New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
August 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators 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 12, Washington Senators 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 6 2 2 1
Kubek ss 6 3 4 1
  DeMaestri ss 0 0 0 0
Maris rf,cf 5 1 1 1
Mantle cf 3 1 1 3
  Lopez rf 1 0 1 1
Berra lf 5 1 2 0
Howard c 5 1 3 2
Skowron 1b 5 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 3 1
Terry p 4 1 1 2
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 12 19 12
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hinton lf 3 0 0 1
O'Connell 3b 4 2 2 0
Zipfel 1b 4 1 2 2
Woodling rf 4 0 1 0
Keough cf 4 0 2 1
Johnson ss 4 1 1 0
Cottier 2b 4 1 1 0
Daley c 2 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
  Bright c 1 0 0 0
McClain p 0 0 0 0
  Burnside p 2 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 1 1
  Hobaugh p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
New York 206 010 20112190
Washington 000 102 2005103
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  W (8-1) 7.0 9 5 5 0 3
  Reniff  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McClain  L (7-13) 2.2 10 8 4 1 0
  Burnside   4.1 5 3 1 2 1
  Hobaugh   2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
19
12
6
4
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Washington 2.  2B–New York Berra (10,off McClain); Skowron (15,off McClain); Howard (11,off McClain); Terry (2,off McClain).  3B–New York Kubek (3,off McClain).  HR–New York Maris (42,5th inning off Burnside 0 on, 2 out); Mantle (44,7th inning off Burnside 1 on, 2 out), Washington Zipfel (3,6th inning off Terry 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Mantle (4,off McClain); Hinton (1,off Terry).  Team LOB–11.  Team–4.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–2:47.  A–22,601.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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