New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds
October 7, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 1961 at Crosley Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Kubek ss 4 1 1 0
Maris rf 4 1 1 1
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
  Reed cf 0 0 0 0
Berra lf 3 0 1 1
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Stafford p 2 0 0 0
  Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 1 1 1
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Chacon 2b 3 1 1 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
Kasko ss 4 0 2 1
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 1 1
Coleman 1b 4 0 2 0
Post lf 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 1 1 0
  Cardenas ph 1 0 1 0
Purkey p 3 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
New York 000 000 111361
Cincinnati 001 000 100280
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford   6.2 7 2 2 2 5
  Daley   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (0-1) 9.0 6 3 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
3

  E–Stafford (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Edwards (1).  2B–New York Howard (1,off Purkey), Cincinnati Robinson (1,off Stafford); Edwards (2,off Stafford); Cardenas (1,off Arroyo).  HR–New York Blanchard (1,8th inning off Purkey 0 on, 2 out); Maris (1,9th inning off Purkey 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Lynch (1,by Stafford).  SB–Richardson (1,2nd base off Purkey/Edwards).  IBB–Stafford (1,Lynch).  U–Frank Umont (AL), Augie Donatelli (NL), Ed Runge (AL), Jocko Conlan (NL), Bob Stewart (AL), Shag Crawford (NL).  T–2:15.  A–32,589.
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