THIS DATE IN MUNICIPAL STADIUM HISTORY JULY 15 1955--Baltimore used a huge inning for the third-straight game to rally and knock off the As, this time 8-5, and completed a 3-game series sweep. The Orioles scored seven runs in the 6th inning after KC took an early 3-0 lead. Gus Zernial homered for the As. A--4,946. 1957—The Senators bombed the A’s 10-3. Washington got homers from Lou Berberet, Faye Throneberry (Marv’s brother) and even pitcher Russ Kemmerer, who threw a complete game. Tim Thompson homered for KC. A—3,450. 1960--KCs Bud Daley and Bostons Bill Monbouquette both went the distance in a pitchers duel as the Red Sox prevailed 2-1. All scoring took place in the first inning and Monbouquette struck out nine on the day. A--7,225. 1962--The Yankees swept a doubleheader from the As 8-6 in 10 innings and 11-3 before one of the largest crowd ever in As history, 34,865. In the first game, Yogi Berras 2-run homer with Mickey Mantle on base in the 10th was the difference and Roger Maris also homered. Gino Cimoli homered and drove in three for the As. In the second game, Elston Howard homered twice and Moose Skowron also went yard for starter Rollie Sheldon, who threw a complete game for New York. 1963--The Athletics took a wild one from the New York Yankees 11-10 in 12 innings. The Yankees scored three in the top of the 11th, but KC rallied to tie it up again. In the 12th, New York reliever Bill Stafford loaded the bases by hitting Bobby Del Greco, then walking Gino Cimoli and Wayne Causey with two outs, Jerry Lumpe walked in the winning run with the bases loaded. Ed Charles (pictured here) hit two homers for KC. A--16,363. 1964--The As played their third doubleheader in four days, and swept the Cleveland Indians by scores of 5-3 and 3-2. Dick Green went 4-for-5 in the first game and reliever Wes Stock upped his record to 4-0 on the season with the win. Ted Bowsfield went the distance in game two, and KCs offense all came via home runs by Rocky Colavito and Billy Bryan. A--10,341. 1966--Same score, different result as the night before, as the As beat the Yankees 5-4. Danny Caters 2-run RBI double off Mel Stottlemyre in the bottom of the 8th put KC up for good. A--23,229. 1971--Dick Drago threw his 7th complete game shutout as a Royal and was the lone run-scorer in a 1-0 blanking of the Cleveland Indians. Clevelands Sam McDowell was even sharper, allowing just two hits to the Royals, but Lou Piniellas RBI single in the bottom of the 6th brought Drago, who led off the inning with a walk, around to score from second base. A--9,663.
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