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Standings
MIN
@BAL		0
8
LAA
@BOS		0
3
CHW
@DET		2
6
KCA
@NYY		3
5
CLE
@WSA		3
1
MLN
@CHC		5
9
PIT
@LAD		4
1
PHI
@SFG		2
0
CIN
@STL		0
4		 
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Saturday, April 15, 1961,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 11,802, Time of Game: 2:54
Athletics
3
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
5
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bob Turley (1-0)
L: Bud Daley (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  5  2
Yankees         0  4  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    5  6  0

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Lumpe 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200 .756 0.022 0.48 0.043 -0.021 0.3 2 4
Dick Howser SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .143 .619 -0.018 0.56 0.021 -0.039 0.1 1 4 HBP
Norm Siebern LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 .556 -0.029 0.75 0.052 -0.080 0.5 1 0 2B,GDP
Marv Throneberry 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .833 -0.038 0.81 0.029 -0.067 -0.1 9 0
Leo Posada RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .536 -0.048 0.68 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 1 0
   Bob Boyd PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.053 0.73 0.053 0.000 1.0 2B
   Ed Rakow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Tuttle CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .583 -0.064 0.83 0.013 -0.077 -0.7 4 0
Andy Carey 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .756 0.102 0.80 0.110 -0.009 0.6 1 0 HBP
Haywood Sullivan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .536 -0.079 1.03 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 5 1
   Clint Courtney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.063 2.85 0.000 -0.063 -0.4
Bud Daley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.017 0.66 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 1
   Al Pilarcik PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.64 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Bill Kunkel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lou Klimchock PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.006 0.26 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Jay Hankins RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.083 2.05 0.000 -0.083 -0.5 0 0 GDP
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 4 8 .167 .539 -0.284 0.81 0.321 -0.605 -1.3 24 10
2B: N Siebern (1, off B Turley); B Boyd (1, off B Turley).
HBP: D Howser (1, by B Turley); A Carey (1, by B Turley).
TB: B Boyd 2; N Siebern 2; A Carey; M Throneberry; J Lumpe.
GIDP: N Siebern (1); J Hankins (1).
RBI: N Siebern (1); M Throneberry (1); B Boyd (1).
2-out RBI: B Boyd.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Lumpe (1); A Carey (1).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Kubek SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.031 0.49 0.005 -0.036 -0.6 3 3
Bobby Richardson 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .125 .250 0.058 0.64 0.079 -0.021 0.9 1 3
Hector Lopez LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .167 .708 0.010 0.34 0.025 -0.015 0.4 0 0 2B
Mickey Mantle CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 -0.044 0.44 0.001 -0.045 -0.8 3 0
Bill Skowron 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .429 .857 0.089 0.73 0.095 -0.007 1.2 10 0
Roger Maris RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .167 .452 0.042 0.56 0.058 -0.016 0.2 1 0
Elston Howard C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.036 0.57 0.043 -0.008 0.2 9 0 HBP
Clete Boyer 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 .000 .143 0.055 0.76 0.079 -0.023 0.1 0 2
Bob Turley P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0.006 0.72 0.015 -0.009 -0.4 0 0 SF,SH
   Bill Stafford P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 28 5 6 4 6 4 .214 .611 0.217 0.57 0.400 -0.184 1.1 27 9
2B: H Lopez (1, off B Kunkel).
SF: B Turley (1, off B Daley).
SH: B Turley (1, off B Kunkel).
HBP: E Howard (1, by B Daley).
TB: B Skowron 2; H Lopez 2; B Richardson; R Maris; E Howard.
RBI: B Richardson 2 (2); C Boyer (1); B Turley (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Stafford-T Kubek-B Skowron; B Richardson-T Kubek-B Skowron.

