Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
May 6, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1962 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 0, New York Yankees 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 2 0 1 0
O'Connell 3b 5 0 1 0
Hicks lf 3 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 3 0
King rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson ss 3 0 0 0
Schmidt c 3 0 1 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 0 0
Burnside p 1 0 0 0
  Schaive ph 1 0 0 0
  Cheney p 0 0 0 0
  Hamlin ph 1 0 0 0
  Hannan p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 0 7 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 0 0
Maris rf 2 2 1 2
Mantle cf 4 2 2 3
  Reed cf 1 0 0 0
Howard c 3 1 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 2 1 0
Lopez lf 2 0 0 0
Tresh ss 4 0 2 3
Bouton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 8
Washington 000 000 000072
New York 300 200 30x880
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside  L (2-2) 4.0 6 5 3 0 1
  Cheney   2.0 0 0 0 3 2
  Hannan   1.0 2 3 3 3 1
  Green   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
8
6
7
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton  W (1-0) 9.0 7 0 0 7 3
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
7
3

  E–Hicks (1), Johnson (4).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Richardson (6,off Burnside).  HR–New York Maris (5,1st inning off Burnside 1 on, 1 out); Mantle 2 (6,1st inning off Burnside 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Hannan 1 on, 1 out).  Team–8.  CS–Piersall (1,2nd base by Bouton/Howard).  WP–Cheney (1).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:34.  A–23,940.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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