Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 22, 1961
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on June 22, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 22, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Norm Bass |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,254 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Cal Drummond |
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 |
| Johnny Blanchard | Catcher |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jim Rivera | Center Fielder |
| Leo Posada | Right Fielder |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Deron Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Norm Bass | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 22, 1961
Top 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bass
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Bass
Kubek strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Bass
Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada. Maris reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Bass
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Bass
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Howser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Ford
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern 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 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Bass
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Bass
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Bass
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Bass
Ford takes first base on ball four. Blanchard moves to third. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Bass
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Blanchard scores. Richardson scores. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubek vs. Bass
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maris vs. Bass
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bass
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ford
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ford
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sullivan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Ditmar
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Ditmar
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Ditmar
Richardson 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
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Ford
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Ford
Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Ditmar
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, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ditmar
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Ditmar
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ford
Sullivan 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 -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ford
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ditmar vs. Ford
Ditmar strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Ditmar
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Ditmar
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Ditmar
Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Ford
Posada strikes out. View Play
Top 6
-
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Ditmar
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ditmar
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Ditmar
Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Posada. Maris reaches second base with a double. Kubek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ford
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ford
Johnson 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 7
-
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Rakow
Ed Rakow now pitching.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Rakow
Blanchard is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Rakow
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rakow, and towards Howser, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Blanchard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Rakow
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prescott vs. Ford
Bobby Prescott pinch hits for Ed Rakow.
Prescott strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Staley
Kubek hits a line drive towards first. Siebern reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Staley
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Staley
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Staley
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maris moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Staley
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Howser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howser scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Ford
Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching. Jack Reed now playing center field.
Siebern takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to third. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Arroyo
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Posada scores. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Arroyo
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Arroyo
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Siebern moves to third. View Play
Top 9
-
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Staley
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Staley
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arroyo vs. Staley
Arroyo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Arroyo
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Arroyo
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Klimchock hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Arroyo
Howser hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Arroyo
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 6/22/1961 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Boyer C, 3b 4 1 2 2 Howser D, ss 4 1 2 0
Kubek T, ss 5 1 1 0 Rivera J, cf 5 1 1 1
Maris R, rf 5 2 4 4 Posada L, rf 4 1 2 0
Mantle M, cf 2 1 1 1 Siebern N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Reed J, cf 0 0 0 0 Sullivan H, c 2 0 1 2
Berra Y, lf 5 0 2 0 Johnson D, lf 4 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 5 0 0 1 Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Blanchard J, c 4 1 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Richardson B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Bass N, p 0 0 0 0
Ford W, p 3 1 0 0 Ditmar A, p 2 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 1 0 0 0 Rakow E, p 0 0 0 0
Prescott B, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
Klimchock L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 12 8 34 3 8 3
New York 050 012 000 -- 8
Kansas City 000 000 030 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W)* 7.0 6 3 3 3 9
Arroyo L (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bass N (L) 1.2 6 5 5 2 2
Ditmar A 4.1 4 3 3 2 0
Rakow E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Staley G 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Boyer C, Kubek T
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 10, Kansas City 8
2B -- Maris R 2, Howser D 2, Boyer C
HR -- Maris R
HBP -- by Rakow E (Blanchard J)
T -- 2:45
A -- 17254
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
