Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
April 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Athletics 3, New York Yankees 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lumpe 2b 3 1 1 0
Howser ss 2 1 0 0
Siebern lf 4 1 1 1
Throneberry 1b 4 0 1 1
Posada rf 3 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 1 1
  Rakow p 0 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 0
Carey 3b 2 0 1 0
Sullivan c 3 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 0 0
Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Kunkel p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
  Hankins rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 4 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 2
Lopez lf 2 1 1 0
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 1 2 0
Maris rf 3 1 1 0
Howard c 3 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 0 1
Turley p 1 0 0 1
  Stafford p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 4
Kansas City 000 000 030352
New York 040 000 10x560
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  L (0-1) 1.1 2 4 3 4 0
  Johnson   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Kunkel   3.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Rakow   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
6
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  W (1-0) 7.2 4 3 3 4 8
  Stafford  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
8

  E–Lumpe (1), Carey (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (1,off Turley); Boyd (1,off Turley), New York Lopez (1,off Kunkel).  HBP–Carey (1,by Turley); Howser (1,by Turley); Howard (1,by Daley).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Turley (1,off Kunkel).  SF–Turley (1,off Daley).  Team–8.  HBP–Daley (1,Howard); Turley 2 (2,Carey,Howser).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:54.  A–11,802.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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