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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 17, 1959 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Bud Daley | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Elston Howard | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Larsen
Herzog is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Larsen
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Larsen
Maris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Larsen
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Daley
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Daley
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Larsen
House hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Larsen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Larsen
Daley takes first base on ball four. House moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herzog vs. Larsen
Herzog hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald catches it and throws to second with Kubek covering, to double up Smith. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Daley
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Daley
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Daley
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Larsen
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Larsen
Maris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Larsen
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores. Maris tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Larsen
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Daley
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Daley
Larsen bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Daley
McDougald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Larsen
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Larsen
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Daley
Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Daley
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Daley
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Daley
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Larsen
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Larsen
Boone hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Larsen
Maris hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Daley
Kubek hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Daley
Larsen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Daley
McDougald is hit by the pitch. Larsen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Larsen
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Larsen
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Larsen
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. House moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Daley
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Daley
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Daley
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Daley
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Larsen
Daley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Larsen
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Larsen
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Daley
Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Norm Siebern.
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Daley
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Daley
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Larsen
Enos Slaughter now playing left field.
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Larsen
Cerv hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Larsen
House hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Larsen
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Daley
Kent Hadley now playing first base.
McDougald hits a fly ball towards right. Maris settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Maris. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Daley
Mantle hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Daley
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Daley
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Larsen
Daley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Daley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Larsen
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Daley
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Daley
There's a wild pitch. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Daley
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Daley
Bill Skowron pinch hits for Tony Kubek.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Carey scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larsen vs. Daley
Bobby Richardson pinch runs for Bill Skowron.
Larsen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Terry
Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Don Larsen. Ralph Terry now pitching.
McDougald bunts towards first. Hadley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Terry
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. McDougald moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1959, game 1 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Herzog W, cf 4 0 1 0 McDougald G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 1 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 1 1
Lopez H, 2b 5 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 0
Boone R, 1b 4 1 2 0 Howard E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hadley K, 1b 0 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 1 3 1 Carey A, 3b 3 1 0 0
Cerv B, lf 3 0 0 1 Siebern N, lf 2 0 0 0
House F, c 3 0 1 0 Slaughter E, ph-lf 2 1 1 0
Smith H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kubek T, ss 3 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0 Skowron B, ph 1 0 1 1
Daley B, p 3 0 1 0 Richardson B, pr 0 1 0 0
Terry R, p 0 0 0 0 Larsen D, p 3 0 2 1
Shantz B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 10 2 34 3 7 3
Kansas City 001 000 010 -- 2
New York 000 000 003 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Daley B (L)* 8.0 6 3 3 3 5
Terry R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D (W) 9.0 10 2 2 3 5
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Smith H, Maris R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Kansas City 9, New York 10
2B -- House F, Lopez H, Daley B
HR -- Maris R
SF -- Cerv B
HBP -- by Daley B (McDougald G)
WP -- Daley B
T -- 2:22
A -- 0
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