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bud Daley, L (0-1) 1.1 2 4 3 4 0 0 9.00 11 32 -0.300 1.28 -3.9
Ken Johnson 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9 2 0 0.061 0.38 1.9
Bill Kunkel 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 3.00 14 0 0 0.010 0.17 0.5
Ed Rakow 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.013 0.17 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 5 4 6 4 0 4.50 37 32 2 0 -0.216 0.81 -1.1

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Turley, W (1-0) 7.2 4 3 3 4 8 0 3.52 32 63 0.171 0.67 0.6
Bill Stafford, S (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 0.113 1.96 0.8
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 4 8 0 3.00 36 63 1 0 0.284 0.57 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Daley (1; E Howard); B Turley 2 (2; A Carey, D Howser).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Bill McKinley.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 11,802.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 56° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Jerry Lumpe 2B 1 Tony Kubek SS
2 Dick Howser SS 2 Bobby Richardson 2B
3 Norm Siebern LF 3 Hector Lopez LF
4 Marv Throneberry 1B 4 Mickey Mantle CF
5 Leo Posada RF 5 Bill Skowron 1B
6 Bill Tuttle CF 6 Roger Maris RF
7 Andy Carey 3B 7 Elston Howard C
8 Haywood Sullivan C 8 Clete Boyer 3B
9 Bud Daley P 9 Bob Turley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-5 1 1-- OO KCA J. Hankins B. Stafford 8% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b2 2-0 1 123 RR NYY B. Richardson B. Daley 8% 90% Single to LF; Howard Scores; Boyer Scores; Kubek to 2B
b2 0-0 0 123 R NYY C. Boyer B. Daley 8% 80% Walk; Skowron Scores/unER; Maris to 3B; Howard to 2B
t9 3-5 0 --- KCA A. Carey B. Stafford -7% 85% Single to LF
t9 3-5 0 1-- O KCA C. Courtney B. Stafford 6% 92% Flyball: RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCA J. Lumpe B. Turley -4% 46% Single to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCA D. Howser B. Turley 3% 50% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO KCA N. Siebern B. Turley 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bud Daley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY T. Kubek B. Daley -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYY B. Richardson B. Daley -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- NYY H. Lopez B. Daley 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYY M. Mantle B. Daley -2% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCA M. Throneberry B. Turley 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCA L. Posada B. Turley 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- KCA B. Tuttle B. Turley -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- KCA A. Carey B. Turley -2% 51% Walk; Tuttle to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O KCA H. Sullivan B. Turley 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bud Daley facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Skowron B. Daley 4% 59% Single to CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- NYY R. Maris B. Daley 6% 64% Walk; Skowron to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- NYY E. Howard B. Daley 4% 68% Skowron Picked off 2B, safe on E5; Skowron to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 NYY E. Howard B. Daley 4% 72% Hit By Pitch; Maris to 2B
b2 0-0 0 123 R NYY C. Boyer B. Daley 8% 80% Walk; Skowron Scores/unER; Maris to 3B; Howard to 2B
b2 1-0 0 123 RO NYY B. Turley B. Daley 2% 81% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Maris Scores; Howard to 3B; Boyer to 2B
b2 2-0 1 -23 NYY T. Kubek B. Daley 0% 82% Walk
b2 2-0 1 123 RR NYY B. Richardson B. Daley 8% 90% Single to LF; Howard Scores; Boyer Scores; Kubek to 2B
Ken Johnson replaces Bud Daley pitching and batting 9th
b2 4-0 1 12- O NYY H. Lopez K. Johnson -2% 88% Strikeout
b2 4-0 2 12- O NYY M. Mantle K. Johnson -2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 9-1-2
t3 0-4 0 --- O KCA K. Johnson B. Turley 2% 88% Strikeout
t3 0-4 1 --- O KCA J. Lumpe B. Turley 1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-4 2 --- KCA D. Howser B. Turley -1% 89% Walk
t3 0-4 2 1-- O KCA N. Siebern B. Turley 2% 90% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
b3 4-0 0 --- NYY B. Skowron K. Johnson 1% 91% Single to CF
b3 4-0 0 1-- O NYY R. Maris K. Johnson -1% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 4-0 1 1-- O NYY E. Howard K. Johnson -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B; Maris to 2B
