September 20, 1963 Kansas City Athletics at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
WSA 6 CHW 2
@DET 0 NYY 5
KCA 4
(13) KCA 4
@NYY 3 CHC 1
MLN 0 CIN 1
STL 0 HOU 3
PHI 2 LAD 2
PIT 0 SFG 6
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 14,711

Friday, September 20, 1963, 10:11PM
Time of Game: 1:50

Athletics

70-84

Won 1

8th, 30½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  3  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    4 10  1
Yankees         0  0  1   1  0  0   0  1  0    3  7  0

W: O Pena (12-20), L: J Bouton (20-7)

Yankees

101-54

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Tartabull CF                5   0   2   0    0   0  .236  .610    0    2   0   
W Causey SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .740    0    5   5   2B
E Charles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .731    0    0   3   
N Siebern 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .271  .772    0   12   0   CS
C Lau C                       4   2   3   1    0   0  .276  .696    0    6   0   HR
J Wojcik RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .170  .405    0    1   0   
K Harrelson LF                4   0   2   1    0   1  .245  .703    0    0   0   2B
D Green 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .639    0    1   4   
O Pena P                      3   0   0   1    0   0  .148  .421    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       35   4  10   4    1   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Causey (32, off J Bouton); K Harrelson (10, off J Bouton).

HR: C Lau (3, off J Bouton; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: O Pena (10, off J Bouton).

TB: C Lau 6; K Harrelson 3; J Tartabull 2; W Causey 2; J Wojcik; N Siebern.

RBI: C Lau (31); O Pena (8); K Harrelson (23); J Wojcik (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Green-W Causey-N Siebern.

E: D Green (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: N Siebern (4, 2nd base by J Bouton/E Howard).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Kubek SS                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .257  .639    0    4   2   HR
B Richardson 2B               4   0   2   1    0   0  .265  .628    0    1   2   
J Pepitone 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .748    0    6   3   
M Mantle CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .312 1.069    0    2   0   GDP
  J Reed CF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .573    0    1   0   
E Howard C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .870    0    3   1   
J Blanchard RF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .786    0    2   0   2B
H Bright 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .715    0    2   0   
P Linz LF                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .674    0    4   0   2B
J Bouton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .075  .174    0    2   1   
  Y Berra PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .847    0    0   0   
  T Metcalf P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    0   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Blanchard (4, off O Pena); P Linz (8, off O Pena).

HR: T Kubek (7, off O Pena; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: T Kubek 5; P Linz 3; B Richardson 2; J Blanchard 2.

GIDP: M Mantle (5).

RBI: B Richardson (46); T Kubek (42); P Linz (12).

2-out RBI: P Linz.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

PITCHING

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
O Pena, W (12-20)              9     7   3   3    0   5   1   3.59   34     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 7     66    -     1.40   0.38
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   5   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 7           -

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
J Bouton, L (20-7)             7     9   4   4    1   3   1   2.56   30     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 8     45    -     0.85  -0.17
T Metcalf                      2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.77    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.56   0.06
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Bill Kinnamon.

Time of Game: 1:50.

Attendance: 14,711.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         New York Yankees                     
1. J Tartabull          CF    1. T Kubek              SS 
2. W Causey             SS    2. B Richardson         2B 
3. E Charles            3B    3. J Pepitone           1B 
4. N Siebern            1B    4. M Mantle             CF 
5. C Lau                C     5. E Howard             C  
6. J Wojcik             RF    6. J Blanchard          RF 
7. K Harrelson          LF    7. H Bright             3B 
8. D Green              2B    8. P Linz               LF 
9. O Pena               P     9. J Bouton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  4-2  ---     -14%  72% T Kubek         O Pena          Home Run
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      13%  73% J Wojcik        J Bouton        Single to RF; Lau to 3B; Siebern Scores
   t 6   1  2-3  ---      13%  78% C Lau           J Bouton        Home Run
   b 4   2  3-1  -2-     -12%  61% P Linz          O Pena          Double to LF; Blanchard Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3      11%  50% M Mantle        O Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bouton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Tartabull     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  W Causey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Kubek         Strikeout
          ---      45%  B Richardson    Single to SS
          1--      39%  J Pepitone      Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Richardson to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  M Mantle        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bouton facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  N Siebern       Walk
          1--      60%  C Lau           Single (2B-1B); Siebern to 2B
   R      12-      73%  J Wojcik        Single to RF; Lau to 3B; Siebern Scores
   R      1-3      82%  K Harrelson     Ground-rule Double; Wojcik to 3B; Lau Scores
   O      -23      78%  D Green         Groundout: P-1B
   RO     -23      79%  O Pena          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 3B; Wojcik Scores
   O      --3      77%  J Tartabull     Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Orlando Pena facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  E Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Blanchard     Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  H Bright        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Bouton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  W Causey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      79%  E Charles       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      79%  N Siebern       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Orlando Pena facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  P Linz          Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  J Bouton        Flyball: SS
          1--      72%  T Kubek         Single to CF; Linz to 3B
   R      1-3      64%  B Richardson    Single to LF; Kubek to 2B; Linz Scores
   O      12-      70%  J Pepitone      Flyball: SS
   O      12-      75%  M Mantle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Bouton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  C Lau           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Wojcik        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      71%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Orlando Pena facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  E Howard        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      69%  J Blanchard     Double to RF
   O      -2-      73%  H Bright        Flyball: SS
   R      -2-      61%  P Linz          Double to LF; Blanchard Scores
   O      -2-      65%  J Bouton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Bouton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  D Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  O Pena          Flyball: SS
          ---      62%  J Tartabull     Single to CF
          1--      66%  W Causey        Double to RF; Tartabull to 3B
   O      -23      60%  E Charles       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Pepitone      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Bouton facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  N Siebern       Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  C Lau           Siebern Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---      78%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---      77%  J Wojcik        Flyball: LF
          ---      78%  K Harrelson     Single to 3B
   O      1--      76%  D Green         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Orlando Pena facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  M Mantle        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      82%  E Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Blanchard     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Bouton facing 9-1-2
                  Jack Reed replaces Mickey Mantle playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---      82%  O Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  J Tartabull     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      82%  W Causey        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      80%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  H Bright        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  P Linz          Flyball: 2B
                  Yogi Berra pinch hits for Jim Bouton batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  Y Berra         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tom Metcalf facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Metcalf replaces Yogi Berra pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  C Lau           Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  J Wojcik        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  K Harrelson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      72%  T Kubek         Home Run
   O      ---      78%  B Richardson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  J Pepitone      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  J Reed          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Metcalf facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  D Green         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      82%  O Pena          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  J Tartabull     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Orlando Pena facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  E Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  J Blanchard     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  H Bright        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA196309202

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation