Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
June 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 9, New York Yankees 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 2 0 0
Bauer lf 4 2 3 3
  Stephens cf 0 0 0 0
Posada cf,lf 4 1 1 1
Siebern 1b 5 2 2 2
Pignatano c 5 0 3 1
Sullivan rf 3 1 1 1
Bertoia 2b 2 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 1
  Lumpe 2b 1 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 1 1 0
Archer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 5 1 1 2
Kubek ss 5 0 3 2
Maris rf 5 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 0
Howard c 4 2 3 1
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez lf 3 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 3 1 3 1
McDevitt p 0 1 0 0
  Ditmar p 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sheldon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Kansas City 015 030 0009110
New York 050 000 0106111
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Archer  W (3-1) 9.0 11 6 6 3 4
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt  L (1-2) 2.1 5 6 6 1 1
  Ditmar   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Reniff   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Clevenger   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Sheldon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
3
4

  E–Boyer (6).  DP–Kansas City 2, New York 1.  2B–Kansas City Bauer (3,off McDevitt), New York Mantle (7,off Archer); Howard (7,off Archer); Boyer (7,off Archer).  3B–Kansas City Posada (2,off McDevitt); Siebern (1,off McDevitt); Pignatano (1,off Ditmar), New York Howard (1,off Archer).  HR–Kansas City Sullivan (2,2nd inning off McDevitt 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Posada (2,off Ditmar).  HBP–Howser (3,by McDevitt).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Richardson (1,by Archer).  Team–6.  SB–Howser 2 (17,2nd base off Ditmar/Howard,2nd base off Clevenger/Howard); Bauer (1,2nd base off Reniff/Howard).  HBP–McDevitt (1,Howser).  IBB–Archer (4,Richardson).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–2:32.  A–13,157.
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