New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Athletics 5 (1) (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Athletics 5 (1)

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Day

Game Played on Wednesday, August 2, 1961 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

KC A 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 - 5 9 4 NY A 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 - 6 11 1

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howser ss 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 Causey 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 Posada lf,rf 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 Siebern 1b,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Lumpe 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 5 3 D. Johnson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stephens pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sullivan ph,1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Pignatano c 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Del Greco cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Archer p 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Staley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 9 5 1 9 25 11

FIELDING - DP: 1. Siebern-Howser-Siebern. E: Howser 2 (28), Causey (8), Pignatano (6).

BATTING - 2B: Pignatano (9,off Ford). 3B: D. Johnson (2,off Ford). HR: Causey (4,4th inning off Ford 1 on 0 out); Sullivan (4,9th inning off Ford 1 on 0 out). SF: Posada (9,off Ford). IBB: Del Greco (1,by Ford). Team LOB: 6.

New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Richardson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 Kubek ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 Maris rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Mantle cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Howard c 3 1 1 2 2 1 10 1 Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Berra ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cerv lf 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 0 Gardner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ford p 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 6 11 5 3 7 27 8

FIELDING - E: Kubek (21).

BATTING - 2B: Richardson (10,off Archer); Cerv (7,off Archer); Mantle (12,off Archer). SH: Kubek (7,off Archer). HBP: Gardner (1,by Archer). GDP: Maris (10,off Archer). IBB: Howard (3,by Archer). Team LOB: 12.

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Archer L(7-6) 8 11 6 1 3 7 0 41 Staley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 8.1 11 6 1 3 7 0 43

Archer faced 3 batters in the 9th inning HBP: Archer (2,Gardner). IBB: Archer (6,Howard). Inherited Runners - Scored: Staley 3-1. .

New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ford 8 8 5 4 1 8 2 34 Arroyo W(8-3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 9 5 4 1 9 2 38

Ford faced 3 batters in the 9th inning IBB: Ford (3,Del Greco). Inherited Runners - Scored: Arroyo 1-0. .

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Sam Carrigan, 3B - Cal Drummond

Time of Game: 2:36

Starting Lineups:

Kansas City Athletics New York Yankees

1. Howser ss Richardson 2b
2. Causey 3b Kubek ss
3. Posada lf Maris rf
4. Siebern 1b Mantle cf
5. Lumpe 2b Howard c
6. D. Johnson rf Skowron 1b
7. Pignatano c Cerv lf
8. Del Greco cf Gardner 3b
9. Archer p Ford p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Start of game delayed 5 minutes due to rain; Howser popped to shortstop; Causey grounded out (second to first); Posada struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Richardson doubled to left; Kubek singled to right [Richardson scored]; Maris grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kubek out at second]; Mantle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Siebern grounded out (second to pitcher); Lumpe was called out on strikes; D. Johnson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Howard struck out; Skowron grounded out (second to first); Cerv doubled to left; Gardner was hit by a pitch; Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Pignatano flied to left; Del Greco flied to left; Archer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Richardson flied to left; Kubek grounded out (second to first); Maris walked; Mantle forced Maris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Howser reached on an error by Kubek; Causey homered to right [Howser scored (unearned)]; Posada grounded out (second to first); Siebern was called out on strikes; Lumpe singled to left; D. Johnson forced Lumpe (third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Howard walked; Skowron forced Howard (third to second); Cerv was called out on strikes; Gardner forced Skowron (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Pignatano was called out on strikes; Del Greco flied to left; Archer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Ford singled to right; Richardson lined to third; Kubek singled to left [Ford to second]; Maris struck out; Mantle reached on an error by Howser [Ford to third, Kubek to second]; Howard singled to left [Ford scored (unearned), Kubek scored (unearned), Mantle to third]; Skowron flied to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt Howser singled to pitcher; Causey singled to right [Howser to third]; Posada out on a sacrifice fly to center [Howser scored]; Siebern popped to second; Lumpe grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Cerv struck out; Gardner lined to third; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: D. Johnson tripled to center; Pignatano grounded out (pitcher to first); STEPHENS RAN FOR D. JOHNSON; Del Greco was walked intentionally; Archer reached on a fielder's choice [Stephens out at home (third to catcher to third to catcher), Del Greco to second]; Howser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: STEPHENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Richardson singled to first; Kubek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Richardson to second]; It started to rain; Maris grounded out (first to pitcher) [Richardson to third]; Mantle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Causey popped to shortstop; Posada struck out; Siebern grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Howard reached on an error by Causey; Skowron flied to right; Cerv singled to center [Howard to second]; Gardner reached on an error by Howser [Howard to third, Cerv to second]; Ford singled to left [Howard scored (unearned), Cerv scored (unearned), Gardner to second]; Richardson flied to center; Kubek popped to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Lumpe singled to right; SULLIVAN BATTED FOR STEPHENS; Sullivan homered to right [Lumpe scored]; Pignatano doubled to left; ARROYO REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Del Greco flied to left; Archer singled to left [Pignatano to third]; Howser struck out; Causey forced Archer (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: SULLIVAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SIEBERN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); POSADA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Maris singled to center; Mantle doubled [Maris to third]; Howard was walked intentionally; STALEY REPLACED ARCHER (PITCHING); BERRA BATTED FOR SKOWRON; Berra popped to third in foul territory; Cerv reached on a fielder's choice [Maris scored (error by Pignatano; assist by Causey) (unearned) (no RBI), Mantle to third, Howard to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 6.

Final Totals R H E LOB Athletics 5 9 4 6 Yankees 6 11 1 12

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