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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 11, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 11, 1959 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,617 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Zeke Bella | Left Fielder |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 11, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Turley
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Turley
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Turley
Bella hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Garver
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Garver
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garver
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Turley
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Turley covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Turley
House hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Turley
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Turley
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garver vs. Turley
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bella. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Turley
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Turley
Lumpe bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bella vs. Turley
Bella takes first base on ball four. Tuttle scores. Herzog moves to third. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hadley vs. Turley
Hadley hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Turley
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Turley covering, for the out. Herzog scores. Lumpe moves to third. Bella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Turley
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Garver
Turley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Garver
Throneberry hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Garver
Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Turley
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Turley
Garver bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Turley
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Throneberry. Herzog reaches second base with a double. There goes Tuttle trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Turley
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Garver
Berra hits a line drive into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garver
Dick Williams now playing right field.
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a line drive into left field. Bella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Turley
Bella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Turley
Hadley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Turley
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Turley
There's a wild pitch. House moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Turley
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Shantz
Garver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern who is chasing the ball. Garver reaches third base with a triple. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Shantz
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garver scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Shantz
There goes Williams. The throw from Berra and he is out, Kubek applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Garver
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Slaughter 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 -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Garver
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Garver
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Coates
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Coates
Hadley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Coates
House hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Garver
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coates
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Coates
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Coates
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle, who is chasing the ball. Kubek reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coates vs. Garver
Coates strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Throneberry vs. Garver
Throneberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Garver
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Coates
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coates
Williams hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Coates
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Coates
Bella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hadley vs. Coates
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lumpe scores. Bella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Coates
House hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Garver
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald 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
Top 9
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coates
Johnny Blanchard now catching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Coates
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Coates
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Coates
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Garver
Elston Howard pinch hits for Jim Coates.
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Garver
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. Garver
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebern vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Meyer
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Meyer
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1959 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Tuttle B, cf 6 1 2 1 Throneberry M, rf 4 1 3 2
Herzog W, rf 2 1 1 0 Siebern N, lf 4 1 1 2
Williams D, rf 2 0 1 1 Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 1
Lumpe J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0
Bella Z, lf 3 1 1 1 Blanchard J, c 0 0 0 0
Hadley K, 1b 4 1 2 3 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0
House F, c 5 1 1 1 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 2 0
Smith H, 3b 4 1 2 1 McDougald G, 2b 4 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 5 1 3 0 Kubek T, ss 4 1 2 0
Garver N, p 4 1 1 1 Turley B, p 1 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0
Coates J, p 1 0 0 0
Howard E, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 15 9 35 5 11 5
Kansas City 002 150 010 -- 9
New York 001 000 211 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (W) 8.1 11 5 5 3 4
Meyer R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (L)* 4.0 10 7 7 4 1
Shantz B 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Coates J 4.0 3 1 1 3 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
DP -- Kansas City 2, New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, New York 7
2B -- Lopez H, DeMaestri J, Herzog W
3B -- Garver N, Kubek T
HR -- Siebern N, Hadley K, Throneberry M, Mantle M
CS -- Williams D
SH -- Garver N
SF -- Siebern N
WP -- Turley B
T -- 2:49
A -- 11617
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