New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
August 13, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 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 9, Washington Senators 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 2 1
Kubek ss 5 0 1 0
Maris rf 5 2 2 2
Mantle cf 3 1 0 0
Blanchard c 5 2 2 1
Howard 1b 3 0 1 2
Lopez lf 3 1 2 1
Boyer 3b 4 2 2 2
Coates p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Hinton lf 5 1 1 0
O'Connell 3b 3 1 1 0
Zipfel 1b 4 1 1 0
Green c 4 1 2 2
Tasby cf 4 0 1 1
King rf 3 0 1 1
Johnson ss 4 0 0 0
Cottier 2b 3 0 1 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 1 0
Kutyna p 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
New York 300 000 1509122
Washington 000 001 0304101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Coates  W (9-3) 9.0 10 4 3 2 8
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
8
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kutyna  L (6-4) 7.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Garcia   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Sisler   1.2 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
3
5

  E–Kubek (24), Blanchard (3), Hinton (5).  DP–New York 2, Washington 1.  2B–New York Lopez (5,off Garcia), Washington Zipfel (5,off Coates).  3B–New York Blanchard (1,off Kutyna); Kubek (4,off Kutyna).  HR–New York Maris (45,1st inning off Kutyna 1 on, 1 out); Boyer (8,8th inning off Sisler 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Coates (6,off Kutyna).  SF–Howard (3,off Garcia); King (2,off Coates).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  SB–Mantle (11,3rd base off Garcia/Green); Blanchard (1,2nd base off Garcia/Green).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:16.  A–27,368.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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