Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 3, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 6, New York Yankees 1

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 5 1 2 0
Causey 3b 4 1 1 0
Posada lf 4 1 0 0
Siebern 1b 5 1 1 1
Lumpe 2b 5 2 2 1
Johnson rf 2 0 0 0
  Stephens pr,rf 1 0 1 1
Pignatano c 3 0 1 1
Del Greco cf 5 0 1 1
Shaw p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Maris rf 4 1 2 0
Mantle cf 2 0 0 0
Berra lf 4 0 1 1
Howard c 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 0
Gardner 3b 1 0 0 0
  Boyer 3b 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  DeMaestri 3b 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
Daley p 1 0 0 0
  Downing p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Kansas City 301 100 001690
New York 000 001 000162
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (7-9) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  L (8-15) 3.0 7 5 1 1 3
  Downing   4.0 0 0 0 5 3
  Reniff   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
2
6
7

  E–Kubek (22), Gardner (9).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Howard (7).  2B–Kansas City Lumpe (21,off Daley); Howser (19,off Daley); Stephens (8,off Reniff).  3B–Kansas City Lumpe (6,off Reniff).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Gardner (2,by Shaw).  Team–8.  WP–Downing (1).  HBP–Shaw (5,Gardner).  U-HP–Sam Carrigan, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:39.  A–12,584.
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