New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
May 16, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1962 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 1 2
Tresh ss 5 1 2 1
Maris rf 3 0 2 1
  Lopez rf 1 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed rf 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 2 1 0 0
Berra lf 5 0 1 0
  Linz pr 0 1 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Bridges p 0 0 0 0
Howard c 3 2 1 1
Skowron 1b 5 1 2 3
Boyer 3b 5 2 3 1
Stafford p 2 0 1 0
  Sheldon p 0 0 0 0
  Pepitone ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Runnels 1b 5 1 1 1
Bressoud ss 5 1 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 2 2 3
Pagliaroni c 5 0 1 0
  Clinton pr 0 1 0 0
  Tillman c 0 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 5 1 4 1
Geiger cf 4 0 1 2
Hardy rf 4 1 1 0
Schilling 2b 4 1 2 0
Schwall p 2 0 1 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Radatz p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 41 8 15 8
New York 120 102 0039131
Boston 211 001 0218151
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford   4.1 7 4 4 4 2
  Sheldon  W (2-1) 3.2 7 3 3 1 3
  Coates   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Bridges  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
6
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall   3.0 6 4 3 4 2
  Nichols   3.0 2 2 0 0 3
  Earley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Fornieles  L (1-2) 1.2 2 2 2 2 1
  Radatz   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
6
8

  E–Berra (3), Runnels (4).  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Pagliaroni (2).  2B–New York Boyer 2 (6,off Schwall,off Radatz); Richardson (7,off Nichols), Boston Malzone (8,off Stafford); Green (1,off Coates).  HR–New York Skowron (6,2nd inning off Schwall 1 on, 0 out), Boston Yastrzemski (4,1st inning off Stafford 1 on, 1 out); Malzone (2,3rd inning off Stafford 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sheldon (3,off Nichols).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Runnels (2,off Stafford).  Team–13.  CS–Boyer (1,2nd base by Fornieles/Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–John Rice.  T–3:16.  A–16,485.
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