Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees
October 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1961 at Yankee Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Yankees 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Chacon 2b 4 1 1 0
Kasko ss 5 0 1 0
Pinson cf 5 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 2 0 0
Coleman 1b 5 1 2 2
Post rf 4 2 2 0
Freese 3b 2 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 2
Jay p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Maris cf 3 1 0 0
Berra lf 4 1 2 2
Blanchard rf 4 0 0 0
Howard c 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 0 0
Terry p 2 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Cincinnati 000 211 020690
New York 000 200 000243
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (1-0) 9.0 4 2 2 6 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  L (0-1) 7.0 6 4 2 2 7
  Arroyo   2.0 3 2 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
3
4
8

  E–Berra (1), Boyer (1), Arroyo (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  PB–Howard (1).  2B–Cincinnati Post (1,off Terry); Edwards (1,off Arroyo); Pinson (1,off Arroyo).  HR–Cincinnati Coleman (1,4th inning off Terry 1 on, 1 out), New York Berra (1,4th inning off Jay 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Freese 2 (2,by Terry,by Arroyo).  IBB–Terry (1,Freese); Arroyo (1,Freese).  U–Jocko Conlan (NL), Frank Umont (AL), Augie Donatelli (NL), Ed Runge (AL), Bob Stewart (AL), Shag Crawford (NL).  T–2:43.  A–63,083.
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