New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 3, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 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 7, Minnesota Twins 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Lopez lf 4 2 1 1
Maris rf 4 1 1 3
Mantle cf 5 1 2 0
Skowron 1b 4 1 2 1
Blanchard c 5 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 1
Richardson 2b 4 1 3 0
Turley p 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 2 1 1 0
  Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
Green cf 3 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 2 0 0 1
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Battey c 3 1 1 0
Allison rf 4 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 4 1 1 0
Bertoia 3b 3 0 1 1
Ramos p 2 0 0 0
  Sadowski p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 1
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
New York 000 300 4007121
Minnesota 100 000 200363
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  W (3-1) 9.0 6 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (2-1) 6.1 9 7 3 1 2
  Sadowski   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Pleis   2.0 2 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
3
4
3

  E–Richardson (5), Killebrew 2 (4), Bertoia (4).  DP–New York 2, Minnesota 4.  2B–New York Boyer (1,off Ramos).  HR–New York Maris (2,7th inning off Ramos 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Turley (2,off Ramos); Kubek (2,off Ramos).  IBB–Skowron (1,by Pleis).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Killebrew (2,off Turley).  HBP–Battey (1,by Turley).  Team–4.  CS–Green (4,2nd base by Turley/Blanchard).  HBP–Turley (3,Battey).  IBB–Pleis (2,Skowron).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Al Smith, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:32.  A–18,158.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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