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August 2, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 11 1
Athletics 5 13 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 11 1
Athletics 5 13 2

Ray Boone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .277
OBP .000 .407
At Bats 0 130
Hits 0 36
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 13

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 1
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Municipal Stadium - August 2, 1959
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Out
Bobby Shantz
Yogi Berra
Marv Throneberry
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Tony Kubek
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Ray Boone
Dick Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 11 1 12
Kansas City Athletics 5 13 2 9
Winning Pitcher Duke Maas
Losing Pitcher Bob Grim
Save Bobby Shantz
Game Winning RBI Elston Howard
Attendance 31,719
Time of Game 3 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ray Boone pinch hits for Jerry Lumpe. Bobby Shantz now pitching. Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Duren is called out on strikes.
Top 9 John Tsitouris now pitching. Throneberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Tuttle hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Preston Ward pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant. Ward takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 8 Terwilliger strikes out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hadley strikes out.
Top 8 Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle. Howard reaches second base with a double. Berra goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Berra hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Snyder strikes out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Richardson hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Duren bunts towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. Throneberry moves to second.
Top 7 Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Throneberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Tuttle strikes out.
Bottom 6 Frank House pinch hits for Rip Coleman. House strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ryne Duren now pitching. Terwilliger bunts towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Terwilliger for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hadley scores.
Bottom 6 The umpire calls a balk on Blaylock Hadley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Clete Boyer now playing third base. Gary Blaylock now pitching. Hadley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rip Coleman now pitching. Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 6 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to second.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra scores.
Top 6 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Mantle moves to third. Berra moves to second.
Top 6 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to second.
Top 6 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Norm Siebern pinch hits for Duke Maas. Siebern is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Duke Maas now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Tuttle scores. Snyder moves to second.
Bottom 5 Snyder hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third.
Bottom 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terwilliger scores.
Bottom 5 Grim bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Terwilliger moves to third.
Bottom 5 Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley fields it and throws to second for the out. Berra moves to third.
Top 5 Bauer bunts towards the mound. Grim settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second.
Top 5 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hadley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lumpe strikes out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second.
Top 4 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Williams reaches second base with a double. Tuttle scores.
Bottom 3 Snyder strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Tuttle. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Tuttle steals second.
Bottom 3 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores.
Bottom 3 Grim hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Throneberry bunts towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first, with Grim covering, for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out. There goes Lumpe. The throw from Berra to second, and Lumpe is out.
Bottom 2 Hadley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra strikes out.
Top 2 Mantle is walked intentionally. Lopez moves to second.
Top 2 Bob Grim now pitching. Lopez hits a line drive to left field. Snyder throws towards the plate. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Throneberry scores. Richardson moves to third.
Top 2 Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Terry strikes out.
Top 2 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into right field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Throneberry moves to second.
Bottom 1 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Howard moves to second.
Top 1 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Berra moves to second.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third.
Top 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.