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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 9, 1961
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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 9, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| 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 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,623 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Joe Linsalata |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 9, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Herbert
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Herbert
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ford
Bauer 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Herbert
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Howser. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Herbert
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Herbert
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Boyer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Herbert
Ford 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
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ford
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Ford
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Ford
Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Carey reaches second base with a double. Tuttle scores. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herbert vs. Ford
Herbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Herbert
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Herbert
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Herbert covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ford
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Herbert
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Herbert
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Herbert
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Herbert
There goes Boyer. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Herbert
Ford 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
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ford
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Herbert
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Herbert
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Ford
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ford
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Ford
Herbert hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Herbert
Berra 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Herbert
Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Herbert
Boyer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Herbert
The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Herbert
Ford hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ford
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ford
Bauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Herbert
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Herbert
Maris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ford
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Ford
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Herbert
Berra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Herbert
Skowron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Herbert
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ford
Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larsen vs. Ford
Don Larsen pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Larsen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Ford
Howser is hit by the pitch. Larsen moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Larsen moves to third. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. Arroyo
Bauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Larsen scores. Howser scores. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Arroyo
Siebern takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Arroyo
Sullivan hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Arroyo
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lumpe scores. Bauer moves to third. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Throneberry vs. Arroyo
Throneberry 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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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Archer
Al Pilarcik now playing right field. Hank Bauer now playing left field. Jim Archer now pitching. Bob Cerv pinch hits for Luis Arroyo.
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Archer
Kubek hits a line drive into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Archer
Lopez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1961 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kubek T, ss 5 1 1 1 Howser D, ss 3 1 0 0
Lopez H, lf 5 0 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf-lf 4 0 2 2
Mantle M, cf 4 0 0 0 Siebern N, lf 3 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 4 2 1 0 Archer J, p 0 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Sullivan H, c 4 0 1 0
Boyer C, 3b 2 0 2 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 1 1
Richardson B, 2b 3 0 2 1 Throneberry M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ford W, p 3 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 3 1 2 1
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 2 0 0 0
Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0 Larsen D, ph 1 1 1 1
Pilarcik A, rf 0 0 0 0
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35 4 9 4 30 5 7 5
New York 011 001 010 -- 4
Kansas City 010 000 04x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W* 7.0 6 4 4 1 5
Arroyo L (L) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert R (W) 8.0 9 4 3 2 4
Archer J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Howser D
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- New York 7, Kansas City 5
2B -- Tuttle B, Carey A 2
HR -- Kubek T, Skowron B
SB -- Boyer C
HBP -- by Herbert R (Boyer C), by Ford W (Howser D)
PB -- Sullivan H
T -- 2:22
A -- 13623
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