Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 9, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 2, New York Yankees 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 1 1 0
Snyder lf 5 1 2 2
Maris rf 4 0 1 0
Williams 3b 5 0 1 0
Lumpe ss 5 0 1 0
Hadley 1b 4 0 1 0
House c 3 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 2 0
Garver p 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 9 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 0 1 0
Kubek rf 5 1 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Howard c 4 1 1 1
Lopez 3b 4 0 2 0
Siebern lf 4 0 0 1
Throneberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer ss 3 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 1 1 1
  McDougald ss 0 0 0 0
Grba p 3 0 0 0
  Shantz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 7 3
Kansas City 000 000 020 00291
New York 000 001 001 01371
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver   7.0 5 1 1 1 2
  Dickson  L (2-1) 3.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
1
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Grba   8.0 8 2 2 2 0
  Shantz  W (7-3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
3
3

  E–Hadley (6), Lopez (27).  DP–New York 2. Richardson-Boyer-Throneberry, Boyer-Richardson-Throneberry.  HR–Kansas City Snyder (1,8th inning off Grba 1 on 2 out), New York Berra (16,9th inning off Dickson 0 on 2 out); Howard (14,11th inning off Dickson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Hadley (2,off Grba).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Howard (2,by Garver).  Team–7.  CS–Hadley (3,2nd base by Grba/Howard).  SB–Richardson (4,2nd base off Garver/House).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:39.  A–23,406.
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