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CHW  6
CLE  5

(10)
NYY  9
@KCA  7

(10)
LAA  7
BAL  1

MIN 14
BOS  3

DET  1
@WSA  0

MLN  2
@CIN  0

LAD  3
@NYM  0

NYM  6
LAD  5

PHI  5
SFG  3

PIT 10
HOU  2

STL  8
CHC  5

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 9,900

Friday, September 4, 1964, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 3:13
Yankees
9
77-56
Won 1
3rd, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   3  0  0   2  0  0   4    9 17  0
Athletics       0  0  2   0  0  1   1  0  1   2    7 11  0
W: P Mikkelsen (5-4), L: T Bowsfield (3-7)
Athletics
7
50-86
Lost 2
10th, 31½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Kubek SS                    6   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .619    0    2   4   GDP
B Richardson 2B               5   1   2   1    0   0  .258  .617    0    4   1   2B,GDP
R Maris RF                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .280  .834    0    1   0   
M Mantle LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .310 1.016    0    1   0   HR,GDP
  M Stottlemyre PR            0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .423         0   0   
  H Lopez LF                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .264  .747    0    0   0   
E Howard C                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .292  .787    0    6   1   HR
T Tresh CF                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .255  .767    0    2   0   2B
J Pepitone 1B                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .253  .684    0   12   2   2B
C Boyer 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .212  .569    0    0   7   
W Ford P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .409    0    0   1   SH
  J Blanchard PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .764    0    0   0   
  P Gonzalez PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .712         0   0   
  P Mikkelsen P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  P Linz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .698    0    0   0   
  B Stafford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .231         0   0   
Totals                       42   9  17   9    3   3                    30  17
BATTING
2B: J Pepitone (11, off K Sanders); T Tresh (20, off J O'Donoghue); B Richardson (23, off T Bowsfield).
HR: E Howard (12, off J O'Donoghue; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); M Mantle (29, off J O'Donoghue; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: W Ford (7, off J O'Donoghue).
TB: M Mantle 5; E Howard 5; J Pepitone 4; T Tresh 3; B Richardson 3; R Maris 2; C Boyer 2; T Kubek; J Blanchard.
GIDP: B Richardson (11); T Kubek (6); M Mantle (7).
RBI: E Howard 2 (62); J Pepitone 2 (81); M Mantle 2 (90); J Blanchard (27); T Tresh (61); B Richardson (40).
2-out RBI: B Richardson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 2. W Ford-E Howard-J Pepitone; T Kubek-B Richardson-J Pepitone.
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris LF               6   0   1   1    0   0  .296  .789    0    2   0   
W Causey SS                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .801    0    3   5   2B
R Colavito RF                 2   0   0   0    3   0  .276  .902    0    2   1   
K Harrelson 1B                3   2   2   3    2   0  .212  .694    0   11   0   2·HR,GDP
D Edwards C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .543    0    2   0   GDP
  B Bryan PH-C                2   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .786    0    2   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .239  .690    0    2   3   
N Mathews CF                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .244  .684    0    1   0   HR
D Green 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .693    0    5   7   
J O'Donoghue P                3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .540    0    0   0   
  W Stock P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .423         0   0   
  M Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .747    0    0   0   
  T Bowsfield P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .269         0   0   
  J Wyatt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .067         0   0   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tartabull PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .491    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   7  11   7    7   5                    30  16
BATTING
2B: W Causey (24, off W Ford).
HR: K Harrelson 2 (7, off W Ford, off P Mikkelsen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); N Mathews (12, off B Stafford; 10th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: K Harrelson 8; N Mathews 5; W Causey 2; D Green 2; B Bryan; B Campaneris; E Charles; J O'Donoghue.
GIDP: K Harrelson (6); D Edwards (12).
RBI: K Harrelson 3 (12); N Mathews 2 (54); B Campaneris (17); E Charles (48).
2-out RBI: K Harrelson 3; B Campaneris; E Charles.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 3. D Green-W Causey-K Harrelson; E Charles-D Green-K Harrelson; W Causey-D Green-K Harrelson.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Ford                         6     7   3   3    5   3   1   2.28   29     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 6     44    -     1.26  -0.07
P Mikkelsen, BS (3), W (5-4)   3     3   2   2    1   1   1   3.79   12     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.96  -0.21
B Stafford                     1     1   2   2    1   1   1   2.43    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.09   0.02
Totals                        10    11   7   7    7   5   3          46     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 9           -  
Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J O'Donoghue                   6     9   5   5    1   2   2   4.55   25     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 5     35    -     1.04  -0.29
W Stock                        2     4   0   0    0   0   0   2.52    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          2-2    1.69  -0.03
T Bowsfield, L (3-7)           1     2   3   3    1   1   0   4.55    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.50  -0.31
J Wyatt                        0     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.75    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    1.96  -0.13
K Sanders                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          3-2    0.21  -0.01
Totals                        10    17   9   9    3   3   2          46     -       ·  ·     16·13· 0·11          8-6 
J O'Donoghue faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
T Bowsfield faced 3 batters in the 10th inning.
J Wyatt faced 2 batters in the 10th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: W Ford (5); P Mikkelsen (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Bill Valentine, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 9,900.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Kansas City Athletics                
1. T Kubek              SS    1. B Campaneris         LF 
2. B Richardson         2B    2. W Causey             SS 
3. R Maris              RF    3. R Colavito           RF 
4. M Mantle             LF    4. K Harrelson          1B 
5. E Howard             C     5. D Edwards            C  
6. T Tresh              CF    6. E Charles            3B 
7. J Pepitone           1B    7. N Mathews            CF 
8. C Boyer              3B    8. D Green              2B 
9. W Ford               P     9. J O'Donoghue         P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  ---     -49%  47% K Harrelson     P Mikkelsen     Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 3   2  0-0  1--     -22%  25% K Harrelson     W Ford          Home Run (Deep LF); Causey Scores
   t 4   1  2-0  1--      21%  47% M Mantle        J O'Donoghue    Home Run (Deep RF); Maris Scores
   b 6   2  3-2  12-     -19%  44% B Campaneris    W Ford          Single to LF; Green Scores; O'Donoghue to 2B
   t10   0  5-5  ---      17%  67% B Richardson    T Bowsfield     Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, John O'Donoghue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Kubek         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      46%  B Richardson    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Maris         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      43%  W Causey        Double to LF (Short LF Line)
          -2-      42%  R Colavito      Walk
          12-      39%  K Harrelson     Wild Pitch; Causey to 3B
          1-3      36%  " "             Walk; Colavito to 2B
   OO     123      50%  D Edwards       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, John O'Donoghue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  M Mantle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  E Howard        Strikeout
          ---      47%  T Tresh         Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  J Pepitone      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  N Mathews       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  D Green         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  J O'Donoghue    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; O'Donoghue to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, John O'Donoghue facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  C Boyer         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  W Ford          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   OO     1--      45%  T Kubek         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  W Causey        Walk
   O      1--      47%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      25%  K Harrelson     Home Run (Deep LF); Causey Scores
   O      ---      26%  D Edwards       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, John O'Donoghue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      23%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      26%  R Maris         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      47%  M Mantle        Home Run (Deep RF); Maris Scores
   R      ---      61%  E Howard        Home Run (Deep CF)
   O      ---      59%  T Tresh         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Pepitone      Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  N Mathews       Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  D Green         Groundout: 3B-1B; Mathews to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  J O'Donoghue    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, John O'Donoghue facing 8-9-1
          ---      68%  C Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  W Ford          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Boyer to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  T Kubek         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      -2-      60%  B Richardson    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  W Causey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      63%  R Colavito      Walk
          1--      60%  K Harrelson     Walk; Colavito to 2B
   O      12-      67%  D Edwards       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Edwards to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, John O'Donoghue facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  R Maris         Walk
   OO     1--      63%  M Mantle        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  E Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  E Charles       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      68%  N Mathews       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---      66%  D Green         Single to P
          1--      63%  J O'Donoghue    Single to RF; Green to 2B
   R      12-      44%  B Campaneris    Single to LF; Green Scores; O'Donoghue to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Causey        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, John O'Donoghue facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  T Tresh         Double to CF (LF-CF)
          -2-      72%  J Pepitone      Single to CF; Tresh to 3B
                  Wes Stock replaces John O'Donoghue pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      62%  C Boyer         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Whitey Ford batting 9th
   R      1-3      74%  J Blanchard     Single to RF; Tresh Scores; Pepitone to 2B
                  Pedro Gonzalez pinch runs for Johnny Blanchard batting 9th
   O      12-      70%  T Kubek         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kubek to 1B; Pepitone to 3B
   R      1-3      82%  B Richardson    Single to CF; Kubek to 2B; Pepitone Scores
   O      12-      80%  R Maris         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Pete Mikkelsen facing 3-4-5
                  Pete Mikkelsen replaces Pedro Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      73%  R Colavito      Walk
   OO     1--      86%  K Harrelson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Billy Bryan pinch hits for Doc Edwards batting 5th
          ---      84%  B Bryan         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      83%  E Charles       Wild Pitch; Bryan to 2B
   R      -2-      71%  " "             Single to CF; Bryan Scores
   O      1--      76%  N Mathews       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Wes Stock facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Bryan moves to C
          ---      79%  M Mantle        Single to 2B/Bunt
                  Mel Stottlemyre pinch runs for Mickey Mantle batting 4th
   O      1--      76%  E Howard        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      73%  T Tresh         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      71%  J Pepitone      Single to RF; Stottlemyre to 3B; Pepitone out at 2B/RF-2B-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Pete Mikkelsen facing 8-9-1
                  Hector Lopez replaces Mel Stottlemyre playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      77%  D Green         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Wes Stock batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  M Jimenez       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      84%  B Campaneris    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ted Bowsfield facing 8-9-1
                  Ted Bowsfield replaces Manny Jimenez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  C Boyer         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      82%  P Mikkelsen     Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Pete Mikkelsen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  W Causey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      96%  R Colavito      Flyball: RF
   R      ---      47%  K Harrelson     Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      50%  B Bryan         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 5.

