Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
July 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 13

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 5 1 2 0
Klaus ss 5 0 1 1
Woodling rf 5 0 1 1
Green c 3 1 1 0
Tasby cf 3 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 1 1 1
Keough lf 4 1 1 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 2 1
Burnside p 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 2 0 1 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Kubek ss 4 2 1 0
Maris rf 5 2 3 4
Mantle cf 1 3 1 2
Howard c 4 3 3 2
Skowron 1b 5 1 1 2
Cerv lf 3 1 1 2
  Reed lf 1 0 0 0
  Lopez lf 0 0 0 0
Gardner 3b 4 0 1 1
Daley p 3 1 1 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 13 12 13
Washington 011 000 0024100
New York 023 000 44x13120
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside  L (1-5) 2.1 2 5 5 5 1
  Klippstein   5.2 10 8 8 4 2
Totals
8.0
12
13
13
9
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  W (6-10) 8.0 9 4 4 3 7
  Arroyo  SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Cerv (5,off Klippstein).  HR–New York Howard (4,2nd inning off Burnside 1 on, 0 out); Maris 2 (30,3rd inning off Burnside 2 on, 1 out,7th inning off Klippstein 0 on, 1 out); Mantle (28,8th inning off Klippstein 1 on, 2 out); Skowron (17,8th inning off Klippstein 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Richardson (2,2nd base by Klippstein/Green).  WP–Klippstein (5), Daley (1).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:42.  A–19,794.
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