New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 19, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 5 0 1 0
Lopez lf 5 2 1 1
Maris rf 5 2 2 2
Mantle cf 3 2 1 0
Berra c 3 1 2 3
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Turley p 2 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 2 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 8 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 3 1
Dillard cf 3 1 1 0
  Essegian ph,cf 1 0 1 3
Francona lf 5 1 2 0
Power 1b 4 2 3 1
Kirkland rf 3 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Held ss 3 1 1 2
Phillips 3b 4 2 1 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 1
  Grant pr 0 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 1 1 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 15 8
New York 200 003 110782
Cleveland 200 002 05x9151
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley   5.1 9 4 4 3 1
  Arroyo   1.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Clevenger  L (3-2) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Coates   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
5
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   6.0 5 5 4 2 2
  Latman  W (3-0) 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Allen  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
3
2

  E–Skowron (2), Boyer (3), Held (8).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Berra (2,off Perry); Mantle (3,off Latman), Cleveland Dillard (2,off Turley); Power (11,off Arroyo); Temple (6,off Arroyo); Francona (11,off Clevenger).  HR–New York Maris (5,1st inning off Perry 1 on, 1 out); Berra (4,6th inning off Perry 2 on, 0 out); Lopez (2,7th inning off Latman 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Essegian (2,off Arroyo).  HBP–Phillips (2,by Turley); Held (1,by Coates).  Team–11.  SB–Mantle (5,3rd base off Latman/Romano); Power (1,Home off Coates/Berra); Kirkland (3,3rd base off Coates/Berra).  HBP–Turley (4,Phillips); Coates (3,Held).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:55.  A–21,240.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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