Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
July 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 0, New York Yankees 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Dillard cf 2 0 0 0
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
de la Hoz ss 2 0 1 0
Bell p 1 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 1 1 1
Kubek ss 4 2 2 1
Maris rf 4 2 3 1
Mantle cf 2 0 1 1
Berra lf 4 0 1 1
Blanchard c 3 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0
Sheldon p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 5
Cleveland 000 000 000041
New York 102 200 10x690
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (5-9) 4.0 8 5 3 2 3
  Allen   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Funk   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
4
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon  W (5-2) 9.0 4 0 0 5 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
5
4

  E–Phillips (11).  DP–Cleveland 2, New York 2.  PB–Romano (5).  2B–Cleveland Kirkland (13,off Sheldon).  HR–New York Maris (32,7th inning off Funk 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Sheldon (1,off Bell).  Team–6.  SB–Temple (5,2nd base off Sheldon/Blanchard); Richardson (6,2nd base off Bell/Romano).  U-HP–Sam Carrigan, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:11.  A–24,377.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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