New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
August 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 1, Washington Senators 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Kubek ss 4 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 1 2 1
Mantle cf 3 0 1 0
Berra lf 4 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Stafford p 3 0 1 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hinton lf 4 1 2 0
O'Connell 3b 4 0 1 0
Zipfel 1b 3 0 0 0
King rf 4 0 3 1
Keough cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson ss,2b 3 1 1 0
Cottier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 1 0
  Veal pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Daley c 2 0 0 0
  Green ph,c 1 1 1 4
Donovan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
New York 000 100 000150
Washington 100 000 40x5100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford  L (9-6) 6.1 7 4 4 1 4
  Arroyo   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
1
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (8-8) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Maris (14,off Donovan); Boyer (13,off Donovan), Washington Keough (13,off Stafford).  HR–New York Maris (43,4th inning off Donovan 0 on, 1 out), Washington Green (16,7th inning off Arroyo 3 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Zipfel (1,off Stafford).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Stafford).  Team–4.  SB–Mantle (10,2nd base off Donovan/Daley).  CS–Johnson (2,2nd base by Stafford/Howard).  IBB–Stafford (3,Johnson).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:18.  A–15,870.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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