New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
May 10, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1961 at Municipal 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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New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 0 1 1
Lopez lf 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 2 2 0
Mantle cf 3 2 1 0
Skowron 1b 5 2 3 2
Howard c 5 1 3 2
Maris rf 4 1 1 1
Kubek ss 4 0 1 1
Terry p 2 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 2 1 1 1
Totals 39 9 13 8
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 1 1
Pilarcik rf 4 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 3 1 1 0
Klimchock 3b 4 0 1 1
Siebern lf 3 1 2 2
Throneberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Sullivan c 4 0 0 0
Hankins cf 4 0 1 0
Daley p 3 1 1 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
  Archer p 0 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York 000 301 0509130
Kansas City 011 002 000480
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry   5.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Clevenger  W (3-1) 4.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  L (3-4) 7.0 8 6 6 2 5
  Wickersham   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Archer   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Kunkel   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
3
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Boyer (3,off Daley); Skowron (4,off Daley); Howard (4,off Daley); Clevenger (1,off Archer).  3B–Kansas City Howser (1,off Terry).  HR–Kansas City Siebern (1,2nd inning off Terry 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Maris (1,by Daley).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  CS–Siebern (1,2nd base by Terry/Howard).  WP–Archer (1).  HBP–Daley (5,Maris).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:32.  A–15,986.
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