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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 3, 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 August 3, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 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 | August 3, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 12,584 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Sam Carrigan 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Ed Runge |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Deron Johnson | Right Fielder |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
Bud Daley | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 3, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Daley
Howser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Daley
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Daley
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Causey scores. Posada moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Posada scores. Siebern moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Daley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner juggles the ball. That's an error on Gardner. Siebern moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pignatano vs. Daley
Pignatano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Daley
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Daley
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Daley
Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Daley
Causey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Daley
Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Shaw
Gardner is hit by the pitch. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Shaw
Daley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Daley
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Daley
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Daley
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Daley
Pignatano hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Daley
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaw vs. Daley
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shaw for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Daley
Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berra. Howser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Downing
Al Downing now pitching.
Causey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Downing
Posada takes first base on ball four. Howser moves to third. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebern vs. Downing
The ball gets by Howard for a passed ball. Howser scores. Causey moves to third. Posada moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebern vs. Downing
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lumpe vs. Downing
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downing fields it and has Causey trapped. Downing throws to third, and Gardner tags Causey for the out. Posada moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Downing
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Downing
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Downing
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Downing
Shaw bunts towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Downing
There's a wild pitch. Shaw moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Downing
Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Shaw
Gardner 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, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Shaw
Downing hits a line drive towards first. Siebern reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Downing
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Downing
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Downing
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard hits a line drive towards third. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Downing
Clete Boyer now playing third base.
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Downing
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Downing
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Deron Johnson.
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Downing
Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaw vs. Downing
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Shaw
Gene Stephens now playing right field. Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Shaw
Bob Hale pinch hits for Al Downing.
Hale hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Reniff
Hal Reniff now pitching. Joe DeMaestri now playing third base.
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Reniff
Causey 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 -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Reniff
Posada 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, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris 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, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Shaw
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Reniff
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Reniff
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Lumpe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Reniff
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Reniff
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Reniff
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Shaw
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Shaw
Hector Lopez pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Shaw
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Hal Reniff.
Blanchard 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1961 -- Kansas City at New York (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 5 1 2 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Causey W, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kubek T, ss 4 0 1 0 Posada L, lf 4 1 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 1 2 0 Siebern N, 1b 5 1 1 1 Mantle M, cf 2 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 5 2 2 1 Berra Y, lf 4 0 1 1 Johnson D, rf 2 0 0 0 Howard E, c 3 0 0 0 Stephens G, pr-rf 1 0 1 1 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pignatano J, c 3 0 1 1 Gardner B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 5 0 1 1 Boyer C, 3b 0 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 4 0 0 0 Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Lopez H, ph 1 0 0 0 Daley B, p 1 0 0 0 Downing A, p 1 0 0 0 Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0 Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0 Blanchard J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 9 5 32 1 6 1 Kansas City 301 100 001 -- 6 New York 000 001 000 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Shaw B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Daley B (L)* 3.0 7 5 1 1 3 Downing A 4.0 0 0 0 5 3 Reniff H 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 4th E -- Kubek T, Gardner B DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 11, New York 8 2B -- Lumpe J, Howser D, Stephens G 3B -- Lumpe J HBP -- by Shaw B (Gardner B) WP -- Downing A PB -- Howard E T -- 2:39 A -- 12584
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