Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
June 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Green lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b,3b 3 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 0
Allison rf,1b 3 0 1 0
Henry c 2 1 0 0
Valdivielso 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 1 1 0
  Sadowski p 0 0 0 0
Kralick p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Palmquist p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph,lf 1 0 1 2
Totals 29 2 3 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 1
Kubek ss 5 1 3 0
Maris rf 4 1 1 4
Mantle cf 2 0 1 0
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 0
Lopez lf 3 2 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 1 1 1
Ford p 3 1 2 1
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 7
Minnesota 000 000 020231
New York 100 203 10x7121
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  L (4-4) 5.0 8 3 2 3 6
  Palmquist   2.0 4 4 4 1 3
  Sadowski   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
5
10
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (8-2) 7.1 3 2 2 2 8
  Arroyo  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
2
9

  E–Versalles (9), Boyer (5).  DP–Minnesota 1, New York 2.  2B–Minnesota Gardner (9,off Ford), New York Boyer (6,off Kralick); Lopez (3,off Kralick).  HR–New York Maris (16,6th inning off Palmquist 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–2.  SF–Maris (5,off Kralick); Boyer (1,off Kralick).  HBP–Lopez (1,by Palmquist).  Team–10.  SB–Richardson (4,2nd base off Kralick/Henry); Lopez (1,2nd base off Palmquist/Henry).  HBP–Palmquist (3,Lopez).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:44.  A–17,129.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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