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Yankees 5 @ Angels 4
Wrigley Field
May 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees, played on May 5, 1961 at Wrigley Field. The home team Angels were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1961 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 5
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Los Angeles Angels
R: 4 H: 6 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Winning Pitcher—Danny McDevitt  
Losing Pitcher—Tex Clevenger  
Save—Luis Arroyo  
Game Winning RBI—Clete Boyer 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1961 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamLos Angeles Angels 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Terry  
Home Starting PitcherRon Moeller  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance17,801 
Time of Game2 hours 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Harry Schwarts
2B: Larry Napp
3B: John Rice

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Richardson  Second Baseman 
Tony Kubek  Shortstop 
Hector Lopez  Left Fielder 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Bill Skowron  First Baseman 
Elston Howard  Catcher 
Roger Maris  Right Fielder 
Clete Boyer  Third Baseman 
Ralph Terry  Pitcher 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

Los Angeles Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Albie Pearson  Center Fielder 
Ken Aspromonte  Second Baseman 
Leon Wagner  Right Fielder 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Faye Throneberry  Left Fielder 
Earl Averill  Catcher 
Gene Leek  Third Baseman 
Fritz Brickell  Shortstop 
Ron Moeller  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Yankees 5 @ Angels 4
Wrigley Field
May 5, 1961

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         Game of 5/5/1961 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Richardson B, 2b      5  0  1  0   Pearson A, cf         1  1  0  0   
Kubek T, ss           2  0  0  0   Cerv B, ph            1  0  0  0   
Lopez H, lf           4  0  0  0   Aspromonte K, 2b      4  1  1  2   
Mantle M, cf          4  1  0  0   Wagner L, rf          3  1  1  0   
Skowron B, 1b         5  0  0  0   Hunt K, ph-rf         1  0  0  0   
Howard E, c           4  1  2  1   Kluszewski T, 1b      4  0  0  0   
Maris R, rf           1  2  0  0   Throneberry F, lf     4  0  0  0   
Boyer C, 3b           4  1  2  3   Averill E, c          3  0  2  1   
Terry R, p            1  0  0  0   Leek G, 3b            4  1  1  0   
Johnson D, ph         0  0  0  1   Brickell F, ss        4  0  1  1   
Sheldon R, p          0  0  0  0   Moeller R, p          2  0  0  0   
McDevitt D, p         0  0  0  0   Clevenger T, p        1  0  0  0   
Berra Y, ph           1  0  0  0   Bowsfield T, p        0  0  0  0   
Arroyo L, p           0  0  0  0   Morgan T, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bilko S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  5  5  5                        33  4  6  4

New York         000 100 202 --  5
Los Angeles      000 120 100 --  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Terry R               6.0  3  3  3  3  3
Sheldon R             0.1  2  1  0  1  0
McDevitt D (W)        1.2  1  0  0  0  2
Arroyo L (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moeller R             6.1  3  3  1  5  4
Clevenger T (L)       2.0  2  2  2  2  1
Bowsfield T           0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Morgan T              0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Leek G, Wagner L, Aspromonte K
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- New York 9, Los Angeles 6
2B -- Boyer C
HR -- Aspromonte K, Boyer C
SF -- Johnson D
PB -- Howard E
T -- 2:57
A -- 17801

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