New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
July 15, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1961 at Comiskey Park I. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 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 9, Chicago White Sox 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 1 0
Kubek ss 5 0 1 1
Maris rf 6 2 3 2
Mantle cf 2 1 0 0
Berra lf 3 0 0 1
Howard 1b 5 2 2 1
Blanchard c 4 0 2 2
Boyer 3b 5 2 2 0
Terry p 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 1 1
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 1 1 1
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 1 0 1
Fox 2b 4 1 1 0
Landis cf 5 1 3 3
Smith rf 5 0 1 0
Minoso lf 5 1 1 1
Lollar c 4 2 3 1
Carey 3b 4 1 1 1
Martin 1b 4 0 2 0
Herbert p 3 1 1 1
  Lown p 1 0 0 0
  Baumann p 0 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 0 0 0 0
  Pilarcik pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
New York 011 004 002 19130
Chicago 011 600 000 08131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Coates   2.0 6 6 6 3 0
  Clevenger   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Reniff   3.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Arroyo  W (4-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
13
8
8
6
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   5.1 8 6 6 2 1
  Lown   2.2 2 2 2 2 1
  Baumann   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Hacker  L (2-2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Larsen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
9
9
6
3

  E–Landis (3).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Blanchard (4,off Herbert); Maris (11,off Baumann); Boyer (9,off Hacker), Chicago Lollar (7,off Reniff).  3B–New York Maris (2,off Herbert), Chicago Carey (5,off Coates).  HR–New York Howard (8,2nd inning off Herbert 0 on, 2 out); Maris (35,3rd inning off Herbert 0 on, 2 out); Cerv (7,9th inning off Lown 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Lollar (6,2nd inning off Terry 0 on, 2 out); Herbert (1,3rd inning off Terry 0 on, 0 out); Minoso (11,4th inning off Coates 0 on, 0 out); Landis (12,4th inning off Coates 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Kubek (4,off Baumann); Arroyo (2,off Hacker).  SF–Berra (3,off Herbert).  IBB–Mantle (6,by Baumann).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Aparicio (28,2nd base off Reniff/Blanchard).  WP–Reniff (1).  IBB–Baumann (3,Mantle).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:38.  A–37,730.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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