New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1961 at Tiger 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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New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 1
Maris rf 4 1 2 2
Mantle cf 3 0 1 1
Berra lf 4 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 5 2 2 1
Blanchard c 5 3 3 2
DeMaestri ss 5 1 3 1
Ford p 4 1 1 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 3 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Colavito lf 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Brown c 3 0 1 0
Fernandez ss 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ss 2 0 0 0
Virgil 3b 3 0 0 0
Lary p 0 0 0 0
  Casale p 2 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 1 0
  Regan pr 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
New York 041 010 1209151
Detroit 000 000 000032
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (11-2) 8.0 3 0 0 2 12
  Arroyo  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
12
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L (10-4) 2.1 9 5 5 1 0
  Casale   5.0 6 4 3 2 1
  Woodeshick   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Fox   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
3
3

  E–Ford (4), Virgil (1), Casale (2).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 2.  2B–New York Skowron (10,off Lary).  HR–New York Skowron (13,2nd inning off Lary 0 on, 0 out); Blanchard 2 (6,2nd inning off Lary 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Casale 0 on, 1 out); Maris (24,8th inning off Casale 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Richardson (6,off Lary).  SF–Boyer (2,off Lary); Mantle (2,off Lary).  Team LOB–9.  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:27.  A–44,459.
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