Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees
October 2, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1963 at Yankee Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Yankees 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 0 0
Gilliam 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis W. cf 3 1 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 3 0
Howard rf 4 1 1 0
  Fairly rf 0 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 1 2 2
Tracewski 2b 4 1 1 0
Roseboro c 4 1 1 3
Koufax p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 4 1 1 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 0 0
Tresh lf 3 1 1 2
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Ford p 1 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Linz ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Los Angeles 041 000 000590
New York 000 000 020260
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (1-0) 9.0 6 2 2 3 15
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
15
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  L (0-1) 5.0 8 5 5 2 4
  Williams   3.0 1 0 0 0 5
  Hamilton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
10

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Howard (1,off Ford).  HR–Los Angeles Roseboro (1,2nd inning off Ford 2 on, 1 out), New York Tresh (1,8th inning off Koufax 1 on, 2 out).  SH–W Davis (1,off Ford).  IBB–Skowron (1,by Ford).  SB–T Davis (1,2nd base off Williams/Howard).  IBB–Ford (1,Skowron).  U–Joe Paparella (AL), Tom Gorman (NL), Larry Napp (AL), Shag Crawford (NL), John Rice (AL), Tony Venzon (NL).  T–2:09.  A–69,000.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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