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1961 Yankees-Athletics 8/27 Called by Phil Rizzuto Red Barber and Mel Allen Kansas City enters the bottom of the ninth inning trailing by 4 runs. In an exciting finish, they manage to score three, and have the tying man in scoring position before Luis Arroyo nails down the save, giving starter Whitey Ford the win. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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NY A 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 - 8 11 0
KC A 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 - 7 12 0
BATTING
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Richardson 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 2
Kubek ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 3
Maris rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mantle cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 0
Berra lf 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 0
Howard c 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 3
Ford p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Sheldon p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8 4 3 27 10
BATTING -
2B: Howard (15,off Kunkel).
3B: Boyer (3,off Shaw).
HR: Howard (13,2nd inning off Shaw 0 on 2 out); Berra (18,4th inning off Shaw
2 on 1 out).
SH: Richardson (9,off Kunkel).
HBP: Berra (2,by Shaw).
GDP: Richardson (13,off Shaw); Skowron (18,off Shaw); Maris (13,off Kunkel).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING -
CS: Mantle (2,3rd base by Shaw/Sullivan).
Kansas City Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Causey 3b 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 2
Del Greco cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Howser ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 4
D. Johnson rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
Siebern 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 12 1
Sullivan c 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 1
Posada lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 7
Shaw p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kunkel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7 2 2 27 15
FIELDING -
DP: 3. Lumpe-Siebern, Causey-Lumpe-Siebern, Lumpe-Howser-Siebern.
BATTING -
2B: Howser (23,off Ford); Lumpe 2 (26,off Sheldon 2); Del Greco (7,off Arroyo).
HR: Siebern (15,4th inning off Ford 1 on 0 out); Causey (5,9th inning off Sheldon
1 on 1 out).
SH: Posada (3,off Ford).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ford W(22-3) 5 5 3 3 2 0 1 22
Sheldon 3.1 5 3 3 0 1 1 15
Arroyo SV(25) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4
Totals 9 12 7 7 2 2 2 41
WP: Arroyo (4).
Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Shaw L(8-12) 7 7 5 5 3 3 2 29
Kunkel 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 10
Totals 9 11 8 8 4 3 2 39
WP: Kunkel (5).
HBP: Shaw (6,Berra).
Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Bill Kinnamon