Final
NYY 7 — BOS 6
5/31/1961 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS196105310
Complete available game record for NYY at BOS, 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clete Boyer | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Geiger | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Kubek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Hardy | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Maris | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Reed | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Mantle | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yogi Berra | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Skowron | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Malzone | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Elston Howard | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pagliaroni | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Buddin | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Richardson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McDevitt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harrell | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Arroyo | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Muffett | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Nichols | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rollie Sheldon | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Wills | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Sheldon | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Tom Brewer | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Billy Muffett | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Luis Arroyo | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Danny McDevitt | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ted Wills | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Chet Nichols | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brewer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Muffett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pagliaroni | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buddin | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Schilling | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Malzone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Geiger | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Wills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Hardy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Maris | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yogi Berra | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elston Howard | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Kubek | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Mantle | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny McDevitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Reed | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Richardson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rollie Sheldon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Skowron | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D8/78D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | FC1.2X3(15) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/G | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D8/89D.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D8/78D | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/9 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR/9D | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7/L | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9/9S | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9/G | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9/9S.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | 14E6.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-1 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR/89XD.1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7D | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/8XD | 7–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 7–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | T9/9D | 7–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/L | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L | 7–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8/L | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/8XD | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–2 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G.2-H(E5/TH)(NR);1-3;B-1 | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2 | 7–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D7/7LD | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6/7 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/9D | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G.2-H;1-2 | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L.1-2 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 24/SH.2-3;1-2 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | E4/G.3-H(RBI);2-3;B-1 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 7–6 |