Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
August 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 6 1 3 1
Green cf,lf 6 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 6 0 1 0
Allison rf 5 1 1 1
Lemon lf 3 1 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Battey c 6 1 1 0
Lepcio 2b,3b 6 1 1 2
Tuttle 3b,cf 5 1 2 2
Ramos p 3 0 0 0
  Martin 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 49 6 9 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 8 2 3 0
Boyer 3b,ss 8 1 2 0
Maris rf 8 0 1 0
Mantle cf 6 3 4 3
Berra lf 7 0 1 1
Blanchard c 7 1 1 1
Howard 1b 7 0 4 1
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
  Kubek ph 1 0 1 0
  Gardner pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Ford p 2 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Skowron ph 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 1 0 0 0
Totals 61 7 17 6
Minnesota 032 000 000 100 000691
New York 201 020 000 100 0017170
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos   8.0 10 5 5 3 3
  Pleis   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Moore  L (4-4) 5.2 6 1 1 4 2
Totals
14.2
17
7
7
7
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   10.0 9 6 6 1 7
  Arroyo   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Reniff  W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
15.0
9
6
6
6
10

  E–Ramos (2).  DP–Minnesota 1, New York 4.  PB–Blanchard (1).  2B–Minnesota Versalles (19,off Ford), New York Howard (9,off Ramos); Mantle (13,off Ramos); Kubek (33,off Moore).  3B–Minnesota Lepcio (1,off Ford).  HR–Minnesota Versalles (4,3rd inning off Ford 0 on, 0 out); Allison (24,3rd inning off Ford 0 on, 2 out); Tuttle (2,10th inning off Ford 0 on, 1 out), New York Mantle 2 (42,1st inning off Ramos 1 on, 2 out,3rd inning off Ramos 0 on, 2 out); Blanchard (15,10th inning off Pleis 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Lopez (1,by Moore); Mantle (7,by Moore).  Team–17.  SB–Mantle (8,2nd base off Moore/Battey).  WP–Ramos (4), Ford (6).  IBB–Moore 2 (4,Lopez,Mantle).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–4:16.
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