New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
June 25, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Minnesota Twins 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 2 0
Kubek ss 5 1 1 0
Maris rf 3 2 1 1
Mantle cf 4 2 1 0
Howard c 4 1 2 4
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 2
Cerv lf 4 1 2 1
Gardner 3b 4 0 0 0
Stafford p 4 0 1 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 1 1
Martin 2b 4 2 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 1 2 2
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Allison 1b 3 0 1 0
Dobbek rf 4 0 2 0
Battey c 4 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 1 0
Kralick p 2 0 1 0
  McDevitt p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 1 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
New York 001 103 3008112
Minnesota 102 000 0014101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford  W (6-3) 8.1 10 4 3 3 3
  Coates  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  L (6-5) 6.2 9 8 8 4 1
  McDevitt   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Lee   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
2

  E–Cerv (2), Gardner (8), Killebrew (14).  DP–New York 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Maris (7,off Kralick), Minnesota Versalles (15,off Stafford).  3B–Minnesota Becquer (2,off Stafford).  HR–New York Cerv (5,3rd inning off Kralick 0 on, 0 out); Howard (3,6th inning off Kralick 2 on, 1 out), Minnesota Killebrew (22,3rd inning off Stafford 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Lemon (2,by Stafford).  Team–8.  CS–Dobbek (2,2nd base by Stafford/Howard).  HBP–Stafford (3,Lemon).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:28.  A–35,152.
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