Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 14, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 5 1 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 1 0
Colavito lf 5 0 0 1
Cash 1b 5 0 2 0
Boros 3b 2 1 1 1
Brown c 3 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 0 0 0 0
  Thomas pr 0 1 0 0
  Roarke c 1 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Osborne ph 1 0 1 2
  Lary pr 0 0 0 0
  Cottier ss 1 0 0 0
Mossi p 2 0 1 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 5 1 1 0
Cerv lf 5 1 2 2
Mantle cf 5 2 3 0
Skowron 1b 5 1 2 2
Howard c 4 0 1 0
  DeMaestri pr 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard c 1 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 0 1 0
Kubek ss 5 0 1 0
Ford p 3 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 0 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 42 5 13 5
Detroit 100 000 003 00470
New York 200 200 000 015131
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi   7.0 7 4 4 0 5
  Fischer   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre  L (1-2) 2.2 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.2
13
5
5
2
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   8.0 5 2 2 2 7
  Clevenger   0.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Arroyo   1.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Coates  W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
7
4
4
7
10

  E–Ford (3).  DP–Detroit 1, New York 1.  2B–Detroit Bruton (4,off Ford); Mossi (1,off Ford); Osborne (2,off Clevenger), New York Skowron (6,off Mossi); Mantle (2,off Mossi).  3B–Detroit Kaline (3,off Ford).  HR–New York Cerv (3,1st inning off Mossi 1 on, 1 out); Skowron (5,4th inning off Mossi 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Richardson (2,off Aguirre).  Team–8.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–3:30.
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