New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 5, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1963 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 4 0 2 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 0 0
Tresh lf 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0
Howard c 3 0 0 0
Blanchard rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 0 0
Bouton p 2 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam 3b 2 1 0 0
Davis W. cf 3 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 1 1
Fairly rf 1 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
Tracewski 2b 3 0 1 0
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
Totals 24 1 4 1
New York 000 000 000030
Los Angeles 100 000 00x141
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton  L (0-1) 7.0 4 1 1 5 4
  Reniff   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 8.0 4 1 1 6 5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 9
Totals 9.0 3 0 0 1 9

  E–Wills (1).  DP–New York 2.  SH–Richardson (1,off Drysdale); W Davis (2,off Reniff).  HBP–Pepitone (1,by Drysdale).  IBB–Boyer (1,by Drysdale).  CS–Gilliam (1,3rd base by Reniff/Howard).  WP–Bouton 2 (2).  HBP–Drysdale (1,Pepitone).  IBB–Drysdale (1,Boyer).  U-HP–Larry Napp (AL), 1B–Shag Crawford (NL), 2B–Joe Paparella (AL), 3B–Tom Gorman (NL), LF–Tony Venzon (NL), RF–John Rice (AL).  T–2:05.  A–55,912.

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