Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
May 17, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 8, New York Yankees 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 5 1 1 1
O'Connell 2b 2 2 2 1
Hinton lf 4 2 1 0
King rf 4 1 1 1
  Keough rf 1 0 0 0
Tasby cf 5 0 1 2
Long 1b 4 0 2 2
  Stevens 1b 1 0 0 0
Daley c 3 1 1 1
Mahoney ss 4 0 1 0
Burnside p 3 1 0 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
  Gabler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
  Berra ph 0 0 0 1
  DeMaestri 2b 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez lf 4 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 1
Mantle cf 4 1 1 0
Skowron 1b 5 1 1 0
Howard c 4 2 3 1
Maris rf 5 1 2 2
Kubek ss 5 1 3 0
Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  McDevitt p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 1 1 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 40 7 14 6
Washington 100 140 2008102
New York 010 000 0517141
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside  W (1-2) 7.1 10 6 6 3 4
  Kutyna   1.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Gabler  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
4
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L (2-2) 4.1 8 6 5 0 2
  Coates   2.2 2 2 2 2 3
  McDevitt   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Arroyo   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
4
7

  E–Mahoney 2 (2), Boyer (2).  DP–Washington 1.  PB–Howard 2 (3).  2B–New York Kubek 2 (8,off Burnside,off Kutyna).  HR–Washington Klaus (3,1st inning off Ditmar 0 on, 0 out); Daley (1,4th inning off Ditmar 0 on, 2 out), New York Maris (4,8th inning off Burnside 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Berra (1,off Kutyna).  HBP–Howard (2,by Burnside).  Team–12.  SB–Hinton (2,2nd base off Ditmar/Howard).  WP–Burnside (2).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:59.  A–6,197.
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