - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Ken McBride	R		8.0	10	5	5	4	5	2		2.80	1.29		15	31
2	Jim Donohue	R	L 1-2	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0		3.00	1.61		21	21
3	Art Fowler	R		0.2	1	1	1	1	2	1		3.13	1.07		14	210
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ken McBride (0-0-0), Jim Donohue (0-0-0), Art Fowler (0-0-0)