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New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

1961-06-26 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 18870 · 63°F · 2:42

New York Yankees defeated Los Angeles Angels 8–6. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 9th. Whitey Ford earned the win and Luis Arroyo picked up the save. Bill Skowron went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	8	11
LAA	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	6	6

W: Whitey Ford L: Jim Donohue SV: Luis Arroyo

Umpires — HP: Joe Linsalata · 1B: Frank Umont · 2B: Bob Stewart · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Richardson	5	1	2	0	0	1
Tony Kubek	5	0	1	0	0	2
Roger Maris	3	1	1	0	2	0
Mickey Mantle	3	2	1	1	2	1
Yogi Berra	5	0	1	2	0	1
Bill Skowron	5	2	3	3	0	1
Elston Howard	3	0	0	0	2	0
Billy Gardner	2	0	0	0	1	0
Whitey Ford	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Blanchard	1	1	1	2	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	1	0	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Albie Pearson	4	2	2	1	1	1
Billy Moran	3	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Wagner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Bilko	4	1	2	2	0	1
Ken Hunt	4	1	1	1	0	1
Eddie Yost	2	1	0	0	2	0
Joe Koppe	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ed Sadowski	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ken McBride	3	0	0	0	0	2
Earl Averill	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Ford	8.0	6	4	7
Luis Arroyo	1.0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken McBride	8.0	10	4	5
Jim Donohue	0.1	0	2	0
Art Fowler	0.2	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Richardson: 53
Tony Kubek: K
Roger Maris: 3/L

Bot 1

Albie Pearson: HR/9D
Billy Moran: 8/8D
Leon Wagner: 63
Steve Bilko: S8
Ken Hunt: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Mickey Mantle: HR/8XD
Yogi Berra: 6
Bill Skowron: K
Elston Howard: W
Billy Gardner: 6(1)/FO

Bot 2

Eddie Yost: 53
Joe Koppe: 9
Ed Sadowski: K/C

Top 3

Whitey Ford: 43
Bobby Richardson: S7
Tony Kubek: D9.1-3
Roger Maris: 6
Mickey Mantle: IW
Yogi Berra: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ken McBride: K
Albie Pearson: S9
Billy Moran: 13.1-2
Leon Wagner: 4/L

Top 4

Bill Skowron: S7
Elston Howard: 54(1)/FO
Billy Gardner: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Steve Bilko: 53
Ken Hunt: K/C
Eddie Yost: W
Joe Koppe: W.1-2
Ed Sadowski: PO1(E1).2-H(NR);1-3
Ed Sadowski: WP.3-H(NR)
Ed Sadowski: S7
Ken McBride: 6

Top 5

Whitey Ford: S9
Bobby Richardson: S1/BG.1-2
Tony Kubek: K
Roger Maris: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Mantle: 5/FL
Yogi Berra: S8/89.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bill Skowron: 9

Bot 5

Albie Pearson: W
Billy Moran: 34/SH.1-2
Leon Wagner: K/C
Steve Bilko: HR/78XD.2-H
Ken Hunt: 4

Top 6

Elston Howard: 13
Billy Gardner: W
Whitey Ford: 54(1)/FO
Bobby Richardson: K

Bot 6

Eddie Yost: 5
Joe Koppe: 3
Ed Sadowski: K

Top 7

Tony Kubek: 7
Roger Maris: S8
Mickey Mantle: PB.1-2
Mickey Mantle: K/C
Yogi Berra: 8

Bot 7

Ken McBride: K
Albie Pearson: 9
Billy Moran: 9

Top 8

Bill Skowron: S8/89
Elston Howard: 3
Johnny Blanchard: HR/9D.1-H
Whitey Ford: 63
Bobby Richardson: 63

Bot 8

Leon Wagner: 6
Steve Bilko: K/C
Ken Hunt: HR/7D
Eddie Yost: W
Joe Koppe: 7

Top 9

Tony Kubek: 7
Roger Maris: W
Mickey Mantle: W.1-2
Yogi Berra: K
Bill Skowron: HR/8XD.2-H;1-H
Elston Howard: W
Joe DeMaestri: K

Bot 9

Ed Sadowski: 6
Earl Averill: 4
Albie Pearson: K

Notes & reviews

the Angels objected about a pitch called a ball to Bill Skowron
Skowron hit the next pitch for the game-winning home run; Angels Manager Bill Rigney threw a towel on the field and was ejected by HP umpire Joe Linsalata

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