New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
September 24, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox 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 1, Boston Red Sox 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gardner 2b 2 0 1 0
Kubek ss 2 0 0 0
  DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0
Maris rf,cf 3 0 1 0
  Reed cf 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
  Blanchard rf 1 0 1 0
Berra lf 1 0 0 0
  Lopez lf 2 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 1 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Terry p 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 1 1 0
Geiger cf 4 0 2 1
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 1 2 0
Jensen rf 2 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 3 1 1 1
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 1
Green ss 2 0 0 0
Monbouquette p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 3
New York 000 010 000150
Boston 000 001 20x371
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry   6.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Arroyo  L (15-5) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Reniff   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  W (14-13) 9.0 5 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6

  E–Green (15).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Boston Geiger (21,off Terry); Runnels (20,off Arroyo); Pagliaroni (16,off Arroyo).  HR–New York Skowron (28,5th inning off Monbouquette 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Jensen (2,off Arroyo); Monbouquette (13,off Arroyo).  Team–4.  WP–Monbouquette (4).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:14.  A–30,802.
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