New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates
October 5, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1960 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 5 0 3 0
Lopez lf 5 0 1 0
Maris rf 4 2 3 1
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 4 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 2 1
Boyer 3b 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
  McDougald 3b 3 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 1 0 0
Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
  Coates p 1 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  Maas p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 1 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 1 1 2
Totals 37 4 13 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 3 1 1 1
Groat ss 4 1 2 1
Skinner lf 3 1 1 1
  Cimoli lf 0 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 1
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 2 1 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 2 2
Law p 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
New York 100 100 0024132
Pittsburgh 300 201 00x680
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L (0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Coates   3.2 3 2 2 1 2
  Maas   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Duren   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W (1-0) 7.0 10 2 2 1 3
  Face  SV (1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
1
5

  E–Kubek (1), Richardson (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Groat (1,off Ditmar); Virdon (1,off Maas).  HR–New York Maris (1,1st inning off Law 0 on, 2 out); Howard (1,9th inning off Face 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Mazeroski (1,4th inning off Coates 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Law (1,off Maas).  HBP–Law (1,by Coates); Skinner (1,by Duren).  SB–Virdon (1,2nd base off Ditmar/Berra); Skinner (1,2nd base off Ditmar/Berra).  CS–Hoak (1,2nd base by Duren/Berra).  WP–Law (1).  HBP–Coates (1,Law); Duren (1,Skinner).  U–Dusty Boggess (NL), Johnny Stevens (AL), Bill Jackowski (NL), Nestor Chylak (AL), Jim Honochick (AL), Stan Landes (NL).  T–2:29.  A–36,676.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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