Final
NYY 5 — MIN 2
5/4/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN196105040
Complete available game record for NYY at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Reno Bertoia | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Kubek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Green | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Mantle | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Skowron | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lemon | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allison | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elston Howard | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Maris | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Gardner | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elmer Valo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Valdivielso | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Giel | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitey Ford | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Mincher | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Dobbek | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sadowski | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Coates | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Blanchard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Coates | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ted Sadowski | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Giel | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Coates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Kubek | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitey Ford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Mantle | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Maris | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Richardson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Elston Howard | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Skowron | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clete Boyer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Allison | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Valdivielso | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Battey | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reno Bertoia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Gardner | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Giel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Green | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lemon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sadowski | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/P.2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | PB.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H(RBI);2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8/89S.3-H | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9/G.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9/G.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/9D | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 2 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 23 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7/7LS.1-H | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L.2-H | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/9D | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | T7/78 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7/L.3-H | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3 | 5–2 |