New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
August 21, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1959 at Municipal 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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New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Athletics 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 3 1
Kubek 3b,lf 5 2 3 0
Mantle cf 3 3 1 0
Berra rf,c 4 0 1 2
Howard c,1b 4 1 1 2
Lopez lf 5 1 4 3
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bauer rf 2 0 0 0
Boyer ss 3 1 1 1
Maas p 2 0 0 0
  Turley p 2 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 3 0 2 1
Snyder rf 5 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 2 2 1
Cerv lf 5 1 2 0
Lumpe ss,2b 3 2 0 0
Hadley 1b 5 1 4 3
House c 4 1 1 1
Terwilliger 2b 3 0 0 0
  Bella ph 1 0 0 0
  DeMaestri ss 1 0 0 0
Herbert p 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 1 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Maris ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 6
New York 202 103 0019141
Kansas City 030 110 1017121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Maas  W (12-6) 5.0 8 5 4 3 2
  Turley   3.1 4 2 2 3 4
  Duren  SV (13) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
7
7
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   3.1 7 5 5 2 3
  Dickson   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Coleman  L (2-10) 2.0 4 3 2 1 1
  Grim   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Sturdivant   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
5
7

  E–Berra (3), Lumpe (8).  DP–New York 1. Richardson-Boyer-Throneberry, Kansas City 1. Williams-Hadley-Lumpe.  2B–New York Richardson (13,off Herbert); Kubek (20,off Grim), Kansas City Hadley (10,off Turley).  HR–New York Lopez (18,3rd inning off Herbert 1 on 2 out), Kansas City Williams (13,5th inning off Maas 0 on 0 out).  SH–Maas (5,off Herbert).  SF–Boyer (1,off Sturdivant).  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  SB–Mantle (19,2nd base off Herbert/House).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:34.  A–22,348.
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