New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
May 23, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1960 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 4, Kansas City Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 5 0 2 2
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
Cerv lf 4 0 1 0
Berra c 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 0 1 0
McDougald 3b 3 2 1 0
Richardson 2b 3 1 1 0
Turley p 2 1 1 1
  Maas p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Gabler p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 0 0 0 1
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Hamlin ss 3 0 0 0
  Bauer ph 1 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Snyder rf 4 0 1 0
Siebern 1b 3 1 1 0
Herzog lf 4 1 2 2
Chiti c 3 0 1 0
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 0 1 1
Tuttle cf 2 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 0 0 0 0
Herbert p 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
New York 030 000 001471
Kansas City 100 002 000370
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley   5.1 7 3 3 3 1
  Maas   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gabler  W (2-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Duren  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  L (2-2) 9.0 7 4 4 4 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
2

  E–Skowron (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Kubek 2 (10,off Herbert 2).  3B–Kansas City Siebern (3,off Turley).  SF–Howard (4,off Herbert).  IBB–Berra (1,by Herbert).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Herbert (1,off Turley).  Team–7.  WP–Herbert (2).  IBB–Herbert (2,Berra).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:11.  A–8,275.
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