b3 4-0 2 -2- O NYY C. Boyer K. Johnson -1% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 4-5-6
t4 0-4 0 --- KCA M. Throneberry B. Turley -3% 86% Single to RF
t4 0-4 0 1-- O KCA L. Posada B. Turley 3% 88% Strikeout
t4 0-4 1 1-- O KCA B. Tuttle B. Turley 2% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-4 2 1-- KCA A. Carey B. Turley -2% 89% Hit By Pitch; Throneberry to 2B
t4 0-4 2 12- O KCA H. Sullivan B. Turley 3% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
b4 4-0 0 --- O NYY B. Turley K. Johnson -1% 91% Groundout: C-1B
b4 4-0 1 --- O NYY T. Kubek K. Johnson -0% 91% Flyball: LF
b4 4-0 2 --- O NYY B. Richardson K. Johnson -0% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 9-1-2
Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Ken Johnson (P) batting 9th
t5 0-4 0 --- O KCA A. Pilarcik B. Turley 2% 92% Strikeout
t5 0-4 1 --- O KCA J. Lumpe B. Turley 1% 93% Foul Flyball: C
t5 0-4 2 --- O KCA D. Howser B. Turley 1% 94% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Bill Kunkel facing 3-4-5
Bill Kunkel replaces Al Pilarcik (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 0 --- NYY H. Lopez B. Kunkel 1% 94% Walk
b5 4-0 0 1-- O NYY M. Mantle B. Kunkel -1% 94% Popfly: 3B
b5 4-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Skowron B. Kunkel -1% 93% Strikeout
b5 4-0 2 1-- O NYY R. Maris B. Kunkel -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 3-4-5
t6 0-4 0 --- O KCA N. Siebern B. Turley 2% 94% Strikeout
t6 0-4 1 --- O KCA M. Throneberry B. Turley 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O KCA L. Posada B. Turley 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Bill Kunkel facing 7-8-9
b6 4-0 0 --- NYY E. Howard B. Kunkel 1% 96% Single to CF (SS-2B)
b6 4-0 0 1-- O NYY C. Boyer B. Kunkel -1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 4-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Turley B. Kunkel -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Sacrifice; Howard to 2B
b6 4-0 2 -2- O NYY T. Kubek B. Kunkel -1% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 6-7-8
t7 0-4 0 --- O KCA B. Tuttle B. Turley 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- O KCA A. Carey B. Turley 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t7 0-4 2 --- O KCA H. Sullivan B. Turley 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Bill Kunkel facing 2-3-4
b7 4-0 0 --- O NYY B. Richardson B. Kunkel -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-0 1 --- NYY H. Lopez B. Kunkel 0% 98% Double to RF
b7 4-0 1 -2- NYY M. Mantle B. Kunkel 0% 98% Walk
b7 4-0 1 12- RO NYY B. Skowron B. Kunkel 1% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lopez Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI; Skowron to 1B
b7 5-0 2 1-- NYY R. Maris B. Kunkel 0% 99% Single to RF; Skowron to 2B
b7 5-0 2 12- O NYY E. Howard B. Kunkel -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 9-1-2
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Bill Kunkel (P) batting 9th
t8 0-5 0 --- O KCA L. Klimchock B. Turley 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 0-5 1 --- KCA J. Lumpe B. Turley -1% 98% Walk
t8 0-5 1 1-- KCA D. Howser B. Turley -1% 97% Hit By Pitch; Lumpe to 2B
t8 0-5 1 12- R KCA N. Siebern B. Turley -5% 92% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Lumpe Scores; Howser to 3B
t8 1-5 1 -23 RO KCA M. Throneberry B. Turley 3% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Howser Scores
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Leo Posada (RF) batting 5th
t8 2-5 2 -2- R KCA B. Boyd B. Turley -5% 90% Double to RF; Siebern Scores
Bill Stafford replaces Bob Turley pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-5 2 -2- O KCA B. Tuttle B. Stafford 4% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Ed Rakow facing 8-9-1
Ed Rakow replaces Bob Boyd (PH) pitching and batting 5th
Jay Hankins replaces Lou Klimchock (PH) playing RF batting 9th
b8 5-3 0 --- O NYY C. Boyer E. Rakow -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-3 1 --- O NYY B. Stafford E. Rakow -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-3 2 --- O NYY T. Kubek E. Rakow -0% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Yankees' Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
t9 3-5 0 --- KCA A. Carey B. Stafford -7% 85% Single to LF
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Haywood Sullivan (C) batting 8th
t9 3-5 0 1-- O KCA C. Courtney B. Stafford 6% 92% Flyball: RF
t9 3-5 1 1-- OO KCA J. Hankins B. Stafford 8% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 5.

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