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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 20, 1961
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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 20, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| 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 20, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Stafford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,928 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sam Carrigan 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Bill Stafford | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Gene Stephens | Center Fielder |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Wes Covington | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 20, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Covington 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. Nuxhall
Kubek 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nuxhall
Maris 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 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Stafford
Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Stafford
Bertoia hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Stafford
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Covington vs. Stafford
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nuxhall
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Nuxhall
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stafford
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stafford
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Stafford
Pignatano 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Stafford
Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Nuxhall reaches third base with a triple. Lumpe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howser vs. Stafford
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertoia vs. Stafford
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Nuxhall
Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Richardson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stafford vs. Nuxhall
Stafford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to third. Stafford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
The ball gets by Pignatano for a passed ball. Richardson scores. Stafford moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. Stafford tags and scores. Boyer tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Nuxhall
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Kubek moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Nuxhall
Howard takes first base on ball four. Kubek moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerv vs. Nuxhall
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Stafford
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Stafford
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Nuxhall
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stafford vs. Nuxhall
Stafford bunts towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Nuxhall covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stafford
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Stafford
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Stafford
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nuxhall vs. Stafford
Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Nuxhall reaches second base with a double. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Stafford
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nuxhall
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Nuxhall
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stephens. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Mantle scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Cerv hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Ditmar
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stafford vs. Ditmar
Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Stafford
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Stafford
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Gene Stephens.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ditmar
Jim Rivera now playing center field.
Boyer hits a line drive into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Ditmar
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Stafford
Covington hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stafford
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stafford
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Stafford
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klimchock vs. Stafford
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Art Ditmar.
Klimchock hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Walker
Jerry Walker now pitching.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Walker
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Walker
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Stafford
Howser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Stafford
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Stafford
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Walker
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Walker
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stafford vs. Walker
Stafford hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Siebern reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Covington vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Covington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Coates
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebern moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Coates
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kunkel
Bill Kunkel now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Kunkel
Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Kubek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Kunkel
Maris hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Kunkel
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Coates
Haywood Sullivan pinch hits for Joe Pignatano.
Sullivan hits a fly ball towards center. Mantle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mantle. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Prescott vs. Coates
Bobby Prescott pinch hits for Bill Kunkel.
Prescott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Coates
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Coates
Bertoia hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1961 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Boyer C, 3b 4 1 0 0 Howser D, ss 4 0 1 0
Kubek T, ss 4 0 1 1 Bertoia R, 3b 5 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 5 1 1 1 Stephens G, cf 1 0 0 0
Mantle M, cf 4 1 2 1 Rivera J, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Howard E, c 3 1 2 0 Siebern N, 1b 3 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 2 Covington W, rf 4 0 0 0
Cerv B, lf 4 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 2 2 0
Richardson B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Johnson D, lf 4 0 1 0
Stafford B, p 2 1 0 0 Pignatano J, c 2 0 0 0
Coates J, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan H, ph 1 0 0 0
Nuxhall J, p 2 0 2 2
Ditmar A, p 0 0 0 0
Klimchock L, ph 1 0 0 0
Walker J, p 0 0 0 0
Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0
Prescott B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 9 5 34 2 8 2
New York 003 030 000 -- 6
Kansas City 010 100 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford B (W)* 7.0 8 2 2 4 3
Coates J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (L)+ 4.0 8 6 5 3 2
Ditmar A 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker J 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Kunkel B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Johnson D, Mantle M
DP -- New York 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 7, Kansas City 9
2B -- Richardson B, Lumpe J, Nuxhall J, Skowron B, Siebern N, Kubek T
3B -- Nuxhall J
HR -- Maris R
SH -- Stafford B
SF -- Kubek T
PB -- Pignatano J
T -- 2:37
A -- 19928
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