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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1961
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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 August 2, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,616 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Sam Carrigan 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jay Hankins | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Gene Stephens | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Blanchard | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Terry
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hankins vs. Terry
There goes Howser. The throw from Blanchard and he is safe. Howser steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hankins vs. Terry
Hankins bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Causey vs. Terry
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to home to get Howser. Causey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Terry
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Ditmar
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Ditmar
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Maris reaches second base with a double. Kubek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Ditmar
Blanchard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Ditmar
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Ditmar
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Terry
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Terry
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Ditmar
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Ditmar
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Ditmar
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Terry
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Terry
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blanchard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Terry
Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanchard vs. Ditmar
Blanchard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. Berra scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Nuxhall
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Nuxhall
Terry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Terry
Hector Lopez now playing left field. Yogi Berra now playing right field.
Hankins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Terry
Causey hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Terry
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Nuxhall
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Nuxhall
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Nuxhall
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Terry
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Terry
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Terry
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Terry
Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Nuxhall
Blanchard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Nuxhall
Gardner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stephens. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terry vs. Nuxhall
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skowron tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Nuxhall
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Nuxhall
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kubek scores. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Nuxhall
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanchard vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Blanchard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Fischer
There's a wild pitch. Berra scores. Blanchard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Fischer
Skowron 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
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Terry
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hankins vs. Terry
Hankins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra throws the ball in to DeMaestri who tags Hankins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Causey vs. Terry
Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howser tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Fischer
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Fischer
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Fischer
Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Terry
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 -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Terry
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Fischer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fischer
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Fischer
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Fischer
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Terry
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Terry
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howser vs. Terry
Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hankins vs. Terry
Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Terry
Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hankins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Terry
Siebern hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Kunkel
Bill Kunkel now pitching.
Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kunkel
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Kunkel
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Kunkel's glove, towards Lumpe, who fields it, throws to second, with Howser covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Reniff
Hal Reniff now pitching.
Sullivan hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Reniff
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Reniff
Del Greco strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1961, game 2 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Howser D, ss 4 1 3 1 Richardson B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hankins J, lf 3 1 2 0 Kubek T, ss 4 2 2 1
Causey W, 3b 3 1 1 1 DeMaestri J, ss 1 0 0 0
Siebern N, 1b 4 1 1 3 Maris R, rf 1 2 1 1
Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lopez H, lf 3 1 3 1
Sullivan H, c 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 2 2 3
Stephens G, rf 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, lf-rf 5 2 2 1
Del Greco B, cf 4 1 2 0 Blanchard J, c 4 0 2 3
Ditmar A, p 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 3 0
Nuxhall J, p 1 0 0 0 Gardner B, 3b 5 1 1 0
Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0 Terry R, p 3 0 0 1
Rivera J, ph 1 0 0 0 Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0
Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0
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33 5 9 5 38 12 17 11
Kansas City 000 001 040 -- 5
New York 302 070 00x -- 12
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L) 2.1 6 5 5 1 2
Nuxhall J 2.1 8 7 7 2 2
Fischer B 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
Kunkel B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R (W) 8.0 9 5 5 0 4
Reniff H (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 3, New York 8
2B -- Maris R, Berra Y, Gardner B, Del Greco B
HR -- Mantle M, Siebern N
SB -- Howser D
SH -- Hankins J
SF -- Terry R, Causey W
HBP -- by Ditmar A (Maris R)
WP -- Fischer B
T -- 2:16
A -- 23616
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