New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
July 15, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1962 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 11, Kansas City Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Linz ss 6 1 3 3
Richardson 2b 5 1 1 0
Maris cf 5 0 1 0
Mantle rf 4 1 1 0
  Reed rf 0 0 0 0
Howard c 4 2 2 4
Lopez lf 5 2 2 0
Skowron 1b 5 2 3 2
Boyer 3b 3 2 2 0
Sheldon p 2 0 0 1
Totals 39 11 15 10
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 5 0 2 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Cimoli rf 4 1 1 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 2 1
Jimenez lf 3 1 0 1
Causey 3b 3 0 1 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
  Alusik ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan c 0 0 0 0
Consolo ss 2 0 0 0
McDevitt p 1 0 0 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 0 0
  Archer p 0 0 0 0
  Bass p 0 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
New York 001 320 10411152
Kansas City 012 000 000372
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon  W (5-5) 9.0 7 3 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt  L (0-1) 5.2 7 6 5 2 3
  Jones   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Archer   1.2 5 4 4 1 1
  Bass   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
4
4

  E–Richardson (8), Howard (4), Consolo 2 (6).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Kansas City Causey (3,off Sheldon).  3B–New York Maris (1,off McDevitt).  HR–New York Skowron (13,4th inning off McDevitt 1 on, 0 out); Howard 2 (10,5th inning off McDevitt 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Archer 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Richardson (8,off McDevitt); Sheldon 2 (6,off McDevitt,off Archer).  SF–Howard (7,off Jones); McDevitt (1,off Sheldon); Jimenez (3,off Sheldon).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  WP–McDevitt (7).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:30.  A–34,865.
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