New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
July 21, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1961 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 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 11, Boston Red Sox 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 6 0 2 0
Kubek ss 5 1 2 0
Maris rf 3 4 2 1
Mantle cf 3 2 2 2
Berra lf 4 2 2 3
Skowron 1b 3 1 1 1
Howard c 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 1 1 4
  Gardner 3b 0 0 0 0
Ford p 2 0 0 0
  Coates p 1 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 11 13 11
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 6 1 1 0
Geiger cf 4 1 0 0
Hardy lf 5 1 1 0
Pagliaroni c 4 2 1 1
Jensen rf 4 2 2 0
Malzone 3b 3 1 1 2
Wertz 1b 4 0 1 1
  Runnels 1b 0 0 0 0
Buddin ss 1 0 1 2
Monbouquette p 1 0 0 1
  Earley p 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 7
New York 202 020 00511133
Boston 020 140 010881
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   4.2 7 7 7 6 5
  Coates   2.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Arroyo  W (6-3) 2.0 0 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
10
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette   5.2 10 6 6 3 5
  Earley  L (1-4) 2.2 1 3 3 3 1
  Fornieles   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
11
11
7
6

  E–Richardson (13), Kubek 2 (19), Jensen (3).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Kubek 2 (28,off Monbouquette 2), Boston Jensen (13,off Ford); Buddin (14,off Ford); Schilling (16,off Ford).  HR–New York Maris (36,1st inning off Monbouquette 0 on, 2 out); Mantle (37,1st inning off Monbouquette 0 on, 2 out); Berra (12,3rd inning off Monbouquette 1 on, 2 out); Blanchard (10,9th inning off Fornieles 3 on, 2 out).  IBB–Skowron (4,by Fornieles); Buddin (7,by Ford).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Buddin (1,off Ford); Malzone (5,off Arroyo).  Team–11.  CS–Richardson (3,2nd base by Monbouquette/Pagliaroni).  WP–Ford (4).  IBB–Ford (1,Buddin); Fornieles (4,Skowron).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–3:39.  A–32,186.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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