New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
August 17, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1962 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Athletics 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Tresh lf 4 1 2 0
Richardson 2b 3 0 2 1
Maris rf 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 1
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Kubek ss 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Bouton p 2 0 1 0
  Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Causey ss 2 2 0 0
Charles 3b 3 1 2 1
Lumpe 2b 4 1 2 1
Siebern 1b 4 1 1 2
Jimenez lf 4 0 0 0
  Pfister pr 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan c 0 0 0 0
Alusik rf,lf 2 0 0 0
Bryan c 3 0 0 0
  Cimoli ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Del Greco cf 4 1 2 1
Fischer p 3 1 1 0
Totals 30 7 9 6
New York 200 000 000261
Kansas City 000 003 04x790
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton  L (5-4) 5.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Daley   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Arroyo   1.0 3 4 3 3 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
5
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  W (4-4) 9.0 6 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
2

  E–Arroyo (1).  DP–New York 4.  2B–Kansas City Charles (16,off Bouton).  3B–New York Tresh (3,off Fischer).  HR–New York Mantle (22,1st inning off Fischer 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Del Greco (7,6th inning off Bouton 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Richardson (3,off Fischer).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Alusik (1,by Arroyo).  Team–4.  IBB–Arroyo (2,Alusik).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–1:55.  A–23,578.
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