Yankees 5-2 Twins (May 3, 1961)

NYY

MIN

1

3

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

2

6

1

0

7

1

0

8

0

9

0

R

5

2

H

6

E

0

W: W. Ford

L: J. Kaat

S: J. Coates

NYY

Team Stats

MIN

1

HR

0

5

R

2

6

H

6

0

SB

0

LOB

.188

AVG

.188

.278

OBP

.278

.344

SLG

.219

2.00

ERA

5.00

3

K

5

4

BB

4

Current Series

Yankees

6

Twins

4

Game 1

Final

Yankees

7

Twins

3

Game 2

Final

Yankees

5

Twins

2

Game 3

Final

1961 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	109	53	.673
Tigers	101	61	.623
Orioles	95	67	.586
White Sox	86	76	.531
Indians	78	83	.484
Red Sox	76	86	.469
Twins	70	90	.438
Angels	70	91	.435
Athletics	61	100	.379
Senators	61	100	.379

Game Summary

The Minnesota Twins were decisively beaten by the New York Yankees, 5 to 2, on May 4, 1961.

Game Info

May 3, 1961

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Richardson B. Richardson 2B	3	1	2	1	0	1	0
Tony Kubek T. Kubek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hector Lopez H. Lopez LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	4	2	2	2	1	0	0
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
Elston Howard E. Howard C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Roger Maris R. Maris RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
Whitey Ford W. Ford P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Blanchard J. Blanchard PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Coates J. Coates P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	32	5	6	5	1	4	5

MIN

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Reno Bertoia R. Bertoia 3B	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lenny Green L. Green CF	3	1	1	1	1	0
Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew 1B	3	0	1	1	1	1
Earl Battey E. Battey C	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Lemon J. Lemon LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Allison B. Allison RF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Gardner B. Gardner 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1
Jose Valdivielso J. Valdivielso SS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo E. Valo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Kaat J. Kaat P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Sadowski T. Sadowski P	2	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mincher D. Mincher PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Giel P. Giel P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Dobbek D. Dobbek PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	2	6	2	4	3

Batting

3B: C. Boyer

HR: M. Mantle

TB: C. Boyer 3, E. Howard, M. Mantle 5, B. Richardson 2

RBI: E. Howard, M. Mantle 2, B. Richardson, B. Skowron

GIDP: T. Kubek

Batting

2B: L. Green

TB: E. Battey, B. Gardner 2, L. Green 2, H. Killebrew, J. Lemon

RBI: L. Green, H. Killebrew

GIDP: J. Valdivielso

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Whitey Ford W. Ford (W)	6.0	5	2	2	4	1	3.00
Jim Coates J. Coates (S)	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	4	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jim Kaat J. Kaat (L)	1.1	3	3	3	3	3	0	20.25
Ted Sadowski T. Sadowski	5.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	3.18
Paul Giel P. Giel	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	5	5	4	5	1

Batters faced: J. Coates 10, W. Ford 26

WP: J. Kaat

Batters faced: P. Giel 7, J. Kaat 10, T. Sadowski 19

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Richardson B. Richardson 2B	3	1	2	1	0	1	0
Tony Kubek T. Kubek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hector Lopez H. Lopez LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	4	2	2	2	1	0	0
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
Elston Howard E. Howard C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Roger Maris R. Maris RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
Whitey Ford W. Ford P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Blanchard J. Blanchard PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Coates J. Coates P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	32	5	6	5	1	4	5

Batting

3B: C. Boyer

HR: M. Mantle

TB: C. Boyer 3, E. Howard, M. Mantle 5, B. Richardson 2

RBI: E. Howard, M. Mantle 2, B. Richardson, B. Skowron

GIDP: T. Kubek

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Whitey Ford W. Ford (W)	6.0	5	2	2	4	1	3.00
Jim Coates J. Coates (S)	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	4	3

Batters faced: J. Coates 10, W. Ford 26

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Reno Bertoia R. Bertoia 3B	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lenny Green L. Green CF	3	1	1	1	1	0
Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew 1B	3	0	1	1	1	1
Earl Battey E. Battey C	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Lemon J. Lemon LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Allison B. Allison RF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Gardner B. Gardner 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1
Jose Valdivielso J. Valdivielso SS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo E. Valo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Kaat J. Kaat P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Sadowski T. Sadowski P	2	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mincher D. Mincher PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Giel P. Giel P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Dobbek D. Dobbek PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	2	6	2	4	3

Batting

2B: L. Green

TB: E. Battey, B. Gardner 2, L. Green 2, H. Killebrew, J. Lemon

RBI: L. Green, H. Killebrew

GIDP: J. Valdivielso

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jim Kaat J. Kaat (L)	1.1	3	3	3	3	3	0	20.25
Ted Sadowski T. Sadowski	5.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	3.18
Paul Giel P. Giel	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	5	5	4	5	1

WP: J. Kaat

Batters faced: P. Giel 7, J. Kaat 10, T. Sadowski 19

12-5 NYY

MIN 10-9

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1961 AL

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