Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. Urban
  
  Bauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDougald vs. Urban
  
  McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. Urban
  
  Mantle takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Berra vs. Urban
  
  Berra strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Simpson vs. Urban
  
  Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Kucks
  
  Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunter vs. Kucks
  
  Hunter is hit by the pitch. Power moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Zernial vs. Kucks
  
  Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cerv vs. Kucks
  
  Cerv hits a line drive into left field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Power scores. Hunter moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Martin vs. Kucks
  
  Martin is hit by the pitch. Cerv moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Held vs. Kucks
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Cerv scores. Martin moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Ditmar
  
  Art Ditmar now pitching.
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skowron vs. Urban
  
  Skowron strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubek vs. Urban
  
  Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coleman vs. Urban
  
  Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeMaestri vs. Ditmar
  
  DeMaestri strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Urban vs. Ditmar
  
  Urban strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Ditmar
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ditmar vs. Urban
  
  Ditmar hits a fly ball into right field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. Urban
  
  Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Urban fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. Urban
  
  McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Ditmar
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Ditmar
  
  Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cerv vs. Ditmar
  
  Cerv bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. Urban
  
  Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Urban
  
  Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simpson vs. Urban
  
  Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Skowron vs. Urban
  
  Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Simpson moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kubek vs. Urban
  
  Kubek hits a fly ball towards right. Cerv catches it and throws to home to double up Simpson. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Ditmar
  
  Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Ditmar
  
  Held takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Ditmar
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  DeMaestri vs. Ditmar
  
  DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Held scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Urban vs. Ditmar
  
  Urban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Ditmar
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coleman vs. Urban
  
  Coleman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Slaughter vs. Urban
  
  Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Art Ditmar.
  
  Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bauer vs. Urban
  
  Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McDougald vs. Urban
  
  McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mantle vs. Urban
  
  Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Cicotte
  
  Al Cicotte now pitching.
  
  Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Cicotte
  
  Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cerv vs. Cicotte
  
  Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Urban
  
  Berra hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Urban
  
  Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skowron vs. Urban
  
  Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kubek vs. Urban
  
  Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Urban
  
  Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Jerry Coleman.
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Cicotte
  
  Jerry Lumpe now playing third base. Gil McDougald now playing second base. Tony Kubek now playing shortstop.
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Cicotte
  
  Held hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Cicotte
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cicotte vs. Urban
  
  Cicotte hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. Urban
  
  Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. Urban
  
  McDougald strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeMaestri vs. Cicotte
  
  DeMaestri strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Urban vs. Cicotte
  
  Urban strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Cicotte
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. Urban
  
  Mantle strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Urban
  
  Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Urban
  
  Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skowron vs. Urban
  
  Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Cicotte
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe juggles the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zernial vs. Cicotte
  
  Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cerv vs. Cicotte
  
  Cerv hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Martin vs. Cicotte
  
  Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Zernial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Held vs. Cicotte
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. Zernial moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Thompson vs. Cicotte
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. Held moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  DeMaestri vs. Cicotte
  
  DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubek vs. Urban
  
  Bob Martyn now playing right field.
  
  Kubek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Urban
  
  Lumpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. Kubek moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Collins vs. Trucks
  
  Virgil Trucks now pitching. Joe Collins pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
  
  Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bauer vs. Trucks
  
  Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kubek tags and scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McDougald vs. Trucks
  
  McDougald strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/21/1957 -- New York at Kansas City (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Bauer H, rf           4  0  1  1   Power V, 1b           4  1  1  0   
McDougald G, ss-2b    5  0  0  0   Hunter B, 2b          3  2  0  0   
Mantle M, cf          3  0  0  0   Zernial G, lf         4  0  1  0   
Berra Y, c            3  1  0  0   Cerv B, rf            4  1  1  1   
Simpson H, lf         3  1  2  1   Martyn B, rf          0  0  0  0   
Skowron B, 1b         4  0  2  1   Martin B, 3b          3  0  1  1   
Kubek T, 3b-ss        3  1  0  0   Held W, cf            3  1  1  2   
Coleman J, 2b         2  0  1  0   Thompson T, c         3  1  1  0   
Lumpe J, ph-3b        2  0  1  0   DeMaestri J, ss       4  0  0  1   
Kucks J, p            0  0  0  0   Urban J, p            3  0  1  1   
Ditmar A, p           1  0  0  0   Trucks V, p           0  0  0  0   
Slaughter E, ph       1  0  1  0                                      
Cicotte A, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Collins J, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  8  3                        31  6  7  6

New York         000 101 001 --  3
Kansas City      300 200 01x --  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kucks J (L)           0.1  3  3  3  0  0
Ditmar A              3.2  2  2  2  1  3
Cicotte A             4.0  2  1  0  1  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Urban J (W)*          8.0  8  3  3  4  4
Trucks V (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Simpson H, Lumpe J
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Lumpe J
HR -- Simpson H
SF -- Bauer H
HBP -- by Kucks J (Hunter B), by Kucks J (Martin B)
T -- 2:27
A -- 24740

    

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