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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1964
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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 May 31, 1964 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1964 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 31, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Downing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John O'Donoghue |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,764 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Salerno 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Hank Soar |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Al Downing | Pitcher |
| Yogi Berra | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Causey | Shortstop |
| Nelson Mathews | Center Fielder |
| George Alusik | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Doc Edwards | First Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Lau | Catcher |
| John O'Donoghue | Pitcher |
| Ed Lopat | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1964
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. O'Donoghue
Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. O'Donoghue
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Donoghue fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. O'Donoghue
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Downing
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Downing
Mathews 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alusik vs. Downing
Alusik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. O'Donoghue
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. O'Donoghue
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Donoghue
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Downing
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Downing
Charles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Downing
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. O'Donoghue
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Edwards scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. O'Donoghue
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. O'Donoghue
Downing strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Downing
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lau vs. Downing
Lau strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Donoghue vs. Downing
O'Donoghue bunts towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Richardson covering, for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Downing
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
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. O'Donoghue
Kubek hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. O'Donoghue
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. O'Donoghue
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. O'Donoghue
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Downing
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Downing
Alusik 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: ---
Colavito vs. Downing
Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Charles vs. Downing
There's a wild pitch. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Charles vs. Downing
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. O'Donoghue
Tresh hits a line drive into left field. Alusik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Donoghue
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--
Pepitone vs. O'Donoghue
Pepitone 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-
Boyer vs. O'Donoghue
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Downing vs. O'Donoghue
Downing strikes out. Lau drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Downing out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Downing
Edwards 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: ---
Green vs. Downing
Green hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Downing
Lau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Donoghue vs. Downing
O'Donoghue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Donoghue for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. O'Donoghue
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Alusik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. O'Donoghue
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Alusik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. O'Donoghue
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. O'Donoghue
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Edwards scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Downing
Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Downing
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Downing
Alusik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Downing
There's a wild pitch. Alusik moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Downing
Colavito hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alusik scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Charles vs. Downing
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. O'Donoghue
Tresh hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Donoghue
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. O'Donoghue
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. O'Donoghue
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. O'Donoghue
Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Al Downing.
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pepitone scores. Boyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. O'Donoghue
Pedro Gonzalez pinch runs for Mickey Mantle.
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Reniff
Hal Reniff now pitching.
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Reniff
Green strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Reniff
Lau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentile vs. Reniff
Jose Tartabull pinch runs for Charlie Lau. Jim Gentile pinch hits for John O'Donoghue.
Gentile takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Reniff
Moe Drabowsky pinch runs for Jim Gentile.
Causey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Reniff
Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching. Jose Tartabull now playing left field. Billy Bryan now catching.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wyatt
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Wyatt
Maris takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Wyatt
Tresh hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green catches it and throws to second with Causey covering, to double up Richardson. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryan vs. Reniff
Bryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Reniff
Colavito bunts towards the mound. Reniff fields it and throws to first for the out. Bryan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Charles vs. Reniff
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Reniff
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wyatt
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Wyatt
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Wyatt
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Wyatt
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Hal Reniff.
Blanchard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. Wyatt
Phil Linz pinch runs for Johnny Blanchard.
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1964 -- New York at Kansas City (D)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kubek T, ss 5 0 1 0 Causey W, ss 4 1 2 3
Richardson B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mathews N, cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez H, lf 4 0 2 0 Alusik G, lf 3 1 1 0
Maris R, rf 3 0 0 0 Bryan B, c 1 0 1 0
Tresh T, cf 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 3 0 2 1
Howard E, c 4 0 1 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pepitone J, 1b 4 1 3 0 Edwards D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Green D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Downing A, p 2 0 0 0 Lau C, c 2 0 1 0
Mantle M, ph 1 0 1 2 Tartabull J, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Gonzalez P, pr 0 0 0 0 O'Donoghue J, p 1 0 0 0
Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0 Gentile J, ph 0 0 0 0
Blanchard J, ph 1 0 1 0 Drabowsky M, pr 0 1 0 0
Linz P, pr 0 0 0 0 Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0
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36 2 11 2 29 4 8 4
New York 000 000 200 -- 2
Kansas City 000 001 30x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Downing A 6.0 6 1 1 0 4
Reniff H (L) 2.0 2 3 3 2 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
O'Donoghue J (W) 7.0 8 2 2 0 2
Wyatt J (S) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- New York 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Colavito R
HR -- Causey W
SH -- O'Donoghue J, Colavito R
WP -- Downing A 2
T -- 2:26
A -- 18764
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