Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
April 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 0, New York Yankees 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Howser ss 3 0 0 0
Siebern lf 4 0 0 0
Posada rf 4 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 0 0
Sullivan c 3 0 1 0
Walker p 1 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 1 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Keegan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopez lf 4 0 1 0
Berra c 2 2 0 0
Mantle cf 3 1 3 3
Maris rf 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 2 0
Kubek ss 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Ford p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Kansas City 000 000 000030
New York 201 000 00x371
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (0-1) 7.0 5 3 3 6 1
  Nuxhall   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Keegan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
7
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (1-1) 9.0 3 0 0 4 8
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
8

  E–Ford (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, New York 2.  2B–Kansas City Essegian (1,off Ford).  HR–New York Mantle (1,1st inning off Walker 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Richardson (1,by Walker).  Team–10.  SB–Mantle (1,2nd base off Walker/Sullivan); Richardson (1,2nd base off Walker/Sullivan).  WP–Walker (1).  HBP–Walker (1,Richardson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:21.  A–1,947.
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