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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 5, 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 May 5, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,092 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Center Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Richardson | Shortstop |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Dick Williams | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 5, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Garver
Bauer hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle. Kubek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Garver
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maris vs. Ford
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Garver
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Garver
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Ford
The ball gets by Howard for a passed ball. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Ford
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. House moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Ford
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. House moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Garver
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Garver
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a popup towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ford
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
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
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Ford
House hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Ford
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Garver
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Garver
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Garver
There goes Carey. The throw from House and he is safe. Carey steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Garver
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez 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
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Garver
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ford
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Garver
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Garver
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Garver
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Garver
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Richardson.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Garver
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Howard moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Ford
Jerry Lumpe now playing shortstop. Zeke Bella pinch hits for Frank House.
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Ford
Garver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Garver
Zeke Bella now playing first base. Hal Smith now catching. Dick Williams now playing third base.
Bauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle. McDougald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Herbert
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Ford
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv 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
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Herbert
Howard hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Herbert
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Herbert
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Herbert
Ford hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Ford
Bella bunts towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Ford
Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Turley
Bob Turley now pitching. Preston Ward pinch hits for Bill Tuttle.
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hadley vs. Turley
Kent Hadley pinch hits for Dick Williams.
Hadley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Coleman
Tom Carroll now playing third base. Rip Coleman now pitching. Kent Hadley now playing first base. Whitey Herzog now playing center field.
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Coleman
Kubek bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Coleman
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Coleman
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kubek tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Coleman
Siebern hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Turley
Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Turley
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Turley
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Turley
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Turley
Wayne Terwilliger pinch hits for Tom Carroll.
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1959 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 2 0
Kubek T, cf 4 3 2 1 Ward P, ph 0 0 0 1
McDougald G, 2b 5 0 2 0 Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 2 Williams D, 1b-3b 4 0 0 0
Siebern N, lf 5 0 1 0 Hadley K, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Howard E, c 4 0 1 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 1 0
Richardson B, ss 2 0 0 0 Cerv B, lf 5 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith H, 3b-c 4 2 2 0
Lumpe J, ss 1 0 1 0 House F, c 1 0 0 0
Ford W, p 4 0 0 0 Bella Z, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Turley B, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll T, 3b 0 0 0 0
Terwilliger W, ph 1 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 2 1
Garver N, p 3 0 2 0
Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Herzog W, ph-cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 9 3 35 2 10 2
New York 100 000 010 1 -- 3
Kansas City 010 000 001 0 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W 8.1 9 2 2 5 4
Turley B (W) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N 7.1 7 2 2 1 2
Herbert R 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Coleman R (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Carey A, Lopez H
DP -- New York 4
LOB -- New York 8, Kansas City 11
2B -- Kubek T, McDougald G, Lopez H
HR -- Kubek T
SB -- Carey A
SH -- Kubek T, Bella Z
SF -- Ward P, Skowron B
PB -- Howard E
T -- 2:48
A -- 19092
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