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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 31, 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 July 31, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 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 | July 31, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,592 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Bob Stewart |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 31, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Garver
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball 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 field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garver
Berra hits a line drive into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Larsen
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Larsen
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Larsen
There goes Snyder. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Snyder steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Larsen
Williams hits a line drive towards second. Richardson catches it and steps on second to double up Snyder. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Garver
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
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 second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larsen vs. Garver
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri can't make a play. That's a base hit. Howard scores. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Garver
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Larsen
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Larsen
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Larsen
There's a wild pitch. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hadley vs. Larsen
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Larsen
Chiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Larsen
Wayne Terwilliger pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Wayne Terwilliger now playing second base. Jerry Lumpe now playing shortstop.
Kubek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garver
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Garver
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a line drive towards short. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Larsen
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Bella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Larsen
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Larsen
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bella scores. Tuttle moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Larsen
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maris vs. Larsen
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tuttle tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Larsen
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hadley vs. Larsen
Hadley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Dickson
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Dickson
Larsen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Dickson
Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Bauer reaches second base with a double. Richardson scores. Larsen moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubek vs. Dickson
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Dickson
Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larsen scores. Bauer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Coleman
Rip Coleman now pitching.
Berra hits a line drive into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Larsen
Chiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Larsen
There's a wild pitch. Chiti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Larsen
Terwilliger hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Larsen
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Larsen
Tuttle strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard hits a line drive towards short. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Coleman
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Coleman
Throneberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams 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: ---
Snyder vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shantz
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Shantz
Maris takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Shantz
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. Williams moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Shantz
Ray Boone pinch hits for Kent Hadley.
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chiti vs. Shantz
Chiti strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Coleman
Ray Boone now playing first base.
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Coleman
Shantz bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Coleman
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. Coleman
There goes Richardson. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Richardson steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kubek vs. Coleman
Kubek bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson scores. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Coleman
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Shantz
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Shantz
Frank House pinch hits for Rip Coleman.
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field. Howard 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: ---
Berra vs. Reed
Howie Reed now pitching.
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Reed
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Reed
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Reed
Throneberry hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Shantz
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shantz
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shantz
Maris strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Reed
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Reed
Shantz bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Richardson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Reed
Bauer hits a line drive towards first. Boone catches it and throws to second to double up Richardson. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Reed
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Shantz
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Shantz
Chiti strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Reed
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Reed
Berra hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Reed
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Howard reaches second base with a double. Mantle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Reed
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Reed
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed juggles the ball. That's an error on Reed. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Reed
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Shantz
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shantz
Hal Smith pinch hits for Howie Reed.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle 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 7/31/1959 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 4 1 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 5 1 1 0
Kubek T, ss 4 1 2 1 Snyder R, lf 3 0 1 1
Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 2 Williams D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Berra Y, c 5 1 1 2 Maris R, rf 2 0 0 1
Howard E, lf 5 3 3 2 Lumpe J, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 5 1 1 2 Hadley K, 1b 2 0 0 0
Throneberry M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Boone R, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Richardson B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Chiti H, c 2 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 2 1 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 0 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, ph-2b 4 0 0 0
Garver N, p 0 0 0 0
Bella Z, ph 0 1 0 0
Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0
Coleman R, p 1 0 0 0
House F, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed H, p 0 0 0 0
Smith H, ph 1 0 1 0
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37 11 13 11 28 2 4 2
New York 012 301 103 -- 11
Kansas City 002 000 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D 4.0 2 2 2 5 4
Shantz B (W) 5.0 2 0 0 2 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L) 3.0 6 3 3 0 1
Dickson M 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
Coleman R 2.1 1 1 1 1 2
Reed H 3.0 3 4 4 2 0
E -- Reed H
DP -- New York 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- New York 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Bauer H, Howard E
HR -- Berra Y, Howard E, Lopez H
SB -- Snyder R, Richardson B
SH -- Shantz B 2, Kubek T
SF -- Maris R
HBP -- by Larsen D (Williams D)
WP -- Larsen D 2
T -- 2:43
A -- 29592
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