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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 6, 1959
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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 6, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1959 |
|---|---|
| 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 6, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Grim |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,802 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Bill McKinley |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Blanchard | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Bob Grim | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 6, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Grim
Kubek hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Grim
Blanchard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Blanchard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Grim
McDougald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Blanchard scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Grim
Skowron bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. Terry
Ralph Terry now pitching.
Siebern hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Siebern reaches second base with a double. McDougald scores. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Terry
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carey vs. Terry
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ditmar vs. Terry
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ditmar
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Terry
Kubek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Terry
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Terry
McDougald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Blanchard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Terry
Skowron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
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 -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Terry
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Blanchard fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Blanchard. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerv vs. Ditmar
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maris tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Ditmar
House strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Terry
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Terry. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Terry
There's a wild pitch. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Terry
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ditmar vs. Terry
Ditmar hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lumpe tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Terry
Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Terry
There goes Kubek. The throw from House and he is safe. Kubek steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanchard vs. Terry
Blanchard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ditmar
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Ditmar
Kent Hadley pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Daley
Bud Daley now pitching.
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Daley
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Daley
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ditmar
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ditmar
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Daley
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Daley
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Ditmar
House hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Ditmar
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Ditmar
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Daley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Ditmar
The umpire calls a balk on Ditmar Daley scores. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Daley
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Daley
Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Daley
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ditmar
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Ditmar
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Ditmar
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Daley
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Daley
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ditmar
Hank Bauer now playing right field.
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Daley vs. Ditmar
Daley hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to home to get DeMaestri. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Daley
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Daley
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ditmar
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ditmar
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ditmar
Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bella vs. Shantz
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Frank House. Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Bella strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Daley
Tom Carroll now playing third base. Hal Smith now catching.
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Daley
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Daley
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll juggles the ball. That's an error on Carroll. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Daley
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Shantz
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Ray Boone pinch hits for Bud Daley.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Shantz
Dick Williams pinch hits for Preston Ward.
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek 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 5/6/1959 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kubek T, cf 5 1 2 1 Tuttle B, cf 5 0 3 1
Blanchard J, rf 4 2 2 0 Ward P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bauer H, rf 1 0 0 0 Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0
McDougald G, 2b 5 2 2 1 Lopez H, 2b 4 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Maris R, rf 4 1 2 0
Siebern N, lf 4 1 3 4 Cerv B, lf 3 1 1 2
Howard E, c 4 0 0 0 Smith H, 3b-c 4 1 3 0
Lumpe J, ss 3 1 2 0 House F, c 3 0 0 0
Carey A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bella Z, ph 1 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 3 0 0 1 Carroll T, 3b 0 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0
Grim B, p 0 0 0 0
Terry R, p 0 0 0 0
Hadley K, ph 1 0 0 0
Daley B, p 2 1 1 0
Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 12 7 37 4 11 3
New York 331 000 000 -- 7
Kansas City 010 020 010 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (W) 7.2 10 4 3 0 6
Shantz B (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Grim B (L)* 0.0 4 3 3 0 0
Terry R 3.0 6 4 3 1 5
Daley B 6.0 2 0 0 0 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Blanchard J, Terry R, Carroll T
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Blanchard J, McDougald G 2, Siebern N, Maris R, Tuttle B 2, Smith H
3B -- DeMaestri J
HR -- Kubek T, Siebern N, Cerv B
SB -- Kubek T
SF -- Cerv B, Ditmar A
WP -- Terry R
Balk -- Ditmar A
T -- 2:20
A -- 18802
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