New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
June 22, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 2
Kubek ss 5 1 1 0
Maris rf 5 2 4 4
Mantle cf 2 1 1 1
  Reed cf 0 0 0 0
Berra lf 5 0 2 0
Skowron 1b 5 0 0 1
Blanchard c 4 1 1 0
Richardson 2b 5 1 1 0
Ford p 3 1 0 0
  Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 1 2 0
Rivera cf 5 1 1 1
Posada rf 4 1 2 0
Siebern 1b 3 0 0 0
Sullivan c 2 0 1 2
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 2 0
Bass p 0 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Rakow p 0 0 0 0
  Prescott ph 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
New York 050 012 0008122
Kansas City 000 000 030380
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (12-2) 7.0 6 3 3 3 9
  Arroyo  SV (14) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
10
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bass  L (4-6) 1.2 6 5 5 2 2
  Ditmar   4.1 4 3 3 2 0
  Rakow   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Staley   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
4

  E–Boyer (11), Kubek (9).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Maris 2 (5,off Bass,off Ditmar); Boyer (8,off Bass), Kansas City Howser 2 (18,off Ford 2).  HR–New York Maris (27,2nd inning off Bass 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Blanchard (1,by Rakow).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  HBP–Rakow (2,Blanchard).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:45.  A–17,254.
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