New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 26, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1961 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 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)
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New York Yankees 13, Detroit Tigers 11

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 6 2 3 1
Kubek ss 6 3 3 1
Lopez lf 6 2 3 1
Mantle cf 6 3 2 4
Skowron 1b 6 1 1 1
Howard c 5 0 2 1
Maris rf 4 2 2 1
Johnson 3b 5 0 0 0
Ford p 3 0 2 2
  Stafford p 0 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 13 18 12
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 6 0 0 0
Bruton cf 6 1 1 0
Kaline rf 6 2 2 0
Colavito lf 3 1 2 1
  Roarke pr 0 1 0 0
  Chiti c 1 0 0 0
Cash 1b 5 1 1 3
Boros 3b 3 2 1 0
Brown c 2 2 1 0
  Maxwell ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Fernandez ss 5 1 4 3
Mossi p 1 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 1 0 1 0
  Donohue p 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 13 8
New York 511 010 030 213184
Detroit 040 110 500 011133
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   6.1 11 10 6 2 3
  Stafford   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Duren   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Arroyo  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
13
11
7
4
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi   4.0 7 7 3 1 2
  Foytack   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Grzenda   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Donohue   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Aguirre  L (0-1) 2.1 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
10.0
18
13
9
1
7

  E–Richardson 2 (4), Howard (1), Ford (2), Wood (3), Fernandez 2 (3).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Kubek (2,off Grzenda); Howard (2,off Donohue), Detroit Fernandez (2,off Ford).  HR–New York Kubek (1,2nd inning off Mossi 0 on, 0 out); Maris (1,5th inning off Foytack 0 on, 1 out); Mantle 2 (7,8th inning off Donohue 1 on, 2 out,10th inning off Aguirre 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Colavito (3,2nd inning off Ford 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Howard (1,off Mossi).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Boros (3,by Stafford).  Team–7.  SB–Richardson (2,3rd base off Mossi/Brown).  WP–Donohue (1).  HBP–Stafford (2,Boros).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–3:20.  A–4,676.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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