May 15, 1960 New York Yankees at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
@BOS 1 BAL 7
@BOS 4 CHW 4
@CLE 0 CLE 6
CHW 3
(10) KCA 5
@DET 0 KCA 5
@DET 4
(10) NYY 11
@WSH 2 STL 6
@CHC 1 CHC 4
STL 0 PHI 14
@CIN 3 CIN 5
PHI 1 PIT 6
@MLN 4 MLN 4
PIT 2 SFG 2
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Griffith Stadium, Attendance: 17,637

Sunday, May 15, 1960, 1:32PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Yankees

12-9

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         5  1  1   1  0  1   0  0  2   11 11  1
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  6  2

W: A Ditmar (2-0), L: T Clevenger (1-2)

Senators

9-14

Lost 1

7th, 4½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Kubek SS                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .297  .796    0    2   6   HR,GDP
M Mantle CF                   3   3   1   0    2   1  .274  .905    0    2   0   3B
Y Berra LF                    2   2   1   1    3   0  .358  .895    0    2   0   
R Maris RF                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .368 1.144    0    1   0   2B
  K Hunt RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .841         0   0   
B Skowron 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .353 1.006    0    6   2   2B
  K Hadley 1B                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .286 1.000    0    4   1   
E Howard C                    4   1   1   4    0   0  .240  .797    0    4   0   3B,SF
G McDougald 3B                4   1   1   1    0   1  .224  .662    0    0   2   HR,CS,HBP
B Richardson 2B               4   0   2   1    0   0  .221  .563    0    3   5   
A Ditmar P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .333    0    3   0   GDP
Totals                       36  11  11  11    5   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Skowron (9, off D Lee); R Maris (7, off B Fischer).

3B: E Howard (3, off T Clevenger); M Mantle (3, off D Lee).

HR: G McDougald (2, off D Lee; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); T Kubek (3, off J Kralick; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: E Howard (3, off B Fischer).

HBP: G McDougald (1, by T Clevenger).

TB: T Kubek 5; G McDougald 4; E Howard 3; M Mantle 3; R Maris 3; B Skowron 2; B Richardson 2; Y Berra.

GIDP: A Ditmar (2); T Kubek (3).

RBI: E Howard 4 (21); G McDougald (7); Y Berra (12); K Hadley (4); R Maris (19); T Kubek (8); B Richardson (2); B Skowron (23).

2-out RBI: B Skowron.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Richardson-T Kubek-B Skowron 2; T Kubek-B Richardson-B Skowron.

E: G McDougald (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: G McDougald (1, Home by D Lee/E Battey).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gardner 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .723    0    1   1   
F Throneberry RF              3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .771    0    2   0   
B Allison CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .360 1.014    0    6   0   GDP
J Lemon LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .231  .890    0    0   0   HR
J Becquer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .762    0    8   1   GDP
R Bertoia 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .547    0    1   1   
E Battey C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .261  .871    0    5   1   HR
B Consolo SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .232  .731    0    3   2   
T Clevenger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  D Lee P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    0   2   
  D Mincher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .718    0    0   0   GDP
  J Kralick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
  D Dobbek PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .718    0    0   0   
  B Fischer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    3   4                    27   9

BATTING

HR: E Battey (5, off A Ditmar; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Lemon (8, off A Ditmar; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Lemon 5; E Battey 4; B Allison; B Gardner; F Throneberry.

GIDP: B Allison (4); J Becquer (3); D Mincher (5).

RBI: J Lemon (19); E Battey (14).

2-out RBI: E Battey.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Fischer-B Consolo-J Becquer; D Lee-B Consolo-J Becquer.

E: J Becquer (1); B Consolo (6).

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
A Ditmar, W (2-0)              9     6   2   2    3   4   2   2.83   34     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2· 4     68    -     0.24   0.09
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   4   2          34     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2· 4           -

