Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
July 9, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 1 1 2
Geiger cf 4 3 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 3 4 2
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 2
Jensen rf 5 0 2 3
Runnels 1b 3 0 2 0
Malzone 3b 5 1 1 0
Buddin ss 3 1 1 0
Schwall p 2 0 0 0
  Earley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 1 3 4
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Maris rf 4 1 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 1 1
Berra lf 5 1 1 0
Blanchard c 4 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 2 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 1 2 1
Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Coates p 1 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 0 1 0 0
  Turley p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Boston 200 502 0009130
New York 000 013 2006102
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall  W (7-2) 5.2 7 4 4 7 3
  Earley  SV (1) 3.1 3 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
9
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  L (5-1) 1.1 3 2 0 2 1
  Coates   2.2 6 5 5 1 2
  Clevenger   2.0 4 2 2 0 3
  Turley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Reniff   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
7
5
7

  E–Berra (2), Torgeson (1).  DP–Boston 1, New York 2.  2B–Boston Geiger (12,off Clevenger).  3B–New York Mantle (3,off Schwall).  HR–New York Richardson (2,6th inning off Schwall 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Schwall (4,off Coates).  SF–Pagliaroni (3,off Coates).  Team LOB–7.  Team–12.  SB–Geiger 2 (5,3rd base off Terry/Blanchard,3rd base off Coates/Blanchard); Yastrzemski 2 (3,2nd base off Terry/Blanchard,2nd base off Coates/Blanchard); Buddin (1,2nd base off Terry/Blanchard).  WP–Clevenger (2).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–3:05.  A–47,875.
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