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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 10, 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 June 10, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 10, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 10, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
Home Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 17,272 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Linsalata 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bob Stewart |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
Leo Posada | Center Fielder |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Haywood Sullivan | Right Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 10, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Ford
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Ford
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nuxhall
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan 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: ---
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Ford
Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Nuxhall
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser misplays the ball. That's an error on Howser. Mantle scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Nuxhall
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Howser picks up the ball and throws it to Siebern who tags the runner out. Howard moves to third. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richardson vs. Nuxhall
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Nuxhall
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Ford
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Ford
Nuxhall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Ford
Bauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Mantle is chasing the ball. Bauer rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Ford
Posada 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, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Nuxhall
Maris hits a fly ball towards right. Sullivan settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Sullivan. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
There's a wild pitch. Boyer moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Nuxhall
Howard hits a line drive into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Ford
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, 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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Nuxhall
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Nuxhall
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ford
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Ford
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Nuxhall
Ford hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pignatano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ford
Bauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Ford
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nuxhall
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nuxhall
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Nuxhall
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Nuxhall
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Posada who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple. Mantle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerv vs. Nuxhall
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skowron scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Nuxhall
Richardson hits a line drive towards the mound. Nuxhall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Ford
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ford
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Nuxhall
Ford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Posada. Ford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Nuxhall
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Nuxhall
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Ford
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Ford
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larsen vs. Ford
Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Andy Carey. Don Larsen pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall.
Larsen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Ford
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to third. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bauer vs. Ford
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kunkel
Wayne Causey now playing third base. Bill Kunkel now pitching.
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kunkel
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kunkel
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Kunkel
Cerv hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Kunkel
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Kunkel
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Kunkel covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Ford
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ford
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Ford
Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/10/1961 -- Kansas City at New York (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 2 1 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bauer H, lf 4 1 1 2 Kubek T, ss 4 0 0 0 Posada L, cf 4 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0 Siebern N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 3 3 2 1 Pignatano J, c 4 0 0 0 Howard E, c 4 1 0 1 Sullivan H, rf 3 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 3 1 Bertoia R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 1 Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Pilarcik A, pr 0 0 0 0 Ford W, p 4 0 1 0 Causey W, 3b 0 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 2 1 1 1 Larsen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 3 5 3 34 5 9 5 Kansas City 003 000 000 -- 3 New York 020 002 01x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Nuxhall J (L) 7.0 6 4 3 1 1 Kunkel B 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ford W (W) 9.0 5 3 3 2 6 E -- Howser D, Nuxhall J, Boyer C, Sullivan H DP -- New York 3 LOB -- Kansas City 2, New York 7 2B -- Ford W 3B -- Mantle M, Skowron B HR -- Nuxhall J, Bauer H, Mantle M SF -- Richardson B WP -- Nuxhall J T -- 2:12 A -- 17272
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