Oct 11, 1961 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1961 Milwaukee 2-4 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 1961 New York(A) 4-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 - 6 10 2 Milwaukee AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR Avg OPS New York(A) AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR Avg OPS Bolling 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .885 Blanchard LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .461 Maye RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .742 Lopez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 White, S PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Howard C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .535 Mathews 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .660 Mantle CF 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 .421 1.538 Aaron CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .045 .165 Maris RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .344 Adcock 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .095 .460 Skowron 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .942 Thomas, F LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .500 Kubek SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .729 Torre C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 Richardson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .414 McMillan SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .583 Boyer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .176 .671 Jones,M PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 Stafford P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 Burdette P 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 Cerv PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .666 Willey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Arroyo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Spangler PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 33 6 10 6 2 3 2 1 2 .216 .663 36 4 8 4 2 6 0 1 1 .181 .532 Milwaukee IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Burdette L(0-2) 6.0 9 6 6 2 2 3 95 70 25 8.31 29 130(129) 31 Willey 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 6 5.14 8 70(75) + 8.0 10 6 6 2 2 3 113 82 31 4.15 37 New York(A) IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Stafford W(2-0) 7.0 7 4 3 1 1 5 105 71 34 1.69 30 125(126) 53 Arroyo S(2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 34 20 14 0.00 8 50(54) 9.0 8 4 3 1 2 6 139 91 48 2.89 38 NYY: Cerv hit for Stafford in the 7th Lopez moved to LF in the 9th E-Kubek(2), Maris(1) 2B-Boyer(1), Kubek(2) 3B-Maye(1), Boyer(1) HR-MBr Mathews(3) off Stafford(1) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 352 feet NYY Mantle(3) off Burdette(3) in the 4th with bases empty, 327 feet NYY Skowron(3) off Burdette(4) in the 4th with 1 on base, 313 feet RBI-MBr - Mathews 2(5), Maye(2), Burdette(1) NYY - Howard(3), Skowron 2(8), Mantle 2(6), Cerv(1) SF-Mantle(1) WP-Stafford(1) Great-Boyer(1), Kubek(1), Mantle(3) Poor-Aaron(1), Maye(1) LOB-MBr(7) - Bolling 5, Mathews 2, McMillan, Aaron, Maye NYY(6) - Howard 2, Boyer 2, Maris 2, Blanchard 2, Skowron, Richardson, Stafford, Arroyo GWRBI-Howard Game MVP:Luis Arroyo Yankee Stadium I (03-03-2026 10:09:30) Time 2:28, 67ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to LCF Day Game Oct 11, 1961 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1961 Milwaukee 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 1961 New York(A) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 - 6 10 2 1961 Milwaukee Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Bolling 2B 1>S G63 G43 K L8 2 Maye RF G31,12 W 