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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 4, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Schroll |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 21,304 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Rip Coleman | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Pumpsie Green | Second Baseman |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Dick Gernert | Left Fielder |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Al Schroll | Pitcher |
Billy Jurges | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Schroll
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Schroll
Snyder bunts towards the mound. Schroll fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Schroll
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Schroll
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Coleman
Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Coleman
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Coleman
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Coleman
Malzone hits a line drive towards short. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Schroll
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Schroll
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Schroll
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Coleman
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Coleman
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Coleman
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Coleman
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schroll vs. Coleman
Schroll hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Schroll reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. There goes Geiger trying to get to home. Snyder throws the ball in to Chiti, who tags Geiger for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Schroll
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Schroll
Coleman hits a line drive towards third. Malzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Schroll
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Coleman
Buddin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Buddin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Coleman
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Coleman
Green takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Buddin scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Dickson
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Runnels scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Dickson
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Schroll
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Schroll
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Schroll
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Dickson
Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dickson
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schroll vs. Dickson
Schroll strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Schroll
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Schroll
Boone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Schroll
Chiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Schroll
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chiti moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Schroll
White fires to second and picks off Chiti for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Schroll
Dickson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Schroll
Tuttle hits a line drive towards first. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Dickson
Buddin hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Dickson
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Dickson
Green takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Dickson
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Dickson
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Dickson
Ted Williams pinch hits for Dick Gernert.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Schroll
Gary Geiger now playing left field. Marty Keough now playing center field.
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Schroll
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Schroll
Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough who is chasing the ball. Maris reaches third base with a triple. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lumpe vs. Schroll
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll juggles the ball. That's an error on Schroll. Maris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Schroll
Boone takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiti vs. Chittum
Nelson Chittum now pitching.
Chiti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Chiti reaches second base with a double. Lumpe scores. Boone moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terwilliger vs. Chittum
Terwilliger bunts towards the mound. Chittum fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone scores. Chiti moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickson vs. Chittum
Dickson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chiti scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Chittum
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Dickson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Chittum
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Dickson moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Sullivan
Frank Sullivan now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Sullivan Dickson scores. Tuttle moves to third. Snyder moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Sullivan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Dickson
Kent Hadley now playing first base.
Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dickson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Dickson
Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Sullivan
Maris hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Sullivan
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Sullivan
Hadley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Dickson
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Dickson
Runnels hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Dickson
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley juggles the ball. That's an error on Hadley. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Dickson
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Buddin scores. Green goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Daley
Bud Daley now pitching.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Daley
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Sullivan
Chiti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Sullivan
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Sullivan
Daley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Daley
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Daley
White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Daley
Pete Daley pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Daley
Buddin is hit by the pitch. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Daley
Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Daley scores. Buddin moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Daley
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Fornieles
Snyder bunts for an out with unknown description. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Fornieles
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Fornieles
Maris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Daley
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Daley
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Daley
Keough bunts for a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Daley
Jim Busby pinch hits for Gary Geiger.
Busby is hit by the pitch. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Sturdivant
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Sammy White. Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
The ball gets by Chiti for a passed ball. Jensen moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Sturdivant
Wertz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1959, game 2 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 2 1 0 Snyder R, lf 3 0 2 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 1 1 1 Williams D, 3b 5 1 1 0 Green P, 2b 3 1 1 0 Maris R, rf 5 1 1 1 Malzone F, 3b 5 0 2 2 Lumpe J, ss 4 2 1 1 Jensen J, rf 3 1 2 1 Boone R, 1b 2 2 1 2 Gernert D, lf 2 0 0 0 Hadley K, 1b 1 0 0 0 Williams T, ph 1 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 3 1 1 1 Keough M, cf 2 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 1 1 Geiger G, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Coleman R, p 1 0 0 0 Busby J, ph 0 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 2 1 1 1 White S, c 4 0 0 0 Daley B, p 1 0 0 0 Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0 Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0 Schroll A, p 2 0 1 1 Chittum N, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan F, p 1 0 0 0 Daley P, ph 1 1 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 8 9 7 34 6 8 5 Kansas City 000 026 000 -- 8 Boston 012 000 210 -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Coleman R* 2.0 3 3 3 4 3 Dickson M (W) 4.1 2 2 1 4 2 Daley B 2.1 3 1 0 0 2 Sturdivant T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Schroll A (L) 5.1 7 6 4 2 3 Chittum N 0.1 2 2 0 2 0 Sullivan F 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 Fornieles M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd E -- Schroll A, Hadley K, Williams D, Malzone F DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Boston 11 2B -- Schroll A, Buddin D, Chiti H, Malzone F, Runnels P 3B -- Maris R HR -- Boone R SH -- Terwilliger W, Snyder R HBP -- by Daley B (Buddin D), by Daley B (Busby J) Balk -- Sullivan F PB -- Chiti H T -- 3:07 A -- 21304
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