Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
May 18, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1962 at Yankee Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf,lf 5 1 3 0
Power 1b 5 0 2 0
Rollins 3b 3 1 2 1
Killebrew lf 4 2 2 2
  Tuttle cf 0 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 0 1 0
Battey c 4 0 1 1
Versalles ss 4 0 1 0
Allen 2b 4 0 0 0
Lee p 4 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 0 0 0
Tresh ss 5 0 2 0
Pepitone lf 5 0 1 0
Mantle cf 3 2 0 0
Blanchard rf 4 1 1 0
Howard c 3 0 1 1
Skowron 1b 3 0 1 2
Boyer 3b 2 0 1 0
Ford p 3 0 0 0
  Maris ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Minnesota 010 010 2004120
New York 000 102 000370
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (3-2) 8.2 7 3 3 4 4
  Stigman  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  L (3-3) 8.0 11 4 4 1 6
  Coates   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Minnesota Killebrew (4,off Ford); Battey (8,off Ford); Rollins (8,off Ford); Green (13,off Coates).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (6,7th inning off Ford 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Skowron (1,by Lee); Howard (1,by Lee).  Team–10.  SB–Richardson (4,2nd base off Lee/Battey).  WP–Lee (2).  HBP–Lee 2 (5,Skowron,Howard).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:21.  A–20,974.
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