New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
September 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1961 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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)
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New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 0 0 0 0
  DeMaestri 2b 3 0 0 0
Tresh ss 4 0 0 0
Maris cf 4 0 0 0
Blanchard c 4 0 0 0
Lopez lf 3 0 1 0
Hale 1b 3 1 0 0
Gardner 3b 3 0 0 0
Reed rf 3 1 0 1
Stafford p 2 0 1 0
  Kubek ph 1 1 1 1
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson 3b 4 0 2 2
Adair 2b 3 0 1 0
  Breeding 2b 1 1 0 0
Brandt cf 3 0 1 1
Gentile 1b 3 0 0 0
Herzog lf 4 0 1 0
Triandos c 2 0 0 0
  Williams pr 0 1 0 0
  Lau c 1 0 0 0
Snyder rf 4 2 4 2
Hansen ss 4 1 1 0
Fisher p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
New York 000 001 020330
Baltimore 000 010 40x5104
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford  L (13-8) 7.0 8 5 5 3 6
  Reniff   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (10-12) 9.0 3 3 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
3
3
0
1
6

  E–B Robinson (13), Adair (11), Hansen 2 (30).  DP–New York 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Herzog (11,off Reniff).  HR–New York Kubek (8,8th inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Snyder (1,7th inning off Stafford 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–1.  SH–Fisher 2 (10,off Stafford 2).  Team–6.  SB–Breeding (5,2nd base off Stafford/Blanchard).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:04.  A–22,089.
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