New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
August 4, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1964 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 1, Kansas City Athletics 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 0 2 0
Tresh lf 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 2 1
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Lopez rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Ford p 2 0 0 0
  Maris ph 1 0 0 0
  Reniff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Causey 2b 4 1 0 1
Charles 3b 4 1 2 1
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 2 1 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 1
Jimenez lf 3 0 0 0
  Tartabull lf 1 1 1 0
Mathews cf 2 1 1 0
O'Donoghue p 2 0 0 0
  Stock p 1 0 1 1
Totals 29 5 6 4
New York 000 001 000182
Kansas City 000 002 12x560
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  L (12-4) 7.0 4 3 1 6 6
  Reniff   1.0 2 2 2 3 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
9
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
O'Donoghue  W (8-7) 6.1 6 1 1 0 4
  Stock  SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
9

  E–Kubek 2 (6).  2B–Kansas City Edwards (7,off Ford); Charles (17,off Ford); Tartabull (2,off Reniff).  HR–New York Mantle (22,6th inning off O Donoghue 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Mathews 2 (6,by Ford,by Reniff).  Team–10.  CS–Gonzalez (4,2nd base by Stock/Edwards).  IBB–Ford (3,Mathews); Reniff (4,Mathews).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:23.  A–18,232.
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