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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 25, 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 August 25, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Archer |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,830 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Red Flaherty |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Jim Archer | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 25, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Archer
Richardson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Archer
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Archer
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Terry
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Terry
There goes Howser. The throw from Howard and he is out, Kubek applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Terry
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Terry
There goes Rivera. The throw from Howard and he is out, Kubek applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Terry
Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Archer
Mantle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Archer
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Archer
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Terry
Siebern 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Terry
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Archer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Archer
Boyer 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Archer
Terry bunts towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Archer
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Kubek vs. Archer
Kubek hits a line drive towards the mound. Archer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Terry
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Terry
Sullivan 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--
Archer vs. Terry
Archer bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Terry
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Archer
Maris is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Archer
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Archer
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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Archer
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Archer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Terry
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Terry
Causey 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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Terry
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Terry
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Archer
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Archer
Terry bunts in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Archer
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Archer
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 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Terry
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 -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Terry
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Terry
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Archer
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Archer
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Archer
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Terry
Archer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Terry
Howser strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Terry
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Archer
Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Archer
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Archer
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Terry
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Terry
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Terry
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe 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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Archer
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Archer
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Archer
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Archer
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Terry
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Del Greco hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Terry
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Terry
Leo Posada pinch hits for Jim Archer.
Posada hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Fischer
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Fischer
Skowron is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Fischer
Yogi Berra pinch hits for Hector Lopez.
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Fischer
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to home to get Howard. Berra moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Fischer
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Richardson vs. Fischer
Richardson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Terry
Yogi Berra now playing left field.
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Terry
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Terry
Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Terry
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1961 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Richardson B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Howser D, ss 4 0 1 0
Kubek T, ss 4 0 0 0 Rivera J, rf 3 0 1 0
DeMaestri J, ss 0 0 0 0 Causey W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Maris R, rf 3 1 0 0 Siebern N, 1b 4 0 2 0
Mantle M, cf 4 1 2 0 Johnson D, lf 3 0 0 0
Howard E, c 4 0 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 1 0
Lopez H, lf 3 0 1 0 Sullivan H, c 3 0 0 0
Berra Y, ph-lf 1 1 1 1 Archer J, p 2 0 0 0
Boyer C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Posada L, ph 1 0 0 0
Terry R, p 2 0 1 1 Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 10 3 30 0 5 0
New York 000 100 002 -- 3
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Archer J (L) 8.0 6 1 1 0 2
Fischer B 1.0 4 2 2 0 2
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 7, Kansas City 4
CS -- Howser D, Rivera J
SH -- Terry R 2
HBP -- by Archer J (Maris R)
T -- 2:00
A -- 30830
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