New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Kubek ss 4 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Berra lf 3 1 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 1 2 2
Howard c 1 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph,c 2 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 0 0
Stafford p 2 0 1 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 2 2 0
Bruton cf 4 2 4 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 2
Colavito lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
Boros 3b 4 0 0 0
Brown c 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Regan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 2
New York 000 020 000265
Detroit 201 010 00x481
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford  L (4-3) 6.0 7 4 3 1 3
  Coates   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
1
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Regan  W (7-2) 9.0 6 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
4

  E–Boyer 2 (9), Kubek (8), Maris 2 (5), Boros (10).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 2.  2B–New York Stafford (1,off Regan), Detroit Kaline (12,off Stafford).  HR–New York Skowron (12,5th inning off Regan 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Cash (10,by Stafford).  Team–6.  SB–Bruton (8,2nd base off Coates/Blanchard).  IBB–Stafford (2,Cash).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:12.  A–51,744.
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