New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates
October 12, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 1960 at Forbes Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 6 1 1 0
Kubek ss,lf 5 2 1 1
Maris rf 5 1 3 0
Mantle cf 4 2 1 2
Berra lf 4 3 3 2
  DeMaestri ss 0 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 2 1
Howard c 0 0 0 0
  Grba pr 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard c 4 2 3 1
Richardson 2b 5 1 2 3
Ford p 4 0 1 2
Totals 41 12 17 12
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Cimoli lf 4 0 1 0
Smith c 4 0 2 0
Hoak 3b 2 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Cheney p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Mizell p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
New York 015 002 22012171
Pittsburgh 000 000 000071
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (2-0) 9.0 7 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (0-2) 2.0 5 5 5 1 1
  Cheney   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Mizell   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Green   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Labine   3.0 6 4 4 0 1
  Witt   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
12
12
2
4

  E–Kubek (3), Virdon (1).  DP–New York 3, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–New York Maris (1,off Friend); Skowron (2,off Mizell); Blanchard 2 (2,off Labine 2).  3B–New York Richardson 2 (2,off Cheney,off Labine); Boyer (1,off Green).  SH–Ford (1,off Labine).  SF–Skowron (1,off Cheney).  HBP–Howard (1,by Friend); Kubek (1,by Friend).  WP–Labine (1).  HBP–Friend 2 (2,Howard,Kubek).  U–Johnny Stevens (AL), Bill Jackowski (NL), Nestor Chylak (AL), Dusty Boggess (NL), Jim Honochick (AL), Stan Landes (NL).  T–2:38.  A–38,580.
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