Mantle Grand Slam Highlights Yanks Domination of Senators

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Mickey Mantle

Griffith Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - NYY 3, Was 0)    (08-30-2025 19:54:49)       Time 3:05, 51ø, Wind: 17 MPH In from CF  Night Game

Apr 30, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 New York(A) 8-7          0 0 0   3 2 4   2 0 0     11 11  0
1961 Washington 6-10          0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 0      2  8  2

Recap

NYY  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.

NYY      Elston Howard singled scoring Lopez to take the lead.  NYY  1 Was 0.

NYY      Roger Maris hit a fly ball scoring 1.  NYY  2 Was 0.

NYY      Clete Boyer doubled scoring Howard.  NYY  3 Was 0.

Was  4th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

NYY  5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

NYY      Mickey Mantle doubled scoring 2.  NYY  5 Was 0.

NYY  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

NYY      Mickey Mantle hit a Grand Slam(6).  NYY  9 Was 0.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Was      Dale Long singled scoring Keough.  NYY  9 Was 1.

NYY  7th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

NYY      Roger Maris hit a solo HR(6).  NYY  10 Was 1.

NYY      Bobby Richardson hit a grounder scoring 1.  NYY  11 Was 1.

Was  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Was      Coot Veal singled scoring Klaus.  NYY  11 Was 2.

NYY  Bobby Richardson: 3 for 5, 2 runs.

NYY  Mickey Mantle: 3 for 5, double, HR, 6 RBI, 2 runs, grand slam.

NYY  Hector Lopez: 0 for 2, 3 runs, 3 W.

NYY  Rollie Sheldon pitched a great 5 innings for the win: 1 hit, 4 BB, 3 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Was  Hal Woodeshick pitched poorly for 5.2 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 7 hits, 6 BB, 6 K. He's 0-1 on the year.

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  E-Long(3), Klaus(2)

 2B-Boyer(3), Mantle(1), Woodling(2)

 HR-NYY Mantle(6) off Sisler(1) in the 6th with bases full, 308 feet

    NYY Maris(6) off Sisler(2) in the 7th with bases empty, 309 feet

RBI-NYY  - Howard(6), Richardson(5), Boyer(7), Maris 2(13), Mantle 6(15)

    Was  - Long(9), Veal(4)

IBB-NYY Howard off Woodeshick

HBP-Skowron(NYY) by Sisler(Was)

    Long(Was) by Stafford(NYY)

 SF-Maris(2)

 SH-Sheldon(1)

 WP-Klippstein(2), Woodeshick 2(2)

Great-Klaus(4)

OfA-Maris(2), Lopez(2)

LOB-New York(A) 8 Washington 9

 DP-New York(A) 2 Washington 2

GWRBI-Howard