Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees
June 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels 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

Los Angeles Angels 1, New York Yankees 5

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Leek 3b 5 0 0 0
Thomas rf 5 0 1 0
Wagner lf 4 0 0 0
Hunt cf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 2b 0 0 0 0
  Bridges ph,2b 3 1 1 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 2 0
Sadowski c 2 0 0 0
  Averill ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hamlin ss 3 0 2 1
Grba p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 0 0 0 0
  James p 1 0 0 0
  Yost ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 4 1 0 0
Kubek ss 3 1 0 0
Maris rf 4 2 2 2
Mantle cf 3 1 1 3
Berra lf 4 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 2 0
Sheldon p 3 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5
Los Angeles 000 100 000163
New York 301 000 10x550
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba  L (5-5) 3.0 3 4 1 2 1
  James   5.0 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
8.0
5
5
2
3
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon  W (3-2) 8.0 6 1 1 6 6
  Arroyo  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
6
6

  E–Leek (12), Bilko (3), Sadowski (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Hamlin (3,off Sheldon).  3B–Los Angeles Bilko (1,off Sheldon).  HR–New York Mantle (18,1st inning off Grba 2 on, 1 out); Maris 2 (20,3rd inning off Grba 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off James 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Kubek (1,2nd base off James/Sadowski).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:21.  A–37,378.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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