5>F9 T,1H White, S PH Fd9 3 Mathews 3B G63,23 WP,12 HR-352 K G43 4 Aaron CF K G43 K 8>K 5 Adcock 1B 2>Fd7 4>Fd8 6>K G53 6 Thomas, F LF G3u G53 G63 L8 7 Torre C S S Fd8 9>F9 8 McMillan SS G54/fo S,23 7>G63 Jones,M PH S+e9,B2 9 Burdette P 3>Fs7 S,3H,23 E6,B1 Willey P Spangler PH W 1961 New York(A) Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Blanchard LF 1>P4 F7 5>F9 S,13 Lopez LF 2 Howard C F8 Fd8 Fd8 S,3H,23 3 Mantle CF Fd9 4>HR-327 W F8,3H/SF 4 Maris RF 2>G13 S Fvd8 G3u,12 5 Skowron 1B G53 HR-313 6>K L5 6 Kubek SS K K G43 8>D 7 Richardson 2B 3>S G43 G43 P2 8 Boyer 3B L4 D 7>T Fd8 9 Stafford P W,12 G43 Cerv PH S,3H Arroyo P G43 Milwaukee IN OUT Burdette AB1-1 AB4-2 Willey AB4-3 End New York(A) IN OUT Stafford AB1-1 AB4-3 Arroyo AB4-4 End Oct 11, 1961 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1961 Milwaukee 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 1961 New York(A) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 - 6 10 2 Inn Out B-S On MBr-NYY Result 1-Milwaukee 1 0 2-0 - 0-0 Bolling lined a single up the middle 1 0 0-0 1 0-0 Maye grounded to first, Bolling to 2nd, 1 out 1 1 1-0 2 0-0 Mathews grounded to short, Bolling to 3rd, 2 out 1 2 1-2 3 0-0 Aaron struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-New York(A) 1 0 1-0 - 0-0 Blanchard popped to second, 1 out 1 1 1-1 - 0-0 Howard flied to left center, 2 out 1 2 0-2 - 0-0 Mantle flied to deep right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Milwaukee 2 0 1-1 - 0-0 Adcock flied to deep left center, 1 out 2 1 1-2 - 0-0 Thomas grounded to first, 2 out 2 2 1-1 - 0-0 Torre lined a single between third and short 2 2 1-2 1 0-0 McMillan grounded to third, forcing Torre at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-New York(A) 2 0 0-0 - 0-0 Maris grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 2 1 0-1 - 0-0 Skowron grounded to third, 2 out 2 2 1-2 - 0-0 Kubek struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Milwaukee 3 0 3-1 - 0-0 Burdette flied to shallow left, 1 out 3 1 0-0 - 0-0 Bolling grounded to short, 2 out 3 2 3-2 - 0-0 Maye walked 3 2 1-0 1 0-0 Wild pitch, Maye to 2nd 3 2 2-0 2 0-0 Mathews hit a two run homer to right center, 352 feet, Milwaukee 2 New York(A) 0 3 2 1-1 - 2-0 Aaron grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-New York(A) 3 0 1-2 - 2-0 Richardson lined a single between first and second 3 0 1-1 1 2-0 Boyer lined to second, 1 out 3 1 3-1 1 2-0 Stafford walked, Richardson to 2nd 3 1 0-2 12 2-0 Blanchard flied down the left field line, 2 out 3 2 0-0 12 2-0 Howard flied to deep left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Milwaukee 4 0 2-2 - 2-0 Adcock flied to deep left center, 1 out 4 1 2-1 - 2-0 Thomas grounded to third, 2 out 4 2 0-1 - 2-0 Torre grounded a single between third and short 4 2 0-2 1 2-0 McMillan lined a single up the middle, Torre to 3rd 4 2 2-0 13 2-0 Burdette lined a single to right center, Torre scored, McMillan to 3rd, Milwaukee 3 New York(A) 0 4 2 0-1 13 3-0 Bolling grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-New York(A) 4 0 1-0 - 3-0 Mantle hit a solo homer down the right field line, 327 feet, Milwaukee 3 New York(A) 1 4 0 2-0 - 3-1 Maris lined a single to right center 4 0 0-2 1 3-1 Skowron hit a two run homer to left, 313 feet, Milwaukee 3 New York(A) 3 4 0 0-2 - 3-3 Kubek struck out, 1 out 4 1 1-2 - 3-3 Richardson grounded to second, 2 out 4 2 0-2 - 3-3 Boyer doubled off the wall in left 4 2 1-2 2 3-3 Stafford grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Milwaukee 5 0 1-2 - 3-3 Maye flied to right center, 1 out 5 1 0-2 - 3-3 Mathews struck out, 2 out 5 2 1-2 - 3-3 Aaron struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-New York(A) 5 0 1-2 - 3-3 Blanchard