New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels
May 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Angels 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 0 1 0
Kubek ss 2 0 0 0
Lopez lf 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 0 0
Skowron 1b 5 0 0 0
Howard c 4 1 2 1
Maris rf 1 2 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 3
Terry p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 1
  Sheldon p 0 0 0 0
  McDevitt p 0 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 1 1 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 1 2
Wagner rf 3 1 1 0
  Hunt ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Throneberry lf 4 0 0 0
Averill c 3 0 2 1
Leek 3b 4 1 1 0
Brickell ss 4 0 1 1
Moeller p 2 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 1 0 0 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
New York 000 100 202550
Los Angeles 000 120 100463
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry   6.0 3 3 3 3 3
  Sheldon   0.1 2 1 0 1 0
  McDevitt  W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Arroyo  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
4
7
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller   6.1 3 3 1 5 4
  Clevenger  L (2-1) 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Bowsfield   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Morgan   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
5
3
9
5

  E–Aspromonte (6), Wagner (1), Leek (2).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  PB–Howard (1).  2B–New York Boyer (2,off Moeller).  HR–New York Boyer (1,9th inning off Clevenger 1 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Aspromonte (2,5th inning off Terry 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Johnson (1,off Moeller).  IBB–Mantle (2,by Bowsfield).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  IBB–Bowsfield (2,Mantle).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:57.  A–17,801.
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