New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 14, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 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

New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 6 1 2 1
Kubek ss 6 1 3 0
Maris rf 4 2 1 2
Mantle cf 4 2 1 0
Berra lf 4 1 3 1
Skowron 1b 5 2 2 1
Blanchard c 2 0 0 1
  Howard ph,c 2 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 5 2 3 4
Ford p 3 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 16 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Piersall cf 4 1 1 0
Francona lf 5 0 1 1
Power 1b 2 0 0 1
Essegian rf 4 1 1 1
Romano c 4 1 2 0
Held ss 3 1 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 1
Bell p 1 0 0 1
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiszyn ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
New York 000 203 41111160
Cleveland 010 001 300582
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (10-2) 7.0 8 5 5 3 2
  Arroyo  SV (11) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (4-6) 6.0 8 5 5 3 5
  Antonelli   1.0 4 5 5 2 1
  Allen   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Locke   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
11
11
5
6

  E–Temple (6), Phillips (7).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–New York Kubek (16,off Bell); Berra (5,off Bell), Cleveland Held (11,off Ford); Piersall (16,off Ford).  HR–New York Maris (22,4th inning off Bell 1 on, 0 out); Richardson (1,7th inning off Antonelli 2 on, 2 out), Cleveland Essegian (4,7th inning off Ford 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Blanchard (4,by Bell).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Bell (5,off Ford).  SF–Power (9,off Ford).  HBP–Piersall (1,by Arroyo).  Team–8.  SB–Howard (1,2nd base off Locke/Romano).  WP–Ford 2 (2), Arroyo (2), Bell (2).  HBP–Arroyo (1,Piersall).  IBB–Bell (1,Blanchard).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:45.  A–25,095.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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