Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
July 29, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b 5 1 2 0
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Brandt rf 4 0 1 2
Gentile 1b 4 0 0 0
Triandos c 3 1 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Hansen ss 3 0 1 0
Adair 2b 1 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 1 2
  Stock p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson E. ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Foiles ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Breeding ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 1 2 2
Kubek ss 4 0 2 0
Berra rf 3 1 2 2
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0
Cerv lf 3 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0
Ford p 3 1 0 1
Totals 32 5 9 5
Baltimore 000 200 200–471
New York 004 000 01x–590
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wilhelm   3.0 5 4 3 0 3
  Stock   3.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Fisher  L (4-10) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
1
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W (19-2) 9.0 7 4 4 3 7
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
7
  E–Gentile (10).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–New York Kubek (32,off Stock).  HR–New York Berra (13,8th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  Team–4.  CS–Kubek (4,3rd base by Wilhelm/Triandos).  WP–Ford (5).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:08.  A–42,990.
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