Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
August 4, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 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

Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 2 0 0
Green cf,lf 4 2 3 0
Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 3
Allison rf 5 0 1 2
Lemon lf 4 0 2 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
Battey c 4 0 0 0
Lepcio 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Tuttle 3b,cf 4 0 1 0
Pascual p 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
  Valdivielso 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 2 1
Kubek ss 4 1 1 0
  Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 1 1 3
Mantle cf 4 1 0 0
Berra lf 4 1 2 0
Blanchard c 4 1 1 3
Howard 1b 4 2 2 1
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Stafford p 3 0 0 0
  DeMaestri ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 9 8
Minnesota 000 200 030 0591
New York 310 001 000 3893
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual   7.0 7 5 5 4 5
  Pleis  L (3-2) 2.2 2 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.2
9
8
8
5
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford   7.0 6 2 1 0 4
  Arroyo  W (9-3) 3.0 3 3 2 2 0
Totals
10.0
9
5
3
2
4

  E–Battey (6), Kubek (23), Howard (4), DeMaestri (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, New York 3.  2B–New York Richardson (11,off Pascual).  3B–New York Howard (4,off Pascual).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (33,8th inning off Arroyo 2 on, 1 out), New York Maris (41,1st inning off Pascual 2 on, 0 out); Howard (11,6th inning off Pascual 0 on, 2 out); Blanchard (14,10th inning off Pleis 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Killebrew (5,by Arroyo).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  WP–Pascual (6).  IBB–Arroyo (6,Killebrew).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:41.  A–24,109.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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