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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1960
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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 31, 1960 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1960 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1960 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Stafford |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Ken Hamlin | Shortstop |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Bob Elliott | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
Johnny Blanchard | Catcher |
Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Bill Stafford | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1960
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stafford
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Stafford
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Herbert
Boyer 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Herbert
Cerv hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Herbert
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball 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: ---
Throneberry vs. Stafford
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Stafford
Kravitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Stafford
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stafford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kravitz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamlin vs. Stafford
Hamlin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herbert vs. Stafford
Herbert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Herbert
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Herbert
Blanchard hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson hits a popup towards short. Hamlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stafford
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Stafford
There goes Lumpe. The throw from Blanchard and he is safe. Lumpe steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Stafford
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stafford vs. Herbert
Stafford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Herbert
Boyer 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Herbert
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Stafford
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Stafford
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Stafford covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Stafford
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Herbert
Berra hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Herbert
Skowron is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Stafford
Hamlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Stafford
Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Herbert
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stafford vs. Herbert
Stafford strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stafford
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Stafford covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stafford
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Herbert
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Herbert
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Herbert
Berra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Herbert
Mantle hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle, who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. Berra goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skowron vs. Herbert
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Stafford
Throneberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Stafford
Kravitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Stafford
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Herbert
Kubek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Herbert
Blanchard hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Herbert
Richardson strikes out. There goes Kubek. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stafford vs. Herbert
Stafford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Stafford
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Ken Hamlin.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herbert vs. Stafford
Herbert bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Richardson covering, for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Stafford
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lumpe vs. Stafford
Lumpe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Herbert
Bob Johnson now playing shortstop.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Herbert
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stafford
Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Stafford
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Stafford
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1960, game 1 -- Kansas City at New York (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, rf 4 1 1 0 Siebern N, lf 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 3 0 1 1 Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Kravitz D, c 3 0 1 0 Kubek T, ss 2 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Blanchard J, c 3 0 0 0 Hamlin K, ss 2 0 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Snyder R, ph 1 0 1 0 Stafford B, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, ss 0 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 4 0 29 1 5 1 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 000 001 00x -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (L) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stafford B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 7 LOB -- Kansas City 5, New York 5 2B -- Cerv B 3B -- Mantle M SB -- Lumpe J, Kubek T SH -- Herbert R T -- 2:08 A -- 0
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