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New York Yankees @ Kansas City Athletics

1959-06-25 Β· Night game Β· Municipal Stadium Β· Att: 21006 Β· 2:50

New York Yankees defeated Kansas City Athletics 5–4. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 4th. Duke Maas earned the win and Ryne Duren picked up the save. Elston Howard went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
NYA110200010511
KC100030000148

W: Duke Maas   L: Tom Sturdivant   SV: Ryne Duren

Umpires β€” HP: Nestor Chylak Β· 1B: Bill Summers Β· 2B: Bill McKinley Β· 3B: Hank Soar Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

New York Yankees β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Kubek312100
Hector Lopez500003
Mickey Mantle501102
Norm Siebern311110
Bill Skowron412001
Elston Howard312100
Gil McDougald101110
Bobby Richardson410000
Duke Maas201001
Hank Bauer200000
Bobby Shantz201000
Yogi Berra000010

Kansas City Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bill Tuttle400001
Dick Williams411000
Kent Hadley211000
Roger Maris412100
Bob Cerv210020
Jerry Lumpe200011
Frank House201200
Joe DeMaestri300002
Tom Sturdivant100000
Rip Coleman101000
Ray Boone200001
Harry Chiti202100
Zeke Bella100000
Hal Smith100000
Preston Ward100001

New York Yankees β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Duke Maas5.0623
Bobby Shantz3.2212
Ryne Duren0.1001

Kansas City Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tom Sturdivant3.2724
Rip Coleman3.1101
Russ Meyer0.0210
Johnny Kucks2.0102

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Kubek: D7
  • Hector Lopez: K/BF
  • Mickey Mantle: D/89.2-H
  • Norm Siebern: W
  • Bill Skowron: CS3(25)
  • Bill Skowron: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
  • Bill Skowron: K

Bot 1

  • Bill Tuttle: 3/FL
  • Dick Williams: 63
  • Kent Hadley: 63

Top 2

  • Elston Howard: HR/9
  • Gil McDougald: W
  • Bobby Richardson: 7/L
  • Duke Maas: K
  • Tony Kubek: 43

Bot 2

  • Roger Maris: D/78
  • Bob Cerv: 8/L
  • Jerry Lumpe: W
  • Frank House: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

  • Hector Lopez: 7/L
  • Mickey Mantle: K
  • Norm Siebern: 7

Bot 3

  • Joe DeMaestri: K
  • Tom Sturdivant: 53
  • Bill Tuttle: K/C

Top 4

  • Bill Skowron: S7
  • Elston Howard: S6.1-3
  • Gil McDougald: 9/SF.3-H
  • Bobby Richardson: 46(1)/FO
  • Duke Maas: S/78.1-3
  • Tony Kubek: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Hector Lopez: 63

Bot 4

  • Dick Williams: S8
  • Kent Hadley: S8.1-3
  • Roger Maris: S4.3-H;1-2
  • Bob Cerv: W.2-3;1-2
  • Jerry Lumpe: K
  • Frank House: S9.3-H;2-H;1X3(95)
  • Joe DeMaestri: 5/L

Top 5

  • Mickey Mantle: 63
  • Norm Siebern: 9/L
  • Bill Skowron: 63

Bot 5

  • Rip Coleman: S9
  • Bill Tuttle: 46(1)3/GDP
  • Dick Williams: 7

Top 6

  • Elston Howard: 8/L
  • Gil McDougald: S8/G
  • Bobby Richardson: 53.1-2
  • Hank Bauer: 53

Bot 6

  • Ray Boone: K/C
  • Roger Maris: 41
  • Bob Cerv: 53

Top 7

  • Bobby Shantz: 53
  • Hector Lopez: K
  • Mickey Mantle: 63

Bot 7

  • Jerry Lumpe: 3/G
  • Harry Chiti: D8
  • Joe DeMaestri: K
  • Zeke Bella: 23

Top 8

  • Norm Siebern: HR/78
  • Bill Skowron: S7
  • Yogi Berra: W.1-2
  • Gil McDougald: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Bobby Richardson: FC5.3XH(5)
  • Hank Bauer: 5(2)/FO

Bot 8

  • Bill Tuttle: 43
  • Dick Williams: 9
  • Ray Boone: 9

Top 9

  • Bobby Shantz: S8
  • Hector Lopez: CS2(26)
  • Hector Lopez: K
  • Mickey Mantle: K/C

Bot 9

  • Roger Maris: 9/L
  • Bob Cerv: W
  • Jerry Lumpe: WP.1-2
  • Hal Smith: 5/FL
  • Harry Chiti: D/78.2-H
  • Preston Ward: K

Notes & reviews

  • DIFF: officials Mantle 0 CS today but NY s/s has CS
  • DIFF: official 0 CS NY s/s CS