KANSAS CITY (38-62) @ NEW YORK (46-60) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
13Y (9-9 2.63) 14X (9-4 2.22)
Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter singlehandedly beat the Yanks on this one, pitching 7 strong innings then blasting a homer that proved to be the deciding run. Tony Pierce came in in relief to fan Joe Pepitone with the bases loaded to give Catfish and the Athletics the win.
KCA 101 000 000 2 7 0
NYY 000 000 010 1 6 0
2B KCA Campaneris 19
HR KCA Hunter 1 (3rd off Downing)
RBI KCA Hunter 1 Cater 1
NYY Mantle 32
SB KCA Campaneris 28
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Hunter 7.2 6 0 0 7 1 1 30 70
Downing 8 6 1 0 8 2 2 29 70
WP Hunter 10-9 2.56 LP Downing 9-5 2.22 SV Pierce 11
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 1 .. Campaneris doubled. Cater singled scoring a run. KCA 1 NYY 0
TOP 3 .. Hunter homered KCA 2 NYY 0
BOTTOM 8 .. Whitaker pinch hit a single. Clarke singled. R. White hit by pitch. Mantle hit by pitch forcing in a run. KCA 2 NYY 1
NOTES: Tough way for Mickey Mantle to puck up his first RBI I 14 games. Joe Pepitone singled in the 4th to break an 0-22 slide. Roy White had a chance to extend his hitting streak in the 8th but a fastball off the shoulder ended the run at 10. Ruben Amaro wore the golden sombrero whiffing 4 times.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-3 HR RBI
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