Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 10, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 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."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 0 0
Nieman rf 4 1 1 1
Francona lf 3 1 2 1
Essegian cf 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 1 2 1
de la Hoz 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomas c 4 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph 1 0 0 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 0 1 0
Kubek ss 4 1 2 0
  Gardner pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Maris rf 3 2 1 0
Mantle cf 3 1 1 1
Blanchard lf 3 1 2 2
Howard c 3 2 2 3
Skowron 1b 3 1 1 0
Boyer 3b,ss 4 1 2 2
Daley p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 12 8
Cleveland 100 010 010352
New York 201 102 30x9122
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (10-14) 6.0 8 6 5 3 1
  Allen   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Dailey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
3
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  W (11-16) 9.0 5 3 3 0 6
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
0
6

  E–Power (7), Thomas (1), Skowron (8), Boyer (16).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–New York Boyer (18,off Perry); Blanchard (8,off Allen).  3B–New York Boyer (5,off Perry).  HR–Cleveland Francona (16,1st inning off Daley 0 on, 2 out); Held (19,5th inning off Daley 0 on, 1 out); Nieman (2,8th inning off Daley 0 on, 2 out), New York Mantle (53,3rd inning off Perry 0 on, 1 out); Howard (18,7th inning off Allen 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Francona (4,by Daley); de la Hoz (2,by Daley); Blanchard (3,by Perry); Skowron (7,by Allen).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Richardson (9,2nd base off Perry/Thomas).  HBP–Perry (6,Blanchard); Allen (1,Skowron); Daley 2 (8,Francona,de la Hoz).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:20.  A–57,824.
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