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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 10, 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 September 10, 1959 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 10, 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 | September 10, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,423 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 10, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Terry
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Terry
Howard fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Howard. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Terry
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Terry
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Herbert
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Terry
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Terry
Hadley hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Terry
House 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Herbert
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Herbert
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Herbert
Bauer hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Snyder chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards DeMaestri. DeMaestri fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on DeMaestri. Throneberry goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Herbert
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Herbert
Terry bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Terry
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Terry
Herbert 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Terry
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
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 -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Herbert
Howard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Herbert
Lopez bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Throneberry vs. Herbert
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Herbert
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Howard scores. Lopez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Herbert
McDougald hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Bauer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Killeen
Evans Killeen now pitching.
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Terry
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Terry
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Killeen
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Killeen
Kubek hits a line drive into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Killeen
Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Killeen
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Terry
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Terry
Hadley hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Terry
House 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
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Killeen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Killeen
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Killeen
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Killeen
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Throneberry scores. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Killeen
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Killeen
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Terry
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grunwald vs. Terry
Al Grunwald pinch hits for Evans Killeen.
Grunwald hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Terry
Snyder hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
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 -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Dickson
Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Mantle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Dickson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and has Mantle trapped. There's the throw to Williams and over to Lumpe, who tags Mantle for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Dickson
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Dickson
Throneberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Terry
Williams 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Terry
Cerv hits a popup towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Dickson
Ray Jablonski now playing third base.
Bauer hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Snyder. Bauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Dickson
McDougald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bauer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Dickson
Terry bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Dickson
Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Richardson reaches second base with a double. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubek vs. Dickson
Kubek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Dickson
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Dickson
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Dickson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Throneberry vs. Dickson
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Dickson
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Terry
Ken Hunt now playing right field. Gordie Windhorn now playing left field.
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Terry
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Terry
House hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Terry
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Tomanek
Dick Tomanek now pitching.
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Tomanek
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Tomanek
Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Tomanek
Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Tomanek
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Terry
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Dick Tomanek.
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Windhorn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Terry
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Terry
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerv vs. Terry
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/10/1959 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Snyder R, cf 4 1 2 0 Richardson B, 2b 6 1 2 0
Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Kubek T, ss 6 1 2 3
Williams D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 6 3 5 1
Jablonski R, 3b 1 0 1 0 Howard E, c 5 1 2 0
Cerv B, lf 4 0 0 0 Lopez H, lf 4 2 2 0
Maris R, rf 3 0 0 0 Windhorn G, lf 0 0 0 0
Hadley K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Throneberry M, 1b 3 2 2 2
House F, c 3 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 5 1 3 1
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Hunt K, rf 0 0 0 0
Herbert R, p 1 0 0 0 McDougald G, 3b 4 1 2 3
Killeen E, p 0 0 0 0 Terry R, p 5 0 0 0
Grunwald A, ph 1 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0
Tomanek D, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 1 44 12 20 10
Kansas City 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 113 020 50x -- 12
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert R (L) 2.2 7 5 2 1 1
Killeen E 2.1 3 2 2 1 0
Dickson M 2.0 8 5 5 1 1
Tomanek D 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R (W) 9.0 4 1 0 0 4
E -- Howard E, DeMaestri J 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, New York 12
2B -- Bauer H 2, Mantle M, Richardson B
HR -- Mantle M, Kubek T
SF -- Throneberry M
PB -- Howard E
T -- 2:14
A -- 4423
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