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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 25, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on June 25, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 25, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Duke Maas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Sturdivant |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,006 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Right Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Duke Maas | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Tom Sturdivant | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 25, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Sturdivant
Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Kubek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Sturdivant
Mantle hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Kubek scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Sturdivant
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Sturdivant
There goes Mantle. The throw from House and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Sturdivant
There goes Siebern. The throw from House and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skowron vs. Sturdivant
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Maas
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Maas
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Maas
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sturdivant
Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Sturdivant
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Sturdivant
Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maas vs. Sturdivant
Maas strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Sturdivant
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Maas
Maris hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Maris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Maas
Cerv hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Maas
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Maas
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Sturdivant
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Sturdivant
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Maas
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Maas
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Maas
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Sturdivant
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Sturdivant
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Sturdivant
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skowron tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Sturdivant
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maas vs. Sturdivant
Maas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kubek vs. Sturdivant
Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Maas moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Coleman
Rip Coleman now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Maas
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Maas
Hadley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Maas
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams scores. Hadley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Maas
Cerv takes first base on ball four. Hadley moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lumpe vs. Maas
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Maas
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hadley scores. Maris scores. There goes Cerv trying to get to third. Kubek throws the ball in to Lopez, who tags Cerv for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Maas
DeMaestri hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Coleman
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Coleman
Siebern hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Coleman
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Maas
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Maas
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Maas
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Coleman
McDougald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Coleman
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Coleman
Hank Bauer pinch hits for Duke Maas.
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Hank Bauer now playing right field. Bobby Shantz now pitching. Ray Boone pinch hits for Kent Hadley.
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shantz
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Shantz
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Coleman
Ray Boone now playing first base.
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Coleman
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Coleman
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Shantz
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Shantz
Harry Chiti pinch hits for Frank House.
Chiti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Chiti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Shantz
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bella vs. Shantz
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Rip Coleman.
Bella hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Meyer
Harry Chiti now catching. Russ Meyer now pitching.
Siebern hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Meyer
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Meyer
Jim Pisoni pinch runs for Bill Skowron. Yogi Berra pinch hits for Elston Howard.
Berra takes first base on ball four. Pisoni moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Kucks
Johnny Kucks now pitching.
McDougald bunts towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Pisoni moves to third. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richardson vs. Kucks
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and tags Pisoni, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Kucks
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Marv Throneberry now playing first base. Jim Pisoni now playing left field. Yogi Berra now catching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shantz
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Kucks
Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kucks
There goes Shantz. The throw from Chiti and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kucks
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kucks
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shantz
Maris hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Shantz
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Shantz
There's a wild pitch. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Shantz
Hal Smith pinch hits for Jerry Lumpe.
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Shantz
Chiti hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Chiti reaches second base with a double. Cerv scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Duren
Preston Ward pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Ryne Duren now pitching.
Ward strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1959 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kubek T, rf 3 1 2 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 2 0 1 0 Williams D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Duren R, p 0 0 0 0 Hadley K, 1b 2 1 1 0
Lopez H, 3b 5 0 0 0 Boone R, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Mantle M, cf 5 0 1 1 Maris R, rf 4 1 2 1
Siebern N, lf 3 1 1 1 Cerv B, lf 2 1 0 0
Throneberry M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Smith H, ph 1 0 0 0
Pisoni J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 House F, c 2 0 1 2
Howard E, c 3 1 2 1 Chiti H, ph-c 2 0 2 1
Berra Y, ph-c 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0
McDougald G, ss 1 0 1 1 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0
Richardson B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Sturdivant T, p 1 0 0 0
Maas D, p 2 0 1 0 Coleman R, p 1 0 1 0
Bauer H, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Bella Z, ph 1 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 0 0 0 0
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34 5 11 5 32 4 8 4
New York 110 200 010 -- 5
Kansas City 000 300 001 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maas D (W) 5.0 6 3 3 2 3
Shantz B 3.2 2 1 1 1 2
Duren R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant T (L) 3.2 7 4 4 2 4
Coleman R 3.1 1 0 0 0 1
Meyer R* 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Kucks J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- House F
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- Kubek T, Mantle M, Maris R, Chiti H 2
HR -- Howard E, Siebern N
SB -- Siebern N
CS -- Mantle M, Shantz B
SH -- McDougald G
SF -- McDougald G
WP -- Shantz B
T -- 2:50
A -- 21006
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