flied to right, 1 out 5 1 0-2 - 3-3 Howard flied to deep center, 2 out 5 2 3-0 - 3-3 Mantle walked 5 2 0-0 1 3-3 Maris flied to very deep right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Milwaukee 6 0 0-2 - 3-3 Adcock struck out, 1 out 6 1 0-0 - 3-3 Thomas grounded to short, 2 out 6 2 1-1 - 3-3 Torre flied to deep right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-New York(A) 6 0 1-2 - 3-3 Skowron struck out, 1 out 6 1 0-1 - 3-3 Kubek grounded to second, 2 out 6 2 1-1 - 3-3 Richardson grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Milwaukee 7 0 2-0 - 3-3 McMillan grounded to short, 1 out 7 1 0-1 - 3-3 Burdette grounded to short, safe on an error 7 1 2-2 1 3-3 Bolling struck out, 2 out 7 2 2-0 1 3-3 Maye lined a triple down the right field line, Burdette scored, Milwaukee 4 New York(A) 3 7 2 2-0 3 4-3 Mathews grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-New York(A) 7 0 2-0 - 4-3 Boyer lined a triple down the first base line >Cerv batting 7 0 0-0 3 4-3 Cerv lined a single to right, Boyer scored, Milwaukee 4 New York(A) 4 7 0 1-0 1 4-4 Blanchard grounded a single up the middle, Cerv to 3rd 7 0 1-1 13 4-4 Howard lined a single to left center, Cerv scored, Blanchard to 3rd, New York(A) 5 Milwaukee 4 >Willey pitching 7 0 0-1 13 4-5 Mantle flied to right center, sacrifice, Blanchard scored, 1 out, New York(A) 6 Milwaukee 4 7 1 2-0 1 4-6 Maris grounded to first, Howard to 2nd, 2 out 7 2 2-0 2 4-6 Skowron lined to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Milwaukee >Arroyo pitching 8 0 2-2 - 4-6 Aaron struck out, 1 out 8 1 2-0 - 4-6 Adcock grounded to third, 2 out 8 2 1-0 - 4-6 Thomas lined to right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-New York(A) 8 0 1-0 - 4-6 Kubek doubled off the wall in left center 8 0 1-0 2 4-6 Richardson popped to the catcher, 1 out 8 1 0-1 2 4-6 Boyer flied to deep left center, 2 out 8 2 0-2 2 4-6 Arroyo grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Milwaukee >Lopez playing LF 9 0 0-0 - 4-6 Torre flied to right, 1 out >Jones,M is batting for Milwaukee batting 9 1 2-2 - 4-6 Jones grounded a single between first and second, outfield error, Jones to 2nd >Spangler is batting for Milwaukee batting 9 1 3-2 2 4-6 Spangler walked 9 1 1-1 12 4-6 Bolling lined to center, 2 out >White, S is batting for Milwaukee batting 9 2 2-2 12 4-6 White flied to deep right, 3 out Recap MBr 3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk. MBr Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(3) to take the lead. MBr 2 NYY 0. MBr 4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits. MBr Lew Burdette singled scoring Torre. MBr 3 NYY 0. NYY 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits. NYY Mickey Mantle hit a solo HR(3). MBr 3 NYY 1. NYY Bill Skowron hit a 2 run HR(3) to tie the score. MBr 3 NYY 3. MBr 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error. MBr Lee Maye tripled scoring Burdette to take the lead. MBr 4 NYY 3. NYY 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits. NYY Bob Cerv singled scoring Boyer to tie the score. MBr 4 NYY 4. NYY Elston Howard singled scoring Cerv to take the lead. MBr 4 NYY 5. NYY Mickey Mantle hit a fly ball scoring 1. MBr 4 NYY 6. MBr 9th: Failed to score on a hit, on one walk and an error. NYY Clete Boyer: 2 for 4, double, triple. NYY Mickey Mantle: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI. NYY Bill Stafford pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's 2-0 on the year. NYY Luis Arroyo pitched a shutout the final 2 innings earning his 2nd save. MBr Lew Burdette pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 6 IP, 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He goes to 0-2 on the year.