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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1955
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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 August 31, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,690 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
| Jerry Coleman | Shortstop |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Shortstop |
| Billy Shantz | Catcher |
| Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1955
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Portocarrero
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Portocarrero
McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Portocarrero
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Portocarrero
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Byrne
Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Byrne
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Byrne
Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Byrne
Renna hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Portocarrero
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Portocarrero
There goes Collins. The throw from Shantz and he is out, Boyer applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Portocarrero
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Portocarrero
Carey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Simpson. Carey reaches second base with a double. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Byrne vs. Portocarrero
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren scores. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Portocarrero
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Byrne
Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Byrne
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shantz vs. Byrne
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Portocarrero vs. Byrne
Portocarrero hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball 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: ---
Bauer vs. Portocarrero
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Portocarrero
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Portocarrero
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Portocarrero
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Portocarrero
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Collins reaches second base with a double. Bauer scores. Berra goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Portocarrero
Noren hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Portocarrero
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Byrne
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Byrne
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Portocarrero
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Portocarrero
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Portocarrero
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Byrne
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Byrne
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Byrne
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Byrne
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shantz vs. Byrne
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Portocarrero
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Portocarrero
Berra hits a line drive into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Portocarrero
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Portocarrero
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Byrne
Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Byrne
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Byrne
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Portocarrero
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Portocarrero
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrne vs. Portocarrero
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Noren moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Noren scores. Carey moves to third. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McDougald vs. Gorman
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Byrne
Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Byrne
Renna hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Gorman
Collins hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noren vs. Gorman
Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Gorman
Carey hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Gorman
Byrne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Byrne
Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Byrne
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Byrne
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Gorman
Jerry Schypinski now playing shortstop.
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Gorman
Shantz fires to first and picks off Coleman. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Gorman
McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Byrne
Bill Wilson pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Byrne
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Byrne
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Boyer
Cloyd Boyer now pitching.
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Boyer
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Boyer
Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Boyer
Carey takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrne vs. Boyer
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Power. Noren scores. Carey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Boyer
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Boyer
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Byrne
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Byrne
Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Byrne
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Astroth vs. Byrne
Joe Astroth pinch hits for Jerry Schypinski.
Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Renna moves to third. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valo vs. Larsen
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Billy Shantz. Don Larsen now pitching.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Renna scores. Finigan moves to third. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Larsen
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Cloyd Boyer.
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Astroth moves to third. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Larsen
Power hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McDougald fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Astroth scores. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Larsen
Zernial 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
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Game of 8/31/1955 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 6 1 2 1 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 2
McDougald G, 2b 5 1 2 1 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 4 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 1 0 0
Mantle M, cf 5 2 2 1 Simpson H, cf 3 1 1 0
Collins J, 1b 5 1 2 2 Renna B, rf 4 1 1 1
Noren I, lf 3 4 3 3 Finigan J, 2b 3 1 2 0
Carey A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Boyer C, ss 3 0 1 0
Byrne T, p 5 0 1 1 Schypinski J, ss 0 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0 Astroth J, ph 1 1 1 1
Coleman J, ss 5 0 2 0 Shantz B, c 3 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 1 1
Portocarrero A, p 2 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Boyer C, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 11 17 9 35 6 10 6
New York 014 001 113 -- 11
Kansas City 100 000 005 -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne T (W)* 8.0 8 6 6 4 4
Larsen D (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero A (L)+ 5.0 9 6 6 3 1
Gorman T 3.0 5 2 2 0 2
Boyer C 1.0 3 3 2 1 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Power V
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 8, Kansas City 6
2B -- Carey A, Finigan J, Collins J
3B -- Mantle M
HR -- Power V, Noren I, McDougald G, Mantle M
CS -- Collins J
T -- 2:56
A -- 32690
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