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New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

1961-06-02 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 38410 · 2:06

New York Yankees defeated Chicago White Sox 6–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 3rd. Whitey Ford earned the win. Yogi Berra went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	9
CHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Whitey Ford L: Cal McLish SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Bill Kinnamon · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Clete Boyer	4	0	1	0	0	2
Tony Kubek	3	0	1	1	0	0
Roger Maris	4	1	1	2	0	0
Mickey Mantle	3	0	0	0	1	2
Yogi Berra	3	2	2	2	1	0
Bill Skowron	4	1	1	0	0	0
Elston Howard	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bobby Richardson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Whitey Ford	4	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Aparicio	5	1	1	0	0	0
Nellie Fox	3	0	1	0	1	0
Al Smith	3	1	2	2	1	0
Roy Sievers	4	0	0	0	0	2
Minnie Minoso	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wes Covington	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Landis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sherm Lollar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Roselli	1	0	1	0	0	0
Russ Kemmerer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Carreon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Esposito	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Ford	9.0	7	2	3

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cal McLish	3.0	4	0	3
Russ Kemmerer	4.0	5	1	1
Warren Hacker	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clete Boyer: K
Tony Kubek: 43
Roger Maris: 13

Bot 1

Luis Aparicio: S7
Nellie Fox: 53.1-2
Al Smith: HR/7D.2-H
Roy Sievers: K
Minnie Minoso: 5/L

Top 2

Mickey Mantle: 43
Yogi Berra: HR/9D
Bill Skowron: 63
Elston Howard: 4/L

Bot 2

Wes Covington: 2/FL
Jim Landis: K
Sherm Lollar: 7

Top 3

Bobby Richardson: S8
Whitey Ford: S8.1-3
Clete Boyer: K
Tony Kubek: 7/SF.3-H
Roger Maris: HR/9D.1-H
Mickey Mantle: K

Bot 3

Bob Roselli: S9
Luis Aparicio: 96(1)/FO
Nellie Fox: 53.1-2
Al Smith: W
Roy Sievers: 6/L

Top 4

Yogi Berra: HR/9D
Bill Skowron: 8
Elston Howard: K/C
Bobby Richardson: 8

Bot 4

Minnie Minoso: T8
Wes Covington: 6/P
Jim Landis: 4/P
Sherm Lollar: 63

Top 5

Whitey Ford: 63
Clete Boyer: S8
Tony Kubek: D7.1-3
Roger Maris: 4/P
Mickey Mantle: W
Yogi Berra: 6/P

Bot 5

Russ Kemmerer: 8
Luis Aparicio: 4/P
Nellie Fox: S8
Al Smith: S9.1-2
Roy Sievers: K/C

Top 6

Bill Skowron: DGR/7
Elston Howard: S8.2-H
Bobby Richardson: 6/FL
Whitey Ford: CS2(26)
Whitey Ford: 53

Bot 6

Minnie Minoso: 7
Wes Covington: 43
Jim Landis: S7
Sherm Lollar: 5/P

Top 7

Clete Boyer: 8
Tony Kubek: 9
Roger Maris: 6/P

Bot 7

Cam Carreon: 13
Luis Aparicio: 8
Nellie Fox: W
Al Smith: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Mickey Mantle: K
Yogi Berra: W
Bill Skowron: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Roy Sievers: 6/L
Minnie Minoso: 7
Wes Covington: E9/F
Jim Landis: 63

Top 9

Elston Howard: 13
Bobby Richardson: 3/FL
Whitey Ford: 9

Bot 9

Sherm Lollar: 43
Sammy Esposito: 7
Luis Aparicio: 8

Notes & reviews

Luis Aparicio hit a low line drive over BObby Richardson's head; Richardson fooled Bob Roselli into thinking he was going to catch the ball so Roselli retreated to 1B

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