New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
July 19, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 2, Washington Senators 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 3 1 2 0
Kubek ss 4 0 1 1
Maris rf 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 1
  Cerv cf 0 0 0 0
Berra lf 3 0 1 0
  Lopez pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 1 0
  Torgeson 1b 0 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Reniff p 1 0 0 0
  Terry p 2 0 1 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hinton lf 5 1 2 0
Johnson ss 3 3 1 1
King rf 4 0 1 0
Green c 3 2 2 1
  Daley c 1 0 0 0
Tasby cf 3 2 1 2
Bright 3b 3 1 0 0
Long 1b 1 1 0 2
  Keough 1b 1 0 0 0
Cottier 2b 3 1 2 2
Donovan p 5 1 1 2
Totals 32 12 10 10
New York 001 001 000293
Washington 070 410 00x12101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  L (0-1) 1.0 1 5 5 3 2
  Reniff   2.1 5 6 5 5 2
  Terry   4.2 4 1 1 3 2
Totals
8.0
10
12
11
11
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (6-8) 9.0 9 2 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
0
3

  E–Richardson (12), Howard (3), Boyer (13), Long (11).  DP–Washington 1.  PB–Green (8).  2B–New York Kubek (26,off Donovan), Washington Hinton 2 (5,off Reniff,off Terry); Cottier (7,off Terry).  HR–New York Mantle (36,6th inning off Donovan 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Richardson (7,off Donovan).  HBP–Skowron (5,by Donovan); Long (1,by Downing).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Cottier (1,off Terry).  IBB–Green (2,by Reniff).  Team–9.  SB–King (3,2nd base off Reniff/Howard); Johnson (1,2nd base off Terry/Howard).  HBP–Downing (1,Long); Donovan (3,Skowron).  IBB–Reniff (1,Green).  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:34.  A–27,126.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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