sentences:  But in , his effectiveness diminished and he was hitting only .167 in pinch hitting roles when he was purchased by the New York Yankees on July 28.As a pinch hitter for the Yankees who started one game at first base (on September 21), Hale went 2-for-13 and played his final MLB game on October 1, the game in which Roger Maris set his single-season home run mark.Hale singled in his last at bat off Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox, the hurler who surrendered Maris' blow.