Top of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Ted Bowsfield facing 2-3-4
          ---      67%  B Richardson    Double to RF
          -2-      82%  R Maris         Single to 1B (Bunt to P's Left); Richardson to 3B
          1-3      84%  H Lopez         Walk; Maris to 2B
                  John Wyatt replaces Ted Bowsfield pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      94%  E Howard        Single to RF; Richardson Scores; Lopez to 2B; Maris to 3B
   R      123      97%  T Tresh         Walk; Maris Scores; Lopez to 3B; Howard to 2B
                  Ken Sanders replaces John Wyatt pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      99%  J Pepitone      Double to CF; Tresh to 3B; Howard Scores; Lopez Scores
   O      -23      99%  C Boyer         Fielder's Choice 2B; Tresh out at Hm/2B-C; Boyer to 1B; Pepitone to 3B
                  Phil Linz pinch hits for Pete Mikkelsen batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  P Linz          Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      98%  T Kubek         Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-9, Bill Stafford facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Stafford replaces Phil Linz pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  E Charles       Walk
   RR     1--      92%  N Mathews       Home Run (Deep LF); Charles Scores
   O      ---      96%  D Green         Flyball: SS
                  Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Ken Sanders batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  B Campaneris    Foul Flyball: 1B
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Athletics 7.

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