Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
April 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 1 2 0
Green cf 5 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 2 0 1 1
Lemon lf 4 0 0 0
  Dobbek lf 0 0 0 0
Allison rf 5 1 2 1
Battey c 4 2 1 0
Bertoia 3b 2 2 1 2
Gardner 2b 3 0 1 0
Ramos p 4 0 1 2
Totals 34 6 9 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopez lf 4 0 0 0
Berra c 4 0 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Maris rf 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 1 0
Kubek ss 2 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Ford p 2 0 1 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Minnesota 000 000 321691
New York 000 000 000030
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  W (1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
Totals 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  L (0-1) 6.1 5 3 3 3 3
  Terry   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Coates   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 6 6 4 3

  E–Lemon (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Battey (1,off Ford).  HR–Minnesota Allison (1,7th inning off Ford 0 on, 0 out); Bertoia (1,8th inning off Terry 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Gardner (1,off Ford).  SF–Killebrew (1,off Coates).  HBP–Dobbek (1,by Coates).  Team LOB–8.  SB–Versalles 2 (2,2nd base off Coates/Berra,3rd base off Coates/Berra); Dobbek (1,2nd base off Coates/Berra).  HBP–Coates (1,Dobbek).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Al Smith.  T–2:27.  A–14,607.

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