Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees
August 7, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Los Angeles Angels 1, New York Yankees 4

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Pearson rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas G. lf 3 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 0 0
Hunt cf 3 1 1 0
Koppe ss 4 0 1 0
Sadowski c 3 0 2 0
  Moran pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Bridges 2b 2 0 1 1
  Averill ph,c 2 0 1 0
McBride p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas L. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 3 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Maris rf 2 1 1 1
Mantle cf 4 1 1 0
Berra lf 4 1 1 1
Blanchard c 4 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Daley p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 2
Los Angeles 010 000 000162
New York 001 001 02x471
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McBride  L (9-8) 8.0 7 4 3 4 8
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
4
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  W (9-15) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4

  E–Hunt (10), Sadowski (2), Maris (6).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Blanchard (5,off McBride); Richardson (12,off McBride).  HR–New York Berra (14,6th inning off McBride 0 on, 0 out).  SH–McBride (3,off Daley).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Richardson (7,2nd base off McBride/Sadowski).  WP–McBride (5).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:29.  A–13,944.
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