Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 7, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 1 1 3
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Dillard cf 3 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 3 1 1 0
Stigman p 2 1 1 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 1 2 0
Kubek ss 4 3 3 0
Maris rf 3 2 3 3
Mantle cf 4 0 1 2
Howard c 3 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 1
Lopez lf 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 0
Terry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 6
Cleveland 000 003 000351
New York 111 002 20x7110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Stigman  L (2-4) 5.0 9 5 4 0 2
  Locke   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Dailey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
2
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  W (13-2) 9.0 5 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
0
3

  E–Held (24).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Romano (28,off Terry), New York Kubek (36,off Stigman); Mantle (15,off Stigman).  3B–New York Kubek (5,off Stigman); Boyer (4,off Stigman).  HR–Cleveland Francona (15,6th inning off Terry 2 on, 1 out), New York Maris (55,3rd inning off Stigman 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–2.  SF–Maris (7,off Locke).  IBB–Howard (4,by Locke).  Team–4.  CS–Richardson (6,2nd base by Stigman/Romano).  WP–Locke (3).  IBB–Locke (4,Howard).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:00.  A–18,549.
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