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Washington Senators @
New York Yankees
1961-09-04 Β· Day game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 34683 Β· 89Β°F, dry Β· 2:21
New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 3β2. Bud Daley earned the win. Clete Boyer went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Bud Daley L: Pete Burnside SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Joe Paparella Β· 1B: Ed Runge Β· 2B: Nestor Chylak Β· 3B: Cal Drummond Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Washington Senators β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny O'Connell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Chuck Hinton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bob Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gene Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Tasby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dale Long | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chuck Cottier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Daley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pete Burnside | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Bright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Richardson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Kubek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Roger Maris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elston Howard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Skowron | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hector Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Cerv | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clete Boyer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bud Daley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Burnside | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
New York Yankees β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bud Daley | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Danny O'Connell: K/C
- Chuck Hinton: K
- Bob Johnson: 5
Bot 1
- Bobby Richardson: 6
- Tony Kubek: K
- Roger Maris: 63
Top 2
- Gene Green: 63
- Willie Tasby: K/C
- Dale Long: 4
Bot 2
- Elston Howard: 4
- Bill Skowron: K
- Hector Lopez: 9
Top 3
- Chuck Cottier: T7
- Pete Daley: DGR/7D.3-H
- Pete Burnside: E3/SH/B.2-H(NR);B-2
- Danny O'Connell: K
- Chuck Hinton: S7.2-3
- Bob Johnson: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Bob Cerv: 7
- Clete Boyer: HR/7D
- Bud Daley: 43
- Bobby Richardson: 7
Top 4
- Gene Green: E4/P.B-2
- Willie Tasby: 63
- Dale Long: W
- Chuck Cottier: 8
- Pete Daley: 5(2)/FO
Bot 4
- Tony Kubek: 43
- Roger Maris: 5/FL
- Elston Howard: D7
- Bill Skowron: D8/78XD.2-H
- Hector Lopez: 7
Top 5
- Pete Burnside: 43
- Danny O'Connell: W
- Chuck Hinton: 8/8D
- Bob Johnson: HP.1-2
- Gene Green: 8/8D
Bot 5
- Bob Cerv: D7
- Clete Boyer: 53
- Bud Daley: 5/FL
- Bobby Richardson: 2/FL
Top 6
- Willie Tasby: S5
- Dale Long: S7/L.1-2
- Chuck Cottier: 24/SH/B.2-3;1-2
- Pete Daley: IW
- Pete Burnside: K
- Danny O'Connell: K/C
Bot 6
- Tony Kubek: 7
- Roger Maris: 3
- Elston Howard: S7/L
- Bill Skowron: 6
Top 7
- Chuck Hinton: 4
- Bob Johnson: W
- Gene Green: 8
- Willie Tasby: 6/L
Bot 7
- Hector Lopez: 7
- Bob Cerv: T7
- Clete Boyer: 7/SF.3-H
- Bud Daley: 53
Top 8
- Dale Long: 31
- Chuck Cottier: 43
- Pete Daley: 63
Bot 8
- Bobby Richardson: S5/G
- Tony Kubek: 26(1)/FO/BG
- Roger Maris: 7/DP.1X2(74)
Top 9
- Harry Bright: S6/G
- Danny O'Connell: PO1(134)
- Danny O'Connell: 7
- Chuck Hinton: W
- Bob Johnson: 7/7D
Notes & reviews
- leaping grab by Yogi Berra to prevent a homerun by Bob Johnson; Berra injured his hand and was out for 10 days


















