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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 21, 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 21, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 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 21, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,416 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Sam Carrigan |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Bud Daley | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Leo Posada | Center Fielder |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 21, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Shaw
Boyer 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: ---
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Kubek moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Daley
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Daley
Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Daley
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Shaw
Daley 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, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Shaw
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Daley
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Daley
Sullivan 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: 1--
Shaw vs. Daley
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Bertoia for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek bunts towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. Kubek moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Daley
Howser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Daley
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Shaw
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Daley
Johnson 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Shaw
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw juggles the ball. That's an error on Shaw. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Daley
Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Daley
Sullivan 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: 1--
Shaw vs. Daley
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Daley
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Daley covering. Safe. Bertoia moves to third. Shaw moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Richardson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Daley vs. Shaw
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to home to get Richardson. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Shaw
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Daley
Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Berra 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. Daley
Siebern 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Daley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer who is chasing the ball. Maris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Daley
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Daley
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Daley
Jerry Walker pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Walker
Jerry Walker now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields the ball and throws to Walker covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Walker
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Walker
Daley 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, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Walker
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. Walker
Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Daley
Howser strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Daley
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Walker
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Walker
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Walker
Berra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Daley
Jack Reed now playing left field.
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Daley
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Daley
Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Daley
Sullivan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Arroyo
Wes Covington pinch hits for Jerry Walker. Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Covington strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1961 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Boyer C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Howser D, ss 4 0 1 0
Kubek T, ss 4 1 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 2 2 0 Posada L, cf 3 0 1 1
Mantle M, cf 3 2 2 5 Siebern N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Berra Y, lf 5 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 1 0
Reed J, lf 0 0 0 0 Johnson D, lf 4 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 1 3 0
Howard E, c 4 0 1 0 Sullivan H, c 4 1 1 2
Richardson B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Shaw B, p 2 0 1 0
Daley B, p 4 0 0 0 Walker J, ph-p 1 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 Covington W, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 5 8 5 34 3 9 3
New York 300 000 200 -- 5
Kansas City 100 000 002 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Daley B (W) 8.2 9 3 3 2 6
Arroyo L (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B (L) 7.0 7 5 5 4 3
Walker J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Bauer H, Shaw B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 9, Kansas City 6
2B -- Lumpe J
3B -- Richardson B, Maris R
HR -- Mantle M 2, Sullivan H
T -- 2:34
A -- 19416
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