MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
05/01/1966
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 174 - SUNDAY, MAY 1ST , 1966 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (10-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
New York Yankees (8-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 5 0
Yankees Edge Kansas City in Pitching Duel
In a well-pitched game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics, pitcher Al Downing was superb. The New York left-hander helped his team win, 1-0. Kansas City drops to 10-8.

New York took a 1-0 lead on Clete Boyer's 1st home run of the season. The solo home run came off Kansas City pitcher Ed Connolly in the bottom of the seventh.

"It was just a matter of executing," said New York manager Bill Wiebers.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Adair SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 1 4
C. Holland RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 2
T. Conigliaro LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .221 5 13
T. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .343 3 10
T. Tresh 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 0 3
P. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 1 5
D. Green 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 2 8
A. Preciado C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 1 2
E. Connolly P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   a-D. Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 1
   J. O'Donoghue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 6 9      
a - D. Johnson pinch hit for E. Connolly in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Holland , T. Conigliaro , T. Tresh , D. Green , A. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tresh , A. Preciado
GIDP: J. Adair
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Adair-Miller-Tresh)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 1 6
H. Kuenn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .283 0 3
M. Mantle RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277 4 12
   b-D. Lock RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Pepitone LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 3 7
C. Boyer 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .306 1 7
R. Maris CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1 4
J. McKnight 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 1 2
W. Madden C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
A. Downing P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 1 1
   P. Ortega P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Shannon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 2
   B. Meyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1 2 7 7      
a - M. Shannon pinch hit for P. Ortega in the 7th
b - D. Lock substituted for M. Mantle in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Boyer (1, 7th Inning off E. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kuenn , M. Mantle , C. Boyer 4 , J. McKnight , W. Madden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Gonzalez
GIDP: M. Mantle
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-McKnight-Kuenn)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Connolly L (1-2) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 1 100 0.79   
J. O'Donoghue 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Connolly 66
Batters Faced: E. Connolly 27, J. O'Donoghue 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Connolly 8-7, J. O'Donoghue 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Connolly 100-57, J. O'Donoghue 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Downing 6.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 97 0.84   
P. Ortega W (1-1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.14   
B. Meyer SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Downing 72
Batters Faced: A. Downing 24, P. Ortega 2, B. Meyer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Downing 8-7, P. Ortega 0-0, B. Meyer 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Downing 97-63, P. Ortega 7-6, B. Meyer 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ortega 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Downing
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Rain (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 18881
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