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Clevenger, L (1-2)           0.1   3   5   5    2   1   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3     24    -     1.50  -0.37
D Lee                          4.2   6   3   3    2   1   1   7.58   20     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 2· 5          2-1    0.28  -0.05
J Kralick                      2     1   1   1    0   1   1   7.50    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
B Fischer                      2     1   2   1    1   1   0   3.77    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11  11  10    5   4   2          43     -       ·  ·      9·12· 2·10          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Clevenger (2; G McDougald).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 17,637.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Washington Senators                  
1. T Kubek              SS    1. B Gardner            2B 
2. M Mantle             CF    2. F Throneberry        RF 
3. Y Berra              LF    3. B Allison            CF 
4. R Maris              RF    4. J Lemon              LF 
5. B Skowron            1B    5. J Becquer            1B 
6. E Howard             C     6. R Bertoia            3B 
7. G McDougald          3B    7. E Battey             C  
8. B Richardson         2B    8. B Consolo            SS 
9. A Ditmar             P     9. T Clevenger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  123      17%  86% E Howard        T Clevenger     Triple to CF; Mantle Scores; Berra Scores; Maris Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  123       8%  74% R Maris         T Clevenger     Single to CF; Kubek Scores; Mantle to 3B; Berra to 2B
   b 1   0  5-0  12-       8%  88% B Allison       A Ditmar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Gardner to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       7%  66% Y Berra         T Clevenger     Walk; Kubek to 3B; Mantle to 2B
   t 1   0  0-1  123      -6%  69% B Skowron       T Clevenger     Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tex Clevenger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Kubek         Single to LF
          1--      59%  M Mantle        Walk; Kubek to 2B
          12-      66%  Y Berra         Walk; Kubek to 3B; Mantle to 2B
   R      123      74%  R Maris         Single to CF; Kubek Scores; Mantle to 3B; Berra to 2B
   O      123      69%  B Skowron       Strikeout
   RRR    123      86%  E Howard        Triple to CF; Mantle Scores; Berra Scores; Maris Scores
          --3      86%  G McDougald     Hit By Pitch
                  Don Lee replaces Tex Clevenger pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      91%  B Richardson    Single to LF; Howard Scores; McDougald to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  A Ditmar        McDougald Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   O      1--      87%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Behind 0-5, Art Ditmar facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  B Gardner       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      80%  F Throneberry   Walk; Gardner to 2B
   OO     12-      88%  B Allison       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Gardner to 3B
   O      --3      90%  J Lemon         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Don Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  T Kubek         Flyball: 2B
          ---      90%  M Mantle        Walk
          1--      91%  Y Berra         Walk; Mantle to 2B
   O      12-      89%  R Maris         Flyball: SS
   R      12-      93%  B Skowron       Double to CF; Mantle Scores; Berra to 3B
   O      -23      92%  E Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-6, Art Ditmar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  J Becquer       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  R Bertoia       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  E Battey        Walk
   O      1--      94%  B Consolo       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Don Lee facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      96%  G McDougald     Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      97%  B Richardson    Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  A Ditmar        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      96%  T Kubek         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-7, Art Ditmar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  B Gardner       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  F Throneberry   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Don Lee facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  M Mantle        Triple to RF
   R      --3      99%  Y Berra         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mantle Scores
   O      1--      98%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      98%  B Skowron       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      98%  E Howard        Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-8, Art Ditmar facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  B Allison       Single to CF
          1--      96%  J Lemon         Single to SS; Allison to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  J Becquer       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Allison to 3B
   O      --3      99%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-0, Don Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  G McDougald     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Ditmar        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-8, Art Ditmar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  E Battey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  B Consolo       Walk
                  Don Mincher pinch hits for Don Lee batting 9th
   OO     1--      99%  D Mincher       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Senators 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Kralick replaces Don Mincher pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---     100%  T Kubek         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---     100%  M Mantle        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  Y Berra         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  R Maris         Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-9, Art Ditmar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  B Gardner       Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  F Throneberry   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  B Allison       Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  J Lemon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Senators 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-0, Jack Kralick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  B Skowron       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  E Howard        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  G McDougald     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-9, Art Ditmar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Becquer       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  E Battey        Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---     100%  B Consolo       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Consolo to 2B
                  Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Jack Kralick batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  D Dobbek        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Senators 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bill Fischer facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Fischer replaces Dan Dobbek pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  B Richardson    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--     100%  A Ditmar        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-9, Art Ditmar facing 1-2-3
                  Kent Hadley replaces Bill Skowron playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  B Gardner       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  F Throneberry   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Allison       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Senators 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bill Fischer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  M Mantle        Strikeout
          ---     100%  Y Berra         Walk
          1--     100%  R Maris         Double to LF; Berra to 3B
   R      -23     100%  K Hadley        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Berra Scores; Maris to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  E Howard        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Maris Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  G McDougald     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-11, Art Ditmar facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Hunt replaces Roger Maris playing RF batting 4th
   R      ---     100%  J Lemon         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---     100%  J Becquer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Bertoia       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Senators 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS1196005150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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