New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels
May 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angels 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 3 1 1 0
Lopez lf 4 0 1 0
Maris rf 3 2 2 2
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 3 2 1 1
Aspromonte 2b 3 0 0 0
Wagner lf 4 3 3 3
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 1
Averill c 4 0 0 0
Hunt rf 4 0 0 0
Leek 3b 3 0 1 0
Brickell ss 3 0 0 0
Grba p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
New York 101 010 000361
Los Angeles 202 001 00x560
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L (2-1) 6.0 6 5 3 0 2
  Duren   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
2
5
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba  W (2-2) 9.0 6 3 3 4 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3

  E–Skowron (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Berra (2).  2B–Los Angeles Kluszewski (3,off Ditmar).  3B–Los Angeles Wagner (1,off Ditmar).  HR–New York Maris (3,5th inning off Grba 0 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Pearson (2,3rd inning off Ditmar 0 on, 1 out); Wagner 2 (5,3rd inning off Ditmar 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Ditmar 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Berra (1,by Grba).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  IBB–Grba (1,Berra).  U-HP–Harry Schwarts, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:15.  A–19,865.
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