Yankees 8-7 Athletics (Aug 26, 1961)

NYY

KCA

1

0

2

1

0

3

0

4

3

5

1

0

6

0

7

0

8

2

1

9

1

3

R

8

7

H

11

12

E

0

W: W. Ford

L: B. Shaw

S: L. Arroyo

NYY

Team Stats

KCA

2

HR

2

8

R

7

11

H

12

0

SB

0

LOB

.333

AVG

.316

.421

OBP

.350

.606

SLG

.579

7.00

ERA

8.00

2

K

3

2

BB

4

Current Series

Yankees

3

Athletics

0

Game 1

Final

Yankees

5

Athletics

1

Game 2

Final

Yankees

8

Athletics

7

Game 3

Final

1961 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	109	53	.673
Tigers	101	61	.623
Orioles	95	67	.586
White Sox	86	76	.531
Indians	78	83	.484
Red Sox	76	86	.469
Twins	70	90	.438
Angels	70	91	.435
Athletics	61	100	.379
Senators	61	100	.379

Game Summary

The Kansas City Athletics couldn't pull it off against the New York Yankees, 8 to 7, on August 27, 1961.

Game Info

August 26, 1961

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Richardson B. Richardson 2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1
Tony Kubek T. Kubek SS	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
Roger Maris R. Maris RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	2	1	0	0	0	2	1
Yogi Berra Y. Berra LF	3	2	2	3	1	0	0
Elston Howard E. Howard C	4	2	3	2	1	0	1
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Whitey Ford W. Ford P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rollie Sheldon R. Sheldon P	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	8	11	8	2	4	3

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Wayne Causey W. Causey 3B	4	1	1	2	1	1	0
Bobby Del Greco B. Del Greco CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Dick Howser D. Howser SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deron Johnson D. Johnson RF	5	2	3	2	0	0	0
Norm Siebern N. Siebern 1B	5	1	2	2	1	0	1
Haywood Sullivan H. Sullivan C	3	0	0	1	0	1	1
Leo Posada L. Posada LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Lumpe J. Lumpe 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Shaw B. Shaw P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Rivera J. Rivera PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Kunkel B. Kunkel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Nuxhall J. Nuxhall PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	7	12	7	2	2	2

Batting

2B: E. Howard

3B: C. Boyer

HR: Y. Berra, E. Howard

TB: Y. Berra 5, C. Boyer 3, W. Ford, E. Howard 7, T. Kubek, B. Richardson 2, B. Skowron

RBI: Y. Berra 3, E. Howard 2, T. Kubek, B. Richardson, B. Skowron

HBP: Y. Berra

SAC: B. Richardson

GIDP: R. Maris, B. Richardson, B. Skowron

Baserunning

CS: M. Mantle

Batting

2B: B. Del Greco, D. Howser, J. Lumpe 2

HR: W. Causey, N. Siebern

TB: W. Causey 4, B. Del Greco 3, D. Howser 2, D. Johnson 3, J. Lumpe 4, B. Shaw, N. Siebern 5

RBI: W. Causey 2, D. Johnson 2, N. Siebern 2, H. Sullivan

SAC: L. Posada

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Whitey Ford W. Ford (W)	5.0	5	3	3	2	0	1	5.40
Rollie Sheldon R. Sheldon	3.1	5	3	3	0	1	1	8.10
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo (S)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	13.50
Totals	9.0	12	7	7	2	2	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Shaw B. Shaw (L)	7.0	7	5	5	3	3	2	6.43
Bill Kunkel B. Kunkel	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	13.50
Totals	9.0	11	8	8	4	3	2

WP: L. Arroyo

Batters faced: L. Arroyo 4, W. Ford 22, R. Sheldon 15

WP: B. Kunkel

Batters faced: B. Kunkel 10, B. Shaw 29

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Richardson B. Richardson 2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1
Tony Kubek T. Kubek SS	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
Roger Maris R. Maris RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	2	1	0	0	0	2	1
Yogi Berra Y. Berra LF	3	2	2	3	1	0	0
Elston Howard E. Howard C	4	2	3	2	1	0	1
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Whitey Ford W. Ford P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rollie Sheldon R. Sheldon P	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	8	11	8	2	4	3

Batting

2B: E. Howard

3B: C. Boyer

HR: Y. Berra, E. Howard

TB: Y. Berra 5, C. Boyer 3, W. Ford, E. Howard 7, T. Kubek, B. Richardson 2, B. Skowron

RBI: Y. Berra 3, E. Howard 2, T. Kubek, B. Richardson, B. Skowron

HBP: Y. Berra

SAC: B. Richardson

GIDP: R. Maris, B. Richardson, B. Skowron

Baserunning

CS: M. Mantle

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Whitey Ford W. Ford (W)	5.0	5	3	3	2	0	1	5.40
Rollie Sheldon R. Sheldon	3.1	5	3	3	0	1	1	8.10
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo (S)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	13.50
Totals	9.0	12	7	7	2	2	2

WP: L. Arroyo

Batters faced: L. Arroyo 4, W. Ford 22, R. Sheldon 15

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Wayne Causey W. Causey 3B	4	1	1	2	1	1	0
Bobby Del Greco B. Del Greco CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Dick Howser D. Howser SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deron Johnson D. Johnson RF	5	2	3	2	0	0	0
Norm Siebern N. Siebern 1B	5	1	2	2	1	0	1
Haywood Sullivan H. Sullivan C	3	0	0	1	0	1	1
Leo Posada L. Posada LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Lumpe J. Lumpe 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Shaw B. Shaw P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Rivera J. Rivera PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Kunkel B. Kunkel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Nuxhall J. Nuxhall PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	7	12	7	2	2	2

Batting

2B: B. Del Greco, D. Howser, J. Lumpe 2

HR: W. Causey, N. Siebern

TB: W. Causey 4, B. Del Greco 3, D. Howser 2, D. Johnson 3, J. Lumpe 4, B. Shaw, N. Siebern 5

RBI: W. Causey 2, D. Johnson 2, N. Siebern 2, H. Sullivan

SAC: L. Posada

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bob Shaw B. Shaw (L)	7.0	7	5	5	3	3	2	6.43
Bill Kunkel B. Kunkel	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	13.50
Totals	9.0	11	8	8	4	3	2

WP: B. Kunkel

Batters faced: B. Kunkel 10, B. Shaw 29

86-43 NYY

KCA 46-82

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