New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 13, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 13, 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."

"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 2, Cleveland Indians 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Maris rf 4 1 1 1
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0
Berra lf 4 1 3 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 0
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 1 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 1 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 2 11 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 2 1 0
Piersall cf 2 2 1 0
Francona lf 3 0 1 2
Power 1b 3 0 0 1
Kirkland rf 4 1 2 1
Romano c 4 1 1 2
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 1 1
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 8 7
New York 000 001 0012111
Cleveland 420 010 00x780
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Coates  L (6-3) 2.0 6 6 6 1 0
  Ditmar   5.0 0 1 0 3 1
  Reniff   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
4
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (5-4) 8.1 10 2 2 1 3
  Funk  SV (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
4

  E–Kubek (7).  DP–New York 2, Cleveland 1.  PB–Howard (5).  2B–Cleveland Piersall (15,off Coates).  HR–New York Maris (21,6th inning off Perry 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Romano (11,1st inning off Coates 1 on, 2 out); Phillips (8,2nd inning off Coates 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Francona (2,off Coates); Power (8,off Ditmar).  Team–4.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Harry Schwarts.  T–2:23.  A–21,704.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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