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New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
August 27, 1961 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1961 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"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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| Game played on Sunday, August 27, 1961 at Municipal Stadium |
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| New York |
0 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | 12 | 0 |
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| New York Yankees |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Ford W (22-3) |
5.0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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Sheldon |
3.1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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Arroyo SV (25) |
0.2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
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| Kansas City Athletics |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Shaw L (8-12) |
7.0 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
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Kunkel |
2.0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
E–None. DP–Kansas City 3. 2B–New York Howard (15,off Kunkel), Kansas City Howser (23,off Ford); Lumpe 2 (26,off Sheldon 2); Del Greco (7,off Arroyo). 3B–New York Boyer (3,off Shaw). HR–New York Howard (13,2nd inning off Shaw 0 on, 2 out); Berra (18,4th inning off Shaw 2 on, 1 out), Kansas City Siebern (15,4th inning off Ford 1 on, 0 out); Causey (5,9th inning off Sheldon 1 on, 1 out). SH–Richardson (9,off Kunkel); Posada (3,off Ford). HBP–Berra (2,by Shaw). Team LOB–4. Team–7. CS–Mantle (2,3rd base by Shaw/Sullivan). WP–Arroyo (4), Kunkel (5). HBP–Shaw (6,Berra). U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill Kinnamon. T–2:34. A–34,065. |
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| Game played on Sunday, August 27, 1961 at Municipal Stadium |
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