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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 23, 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 23, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 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 | June 23, 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 | Rip Coleman |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,259 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Rip Coleman | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 23, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Coleman
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Coleman
Lopez hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Coleman
There goes Lopez. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Lopez steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Coleman
Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Coleman
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Gorman
McDougald 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
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ford
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Gorman
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Gorman
Kubek bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Gorman
Gorman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gorman. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Gorman
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gorman
Lopez bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Ford
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Ford
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Gorman
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gorman
Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Gorman
McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Kucks
Johnny Kucks now pitching.
Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kucks
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 3
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Ford
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Johnny Kucks.
Bella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Ford
Ford fires to first and picks off Bella. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Ford
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. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Ford
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Ford
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Ford 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Dickson
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dickson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone fields the ball and throws to Dickson covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Dickson
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ford
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Ford
Chiti hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Dickson
Skowron hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dickson
Howard 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Dickson
McDougald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Ford
Dickson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ford
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. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Dickson
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Dickson
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Dickson
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Dickson
Bauer bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Dickson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kubek scores. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Dickson
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ford
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Dickson
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dickson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Dickson
McDougald 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, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ford
Boone hits a line drive into left field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Ford
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Dickson
Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Richardson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Dickson
Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Kubek reaches second base with a double. Richardson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Dickson
Ford bunts towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Dickson
Bauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Bauer reaches second base with a double. Kubek scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Dickson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Dickson
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Jim Pisoni now playing right field.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Skowron hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Meyer
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Meyer
There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Meyer
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 -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richardson vs. Meyer
Richardson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams, who is chasing the ball. Richardson reaches third base with a triple. Howard scores. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kubek vs. Meyer
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ford
Maris hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ford
Cerv strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1959 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 4 1 2 3 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pisoni J, rf 0 0 0 0 Williams D, cf 3 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 5 1 4 1 Maris R, rf 4 0 1 1
Mantle M, cf 5 1 1 2 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Boone R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Howard E, c 5 2 3 0 Chiti H, c 3 0 0 0
McDougald G, ss 5 1 1 2 DeMaestri J, ss 3 1 1 0
Richardson B, 2b 5 1 2 1 Smith H, 3b 3 1 1 1
Kubek T, lf 5 3 3 1 Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0
Ford W, p 3 0 1 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 0 0 0 0
Bella Z, ph 1 0 1 0
Dickson M, p 1 0 0 0
Tuttle B, ph 1 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
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42 10 18 10 30 2 5 2
New York 222 001 021 -- 10
Kansas City 002 000 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 9.0 5 2 2 1 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman R (L) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Gorman T 2.0 6 4 4 0 0
Kucks J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Dickson M 5.0 7 3 3 0 3
Meyer R 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Gorman T
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 7, Kansas City 2
2B -- Lopez H, Howard E 2, Richardson B, Kubek T, Bauer H
3B -- DeMaestri J, Richardson B
HR -- Mantle M, Bauer H, McDougald G
SB -- Lopez H
SH -- Bauer H, Ford W
WP -- Meyer R
T -- 2:39
A -- 22259
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