New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels
June 28, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Angels defeated the New York Yankees 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)
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New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angels 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Kubek ss 4 1 1 0
Maris rf 2 1 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 3
Berra lf 3 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0
Blanchard c 4 0 0 0
Gardner 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  DeMaestri 3b 0 0 0 0
Turley p 2 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 0 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 3 3
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf,rf 4 1 2 3
Moran 2b 3 0 0 0
Wagner lf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 2 0
Thomas rf 3 0 0 0
  Rice c 1 0 0 0
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Koppe ss 3 1 1 0
Sadowski c 2 0 0 0
  Hunt ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Duren p 3 1 1 2
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
New York 000 100 002330
Los Angeles 000 005 00x560
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  L (3-5) 5.2 6 5 5 5 6
  Clevenger   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Reniff   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
6
10
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Duren  W (3-8) 8.0 3 3 3 4 12
  Donohue  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
4
13

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Kluszewski (10,off Turley).  HR–New York Mantle (24,9th inning off Duren 1 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Pearson (6,6th inning off Turley 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Skowron (3,by Duren).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  WP–Duren (2).  HBP–Duren (2,Skowron).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:03.  A–14,674.
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